“Our lives are the sum of our choices,” says Tom Cruise, age 60, as he constantly chooses to tempt fate on his own life by stopping his motorcycle right before a cliff in the new trailer for Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One. Judging from the trailer for the …
Read More »Cannes Gave Johnny Depp a Comeback Shot. Then Came the Press Conference
The guy with the slick, black ponytail worked the crowd, signing autographs and pressing the flesh, and posing for selfies, like it was still 2011 and nothing had changed at all. In France, maybe nothing had really changed. Here, on this red carpet, Johnny Depp remained the biggest movie star …
Read More »Martin Scorsese Loves Lala Kent's Work, and You Will Too
Lala Kent is leaning back in a chair in her Beverly Hills office. Sporting a white sweatshirt emblazoned with her catchphrase “Send It to Darrell,” the petite, fiery Vanderpump Rules star is flanked by white shelves lined with Lala Kent merch, #Give Them Lala Beauty products, and copies of her …
Read More »Gatlin Gets Lost in a Labyrinth of Her Contradicting Emotions in 'When You're Breaking My Heart' Video
Gatlin’s emotions are a complicated maze. On Wednesday, the indie pop songstress released her single “When You’re Breaking My Heart,” a catchy track that details her tendency to crave some toxicity in a partner. She premieres the “magical” video with Rolling Stone. “I think I like you better when/When you’re …
Read More »'Cyber-Heartbreak' and Privacy Risks: The Perils of Dating an AI
“Oh wow, your memory needs to reset,” a user of Replika, an AI companion chat app, wrote to their virtual partner this week. “Let me ask it this way … Who is my wife?” The bot seemed coy about its answer. “I do have an idea,” it replied. The human …
Read More »Foo Fighters Grapple With Grief on New Song 'Under You'
Foo Fighters have shared the second song, “Under You,” from their upcoming album — their first without drummer Taylor Hawkins — But Here We Are, out June 2nd. Equal parts melodic and riotous in that classic Foo Fighters fashion, “Under You” could certainly be read as a song about holding …
Read More »'Mommy, What If I Die When I Go Back to School?'
M ary Joyce’s daughter witnessed the unspeakable. “The day after the children were murdered at the school, grief therapists passed out ‘Feelings Cards‘ with faces on them to help the children identify what they were feeling,” she recalled. “My nine-year-old daughter, Monroe, who saw the shooter, the barrel of the …
Read More »The Secret Life of Paris Hilton and Tinsley Mortimer's Gossip Blogger
The first half of the Hulu documentary Queenmaker: The Making of an It Girl is a passable overview of the turn-of-the-21st-century heiress-celebrity scene, plus some of the bloggers who made their names as barnacles on the gilded ship. You probably know most of the boldfaced names: Paris and Nicky Hilton, …
Read More »Tony Shhnow: A Tough Guy Rapper Chooses Love
“This is that shit right here, that’s the GOAT!” Tony Shhnow is looking at a portrait of Lil Wayne on the fourth floor of the Fotografiska Museum in New York. Strolling through the museum’s “Conscious, Unconscious” hip-hop exhibit, draped in a black-and-pink plaid-jacket-and-pants combo, he’s been reserved, taking in famous …
Read More »Ja Morant Responds After Second Gun-Flashing Video: 'I Take Full Responsibility'
Ja Morant is speaking out after a second video of the Memphis Grizzlies star brandishing a gun surfaced over the weekend, saying he takes “full responsibility” for his actions. In a statement obtained by ESPN, Morant said: “I know I’ve disappointed a lot of people who have supported me. This …
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