archiveDecember 2022

Yesterday, I was standing in front of my desk, piled high with books I had checked out from the library or received for review, trying to decide what to read next. I shifted from foot to foot and gave myself a pep talk. “Pretend you are a normal reader. You’re...

A bodyguard for Megan Thee Stallion who was due to testify at Tory Lanez’s felony assault trial — but who purportedly stopped responding to law enforcement this week — was expected to face questions about a prior statement he gave to authorities implicating Lanez. A source tells Rolling Stone that...

In a statement to the Washington Examiner, Caitlyn's rep addressed the misgendering of Dylan, explaining that an "individual on Ms. Jenner's team haphazardly misgendered Dylan" and that the team was taking "appropriate actions to rectify the situation internally." However, the statement said, "Ms. Jenner has no further comment on the matter and stands by...

Yellowstone has always been a series interested in, if not outright obsessed with, legacy. That of the Yellowstone Ranch, upon which the fictional Dutton family has lived since the late 1800s, is foremost in the mind of patriarch John Dutton III, played by Kevin Costner with the gruff bluster of...

Photography courtesy of OVO Plus Reformation’s new Canadian flagship has magic wardrobes. By Annika Lautens Date December 16, 2022 Facebook Twitter Drake’s brand OVO’s new capsule collection arrived in time for the holidays Photography courtesy of OVO Still trying to decide what to wear to last-minute holiday parties? According to...

Happy (Opry) anniversary to Faith Hill! It was on this day (Dec. 18) in 1993 that she made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry.Hill's appearance on the renowned stage came only two months after she released her debut album, Take Me as I Am; her first single, "Wild One,"...

While playing the cocky Hangman in Top Gun: Maverick served as his breakout role, Glen Powell has appeared in other notable films, including the Oscar-nominated movie Hidden Figures. Powell played the respected astronaut John Glenn in the NASA-centric biopic, and he received some praise for playing the notable astronaut. But...

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities — a marvelous compendium of streaming deadtime stories — emphasizes everything that lures me to horror anthologies. It feels like a reinvention of Showtime’s Masters of Horror, highlighting everything I appreciate about the format. One might balk at calling Cabinet of Curiosities an outright...

In what’s becoming an annual tradition, Pink Floyd quietly uploaded 18 Dark Side of the Moon-era concerts onto streaming services recently, as well as a collection of “alternative tracks” from their legendary 1973 LP. In Dec. 2021, Pink Floyd similarly dumped a dozen unreleased concerts, spanning from 1970 to 1972,...

My bloody BFFs.On Dec. 16, Machine Gun Kelly took to his Instagram Stories to share a hair-raising video of himself getting up close and personal with some slimy, blood sucking leeches. In the clip, captioned "My best friends," the "My Bloody Valentine" singer lies down shirtless as the creepy crawlers squirm around...

Jennifer Lawrence returned to acting this year after some time out of the spotlight, and she knows exactly who she wants to work with going forward: women. During a Hollywood Reporter panel with Danielle Deadwyler, Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Williams, Emma Corrin, and Claire Foy, Lawrence shared a little bit about...

Photography courtesy of Fenty Beauty. Graphic by Leo Tapel Plus, a Sephora fragrance sale you don't want to miss. By Lauren Knowles Date December 16, 2022 Facebook Twitter Fenty Beauty unveiled a limited-edition makeup set for Rihanna fans Photography courtesy of Fenty Beauty Yes, we know Rihanna isn’t the most...

When the Academy of Country Music opened its new Nashville facility on Wednesday (Dec. 14), they brought along the organization's reigning New Male Artist of the Year and New Female Artist of the Year to help celebrate."Being from Texas myself, I'm thrilled to have the awards in Texas next year,"...

One of the ‘90s and ‘00s' brightest stars was Brittany Murphy, who famously starred in beloved films like Clueless, Girl, Interrupted and 8 Mile. Sadly in 2009, the world was rocked by her sudden death at the age 32. As some of the circumstances surrounding her death remain a mystery...