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On this episode of "Secret Talent Theatre," Reese Witherspoon teaches you Southern slang words and phrases. Find out what "caddywonked," "fit to be tied," "hoecake," and other words mean from Reese herself. Watch some of the biggest actors and actresses in Hollywood show off their secret talents. From Oprah Winfrey cleaning up dog poop and Emma Stone hopping on a pogo stick, to Natalie Portman translating Hebrew slang and Dakota Johnson sticking things in her teeth, the cover stars of Vanity Fair’s The Hollywood Issue have more than a few...

Adele has a new partner, LeBron James' sports agent Rich Paul, and she is much more willing to share their love story publicly than she has been in the past. E! spoke to a source close to the singer, who explained why Adele is fine with their relationship being in the spotlight more.The romance has been “bit of a whirlwind,” but Adele is doing well in it, the source explained: “She's very happy and loves being with him.” The source pointed out that Paul has an “outgoing” personality and wants...

Dua Lipa takes Vanity Fair's infamous lie detector test. Has she ever forgotten the lyrics of her own songs? Does she enjoy being the center of attention? Has she ever called someone 'cause she was drunk and alone? Still haven’t subscribed to Vanity Fair on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2z6Ya9M Want to stay in the know? Subscribe to Vanity Fair Magazine and be exquisitely informed ►► http://vntyfr.com/2RuQGW2 ABOUT VANITY FAIR Arts and entertainment, business and media, politics, and world affairs—Vanity Fair’s features and exclusive videos capture the people, places, and ideas that...

There are three types of pimps. Megan Lundstrom will tell you this. First, there’s the boyfriend pimp, the one who romances you with promises of a family, who coaxes you into turning tricks each night to finance a blissful future—the one you think you’re in love with, until the abuse becomes too much to bear. If you try to escape, the boyfriend pimp flips out.Then there’s the CEO pimp. He’s flirty at first, but instead of wooing you, he works you to exhaustion with promises of modeling fame. He charges...

S&M is like “commedia dell’arte: a stock repertoire of stories, bits, lines, and gags,” muses writer Chris Kraus. Kraus’s short story (“Emotional Technologies”) is one of 15 in the recent anthology Kink, published earlier this year, which thoroughly explores the sexual practice. Suffice it to say, it’s pretty much the perfect companion for Hot Girl Summer. Here’s why: The joint editors—R.O. Kwon, author of The Incendiaries, and Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You and Cleanness—compiled an array of voices, styles, and experiences to explore this charged psychological-sexual terrain...

Perhaps Nava Mau was always an actress, but it took years for her to adopt the term as self-description. Born in Mexico City, as a child she performed in a junior version of Cats—her first dramatic role, one she still describes with affectionate humor—but she didn’t consider acting as a career path until years later, when she wrote, produced, directed and starred in the short film Waking Hour. She found a natural rhythm within the short-film medium, where she could wield more artistic license than was typical for a young...

Dominique Moceanu is one of a select few who understands the pressure of being an Olympic gymnast. In 1996, the now-retired athlete was part of the Magnificent Seven, the moniker given to the historic U.S. women’s gymnastics team that won the nation its first-ever gold in the team event. At just 14 years old, Moceanu became the youngest Olympic gold medalist in U.S. gymnastics history. But behind the scenes, things weren’t so idyllic. In a recent tweet, Moceanu shared a heartbreaking video from those games: a recap of her balance...

Spoilers ahead for Outer Banks seasons 1 and 2.Outer Banks loves to seal each season with a (ridiculous, yet undeniably delightful) bang. Dramatic cliffhangers have long earned teen dramas their pedigree, and the Netflix fan favorite following a crew of young misfits chasing riches along the North Carolina coast doesn't reinvent the wheel. If you've ever watched a teen soap, you know the drill: Set aside your misgivings. Buy into the asinine. Only then can the real fun begin.Season 1 accomplished the fireworks in its finale, in which orphaned fugitive...

Laurence GriffithsGetty Images On July 23, as the the U.S. Women’s Soccer team was in Tokyo for the Olympic Games, they filed an opening brief in their ongoing equal pay lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation. This filing came after a judge’s May 2020 dismissal of the players’ claims against the federation. The judge, R. Gary Klausner of United States District Court for the Central District of California, sided with the federation’s argument that the women had earned more “on both a cumulative and an average per-game basis” than...

Lily James’s transformation into Pamela Anderson for the upcoming Hulu limited series, Pam and Tommy had her fans shocked at the uncanny resemblance. James has seemed to have some fun showing off behind-the-scenes photos from the project, and on the day the production wrapped, she gave us one more sneak peek. On her Instagram story, she shared several photos, two of which showed her in costume as Anderson. Lily JamesInstagram “That’s a wrap!,”she announced alongside a photo of her posing in front of her trailer, which reads, “Pam.” Lily JamesInstagram...

Simone Biles’s name has been in the headlines even more than usual this week, after she pulled out of the gymnastics team finals at the Tokyo Olympics to prioritize her mental health. “Simone Biles has withdrawn from the team final competition due to a medical issue,” USA Gymnastics said in a statement. “She will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions.” Her coach later told NBC: “Physically she is fine. But she is done for the night.”She has since withdrawn from the vault and uneven bars events....

This week, the Americans with Disabilities Act turned 31 years old. For the uninitiated, the landmark civil rights law “prohibits discrimination” against people with disabilities in many aspects of life including in the workplace, at school, on transportation, and places open to the general public. While the law has helped enrich the lives of many people within the disability community, we are still a marginalized group. Disabled people still have many issues to fight for themselves and other minority groups they may belong to. When someone says the word “protest,”...

Bennifer's great European summer vacation included more than just yachting and sightseeing in Italy this week. Paparazzi also caught Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck having a hot and heavy makeout while out at dinner in Nerano, Italy. They didn't seem to mind that they were in a public place or that photographers could document their PDA. Lopez wore a red striped bikini top, while Affleck was in a tie-dyed top. XPOSBACKGRID Their kissing sesh comes amid People reporting that Lopez and Affleck are all-out in love now. Lopez has “found...