A sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown in Niger is raising alarm among human rights organizations and HIV advocates after dozens of people were reportedly arrested under a new penal code that criminalizes same-sex relationships for the first time in the country’s history. The arrests have also disrupted HIV prevention efforts, with community organizations reporting that many LGBTQ+
Disney+ subscribers looking for movies to watch this weekend on the streaming service can check out these three very different films that connect to recent releases. On last weekend’s Disney+ movie recommendations, I explored projects like Stitch! The Movie, Captain Marvel, and Avatar: Fire and Ash, making for a fun three-movie binge for those who
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North West is feeling blue. But not at all in a bad way, as Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter took her love for blue to new heights in a video where blue lips and face piercings compliment her vibrant blue hair. In several videos shared July 2 to North and Kim’s TikTok, the 13-year-old
Madonna and Lourdes Leon’s new song is like a little prayer. As the queen of pop released her latest album Confessions II July 3, she included a duet alongside her daughter—whom she shares with ex Carlos Leon—that shares rare insight into their mother-daughter dynamic. “Little star / I tried to put you on a pedestal,”
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Rico Nasty has reunited with producer Kenny Beats, who is now calling himself Kenneth Blume, for her new album, RX. It’s out July 24. Lead single “Cupcake” marks a return to Rico’s signature “sugar trap” sound following her 2025 rap-rock LP Lethal. Below, watch her joyride in an off-roader in the song’s Miggy-directed video. “I
Niger, the former French colony in West Africa, is in the midst of a country-wide gay purge, with dozens of high-ranking officials and civilians arrested and imprisoned. Earlier this year, the government officially banned homosexuality in the country, imposing years-long sentences and fines on anyone found guilty of committing “indecent or unnatural acts” with a
After Barbarian and Weapons, Zach Cregger probably could have spent the next few years fielding offers from studios with a dusty horror franchise in the closet, just waiting to shake it off and send it back to the new horror movie schedule. But his upcoming Resident Evil movie was not some corporate assignment that landed
The first half of 2026 brought memoirs by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw and Ada Ferrar, biographies of Emily Brontë and Mary Todd Lincoln, and more. View Original Source Here
Cristiano Ronaldo may not be suiting up for Portugal after the 2026 World Cup. Ahead of the nation’s 2-1 win over Croatia in their round of 32 match in Toronto July 2, the soccer star’s sister Kátia Aveiro said his time with the national team would soon be over. “I truly believe this is the
See Selena Gomez & More Celebs Seemingly Heading to Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Rehearsal Dinner Spotted: Blake Lively more than 200 miles away from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding festivities. As Swift and Kelce’s friends and family descended upon Madison Square Garden July 2 for an apparent rehearsal dinner, the Gossip Girl alum and her
The global luxury industry is projected to slowly pull out of its prolonged slump this year after years of struggling to reignite sales, according to the latest edition of The State of Fashion report published by The Business of Fashion (BoF) and McKinsey & Company. Overall growth will likely remain muted, expanding at an annual
Jorja Smith has set a release date for her third album. What Are The Odds lands on FAMM on August 21, and Smith previewed it today with a new song with Wizkid, “Alive.” A music video, which follows the singers as they dance, sweat, and flirt their way through a Paris summer night. Watch it
More than 20 years after the original Legally Blonde became one of the most beloved comedies of all time, Prime Video is taking fans back to where it all began. Light series spoilers ahead. Instead of following Elle Woods through the halls of Harvard Law School, Elle rewinds the clock to 1995, when everyone’s favorite
Alan Ritchson’s Hank aiming a shotgun toward the camera in Runner Published Jul 2, 2026, 1:23 PM EDT Grant Hermanns is a TV News Editor, Interview Host and Reviewer for ScreenRant, having joined the team in early 2021. He got his start in the industry with Moviepilot, followed by working at ComingSoon.net. When not indulging in
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Emilia Clarke’s Brain Aneurysm Emilia Clarke filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, but in 2019, she published an essay in The New Yorker titled “A Battle for My Life.” Having a bad headache at the gym, “I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill,” the actress wrote.
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