archiveJuly 2026

A high-profile actor says he came close to quitting the Yellowstone spinoff Dutton Ranch after he learned too late that his role wasn’t what he thought he signed up for. Ed Harris told Variety‘s Marc Malkin at the premiere of Apple TV’s The Dink Monday night that he felt “misled”...

Whitney Rose and Justin Rose's relationship is on thin ice. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star and her husband have separated after 16 years of marriage, according to multiple outlets. E! News reached out to reps for the former couple but did not receive an immediate response. While...

A Kyiv beauty salon had severed pig heads dumped outside (Getty Images, stock) A beauty salon in Kyiv, Ukraine has had severed pig heads dumped at its entrance after publicly supporting LGBTQ+ people. Thanks for registering! You can update your email subscriptions at any time in the My profile section...

Beloved Japanese author Haruki Murakami will publish a new memoir this fall. Abandoning a Cat: A Personal Story will be published by Knopf, and it will be translated into English by Philip Gabriel. The memoir expands upon an essay published by Murakami in The New Yorker from 2019 called “Abandoning...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is going strong nearly two decades in, although there are a few upcoming Marvel movies that stand out as the most anticipated. Chief among them is Destin Daniel Cretton's Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which will finally pick up after No Way Home's twist ending. The blockbuster...

S hania Twain is turning back the clock. On her new album, Little Miss Twain, the 60-year-old singer-songwriter connects the dots between Shania the superstar and the young girl who sang Marty Robbins and Freddy Fender covers in motel bars in her native Canada. “My first Top 10 was when...

Actor Mike Preston, known for his iconic role in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, has passed away. Preston was 93. A cause of death has not been made public. Variety reported on Tuesday that Preston’s wife, Josie Preston, confirmed that the actor died in Floridia in early June.  Preston, born...

A law banning trans people from serving in the US military has been rejected (Getty Images, stock) The US House of Representatives has rejected an amendment that would have written Donald Trump‘s ban on trans people serving in the military into law. Thanks for registering! You can update your email...

I have to admit that what classifies as “literary fiction” is a little slippery. We’ve teased the meaning out a bit before, and there is a general consensus among many within the book world that lit fic has an emphasis on prose, character development, and thematic depth. Still, there’s also...

Among upcoming horror movies on the 2026 movie schedule is a mysterious one called The End Of Oak Street. For much of the year, I’ve been curious about what to expect from the J.J. Abrams-produced thriller, and now I have a much better idea. It’s a dinosaur movie with a...

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo's divorce agreement includes one surprising detail about the former couple's plans to have a child together.Newly released court documents reveal the two waived their attorneys' recommendation to seek specialized legal advice before pursuing reproduction after their marriage ended.According to the marital dissolution agreement, both Jelly...

The world of Survivor is heading to the big screen with an animated twist. In June it was announced that Paramount Animation and CBS are developing an animated comedy inspired by the long-running reality competition series, with host Jeff Probst attached as an executive producer, according to Variety. Instead of...

‘The Odyssey’ Director Christopher Nolan Reveals "Absurd" Reason He Banned Uggs on SetChristopher Nolan is counting sheep on his movie sets—that is, fuzzy sheepskin boots.  The Interstellar director confessed one of his unorthodox tenets of filmmaking: He doesn't allow his actors to wear Ugg boots in between takes of his...

A police man putting on a bodycam (Getty Images, stock) A Norwich police officer referred to a transgender protestor as “the pink-haired thing” in audio released from an accidental bodycam recording. Thanks for registering! You can update your email subscriptions at any time in the My profile section of your...