A few hours before she’s set to take the stage as a quasi-Barbie doll drag queen known for her biting sense of humor and warm, honeyed voice, Trixie Mattel is just Brian Firkus — a “bald, unprepossessing person, who’s not from a great family, not from a happy background, who …
Read More »Aespa Deliver Addictive Pop and Winning Experiments on 'Girls'
K-pop girl group Aespa has been on a roll since their debut in late 2020. Following a year of virtual promotions due to the pandemic, Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning are taking on 2022 full force. The girls performed at Coachella in April, held a special showcase for fans in …
Read More »Watch Machine Gun Kelly and His Daughter Casie Rap to Iconic Jay-Z and Beyoncé Song
In between stops of his massiveMainstream Sellout tour, Machine Gun Kelly is spending some quality time with his daughter Casie. On Thursday, the musician shared a video of him and Casie rapping to Jay-Z‘s verse on Beyoncé‘s “Crazy in Love” as he held the mic up to his daughter while …
Read More »'I Don't Need Hollywood': The Lost James Caan Interview
It was meant to be a festive night for James Caan. It was his forty-first birthday, and friends and celebrities gathered at the trendy Moustache Cafe in Hollywood to toast the actor and the release of his latest film, Thief, which was already looking like a hit. But somehow Caan, …
Read More »Appeals Court Rejects Roy Moore's $95 Million Lawsuit Against Sacha Baron Cohen
Four years after former Alabama senator Roy Moore sued Sacha Baron Cohen for $95 million over a prank in the actor’s Who Is America? series, an appeals court has rejected the defamation lawsuit. In the segment, Cohen’s Israeli soldier character, Colonel Erran Morad lured Moore — fresh off facing accusations …
Read More »BTS Promise Army 'The Best Moment Is Yet to Come' as They Mark Fan Group's Anniversary
BTS offered fans a special message and a teaser for a new music video to mark the July 9 anniversary of the group’s devoted Army fanbase. In a short video shared Friday, July 8, Jin, Jimin, RM, J-Hope, Suga, V, and Jungkook jointly shared a sweet dedication to their fans, …
Read More »Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Assassinated on Campaign Trail
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot by a lone gunman while on the campaign trail in the Japanese city of Nara Friday morning. The unprecedented shooting comes as Japan gears up for its House of Councillors election, which takes place this Sunday. According to Japanese …
Read More »Warren Ellis on His Odd-Couple Relationship With Nick Cave and the Power of Vulnerability
Warren Ellis didn’t know what to do with himself at first when Covid shut the world down. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the group he joined in the late Nineties, had just released a new album, Ghosteen, in late 2019 and were hoping to go on tour. But as …
Read More »The Art of Stillz: The Elusive Creative Visionary Talks About His Most Memorable Videos
Several of the most striking videos from the last few months — Omar Apollo’s “Invincible,” Bad Bunny’s “Moscow Mule,” Rosalia’s “Candy” — have one thing in common: a director’s credit that reads “By STILLZ.” Though the name seems to be everywhere, there’s not much info out there about who Stillz …
Read More »'The Bear' Is the Most Stressful Thing on TV Right Now. It's Also Great
This post contains spoilers for the first season of FX‘s The Bear, now streaming in its entirety on Hulu. The first time I attempted to watch The Bear, I made it about 10 minutes into the third episode before needing a break. The show, set in a busy Chicago sandwich …
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