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On May 25, as I watched the video of George Floyd, I wept. I had never mourned for a stranger like I did that day. He could've been one of my four brothers. I was raised in a Nigerian-American, ultra-disciplinarian Christian home in the Bronx, where the maxims were work hard and love your neighbor as yourself. Our skin color wasn’t talked about. All we knew was that mom had three jobs—picking up shifts at different hospitals—and all she asked of us was to do well at school and respect...

The cast of Pretty Little Liars watch up-close clips of kissing scenes and guess which cast members are making out. Pretty Little Liars airs Tuesday's at 8:00pm on Freeform Still haven’t subscribed to Vanity Fair on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2z6Ya9M 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 define modern culture. Pretty Little Liars - Who is Kissing Who?...

We asked the drag queens from RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 3 to react to reads and shades from All Stars Season 2. Listen to Alyssa Edwards, Coco Montrese, Detox, Alaska, Roxxxy Andrews and more queens get read. See more of the queens in the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars on VH1. Still haven’t subscribed to Vanity Fair on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2z6Ya9M 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...

Jordan Peele, writer and director of "Get Out," reads, confirms, and debunks fan theories from Reddit. Is "Get Out" just an imagined scenario of Rod the TSA Agent? What does the deer really symbolize? It the movie actually a sequel to Being John Malkovich? Jordan Peele answers these questions and points out easter eggs and secret messages you may not have noticed in the film. Still haven’t subscribed to Vanity Fair on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2z6Ya9M ABOUT VANITY FAIR Arts and entertainment, business and media, politics, and world affairs—Vanity Fair’s features...

The Criminal Minds actor shows Vanity Fair his stuffed animals, a friend's wisdom tooth, and a screw he had in his knee in the inaugural episode of "My Stuff,” a four-part video series. Still haven’t subscribed to Vanity Fair on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2z6Ya9M 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 define modern culture. Why Matthew Gray Gubler Lives in a "Haunted Tree House"...

We quiz the stars of our British Portfolio on their favorite royals, American accents, and which English traditions need to finally cross the pond. Featuring Tom Hiddleston, James McAvoy, Judi Dench, Emily Blunt, Matthew Goode, Felicity Jones and more. Still haven’t subscribed to Vanity Fair on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2z6Ya9M 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 define modern culture. British Stars on Which American Accent Is Hardest to Do | Vanity Fair...

Eric Andre and Hannibal take over each other's tinder account. Watch this comedic duo take awkwardness to the extreme! Still haven’t subscribed to Vanity Fair on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2z6Ya9M 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 define modern culture. Eric Andre and Hannibal Buress Hijack Each Other's Tinder Accounts | Vanity Fair...

"I need to spend some time with the people I love, doing things that make me happy" Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of disordered eating, self-harm and suicidal ideation. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 49% of people—yes, almost half—who have felt symptoms of depression and anxiety never seek medical help. In any given year, one in five Canadians will experience a mental-health problem, and by age 40, about 50% of the population will have or have had a mental illness. So why aren’t we talking about this...

After her broadway debut at just 15, Liz Gillies starred in some of television's favorites such as Dynasty and Victorious. Her latest project, an EP with Seth MacFarlane called Songs From Home, shows off just another one of her many talents—singing jazz like you haven’t heard before. In today's episode of Song Association, Gillies is belting music that spans generations and genres, proving that she can impersonate any voice—from Elvis to Barbra to Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born. Watch for the Joni Mitchell album that inspires her and...

Girl! GWORL. Gorl. Guhl. Gurl. Grrrrrlll.“Mommy, why is it that every time you’re on the phone or with your friends, it’s always girl, girl, girl, girl?” my son asked me as I was tucking him into bed. I was amused. Mostly at the sight and sound of myself through my five-year-old’s eyes and ears—he had gotten my animated pacing and high-pitched intonation just right—but also at the idea that I used the word enough for him to pick up on it.“I hadn’t realized, sweets. Do I really say it that...

Tim P. WhitbyGetty Images It's been the year of the photo dump, a practice that involves grouping several disparate photos together for one casually captioned post. Everyone from the Hadids to the D'Amelios have gotten in on the action. But like most things in life, it couldn't be declared a certified trend until Rihanna acknowledged its existence. (In other words, most of us are never going mainstream.) Alas, Friday was the day that RiRi took one look at celebs and influencers photo dumping and said, "No, thank you."Well, she actually...

Rihanna knows that all the world wants for Christmas is her long-awaited ninth album. She's not quite ready to put that under the tree, but she's still spreading holiday cheer in other ways. This week, while home in Barbados for the holidays, RiRi surprised an unsuspecting fan at a gas station. In a video posted to Twitter, Rihanna and the fan (who are both wearing masks) can be seen laughing together. "Herself, in person, Rihanna," the fan announces. A recently-mulleted Rihanna responds, "At a random gas station. We're not even...

Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of diets, disordered eating and weight loss. I logged onto Instagram last night to scroll away my pandemic blues, as one does, when I came across a post by my friend talking about being disappointed by Lizzo. It didn’t take long to discover the source of said disappointment. Within a few clicks, I was watching the singer’s lengthy Instagram Stories recap of what she “ate” on her 10-day smoothie detox, built by nutritionist and self-proclaimed weight-loss expert JJ Smith (trigger warning: this link contains...

Samir HusseinGetty Images Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are settling into their first Christmas in California just fine. Over the weekend, the Duke and Duchess were spotted taking a stroll in Beverly Hills, masked and bundled up to run errands. Baby Archie was nowhere in sight, but Markle wore dark denim, brown boots, a black top, and a brown fur-trimmed J. Crew coat for the outing. Whatever the weather forecast was, Prince Harry wasn't phased by it. Walking alongside his wife, Prince Harry stepped out in just a grey long-sleeved...