The Venn diagram of people who closely analyze Taylor Swift lyrics and people who love The Great Gatsby feels like a circle. So it’s fitting that the song “happiness,” off of Swift’s latest album, evermore, contains several references to the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic. The song, co-written by Swift and The National’s Aaron Dessner, is
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Marvel is making good on its promise that Wakanda is forever. The studio is moving forward on Black Panther 2 following the movie’s massive 2018 box office haul and seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The sequel’s future was in doubt after the sudden passing of star Chadwick Boseman in August at 43 after
“It’s not a cruise. It’s a crossing.” If I heard this line before watching Let Them All Talk, I would’ve said, “No, girl, it’s a cruise. And I’m not getting anywhere near one of those right now.” But it turns out a movie about a bunch of people crammed together on the Queen Mary 2
Taylor Swift dropped evermore at midnight, an album featuring three songs William Bowery, aka Swift’s boyfriend Joe Alwyn, co-wrote with her. Of the tracks, “champagne problems” is the one most focused on a proposal amid fan theories the two could be revealing through Swift’s new music that they’re secretly engaged. But the song doesn’t end
THIBAULT SAVARYGetty Images It’s been about one year since the COVID-19 virus was first detected, beginning a global pandemic that’s upended nearly every aspect of our daily lives. In the months since, nearly 300,000 people in the United States have died due to the novel coronavirus, and millions more have lost their jobs and their
Netflix’s Never Have I Ever premiered on Netflix in late April and instantly became the must-watch of quarantine. It’s a coming-of-age comedy from co-creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher amd follows a first-generation Indian American girl growing up in Southern California. Eighteen-year-old Maitreyi Ramakrishnan plays our heroine Devi Vishwakumar, and will return for a second
The Masked Singer is about to wrap its fourth season, but it’s not quite time for the finale. Like any self-respecting family friendly TV show, the series has a holiday sing-a-long special scheduled for this week. Following the Super Six semi-finals last week, Seahorse (Tori Kelly), Popcorn (Taylor Dayne), and Jellyfish (Chloe Kim) went home.
“I cried all day today,” says Tiffany Boone, calling from Australia, where she’s shooting her newest project, Nine Perfect Strangers, a limited series based on Liane Moriarty’s 2018 novel of the same name. “I texted another Black woman who works on set and told her, ‘Look, I’m a mess and I might start crying during
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are officially dating, and sources close to them are ready to let the world know about it. People devoted part of its issue this week to their relationship. A source explained their dating is actually quite recent despite the longtime friends first sparking romance rumors in January when they were seen
A few months ago, during a Zoom talk with a group of aspiring high school filmmakers, one student asked what I thought made for a good movie. My reply was simple: It’s not always about the budget or the A-list star or what fancy camera you shoot on. A good movie is a film that
In the finale of The Crown season 4, the long-overdue breakdown of Charles and Diana’s marriage plays out alongside a political meltdown at 10 Downing Street. After three successive election victories made her the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century, Margaret Thatcher fell from power in a sudden and dramatic series of events
Anwar HusseinGetty Images Royal weddings are huge events and, as such, every detail is meticulously planned out. At Princess Diana’s wedding to Prince Charles in 1981, this included special attention that was paid to her footwear for the big day. In his book Battle of Brothers: William and Harry – The Inside Story of a
In episode 4 of The Crown season 4, the queen pays a visit to her eldest son in the Gloucestershire countryside, where he’s renovating his newly purchased home. As Charles walks her around the grounds, he talks her through his plans for the sprawling estate, which he’s gradually transforming from a neglected pile into an
Last year, the good folks at HBO gave us another edgy series to become ridiculously obsessed with: Euphoria. If you’ve been living under a rock, it’s basically Degrassi, but on steroids molly, Xanax, Fentanyl, and whatever other drug the kids on the show are doing. Toxic relationships, assault, addiction, and teen pregnancy were all covered
Kylie Jenner is all ready for Christmas, and she already has decorations that would be the envy of anyone. On Instagram, she posted photos of her home, which led to impressed comments from fans. “favorite time of year 🎄,” she wrote alongside two photos of a tree that touches her extremely tall ceiling. This content
Earlier in the pandemic, Susan Orlean entertained the internet with her tweets about her out-of-character quarantine bender. She sent 27 hilarious and entertaining tweets that truly boosted the spirits of people who have been staring at screens from their couches for far too long this year. We are now nine months along in this pandemic,
On November 27, Miley Cyrus released her seventh studio album, Plastic Hearts. The album features a song called “WTF Do I Know” and is very clearly about her marriage with Liam Hemsworth. The song’s lyrics are, in part: “Am I wrong that I moved on and I /And I don’t even miss you? / Thought
The season 4 finale of The Crown, “War,” follows Princess Diana as she embarks on her first solo royal engagement overseas—a trip to New York that plants the seeds for the advocacy work she would soon become known for. Having long felt restless and alienated in her role as a royal, and with her marriage
The Kardashians are on vacation together at Lake Tahoe. Per E! News, the entire family rented an estate where they are spending time with each other. This getaway was apparently not just a casual gathering; they filmed Keeping Up With the Kardashians. “The Kardashians spent three nights at Edgewood Tahoe filming for the show,” a
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner welcomed baby Willa into their family this summer, which means the new parents have been pretty busy the past several months. And, when you’re busy, your best friend is the throwback Instagram collage. On Friday, Turner shared several photos from this year, including a shot of her and Jonas taking
As we close out the chaotic mess that was 2020, there’s a shiny beacon of hope and possibility awaiting us: 2021. It’s a blank slate, filled with promise—and for actor and producer Marsai Martin, the new year is already off to an encouraging start. Earlier this week, Guinness World Records officially announcedthat Martin, 16, had
Warning: This post contains spoilers. Happiest Season has been in our lives for more than a week now, which means the internet is full of videos, tweets, and essays about the movie, as well as pitches for new queer holiday screenplays. If you’ve seen the film, you have an opinion about it: either you think
It’s hard to sit still when a Selena song comes on. The Queen of Tejano music has a way of making you jump up from your seat to twirl around and sing “bidi bom!” really loudly—which I did several times while writing this article. Texas native Selena Quintanilla rocketed to fame in the 1990s with
Stefanie KeenanGetty Images Selena Gomez continues to call on tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Instagram to take down hate speech and misinformation. Last night, she tagged Facebook and Instagram on Twitter, retweeting a post from the Center for Countering Digital Hate which pointed out Neo-Nazi accounts on both Instagram and Facebook still active and