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Two epidemics—the coronavirus and systemic racism—have spread across the United States, and Jurnee Smollett, like most Black people, is still trying to process them. “It’s a time of shifts, it’s a time of change, it’s a time of detox,” says the 33-year-old actress and activist in late June. “It’s a rest, yet it’s also filled

Like so many countries, Mexico has a harrowing and not-so-distant history of violence against women—most infamously in Ciudad Juárez. Since the early 1990s, hundreds of young women and girls have mysteriously gone missing from or been killed in the border town, which sits adjacent to El Paso on the Texas-Mexico border. For Mónica Ortiz Uribe,

Spoilers for season 2 of The Umbrella Academy ahead. “Did we actually… succeed at something?” Klaus Hargreeves (Robert Sheehan) asks in near-tearful disbelief in the final scene of The Umbrella Academy season 2, as he and his siblings hurtle back through time into what appears to be 2019. You can’t blame him for being incredulous—so

Charley GallayGetty Images Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson have been dating since October 2019, after Cyrus ended a month-long relationship with Kaitlynn Carter. Cyrus has been using her Instagram grid for her activism and to promote her show, Bright Minded. Simpson’s also been using this time to pose in his mask on Instagram and hasn’t

Dress, Mara Hoffman. Her own jewelry worn throughout. Justin Ervin Dialing in from a farm in Nebraska, where she is sequestered with her husband and seven-month-old baby boy, the supermodel opens up to close friend Kristen Bell about the “astronomical pain” of her natural childbirth, standing up for racial equality, and why she is not

Taylor Zakhar Perez Instagram Joey King turned 21 years old this week, and it looks like she’s been celebrating with friends by splashing in a waterfall. Her Kissing Booth 2 co-star, Taylor Zakhar Perez posted photos of their time together. ” Recalculating route. Disclaimer, we all tested negative,” he wrote, referring to COVID-19. Among the

Throughout 2020, Jennifer Lopez has been blessing us with selfies that have made this bummer of a year just a little bit better. Following her Super Bowl performance, she shared this bikini picture, she showed off some enviable hot-air balloon pants in this one, showed off a Guess swimsuit here, and on Saturday she greeted

Simon M BrutyGetty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle walked away from royal life earlier this year; their final royal engagement was at the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey. According to the new book Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family, it was clear that Kate Middleton and

Christopher PolkGetty Images It’s no secret that Adele is a huge Beyoncé fan. When she won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2017 for 25 over Lemonade, she used much of her speech to praise Bey. “You are our light,” she said then. “And the way that you make me and my friends

Dimension Films/Kobal/Shutterstock One of the most iconic horror film franchises is getting its first new installment since 2011. Multiple outlets report that a Scream reboot is in the works from Ready or Not filmmakers Matthew Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. OG franchise stars Courteney Cox and David Arquette have already signed on to reprise his roles

When Hamilton debuted on Broadway in August 2015, it became a pop cultural phenomenon, winning Tonys, Grammys, and a Pulitzer Prize. What fans may not realize is that the hit hip-hop musical also led to two real-life romances among its original cast. One of those couples is Daveed Diggs, who originated the roles of Thomas

It’s been over two years since The Kissing Booth first came out, which means the cast has certainly grown up since then. While our favorite characters might still be in high school and trying to figure out their futures and what college they want to go to, the cast follows the Hollywood tradition of having

It’s been a long wait since that June day when Beyoncé announced she’d be releasing a surprise visual album, Black Is King. (Truly, a month feels like 20 years right now.) But overnight, it officially dropped on Disney+, and already Twitter can’t stop talking about the hour-and-a-half masterpiece that Beyoncé wrote, directed, and executive produced.

Major spoilers for season 1 of The Morning Show below. After a splashy season 1 debut on AppleTV+, The Morning Show is coming back for a second installment. The series garnered awards attention for stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, with Aniston winning a Screen Actors Guild award. The show also received eight Emmy nominations

There’s never a wrong time to welcome new Beyoncé content, but the arrival of her new visual album Black Is King on Disney+ feels even more necessary and cathartic right now. On Juneteenth, Beyoncé declared her secretive project Black Is King was on its way with a stunning surprise trailer. Bey wrote, directed, and executive-produced

BET Awards 2020Getty Images Hi! Just a quick note to let you know that my address has changed! After careful consideration, I have decided to continue my quarantine at Michelle Obama’s podcast studio. Please forward all my mail to 1 Michelle Obama’s Podcast Studio Way, Basement, The Better Timeline, USA. I very much look forward

Fresh off Insecure‘s eight Emmy nominations, Issa Rae is setting up her next project. Deadline reports that Rae is eyeing a starring role in Sinkhole, a genre film produced by Jordan Peele. Rae will co-produce and develop the movie alongside Peele, according to the outlet. The movie is based on a short story by Leyna

Leonardo CendamoGetty Images The Vanishing Half The book of the summer is coming to the screen. Deadline reports that The Vanishing Half, the new bestselling novel from Brit Bennett, will be adapted into an HBO limited series. The premium cable channel won what is described by the outlet as a “wild auction” amid 17 bidders

“Jen” didn’t plan to get naked. She just did. After a long day of protesting in Portland, Oregon—where federal officers have been dispatched to crack down on Black Lives Matter demonstrations—the sex-worker stripped down and positioned herself on the pavement facing a line of police. An Oregonian staff photographer snapped a shot of the performative

After her colleague Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) reportedly accosted her on the steps of the Capitol and called her a “fucking bitch,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) responded last week on the House floor. Her powerful 10-minute remarks about the abuse she and other women endure in the workplace went viral. During one of the speech’s

Goodness knows that when it comes to choosing which actor, series, or TV movie to honor with an Emmy, the Academy hasn’t always done the right thing. But this year’s Emmy nominations have actually given us a lot more to be excited about than not. Though the consistently stellar Better Things and One Day at

Tom Holland has been quietly dating someone new…and in the industry. The Daily Mail reported on May 28, citing multiple sources, that the Spider-Man actor has been secretly seeing The Spanish Princess actress Nadia Parkes for more than three months and that they’re quarantining together now. Neither Holland nor Parkes confirmed these reports initially. Parkes

Oprah Winfrey is stepping onto main stage again with her new talk show, The Oprah Conversation. Early episodes of her third AppleTV+ project will address racial justice, per The Hollywood Reporter. The streaming show’s first episode will debut on Thursday and feature an interview with How to Be an Antiracist author Ibram X. Kendi, the

Tom Holland isn’t hiding his romance with actress Nadia Parkes anymore. The Spider-Man actor shared a photo of Parkes on his Instagram for all to see. He didn’t tag her, but in photos shared on her Instagram at the same time (and presumably taken by Holland), she’s wearing the same outfit. The Instagram gesture comes