Albert Einstein reportedly said that “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Like many quotes commonly attributed to historical figures who have appeared in the Night at the Museum franchise, Einstein never actually said this. But to paraphrase another famous historical …
Read More »Hear The Weeknd, Lil Baby, Suzanna Son Collaborate on 'False Idols'
For his latest song drop from The Idol, The Weeknd has collaborated with Lil Baby and Suzanna Son on “False Idols.” The musician, who created and stars in the HBO series, also released “Like a God,” a new solo track. Both songs will appear in the season finale, set to …
Read More »'America Is Queer' and Drag Icon Taylor Mac Is Preaching the Gospel
As the clock struck noon on Saturday, October 8th, 2016, Taylor Mac walked on to the stage of St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn. The band of almost two-dozen musicians and backup singers led by musical director Matt Ray were already there, waiting for him. His outfit consisted of a tower …
Read More »How Hollywood Hid Rock Hudson, Its Biggest Gay Movie Star
Like a lot of all-American dreamboats, Roy Harold Fitzgerald (née Scherer Jr.) made his way to Hollywood after World War II, making good on the offer to look up a friend’s brother should he ever find himself in the greater Los Angeles area. The ex-Navy mechanic had matinee-idol looks, a …
Read More »Kim Cattrall vs. Sarah Jessica Parker Is TV's Greatest Feud
There is a meme format currently doing the rounds that, if you’re still subjecting yourself to Twitter, you must have seen. “WITHOUT GOOGLING. Name a historic battle,” the original prompt-tweet reads. Underneath, there are a few earnest replies mentioning actual battles from history, but most of the 100,000 quote-tweets are …
Read More »'The Stroll': The Black Trans Sex Workers Who Gave New York City Life
Egyptt, Lady P, Ceyenne, Cashmere: they’re all on intimate terms with The Stroll, a strip of 14th Street in the Meatpacking District once popular with Black trans sex workers in pre-yuppified Manhattan. It was a dangerous life; the streetwalkers often didn’t know if they’d be beaten up by the johns …
Read More »'And Just Like That …' Season 2 Puts the Sex Back in 'Sex and the City'
In an upcoming episode of Max‘s Sex and the City sequel series And Just Like That…, Kristin Davis‘ Charlotte pauses to take stock of her life in the wake of several personal setbacks. “What happened?” she asks with some dismay, before declaring, “I have got to get back to me.” …
Read More »John Goodman Isn't Angry Anymore. Unless He Watches the News
John Goodman has a lot of catching up to do. Over the past six years, the renowned actor has been so busy rebooting his role as Dan Conner on Roseanne and The Conners, and establishing himself as televangelist patriarch Eli Gemstone on the fantastic HBO series The Righteous Gemstones, he …
Read More »Sarah Jessica Parker and 'Sex and the City' Cast Celebrate 25th Anniversary
Twenty-five years after its premiere, Sex and the City continues to be one of the most-celebrated cult-classic TV shows for HBO. On Tuesday, the cast’s Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis celebrated the show’s 25th anniversary. Nixon, who played Miranda Hobbes, shared a “how it’s started vs. how …
Read More »He Spent a Decade Trying to Prove His Parents Killed His Teen Sister
We all have issues with our parents, be them related to love, money, neglect or other grievances and wrongdoings, real or imagined. But the story of Stephen Pandos is more extreme than most. He spent a decade trying to prove that his mom and dad were responsible for the unsolved …
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