Andrew Haigh‘s All of Us Strangers has its share of mysteries and dreamscapes and detours into the mystical, but it drops a breadcrumb morsel of a clue to viewers early on. You don’t know it on a first viewing — and this is the sort of rich, layered, remarkable work …
Read More »French President Defends Gerard Depardieu Amid Sexual Assault Claims: He 'Makes France Proud'
French President Emmanuel Macron said the actor Gérard Depardieu — who’s faced an array of sexual assault allegations over the past few years — “makes France proud.” According to the The New York Times, Macron appeared to defend Depardieu during a recent interview on French TV. The president said he …
Read More »Morgan Wallen Posts, Then Deletes, Snippet of New Song 'I Had Some Help'
Ever since his CMA Awards performance with Morgan Wallen and Hardy, Post Malone has seemingly been bopping around Nashville. He was spotted at Duke’s bar in East Nashville earlier this month and is reportedly holed up somewhere in town working on his long-anticipated country project. He also collaborated with Wallen …
Read More »'Leave the World Behind' Star Myha'la Wants You To Hire Her
How do you build an acting career you’re proud of? Well, for Myha’la Herrold, breakout star of HBO’s Industry and the standout in Netflix’s latest apocalyptic drama Leave the World Behind, it starts with saying no. “Honestly, I have sort of been the same bitch from like the beginning of …
Read More »Joe Biden Pardons Federal Marijuana Possession Convictions
President Joe Biden is issuing a pardon to more Americans who have been convicted of possessing marijuana for personal use nationwide federally and in Washington, D.C., the White House announced Friday. The pardon applies to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents who’ve been convicted of possessing marijuana for personal use on …
Read More »A Hip-Hop Pioneer Was Left for Dead: 'I Thought It Was All Over'
T here are several ways to soundtrack a journey back from hell. On a Wednesday afternoon in late November, Jorge Pabón lifts himself out of his wheelchair, props himself up, and scrolls through his iTunes until the right song hits him. “Órale!” he exclaims, as the chugging guitar riffs of …
Read More »Seattle Hospital Sues Texas AG Over Subpoena For Transgender Patient Records
Seattle Children’s Hospital has sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) over what they consider an invasive and unlawful request from his office to turn over information on Texas residents who received gender-affirming care at the out-of-state hospital. The hospital is seeking to have a November subpoena issued by Paxton …
Read More »Inside the MAGA Plan to Attack Birth Control, Surveil Women and Ban the Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court announced last week that it would take up a case considering restrictions onthe most widely-used method of abortion in the United States: the abortion pill. Under a worst-case scenario for American women, that case could have triggered a full reversal of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval …
Read More »'The Curse' Recap: The Curse on Asher (and His Tiny Penis) May Be Real
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of The Curse, now streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime. After a few midseason episodes that raised questions of whether this was all going somewhere interesting — or, at least, whether Fielder, Safdie, and company had enough to say to fill 10 hours …
Read More »Jack Antonoff Explains Why His Music With Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey is Getting 'Loonier' — In a Good Way
Jack Antonoff swung by Late Night With Seth Meyers Thursday to perform a new Bleachers song and chat about making classics and hits with Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey. For their performance, Bleachers performed “Alma Mater,” the recently-released single that moves between a hazy, torrid dreamscape and a noir-ish …
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