On a Wednesday afternoon in SDNY’s courtroom 26A, Caroline Ellison cried on the witness stand after reading a text message she had sent to Sam Bankman-Fried last November. It was Ellison’s second day of testimony against Bankman-Fried, her former boss and boyfriend, who faces seven counts related to fraud. “That …
Read More »Carin León, Ivy Queen, Jay Wheeler Among Performers at Rolling Stone En Español Awards
The first-ever Rolling Stone en Español Awards ceremony is just days away — and the show has a long list of top-notch performers from across genres scheduled for the big night. On Wednesday, an announcement revealed that artists such as Carin León, Anuel AA, Jay Wheeler, Ivy Queen, and Ozuna …
Read More »'The Fall of the House of Usher' Is a Literary Orgy of Death
In many ways, Mike Flanagan is the perfect creator for the current era of Netflix. The streaming giant has moved in recent years to making fewer seasons per series, and frequently canceling shows before they’ve finished telling their respective stories. Flanagan technically doesn’t make an ongoing series, but rather writes …
Read More »Madonna's 'Celebration' Tour Will Feature a 'Highly Evolved Storyline' and Over 40 Songs
Madonna’s musical director Stuart Price teased the pop legend’s upcoming “Celebration Tour,” describing it as “a documentary through her vast career,” filled with hits of all kinds: “A greatest hit doesn’t have to be a song,” he told the BBC. “It can be a wardrobe, it can be a video, …
Read More »'Anatomy of a Fall' Is the Year's Most Gripping Murder Mystery
Anatomy of a Fall starts out with an extraordinary act of passive-aggressiveness: A German writer, Sandra Voyter (Sandra Hüller) is sitting in her home in Grenoble, a part-cabin, part-winter-getaway mini-mansion tucked away at the snowy foot of the French Alps. She’s being interviewed by a female student (Camille Rutherford) about …
Read More »He Tried to Convert a Remote Tribe to Christianity and Got Killed
It’s not difficult to scorn John Chau. A 26-year-old evangelical Christian with a taste for outdoor adventure, he undertook a one-man mission in 2018 to North Sentinel Island, an extremely remote and unreached part of India, to bring the gospel of Jesus to the Sentinelese. Even if you don’t know …
Read More »Jack Antonoff on Taylor Swift and That Viral 'Getaway Car' Video: 'We've Just Grown Together'
Jack Antonoff has fielded the same question for most of his career as a producer and songwriter for some of pop’s biggest stars: “Why do women like working with you so much?” He couldn’t come up with a calculated answer if he tried because there’s nothing predictable about it. It …
Read More »SAG-AFTRA Strike to Continue After Studios 'Walked Away' From Negotiations
The ongoing Hollywood strike that has largely shut down the entertainment industry will continue for the foreseeable future as SAG-AFTRA announced late Wednesday that the studios have suspended negotiations with the actors union. “It is with profound disappointment that we report the industry CEOs have walked away from the bargaining …
Read More »Taylor Swift Hangs With A-Listers and Celebrates a Triumphant Run of Shows at 'Eras Tour' Movie Premiere
The premiere of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour was the kind of glimmery spectacle only a superstar like Swift can create. From Swifties exchanging friendship bracelets with Taylor’s mom Andrea (by “Swifties,” we mean the writer typing this) to Beyoncé, yes, Beyoncé, posing for photos with Taylor on the red …
Read More »Beyoncé Attends Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Film Premiere: 'An Actual Fairytale'
Beyoncé made a surprise appearance at Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour‘s film premiere Wednesday — and Swift could not contain her excitement on social media. Shortly after the debut of her film at The Grove’s AMC Theaters in Los Angeles, Swift shared an Instagram video of herself posing for photos …
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