Adam Shankman says there was a time when the Hollywood career he enjoys today almost never happened. In a candid first-person essay shared through GLAAD’s “GLAAD To Share” series, the Hairspray director reflected on childhood trauma, addiction, and the long journey toward embracing his identity as a queer storyteller. Shankman, whose latest film Stop! That!
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Barnes & Noble’s biggest books of fall, a touching library moment from the Obama Presidential Center’s opening ceremony, essential American literature, and more. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last week. The Biggest Books of
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Empress Of has announced new album Dream House, the follow-up to 2024’s For Your Consideration. Out Sept 18 via Giant Music, the record reflects on life after the Altadena fires that destroyed Lorely Rodriguez’s home—a topic explored on the single “Wild Storm,” released today with a Mitch deQuilettes-directed video shot in the aftermath. Rodriguez will
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Former Secretary of Transportation and likely 2028 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was briefly separated from his children after an anonymous false report alleging he was a danger to his young twins.  Buttigieg detailed the ordeal firsthand in a post on Substack, titled “A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family.” He said he was “furious” that
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In her engaging Obstinate Daughters: The Rebels, Writers, and Renegade Women Who Ignited the American Revolution, Denise Kiernan (The Girls of Atomic City) takes readers on a remarkable journey to discover—and rediscover—some of the fascinating women who helped to shape the Revolutionary Era. Along the way, Kiernan challenges traditional ideas of who belongs in history
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What Deals to Expect During Prime Day 2026 Shoppers can expect major discounts across categories including tech, beauty, home, kitchen, fashion, and wellness during Prime Day 2026. Amazon devices like Echo speakers, Fire TVs, Kindles, and Ring doorbells are usually among the biggest markdowns, but the event has also become known for impressive deals on
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Walk into any decent barbershop in 2026 and you’ll notice something. The buzzed-sides-long-top look that ruled for a decade? Dying. Quietly, but dying. Guys are growing it out. Adding texture. Asking for cuts their dads wore in 1978. And honestly, most of them look better for it. In this post, I’ll walk you through the
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Heavens to Betsy, the punk duo of Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer whose 1994 split led to the formation of Sleater-Kinney, will tour this fall for the first time since the breakup. After launching the reunion with a surprise show in Portland, Oregon, last night, Tucker and Sawyer have lined up an itinerary that includes
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Broadway is bringing back one of Richard Greenberg’s most celebrated plays with an impressive trio of leading actors. Superman star David Corenswet, Heated Rivalry actor François Arnaud and The Handmaid’s Tale standout Yvonne Strahovski will headline a new production of Three Days of Rain, marking the play’s first Broadway revival in more than two decades.
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