archiveSeptember 2023

Settlement Astley alleged that Gravy’s 2022 breakout hit, “Betty (Get Money),” imitated his voice Rick Astley settled his lawsuit filed in January against rapper Yung Gravy and his collaborators for an undisclosed sum on Tuesday, according to Billboard. Astley, known for his 1987 hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up”...

Franchise movie-making is a big focus at every major studio. Offering audiences characters they are familiar with is proven to be successful, but one of the difficulties that comes with that is knowing when it’s time to end a franchise. The director of the newest Expendables movie is far from...

The tenth entry in any franchise, let alone horror, is a monumental milestone. What began in 2004 with Saw, a twisty thriller that introduced John “Jigsaw” Kramer as a mastermind trap engineer, quickly gave way to an enduring horror franchise where the traps got gnarlier and the timeline increasingly more convoluted...

A new champ is here. Or will be soon anyway, because first they have to get through one of the most grueling seasons of The Challenge. For the first time, season 39 of MTV's reality competition series features no current winners, with T.J. Lavin assembling a cast of 24 competitors all hungry...

Finally, we have an answer to what was on that ring camera footage that reportedly led Joe Jonas to file for divorce from his wife of four years, Sophie Turner. A source revealed to Us Weekly that the camera caught Turner “saying some not-so-nice things about Jonas” to a friend...

Photography by Nathan Sweet. Hair by Juan Vigoya For Jeauni Cassanova, their vintage Dior collection is all about setting their feminine side free. By Annika Lautens Date September 27, 2023 Facebook Twitter While you can’t buy self-love, you can buy vintage Dior, and for Jeauni (pronounced “Joo-nee”) Cassanova, this sparked...

There's no one more fitting to host the inaugural People's Choice Country Music Awards than Little Big Town, especially because the event will take place at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. The country quartet have been members since 2014, but that's not the only way their career history links up with...

Gimme a Break The singer announced the band's plans onstage in Sacramento, California on Tuesday The 1975 are going on indefinite hiatus. Frontman Matthew Healy informed the Sacramento, California audience on Tuesday that they’d better enjoy the evening and register the experience in their memory palaces. “We love coming to...

Every so often a movie franchise will arrive and become a bonafide sensation. The Hunger Games is definitely in that category, especially since they were based on beloved novels of the same name by Suzanne Collins. Panem is returning to theaters with the prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,...

While the theme of Fantastic Fest this year is occultism/Satanic panic, the “junior” theme of the fest could easily be The Wrath of Troma, given that the opening night film of the festival was the long-awaited remake of The Toxic Avenger (review) and the studio is also bringing us Heidi Moore‘s Kill...

Carolina Ciucci is a teacher, writer and reviewer based in the south of Argentina. She hoards books like they’re going out of style. In case of emergency, you can summon her by talking about Ireland, fictional witches, and the Brontë family. Twitter: @carolinabeci View All posts by Carolina Ciucci Carolina...

Book Riot and the EveryLibrary Institute have teamed up for a survey that examines parents’ perceptions of public libraries and book bans. The survey asked questions like, “Do you feel your child is safe at the library?” “How comfortable are you with LGBTQ+ characters and themes in children’s books?” and...

I was shocked when I first learned The Expendables 4, a.k.a. Expend4bles, was not just happening, but as a theatrical release. Despite being an action movie lover, I haven't had much interest in The Expendables franchise since I saw the first trailer for the first movie way back when, so...

Given that her mother Janice is a sex therapist, Bilson has always had a comfort level with discussions others may find uncomfortable. "Growing up in a household that was so sex-positive and free and candid...definitely made me more obviously open talking about things," she told Yahoo! Life's The Unwind series in July....