archiveMay 2025

When Ryan Reynolds sampled Aviation Gin for the first time in 2017, an idea took flight. “I kept ordering this same Negroni again and again, and I didn’t know why it was so good,” the Deadpool star told reporters in August 2018, months after buying a stake in the Portland,...

Pop singer Samsara is believed to be the first transgender musician to tour schools across the UK, combining empowering pop performances with her own moving experience of surviving the classroom. At just 21-years-old, Brisbane-born singer Samsara only left school herself four years ago, and now she’s decided to return to...

This is the second part of a two-part series focused on building voter guides for local elections. The first part, How to Build a Voters’ Guide for School Board Elections, came from Frank Strong, who has created these incredible election tools for Texas voters since 2022. Part two of this...

One of my “must see” titles on the summer portion of the 2025 movie schedule is the live-action remake of DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon. I’m sure plenty of people share that sentiment, as the Mason Thames/Nico Parker-led adventure seems to have captured the spirit of the 2010 original...

Loretta Swit, the Emmy Award-winning actress who played Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the beloved series M*A*S*H, died Friday. She was 87. The actress died at 12:01 p.m. at her home in New York City, her rep, Harlan Boll, told Variety, noting that Swit’s death is suspected to be...

Alabama Barker has a new furry BFF.  The 19-year-old daughter of Travis Barker and his ex Shanna Moakler revealed that she recently adopted a new puppy.  In a photo shared to her Instagram Story May 29, Alabama—rocking black basketball shorts and a matching long-sleeve shirt—held onto her new pet while...

Florence Pugh will appear in Yungblud’s music video for “Zombie” (Yungblud on YouTube) Hollywood actress Florence Pugh stars in Yungblud’s music video for new track “Zombie”, which the artist says is about “feeling you’re ugly, and learning to battle that”. Thunderbolts* lead Pugh, who previously called out “godawful headlines” body-shaming...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. A Megalist of New LGBTQ+ Books Goodreads has a massive list of 135...

Feel bad horror is a strain of cinema that swaps campy fun for corrosive dread, satisfying endings for bleak final beats, and thrilling tension for unsettling situations. They’re films that leave you, not just simply scared, but emotionally run through the ringer. Shocking no one who has seen 2022’s Talk...

The 1980s were the peak of movie soundtracks. It seemed like every single movie included a banger that became a hit on the pop charts. Sometimes, the biggest hits from those movies overshadow other great tunes. This list is all about those songs that we don't play as much, but...

The singer previously nixed a show at Fenway Park after issues with structural elements were found during a pre-show inspection Shakira‘s WorldPride Welcome Concert performance at Nationals Park has been canceled due to “complications with the previous show in Boston,” which was also cancelled. A statement by the the Nationals...

If you’re looking for a laugh, look no further than Tubi. Fox’s free streaming service just added one of the most hilarious and iconic comedies of all-time, with This Is Spinal Tap now streaming for free ahead of the fall release of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, a sequel...

Elon Musk is reporting from the Oval Office one last time. During the tech mogul and President Donald Trump’s press conference May 30, Musk—who is exiting the White House—dodged a question about... Original Source...

Drag queen and opera singer Jasmine Rice LaBeija has already made history as the first drag act to make it to the Britain’s Got Talent finals. Now, she could just about win the whole thing. LaBeija, known simply as Jasmine Rice on the ITV show, has just one more performance...