Spoilers for Hulu’s The Great, below. My rapturous two-day binge of Hulu’s The Great was immediately followed by the sinking feeling that a second season could be years away. The series, which stars Elle Fanning as Catherine the Great and Nicholas Hoult as Peter III, is the chaotic, violent, sensual, unhinged relative of Sofia Coppola’s
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If you were once a member of the masses willing to sacrifice your firstborn for a ticket to see Broadway’s Hamilton, yearn no longer. Beginning July 3 on Disney+, there’s a seat for you in the room where the award-winning musical happens. Hamilton will hit the streaming service more than a year ahead of its
Khloé Kardashian has decided to give her ex-boyfriend and daughter True’s father Tristan Thompson another chance romantically, despite his multiple cheating scandals, according to People. A source said that Kardashian and Thompson are “giving their relationship another try. Tristan is working hard to prove himself and has been a great dad to True.” A second
Prince Harry says he’s “committed to being part of the solution” when it comes to dismantling institutional racism in the world. As part of his remarks during the virtual Diana Awards ceremony on what would’ve been Princess Diana’s 59th birthday, Harry became the first House of Windsor heir to openly acknowledge the Black Lives Matter
Jada Pinkett Smith is shutting down singer August Alsina’s claims that he and the Red Table Talk host had a years-long affair, and that her husband, Will Smith, supposedly gave his blessing for the extramarital relations. Alsina revealed details regarding the rumored affair during an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show with Angela Yee.
The BET Awards were virtual this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. And while Beyoncé recorded her acceptance speech for the ceremony’s Humanitarian Award at home, she still dressed up for a normal red carpet and did her own photoshoot. She also skipped the official red carpet and did her own shoot for the
This time last year, you couldn’t enter a club without hearing the jittery drums and pulsating rhythm of Burna Boy’s sticky party bangers like “On The Low” or “Killin’ Dem.” When the pandemic tilted the world on its head earlier this year, the self-professed African Giant—like many musicians—was forced to pivot, recalibrate, and re-strategize his
Kylie Jenner decided to drastically change her look for the day, tweaking both her hair color and eye color. The youngest Kardashian-Jenner sister uploaded photos to her Instagram Story of herself with light brown, “bronde” hair and light green eyes. “I look like Stas,” she captioned one, referencing her close friend Anastasia Karanikolaou. Instagram Instagram
Leonardo DiCaprio really, really didn’t want to be seen going out with his girlfriend Camila Morrone to Nobu in Malibu yesterday, as Los Angeles’ coronavirus cases hit over 100,000. The couple was photographed by paparazzi arriving at the restaurant together. Both sensibly wore masks, which is the minimum the CDC is recommending people do to
Thanks to COVID-19, Pride events all over the country and the world have been canceled and postponed, and many, including New York City’s, are going virtual. The Dyke March, which was originally reimagined as a virtual protest, turned into a Juneteenth event called “Break the Chains with Love.” On Sunday, June 28, a Queer Liberation
Maybe everything started when Pearl Thusi predicted the future. Earlier this year, Thusi, arguably one of South Africa’s biggest television stars, gathered a group of young women to appear in a Cosmopolitan South Africa photoshoot. She was the magazine’s cover model for the March 2020 Netflix issue, timed to her starring role in the streaming
Katy Perry gave a candid interview about her mental health journey, telling radio host Tom Power of Q on CBC that she considered suicide in the aftermath of her breakup from Orlando Bloom in 2017. Perry and Bloom first started dating in early 2016. The two split about a year later, in February 2017. Their
On Juneteenth, Beyoncé reminded us of one of her greatest talents: dropping a new project when no one was expecting it. On Saturday night, a little more than one week after we were blessed with her new song, “Black Parade,” Beyoncé dropped a surprise trailer for her visual album, “Black Is King.” The trailer, which
On Friday, Ariana Grande celebrated her 27th birthday with a Midsommar-themed birthday bash thrown by her friends and her boyfriend, Dalton Gomez. Friday was also the day that Grande and Gomez went Instagram official. Ariana GrandeInstagram The above photo was one of several that Grande included in her initial birthday post, but on Saturday, she
Jennifer GraylockGetty Images In lieu of Pride marches and parades in the streets this year, we get virtual events. These events are not the same as wearing glitter, waving rainbow flags, and dancing with our best friends at afterparties, but they certainly aren’t lacking in joy. This Pride month, the Black Lives Matter protests drove
This year’s BET Awards will look a little different. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 20th annual installment of the show honoring Black entertainers and athletes will be virtual. Comedian and Insecure star Amanda Seales will host the awards, which also coincide with BET’s 40th anniversary. Drake leads this year’s nominations with six, followed closely
Sally Rooney’s Normal People got everyone all hot and bothered when the 12-part miniseries dropped on Hulu. On Friday, fans who couldn’t wait to catch another glimpse of Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones), Connell (Paul Mescal), and his iconic silver chain got a little pandemic treat. The lovers appear in two comedic shorts as part of Ireland’s
It was an eventful week of quarantine for Booksmart actress Billie Lourd, 27, and her longtime partner, Austen Rydell, 28. He announced via Instagram that the pair got engaged following more than four years of dating. “💍💍💍She said YES!! (Actually she said ‘Duhhh’) But I guess that’s even better than yes?!? 💗🤪🎉🎰💥🍾 ” Rydell captioned
Most celebrities have been out of the paparazzi’s lens throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Selena Gomez among them. But on Wednesday, the singer was photographed hanging with friends. Gomez was dressed up in a boho pink print off-the-shoulder blouse and light jeans. She wore her hair, now very long, down. TheImageDirect.com This is one of the
This week, news broke that Emma Roberts is expecting her first child with Garrett Hedlund, her boyfriend of more than a year. Although neither has commented on reports, many have become curious about the low-key relationship between the rumored parents-to-be. Here’s what you need to know about Hedlund, from his impressive film career to his
The last three years have been filled with ups and downs for Demi Lovato—and she’s reliving it all in a new four-part YouTube documentary series. It will be her second time collaborating with the company after the success of her 2017 documentary Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated, which has more than 32 million views. The currently
Selena Gomez’s album Rare isn’t the only music the singer is giving fans this year. Gomez joined Trevor Daniel on the remix of his track “Past Life”; the lyrics explore letting go of who you were in the past, taking care of your mental health, and promising to be better to people you used—all while
Where Normal People leads, Conversations With Friends will follow. Hulu confirmed today that it will air the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s debut novel, after premiering Normal People to critical acclaim and socially-distanced fan fervor in April. The 12-part series will debut on BBC Three in the U.K. before heading to Hulu. Conversations with Friends:
Revolutions don’t happen overnight, and for the characters of The Handmaid’s Tale, theirs won’t come until 2021. Hulu just released the first teaser for season 4 of the Emmy-winning drama, and former Handmaid June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) has rebellion on the brain. Her plot to rescue the children of Gilead, which started with a daring