archiveFebruary 2024

A Reading Rainbow documentary, titled Butterfly in the Sky, will be released in certain AMC theaters. The movie, which premiered during the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, shows the behind-the-scenes happenings of the iconic ’80s children show, as well as the particular challenges host LeVar Burton and others faced in promoting...

The first installment in a brand new reboot trilogy from Lionsgate and director Renny Harlin, The Strangers: Chapter 1 is coming soon, and we’ve got new poster art today. Additionally, we’ve learned that the official trailer for The Strangers: Chapter 1 will debut online tomorrow, March 1. As always, you’ll find...

The biggest story of the week has been the absolutely wild case of the failed “Wonka” themed entertainment event in Scotland that completely went off the rails. The event left those who paid for tickets furious, children weeping, and every new video we see is another AI-infused cringeworthy goldmine. There’s...

Van Halen's new memoir, Brothers, due Oct. 22, will tell the story behind one of the closest family partnerships in rock Eddie and Alex Van Halen had the closest musical relationship imaginable, playing together for nearly six decades — even in Van Halen’s most fallow periods, when the band was between...

As Rory Feek comes up on the eighth anniversary of his wife and musical partner Joey's death, he had some joyful news to share with fans: He has found love again.Feek is now in a relationship with a teacher named Rebecca, whom he's known peripherally for about five years, as...

Photography courtesy of launchmetrics.com/spotlight Plus, straight-from-the-runway styling tips. By Natalie Michie Date February 29, 2024 Mob wife this, tomato girl that — this summer, we will be in our crochet dress era. While these stitched-together styles are often thought of as strictly beach cover-up attire, they’re an eternally smart outfit...

When my colleague Katie Baker ranked attorneys from The Good Wife in 2016, the inimitable Elsbeth Tascioni—a deceptively lethal litigator whose distractible manner, eccentric style, and deductive leaps helped her win every case via courtroom rope-a-dope—came in first (as she should have). “Let’s start talking spinoff,” Katie advised. Several years...

A$AP Rocky Asked THIS About Rihanna Outside L.A. CourthouseRihanna and A$AP Rocky's new project will put love on your brain.   In fact, the couple—who share children RZA, 21 months, and Riot, 6 months—appeared alongside each other in a noir-inspired romantic short film for Fenty Beauty's Lux Skin balm. The short,...

LGBTQ+ community marches to Florida Capitol in powerful protest of Trans Erasure Bill (Anatoliy Cherkasov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The LGBTQ+ community in Florida has marched to the state capitol, to protest against proposed legislation activists are calling the “trans erasure bill”.  Hundreds of trans activists and allies marched to...

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The full lineup for this year’s Unnamed Footage Festival was announced by Dread Central today, revealing that a new version of Bloody Disgusting, Cineverse, SCREAMBOX and director Robbie Banfitch’s found footage horror movie The Outwaters will debut at the fest! It’s titled The Outwaters: Detective Audio Version, and a sneak...

American Fiction's Cliff Ellison—the flashy surgeon brother to Jeffrey Wright's Monk, who is letting his freak flag fly as a newly out gay man after divorcing his wife—ranks high among Sterling K. Brown's best performances, earning the actor his first Oscar nomination. But will it be the one to score...

The Rust line producer vilified in a state safety probe for having rejected a firearms training request just days before Alec Baldwin accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21, 2021 defended her decision on the witness stand Wednesday. Testifying at Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New...

Matt Shultz, the lead singer of Cage The Elephant, shared that he was suffering from a “mental health crisis” leading up to his arrest last year for possession of two loaded guns. “It’s a miracle that I’m here today,” Shultz wrote in a statement posted to Instagram on Wednesday evening....

Photo by Getty Images It's the internet's Roman Empire. By Katherine Singh Date February 28, 2024 It’s February 2024, do you know where Kate Middleton is? That’s the question on everyone’s mind lately, more than two months since the royal was last seen in public. And people on the internet are...

The Brettsey Wedding Has Fans Feeling Pretty Emotional You know, when something terrible happens on a show and once the credits roll, it's hard to process so you're just stuck sitting there crying mad and sad... Well I'm stuck crying HAPPY and sad. This is everything I wanted and never...

Look what you made Dave Meritt do.  The Kansas City Chiefs defensive back coach inadvertently revealed that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift were hanging out on the football field before the "Blank Space" singer made her public debut at a Chiefs game back in September, confirming the couple's romance.  "When she started...

Forwards festival announces its 2024 lineup and ticket details. (Giulia Spadafora/@giugliotto) Forwards festival has announced details of its 2024 lineup – and this is how to get tickets. The Bristol-based festival will return to Clifton Downs for its third edition on 31 August to 1 September. Tickets for Forwards festival...

This originally appeared in our Today in Books daily newsletter, where each day we round up the most interesting stories, news, essays, and other goings on in the world of books and reading. Sign up here if you want to get it. Wonka Themed AI-Generated “Experience” Is a Delightful Trainwreck...

The full lineup for this year’s Unnamed Footage Festival was announced by Dread Central today, revealing that a new version of Bloody Disgusting, Cineverse, SCREAMBOX and director Robbie Banfitch’s found footage horror movie The Outwaters will debut at the fest! It’s titled The Outwaters: Detective Audio Version, and a sneak...

For roughly 20 years, Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy have been working together. From 2005’s Batman Begins to Oppenheimer, the king of the 2024 Oscar Nominees, actor and director have made quite a run of films that spans genres and performances. This year’s Best Picture-competing heavyweight was a singular challenge...

Four survivor-led advocacy organizations — including those founded by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson and California governor Gavin Newsom’s wife Jennifer Newsom — published a letter and report on Wednesday calling for the music business to take further action regarding sexual misconduct across the industry. The report, titled “Sound...

Fox News host Jesse Watters was vacationing in style in his $1.65 million beach house in an exclusive part of New Jersey. Pictures of the property show a cozy getaway that's a perfect mix of luxurious and charming.The 45-year-old host of Jesse Watters Primetime on Fox News owned a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 2,044-square-foot beach...

Photography by ANGELA WEISS/AFP, courtesy of getty images To Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, nothing's more chic than secrecy. By Natalie Michie Date February 28, 2024 These days, the fashion show is like the proverbial tree falling in the forest. If no one is sharing it on social media, did it...

Still, Bradley wouldn't trade it for the world. Elsewhere in the podcast, the Oscar nominee—who is now dating Gigi Hadid—shared how fatherhood set him on a different path in life. "Honestly, I'm not sure I'd be alive if I wasn't a dad," admitted Bradley, who has been open about his past struggles with addiction....

The bill has not yet been signed into law. (Stock image/Getty) The parliament in Ghana has passed a new bill which makes “identifying” as LGBTQ+ or campaigning for queer rights illegal.  For anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+, the new bill — called the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public...

The children and parents of Glasgow had the opportunity to be part of an “immersive experience” of being transported into the world of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. But instead of being “in a world of pure imagination,” attendees allegedly felt they were inside a “meth lab.” As if the Roald...

Leah McSweeney has accused Bravo, Real Housewives producers, and Andy Cohen of exacerbating and failing to accommodate her struggles with drinking and mental health disorders during her time as a “Housewife.” Between 2019 and 2023, McSweeney appeared on Seasons 12 and 13 of The Real Housewives of New York City...

SZA, Vince Staples, Omar Apollo, James Blake, Pinkpantheress and many more tapped for Kentucky fest this May Jack Harlow has announced his Gazebo Festival, a music fest headlined by the rapper in his native Louisville, Kentucky. Taking place May 25 and 26 at the city’s Waterfront Park, Gazebo will also...