Alexei Navalny, the anti-Putin activist and Russian opposition leader who mysteriously disappeared from prison earlier this month, has been found in a remote penal colony in the Arctic, a spokesperson has said. Kira Yarmysh, an aide for Navalny, wrote on X on Monday that the activist had been found after …
Read More »Grouptherapy.: From Child TV Stars to Boundary-Breaking, Life-Affirming Music
When the trio known as grouptherapy. takes the stage at Toad’s Place in New Haven, Connecticut, the crowd is compact yet energized. It’s a Sunday night in the fall, and this is the smallest crowd the group has seen so far on their debut tour with the rapper Tobi Lou …
Read More »How Donald Trump 'Bullied' His Way Into 'Home Alone 2'
If you spent your Christmas holidays binge-watching the Home Alone franchise on Disney+, you were probably stunned to see the familiar off-white dome of former President Donald Trump wandering through New York City’s Plaza Hotel lobby at the beginning of Home Alone 2. (It’s the scene where Kevin asks him …
Read More »The Killers Celebrate the Holidays With Synth-Laden New Song
The Killers have dropped a new single in honor of the holidays. The band shared the yet-untitled song on X, formerly known as Twitter, last night, writing, “Santa’s got a brand new song in his bag. Merry Christmas!” The four-minute track incorporates ’80s synth pop and New Wave flourishes, with …
Read More »How Did Kanye Get Here? A Short History of Provocation and Extreme Rhetoric
There is apparently no line Kanye West won’t cross. Even before his dangerous and roundly condemned “death con 3 ON JEWISH PEOPLE” tweet got him suspended from Twitter last year, he debuted a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt alongside conservative pundit Candace Owens during his Paris Fashion Week presentation, instantly tarnishing …
Read More »'The Crown' May Have Broken Up Dominic West and Prince Harry's Friendship
It’s no secret that the royals are not huge fans of The Crown, Netflix’s smash-hit series chronicling a lightly fictionalized version of the Windsors. But Prince Harry, the famously more chill scion who stepped down as a working royal in 2020, has previously said that he is “comfortable” with the …
Read More »'It's Not a History Lesson, It's a Warning': Inside the Making of 'The Zone of Interest'
Jonathan Glazer was, by his own admission, a little lost. The writer-director behind Sexy Beast and Under the Skin had been chasing an unformed idea for a movie for years, uncertain of where he would go with the story or what he wanted to say about the subject. “It wasn’t …
Read More »Todd Phillips Teases 'Joker' Sequel With New Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix Photos
Merry Christmas, Joker fans. Director Todd Phillips celebrated the holiday by unveiling two new images from his forthcoming sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux. The photos, which he shared on Instagram, showcases stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga as the Joker and Harley Quinn. “Wishing everyone a happy holiday and a …
Read More »Beyoncé's Childhood Home Catches Fire In Houston
The childhood home of Beyoncé caught fire early Christmas morning, leaving the pop star’s old house wrapped in flames well into the second story. Officials told ABC 13 that the fire was reported around 2 am, but was quickly put out once fire teams arrived. “They did a great job,” …
Read More »M.I.A Drops Present To Fans In New Holiday Mixtape
There’s another present under the tree for fans of M.I.A. On Christmas morning, the British rapper released a 16-track mixtape for the holiday season, featuring help from special collaborators Skrillex, Blaqstarr, and Troy Baker, Pitchfork reports. “I present you a gift from the East, star of wonder star of night,” …
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