Poor Princess Margaret (Helena Bonham Carter) has a rough time of it in the new season of The Crown, in particular in the seventh episode, “The Hereditary Principle.” In the space of that single episode, Margaret has a medical scare that requires lung surgery, is demoted from her royal duties, and discovers a devastating secret
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Chip SomodevillaGetty Images When President-elect Joe Biden steps into the White House this January, he’ll be taking on a nation in crisis. Millions are unemployed, climate change has contributed to this year’s record-breaking natural disasters, and communities are working to tackle the systemic racism permeating every one of our institutions. As Biden works to revive
Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s tumultuous marriage is at the center of The Crown season four, as is Charles’s ongoing affair—both emotional and otherwise—with his former girlfriend Camilla Parker-Bowles. Diana, trapped in an unhappy and loveless marriage, had affairs of her own, and the couple’s mutual adultery is explored in episode 9, “Avalanche.” During the
The penultimate episode of The Crown season 4 is one of the season’s most dramatic, detailing an accident that took place during a royal skiing trip in 1988. Major Hugh Lindsay, a former equerry to the queen and friend of Prince Charles and Prince Andrew, was killed in an avalanche on a slope in the
If you’ve already made your holiday shopping list—and, of course, checked it twice—there’s a good chance you’re eyeing a new tablet, smartphone, or AirPods. Lucky for you, retailers are slashing the prices of some of your favorite Apple products for Black Friday. To help ensure you’re getting the best bang for your buck, we’ll be
spxChrome One week before Christmas in 2004, a pregnant 23-year-old dog breeder named Bobbie Jo Stinnett was strangled to death at her home in Skidmore, Missouri. Under the guise of purchasing a puppy, Lisa Montgomery set up a meeting with Stinnett. Once inside her house, Montgomery killed Stinnett and then removed her 8-month-old fetus with
Consolidated News PicturesGetty Images Today, Emily Murphy, administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) and a person of who you probably had never heard before she became the central figure in the slow-motion destruction of our democracy, part number 759, is scheduled to appear at a congressional hearing to answer for the grave crime of
We heard you all “Said Sum” about a City Girls Song Association… and the rap duo was up for the challenge. In honor of their second studio album, City on Lock, JT and Yung Miami rap their chart-topping tracks like “Act Up” and “P*ssy Talk.” JT opens up about why she wishes “Bad and Boujee”
The boys of BTS—Jungkook, V, Jin, Jimin, J-Hope, RM, and Suga—performed at the American Music Awards from South Korea tonight, and they brought a big dose of merriment into the upcoming holiday week. BTS did their first live performance of “Life Goes On” for the U.S. awards show, then also performed “Dynamite.” They wore different
Marry Me co-stars Jennifer Lopez and Maluma gave the American Music Awards audience the first taste of their live performance chemistry—and it was as sensual and sexy as award show performances can get. The two sang their collabs “Pa’ Ti” and “Lonely,” with Lopez in a sheer black catsuit. Lopez’s dancing remained as on point
Every mom needs some alone time. The only problem is their children don’t always agree. On Instagram, Cardi B posted a selfie video of her panning down her body in a form-fitting top, shades, and green eyeshadow. She’s clearly in the zone, getting all the angles just right, and using the amount of focus required
The seventh episode of The Crown season 4 is titled “The Hereditary Principle,” which on first glance seems to be a reference to Princess Margaret’s (Helena Bonham Carter) discovery of her long-hidden cousins, Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon. The cousins were born with severe developmental problems and spent their adult lives in a psychiatric ward. Margaret,
The Crown season 4 episode 6 ends on what may be the most emotionally excruciating moment of the season (and there is no shortage of contenders). After returning from the emotional rollercoaster that was her Australian tour with Charles, Diana is at her wits’ end and requests an audience with the queen. She opens up
Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election (he also really won Georgia). In light of this news, Twitter has confirmed that it will transfer the official White House accounts over to the new administration come January 20, 2021. “Twitter is actively preparing to support the transition of White House institutional Twitter accounts on January 20th,
Spoilers for The Princess Switch: Switched Again ahead. Now that you’ve gulped down The Princess Switch: Switched Again like a glass of eggnog (somewhat guiltily and in the name of the holidays, that is), it’s time to look ahead: Was there really any question that Netflix would order a third movie? A new installment in
If anyone knows how to look glam in an ugly holiday sweater, it’s models Josephine Skriver and Jasmine Tookes. They’ve recently teamed up with Tanqueray to share their styling secrets—plus their best holiday hosting tips for a small ugly sweater themed get-together—in a brand-new video. Tanqueray No. TEN tanqueray.com The best friends and co-creators of
Former President Barack Obama had impeccable timing with the launch of his latest memoir, A Promised Land. Released just weeks after the 2020 election—and about a month before the winter holidays—he ensured that people around the world were going to be paying attention to his 768-page account of his first few years in the White
Well, here we are. It’s been months since the summer and yet Rudy Giuliani is melting down. (Though the guy doesn’t seem to have a good grip on the four seasons anyway…) On Thursday, in yet another news conference that nobody asked for, the half-man/half-comic book villain gave a few updates on where the Trump
Netflix is taking another trip to The Kissing Booth. Multiple outlets, including Deadline, reported in July that a third movie in the hit teen rom-com franchise has already been filmed with stars Joey King, Jacob Elordi, Joel Courtney, and most of the original cast. Ahead, everything we know about the third film, including its release
“While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.” Those were the words from Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will stay with women everywhere long after her historic November 8 acceptance speech. But it was her tribute to another female figure—her late mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris—that hinted at Harris’s
After America waited…and waited…and waited to find out who would be declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, it’s time to focus on equally important drama: Who from Group B will be unmasked on Fox’s The Masked Singer tonight. This week, two people in Group B will be going home; there is only room
Fox’s The Masked Singer features everything that makes a weird and wacky show weird and wacky: costumes with multiple components, a judge (Ken Jeong) who always has an outlandish thing to say, and characters with names that sound fake. An example? Whatchamacallit. Tonight, Group B will perform for the third time during season 4, and
The Lucille Clifton citation that opens Danielle Evans’s new short story collection—“this past was waiting for me / when i came,”—bespeaks a world in which characters are saddled with burdens that precede them. Contending with the past, with problems beyond the scope of their own lives, shapes this nuanced cast of protagonists—and often spurs them
For decades, Camilla Parker-Bowles (née Shand) was painted as the intrusive third party in the romance between Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana. With the arrival of The Crown season 3, that narrative was re-examined. Showrunner Peter Morgan told Entertainment Weekly, “People always assume Charles cheated on Diana with Camilla. It’s absolutely the wrong