In an era where TikTok can turn a midlist novel into a bestseller overnight and readers spend as much time scrolling through author Instagram stories as they do turning pages, the mystique of the reclusive writer has become a luxury few can afford. The contemporary publishing landscape demands authors to …

Axel Rudakubana, the 18-year-old who murdered three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, has been sentenced to serve a minimum of 52 years in prison. The time includes concurrent sentences for murder and attempted murder. Earlier this week, Rudakubana pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and 10 counts …

As he took his seat at the organ behind Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival in the summer of 1965, Barry Goldberg wasn’t sure what would happen. “At the beginning, it was just a gig,” he told Rolling Stone in 2013. “Bob said, ‘You want to play with me …

The weight of the world — or, at least, one of the world’s biggest video game developers — rests squarely on Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Set in feudal Japan and starring dual protagonists Naoe (a slight, stealthy shinobi warrior) and Yasuke (a big, brawling samurai), Ubisoft is calling it the “ultimate” …

When The Peanut Butter Falcon star Zack Gottsagen walked onto the Oscars stage in 2020, it was more than a feel-good moment. When he became the first actor with Down syndrome to present an Academy Award, it was a milestone in Hollywood history and a declaration to the world: Beyond …

Punk troubadours rule the day at the 2025 installment of Sing Us Home, the Philadelphia festival founded by native son Dave Hause. This year’s lineup includes headliners the Bouncing Souls, one of New Jersey’s chief punk exports, high-energy British singer-songwriter Frank Turner, and the host himself, backed by his band …

At the Paris Olympic Games last summer, the U.S. basketball team secured their fifth consecutive gold medal with help from the Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry, who secured a handful of three-pointers in the game’s final minutes. The Court of Gold trailer documents the pressure and preparation ahead …

What exactly is the feeling of losing yourself on the dance floor? So often, it’s tied up in jubilation, in sweat, in communion with people. And if you present the question to FKA Twigs, the British polymath who has made a career as a left-of-center experimentalist, there’s also the sensation …

Live from New York, it’s Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music. The first trailer for the upcoming Questlove-directed documentary is a two-minute celebration of one of television’s most iconic stages. In the clip, featured hosts from throughout Saturday Night Live‘s 50 seasons introduce musical guests Charli XCX, Prince, …

Not everybody’s a winner — and some, shockingly, aren’t even contenders. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 97th Oscars this morning, and as usual, there were yelps of joy throughout the land: Big up The Brutalist! Viva Anora! You got in for Best …