archiveMay 2021

LGBT+ activists protest against police abuse in Honduras in 2009 (ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/ Getty) A top human rights court could be about to make legal history by forcing Honduras to address its horrifying wave of violence against trans women. International LGBT+ advocates are waiting anxiously for the verdict of the Inter-American...

The shark remains the reigning champ of aquatic horror, dominating the subgenre more than any other oceanic creature. Alligators, crocodiles, and mutated fish make up another large percentage of an already shallow pool. Then there’s cryptids and sea creatures, of which horror always has room for more. That includes the...

The Recording Academy announced major changes to the Grammy Awards voting process Friday, including the elimination of the controversial “secret committees.” The “secret committees” — groups of anonymous voting members who decide the nominations in key genres like rock, rap and dance music — were first brought to the public’s...

Happy 54th birthday, Tim McGraw! The singer was born on this day, May 1, in 1967, in Delhi, La.McGraw was raised by his birth mother, Elizabeth "Betty" D'Agostino, and her husband, Horace Smith, whom McGraw believed to be his biological father. However, when the future country star was 11 years...

It could just be the familial resemblance, but we're also already getting Princess Anne vibes—though due to the archaic system of male primogeniture in place at the time, the queen's second-eldest child wasn't even considered the spare heir once her younger brother Prince Andrew was born, and she remains lower on the ladder...

Photography courtesy of Charlotte Tilbury Including the scoop on two new essential oil blends from Vitruvi. By Patricia Karounos Date May 1, 2021 Facebook Twitter Emma Chamberlain is named Mane Addicts’ new “Mane Muse” Gen Z fave Emma Chamberlain was named Mane Addicts’ newest “Mane Muse.” The online hairstyling publication,...

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links.Since the dawn of cinema, theaters around the world have been filled with people who just can’t get enough of a good mystery. In the 100+ years that people...

Members of the LGBT+ community march in the Pride parade in Durban, South Africa, in 2018. (AFP via Getty/ RAJESH JANTILAL) A suspect has been arrested in connection to a gay man who was left bruised and battered after being stabbed with a bottle in Sasolburg, South Africa. Segakweng Kimora...

Fabrice du Welz, director of excellent genre fare including Calvaire, Vinyan and Alléluia, is back with an atmospheric new thriller, Adoration, which is now available for pre-order over at Vinegar Syndrome. The film was acquired by Altered Innocence for a U.S. release this summer. Young lovers are on the run...

Ringo Starr revealed his favorite Beatles song and his thoughts on the afterlife during a bonus interview from the drummer’s recent virtual visit to The Late Show. Taking part in Stephen Colbert’s 15-question “The Colbert Questionert” — a segment Starr initially recorded when he appeared on The Late Show in...

Twenty-eight years ago today, on May 1, 1993, Charley Pride became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, 27 years after his debut on the hallowed stage. It was the second time that Opry officials had asked the artist to join the organization's ranks.In January of 1967, Pride became the second Black...

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Actress Gwyneth Paltrow delves into her couple style with Brad Pitt, that iconic Great Expectations look, and going sheer on the red carpet. Director: Rom Bokobza DP: Nate Gold Editor: Marcus Niehaus Producer: Naomi Nishi Associate Producer: Rachel Cantor Cam Op: Grant Bell Sound: Kara Johnson Set Design: Robert Ziemer...

“I’ll bet you I can rob a casino,” Allie Fox tells his wife Margot midway through the first season of the Apple TV+ drama The Mosquito Coast. This is a mark both of how desperate their circumstances are and how highly Allie regards his ability to accomplish what others call...