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As Black Lives Matter and Black Trans Lives Matter protests sweep the country, many are searching for additional ways to support the movement while seeking justice for the Black and trans communities. Starting today, more than 50 photographers and graphic designers are raising funds for the fight against systemic racism through the fundraising initiative Reframing

In the finale of Outer Banks, the soapy teen drama occupying a near-constant spot on Netflix’s Top 10 list, our heroine Sarah (Madelyn Cline) is off-kilter. Both her geographical location and emotional state turn upside down when she decides to flee her life for an unknowable future with John B (Chase Stokes). Cline has found

My mother’s legend has it that one of my first words was “magazine.” I can’t confirm this, but I do have vague memories of demanding an issue from the rack at the grocery store, eager to flip through its glossy pages. As I grew older, I was just as excited to read the words inside

Vera AndersonGetty Images Days after arriving in New York City to film The King of Staten Island, Bel Powley was given an insider’s tour of the borough from the king himself, Pete Davidson, who co-wrote and stars in the semi-autobiographical movie. Davidson took the 28-year-old London native to the local mall and movie theater that

On Friday night, a 27-year-old black man named Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by police during an altercation that Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms said didn’t warrant “a justified use of deadly force.” One minute, Brooks was calmly chatting with the two officers who found him sleeping in his car. The next, they were all wrestling

On her Instagram account, Kim Kardashian posted a photo with Scott Disick, the father of her nephews Mason and Reign and her niece Penelope, to announce that the family broke quarantine a few weeks ago to celebrate Disick’s birthday on May 26. “We celebrated Scott’s bday a few weeks ago with just family and it

In one of the funniest scenes from Insecure’s fourth season, Issa Dee’s (Issa Rae) post-coital bliss is cut short when TSA Bae (Reggie Conquest) informs her that their condom slid off inside her (a clever nod to the backlash the hit HBO series received over its lack of visible condom use). Issa runs to the

Emma McIntyreGetty Images Following the death of George Floyd and the start of protests across the nation and world, Jennifer Aniston quietly donated $1 million to Color of Change, the largest online racial justice organization in the U.S. Per The Mirror, Brad Pitt has matched his ex-wife’s donation to the efforts and attended the protests

Gary GershoffGetty Images Starz has announced a new travel docu-series called Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham, starring Outlander series stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish. Heugan first had the idea for the series in the format of a podcast and was originally titled Clan Lands. “I wanted to do a podcast

Update, 6/13: New footage outside the Rikers Island jail cell in New York City where transgender woman Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco died last June reveals that guards waited 90 minutes before calling for help. Her family told NBC News that the footage shows that guards failed to provide her with the care she needed when she

As Black Lives Matter protests continued across the U.S. and the world this week, two Black transgender women were killed this week within a 24-hour period. Riah Milton of Liberty Township, Ohio was shot several times during a robbery attempt on Tuesday, and Dominique Rem’mie Fells’s remains were found alongside the Schuylkill River in the

Samir HusseinGetty Images The Queen’s annual birthday parade, Trooping the Colour, has changed drastically due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it hasn’t been canceled outright. Today in the UK, the Queen will participate in a small parade in Windsor that will be televised by the BBC starting at 10:15 AM London time (5:15 AM New

Axelle/Bauer-GriffinGetty Images Today, Taylor Swift let her 134 million Instagram followers know where she stands when it comes to preserving monuments that honor racist figures. Her powerful post comes a few days after finally advocating for the Black Lives Matter movement on Twitter. “I’m asking the Capitol Commission and the Tennessee Historical Commission to please

Jessica Mulroney, who is close friends with Meghan Markle, had her CTV reality show I Do Redo pulled off the air after influencer Sasha Exeter came forward, accusing Mulroney of privately threatening her livelihood and trying to silence her. In an 11-minute video, Exeter detailed how Mulroney perceived a generic call-to-action post Exeter shared as

Nathan’s back! While we are very concerned about the state of Issa and Molly’s friendship, we’re just as invested Kendrick Sampson’s return to our favorite Sunday-night show, Insecure. While Lyft Bae’s fate remains unknown, the secret to Sampson’s prized phone has been unlocked. Tune in to another stay-home edition of On The Phone With where

Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America (1861-TBD) lies in the middle of the street, fully dressed and flat on his back, his hand outstretched to a nearby police officer in a futile entreaty for help. His metal finery is splattered with pink paint and his unfortunate state is illuminated by the blue

JOHANNES EISELEGetty Images For the past few weeks, America has watched as protestors in all 50 states have poured into the streets to demand change. They’re asking for justice in the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor. They’re asking for an end to police brutality and an acknowledgement that Black lives matter.

Dania MaxwellGetty Images How can you be a better ally and support Black people in their fight against police brutality, systemic racism, and injustice? It’s a question that many are asking in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade as protests continue over 40 cities nationwide. Here, three simple concepts

Jared Leto isn’t the type to blast his love life on social media, but Leto has had a steady partner in 26-year-old model Valery Kaufman over the last few years. People got some rare detail on the couple this week after Kaufman and Leto were seen together hiking in Malibu in early June 2020. Here,

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry moved from Vancouver Island to Los Angeles just as the coronavirus lockdown really went into effect. Three months in, Entertainment Tonight got intel from a source about how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s relationship has changed post-move, while they’ve social distanced in their home with their one-year-old son Archie.

With the coronavirus pandemic canceling events and delaying tours, 2020 is not the year any artist envisioned having. But K-pop girl group TWICE is still rising. In the five years since the band’s debut, K-pop has taken off globally, along with the girls’ own fame and sugary, feel-good music. They’ve made history at home and

After nearly two weeks of silence on her Twitter while Black Lives Matter protests swept the nation, Taylor Swift returned to the platform to advocate for the movement. Some fans applauded her for using her social media to speak out; others were less impressed and wanted more from her, especially since she waited so long

After police officers killed George Floyd on the streets of Minneapolis, protests emerged across the country—and around the world—to demand justice for Floyd and an end to police brutality. They continued even after many states enacted curfews and police used tear gas and rubber bullets against protestors. More than 10,000 protestors have been arrested, but

The Kardashian-Jenner family are accused of Photoshopping their photos regularly by fans and rarely respond to those kind of comments. But Kendall Jenner didn’t let a rumor that she Photoshopped a photo of herself at a Black Lives Matter protest linger on the internet very long. When she was called out of Twitter for seemingly