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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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September 22, 2026 View Online | Join All Access | Listen Questions about Book Riot? We’re turning 15 next month, and you’re invited to the party. Ask us anything, reflect on the biggest literary controversies of the last decade-and-a-half, and celebrate the best of the bookish internet. Spread the word. Share this email with friends.
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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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2hollis fans are in luck. The flaxen-haired musician has announced his next album, Pirouette, which is due out on the auspicious date of November 11 (or 11/11) via Interscope. You can check out the characteristically gothic cover art, drawn by Final Fantasy and Vampire Hunter D illustrator Yoshitaka Amano, below. “There is a delicate, sensitive
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Who hasn’t wondered what it would be like to soar high in the sky, perhaps flapping alongside surprised birds or soaring through fluffy clouds? In the endearing The Fantastic Floating Mr. Finnegan, translated from German by Tammi Reichel, Swiss duo Rebecca Gugger and Simon Röthlisberger (partners in creativity and in life) contemplate that possibility via
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A past love of Presley Gerber is speaking out about his tragic death.  After Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber’s son died on Sept. 20 at 27, his ex-girlfriend Charlotte D’Alessio looked back on their two years together with an emotional tribute.  “Shared a pure love with you & for that I thank & honor your life,” Charlotte wrote on Instagram Stories Sept. 21
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