Arts & Entertainment
There’s A Reason Why Everyone Is Watching “The Masked Singer”
The Fox competition show has turned celebrity recycling into the most fun guessing game on TV. (Some necessary spoilers ahead.)
Alessa Dominguez
Enough With The Lesbian Period Dramas
Movies like Ammonite and Portrait of a Lady on Fire are fine, but the lack of mainstream contemporary lesbian films is actually kind of a problem.
Lauren Strapagiel
Forgive Me, But I Love Magic!!!!!
I know it’s embarrassing, but I love magic and I think it’s time you all got on board. Trust me. It’ll help.
Scaachi Koul
11 Pictures Of Princess Diana And Emma Corrin From "The Crown" That Are Honestly Hard To Tell Apart
It's truly uncanny.
Ellie Hall
Princess Diana's Bashful Face In "The Crown" Is Now A Meme
"Me on a Zoom call pretending I’m listening and not just looking at myself."
David Mack
The New Season Of "The Crown" Spotlights Princess Diana, And It Doesn't Disappoint
The Netflix series does an exceptional job reckoning with the legacy of the beloved princess. But reporters who covered her when she was still alive say she'll always be a mystery.
Michael Blackmon
Mel Gibson’s “Fatman” Is A Great Argument For Cancel Culture
Sure, some people will say Gibson’s latest movie suffers because the content sucks; others will say it’s because you can’t separate Gibson the man from Gibson the actor. I say: Why not both???? (Spoilers, if you care, which you should not.)
Scaachi Koul
The Surreal Experience Of Watching “The Crown”
The new season of The Crown is slowly catching up to the present day, even if its royal characters are not. But maybe that’s the point.
David Mack
Rapper Mo3 Was Shot And Killed On A Dallas Freeway
Mo3, whose real name was Melvin Noble, ran out of his car when a man carrying a gun started walking toward him on the freeway, police said.
Salvador Hernandez
Pardon My French, But "Emily In Paris" Is Getting A Second Season
What terrible berets will she wear next?!
Julia Reinstein
Ellen DeGeneres Addressed Staffers After Digital Employees Were Laid Off Amid The WarnerMedia Restructuring
"We believe in y’all, and we will get through this just like we’ve gotten through all kinds of other things,” DeGeneres told employees.
Krystie Lee Yandoli
What The Obsession With “Hot For Teacher” Scandals Leaves Out
Teacher-student affairs are often portrayed as sexy, salacious scandals. A Teacher gets that they're really about abuse of power. (Massive spoilers, though it’s not that kind of show.)
Alessa Dominguez
Destiel (Sort Of) Became Canon And "Supernatural" Fans Are Shaking
Destiel, also known as DeanCas, also known as half the reason Tumblr exists.
Lauren Strapagiel
5 TV Shows To Distract You From The Election
From an old Australian sitcom to the new season of The Bachelorette.
Tomi Obaro
Sam Smith’s New Album Is Gloriously Queer
Love Goes is the pop star’s most unabashedly queer album yet.
Alessa Dominguez
Ariana Grande’s New Album Is Her Filthiest Yet. It’s Also Her Most Contemplative.
File Positions under “the horniest music of the year.”
Michael Blackmon
“Rachael Ray" Crew Members Are Fighting To Keep Their Jobs During The Pandemic
"My savings is dwindling. I’m not going to be able to pay my bills, and then in the next six months, I won’t have worked enough union hours to cover my health insurance."
Krystie Lee Yandoli
Spotify Is Defending Alex Jones' Appearance On "The Joe Rogan Experience"
In a leaked email, an executive said, "we are not going to ban specific individuals from being guests on other people’s shows.”
Jane Lytvynenko
Chrissy Teigen Opened Up About Her Pregnancy Loss: “I’m Not Sure I’ll Ever Forget The Experience”
“He just wouldn’t survive this, and if it went on any longer, I might not either."
Krystie Lee Yandoli
Meet Julie Adenuga: The Content Creator Who Doesn't Trust The Internet
“I love to argue. I'm Nigerian. I love to argue. I love to shout.”
Ade Onibada
What The NXIVM "Sex Cult" Documentaries Don’t Say
Two new documentaries look beyond salacious headlines to tell the story of the so-called NXIVM “sex cult.” Still, their focus on survivors’ personal stories leaves many questions unanswered.
Alessa Dominguez
The World Feels Hopeless. I Talked To Christian Scholars About What To Do.
“We don’t have any special wisdom. We don’t have special answers.”
Scott Lucas
How Linkin Park Helped Suburban Teenagers Feel Their Feelings
Twenty years after their record-breaking debut album, Hybrid Theory, came out, it’s still a cathartic listen for suburban teens.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Sky History Is Taking "The Chop" Off The Air To Investigate Claims That A Contestant Has Nazi Face Tattoos
“Darren’s tattoos denote significant events in his life and have no political or ideological meaning whatsoever.”
Ade Onibada
“Unsolved Mysteries” Is Like Watching A Reddit Thread Come To Life
Focusing on perplexing crimes and stories about victims largely ignored by the genre, the streaming giant’s true crime reboot actually cuts through the glut.
Alessa Dominguez
BTS's Virtual Concerts Connected People On A Global Scale Not Seen Before The Pandemic
TL;DR: I cried a lot.
Ikran Dahir
Jerry Harris's Lawyers Say He Was Immersed In The Cheer World, Where "Predators Are Largely Unchecked"
Attorneys for the star of the Netflix docuseries Cheer said he should be released pending his trial on a child porn charge.
David Mack
That Photo Of Billie Eilish Isn’t Brave. It’s Just Typical.
In the pursuit of body positivity, we’ve tipped over into an absurd place — where merely existing in a body larger than a size 0 is considered courageous.
Scaachi Koul
Does “The Bachelorette” Think We’re Stupid?
From not addressing the Colton Underwood allegations to keeping Tayshia Adams under wraps, the reality show is acting as if its fans live in a vacuum.
Stephanie McNeal
Jerry Harris Allegedly Raped A 15-Year-Old Boy In A Bathroom At A Cheerleading Event
Federal prosecutors are urging the cheerleader be held behind bars pending his trial on child pornography charges.
David Mack
