The podcast setup at first appears familiar: a pair of white dudes, mic’d up at a table, wrestling out loud with big ideas. But the conversation between the two men veers, without guardrails, into a dystopian vision of a Christian nationalist America, in which the laws of the Old Testament …

When the Beanie Baby craze reached its apex in the late Nineties, around the time desperate suburbanites were shelling out small fortunes for the purple Princess Diana bear on eBay and ransacking shopping malls whenever rumors hit that a new shipment had arrived, screenwriter Kristin Gore and OK Go frontman …

In 1992, after Sinéad O’Connor ripped apart a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live in protest of the Catholic church ignoring child abuse, Frank Sinatra called her “one stupid broad” and said he would “kick her ass if she were a guy.” The following week’s SNL …

Taylor Swift welcomed frequent collaborator Aaron Dessner back onstage Friday in Santa Clara, California — the penultimate stop on The Eras Tour’s U.S. leg — for the debut performance of “Right Where You Left Me,” which Swift cautioned would be one of the most difficult songs in her catalog to …

When Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert sat down at the end of 1993 to pick their 10 favorite movies of the year, they largely selected prestige, Oscar-bait films like The Piano, The Age of Innocence, The Joy Luck Club, and Schindler’s List. They skipped nearly all of the big multiplex …

G Herbo, born Herbert Wright, admitted to participating in a scheme that used stolen credit card information to fund private jet excursions, a trip to a villa in Jamaica, exotic car rentals, and “designer puppies.” On Friday, Wright pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield, Massachusetts, to conspiracy to commit …

Will Smith is standing behind the writers and his fellow actors on strike. On Friday, Smith shared his support for the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, describing the uproar as a “pivotal moment for our profession.” The actor joined a class run by his mentor Aaron Speier of The Screen Acting …

If there’s one thing you can expect from Ivan Cornejo, it’s that he’ll get you in your feelings. The rising Mexican star, who first exploded to fame with his mopey viral ballad “Esta Dañada,” is back with his first track in seven months. This time, he’s putting his heart on …

The Houston Police department released its full 1266-page investigation on the 2021 Astroworld tragedy, providing more details on the event that killed 10 people and injured hundreds of others. The massive report — which includes interviews with festival organizers, security staff, camera operators, medical staff, Travis Scott and his manager, …

Michelle Yeoh‘s 19-year engagement to former Ferrari CEO Jean Todt came to an end on July 27 when the couple officially tied the knot at a wedding ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland. The actress had all of the most important people in her life present at the event, including her friends, …