California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill last Sunday establishing September 25th as “Dolly Parton Day” each year in honor of the recently deceased country music star and LGBTQ+ ally. Parton’s fans suggested the date, 9/25, in honor of Parton’s beloved song “9 to 5.” Now, LGBTQ+ bars in West Hollywood are gearing up
A recent casting addition to Marvel’s X-Men reboot reveals the perfect replacement for Iron Man in one key way. Gradually, Marvel Studios has built a stellar cast for its first X-Men film, and one that seems driven largely by the original comic run. So far, three members from Professor Charles Xavier’s first class of mutants
Like capri pants and velour tracksuits, it seems that Shakespeare’s tragic tale of teenage love comes back around every 30 years. Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey drew raves and included a brief nude scene that prompted “a lot of fuss” at the time and a lawsuit alleging child abuse decades
Fabrice “Fab” Morvan is disclosing his finances to the court. The Milli Vanilli musician—known for performing ’90s hits such as “Girl I’m Gonna Miss You” alongside late bandmate Rob Pilatus—declared his income and expenses in court Sept. 18 amid his divorce proceedings from estranged wife and manager Kim Marlowe. In addition to earning a monthly
Kelly Rowland is getting down with experiencing motherhood at the same time as Beyoncé. The Destiny’s Child alum shared how grateful she is to be raising her and husband Tim Weatherspoon sons Titan, 11, and Noah, 5, alongside her BFF and former bandmate Beyoncé, who shares kids Blue Ivy, 14, and twins Rumi and Sir,
MANGO, an international leader in the world of fashion, launches MANGO Style Club in six European markets, as it continues the international rollout of its renewed loyalty programme. Designed to offer customers a more personalised relationship with the brand, MANGO Style Club combines loyalty rewards with exclusive services, content and experiences. The programme forms part
Legendary D.C. punks Bad Brains are issuing their long sought-after first demo tape. Recorded in 1979 at Arlington, Virginia’s Inner Ear Studios and newly remastered by Ian MacKaye, Are You Ready: The First Studio Recording (Inner Ear – March 1979) will be available on vinyl LP, cassette, and digitally come November 6 via Trust Records.
Madonna and Charli xcx are officially turning a rumored pop feud into a full-blown dance-floor event. The two artists have teamed up for “Danceteria Afterhours,” a new remix of Madonna’s Confessions II track “Danceteria.” The song arrives Thursday, Sept. 24, through Warner Records, marking the first time the pop powerhouses have released music together. So,
There’s a lot of hype that typically accompanies Marvel Cinematic Universe films, and that’s certainly been the case with the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. Unfortunately, leaks have also been a recurring problem when it comes to these high-profile releases. It would seem this is also the case with the forthcoming Avengers: Endgame Encore, which was previously
Tananarive Due’s Mazywood is an exceptionally crafted and paced horror novel with superb, surprising twists. The iconic writer and teacher of Black horror and Afrofuturism presents readers with a novel very much in the vein of her Bram Stoker Award-winning The Reformatory, where some of the most terrifying aspects of the plot are steeped in
“Once a day Riley & I look over at each other to say ‘I can’t believe we made him,’” she continued in a Sept. 17 Instagram post alongside adorable pics of their little guy. “I would live through every hard thing 1,000 times again, knowing it all lead to a present, loving life with this kid. Thank
Drop everything now—Taylor Swift has another surprise for fans. Just one day after the “Opalite” singer revealed her brand-new single “Patient Zero,” out Friday, Sept. 25, she announced The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, featuring four new songs, will drop the same day. “About a year ago, you guys did a truly unfathomable thing,” Swift wrote
It’s you against the rich guy. For the job. For the girl. His whole appearance oozes class and power. He gets listened to. He gets respect. He gets treated as a better person just because he wears better clothes. It’s unfair. But it’s life. How can you compete? Luckily, there are ways. Below I’ll show you how
Outkast, the Grammy-winning, Rock Hall-inducted duo of André 3000 and Big Boi, are suing Ovrkast for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and breach of contract. In a lawsuit filed in Georgia on September 16, High Schoolers LLC—the holding company that handles Outkast’s name and trademark—accused the Oakland rapper-producer born Silas Wilson of “improper, willful, unauthorized, and
Two-thirds of straight women and one-third of straight men are unwilling to date a bisexual person of the opposite sex, according to a YouGov poll published today, during Bisexuality Visibility Week. The poll illustrates how lingering stereotypes negatively affect people’s impressions of bisexual individuals. The poll — which surveyed 5,983 Britons during late March, including
While Prime Video’s Bosch franchise might be one of the biggest and most influential detective dramas of the last 15 years, TNT’s underrated LA cop show always deserved to stand side by side the Michael Connelly adaptation. When Prime Video began to adapt The Lincoln Lawyer author Michael Connelly’s Bosch books as a streaming series
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Dakota Johnson Cheekily Calls Musicians “Tricky Motherf–kers” After Role Model Romance Dakota Johnson is adding to the web of rumors. Days after she was spotted stepping out with Machine Gun Kelly in New York City, the Madame Web star further fueled dating speculation by watching the rapper strut the catwalk in Milan Fashion Week’s Vogue
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