Unlike the scores of paranormal investigators on reality TV, Andrew Haigh has made a career as a successful cinematic ghosthunter, chasing after entities whose presence is unquestionably felt. The British filmmaker’s apparitions take the forms of suppressed pain, unresolved trauma, unspoken resentment, and earth-shattering secrets in movies often, though not …
Read More »Mandy Moore Wants to Be in an Oscar Film — and for #MeToo to Hit Music
In the last nearly 25 years, Mandy Moore has grown up in Hollywood as her fans and audiences have grown along with her. They’ve watched her rise as a pop-culture icon, from early movies like A Walk to Remember and hit singles like “Crush” to her recent success as an …
Read More »Hyperloop, Elon Musk's Pipe Dream, Bites the Dust
Hyperloop One, a futuristic transportation startup highly touted by Elon Musk, is shuttering its airless tubes. The company is laying off employees, selling remaining assets (which include a test track and machinery), and closing its offices, Bloomberg reports. After hiring more than 200 people in 2022, remaining workers — who …
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 »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 »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 »'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 »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 »What Do Biden's Weed Pardons Really Mean?
On Friday morning, President Joe Biden announced that he would be extending pardons to all Americans convicted of “simple possession and use of marijuana under federal and D.C. law,” as well as commuting the sentences of 11 people serving “disproportionately long” drug sentences. The move is the latest step in …
Read More »Her Daughter Disappeared. That's When the True-Crime Nightmare Began
I n the early morning hours of Sunday, May 27, 2018, Spencer Mugford, 20, and Sofia Mckenna, 21, headed to the Long Island Sound to set off on an adventure. The friends took a small, unlocked sailboat with no mast or rudder from the University of Connecticut Avery Point’s campus …
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