The Queen of the Damned has arrived. Akasha has haunted Lestat’s story since the moment we first met him, her presence lingering in the background in ways we’re only now beginning to understand. The Vampire Lestat Season 1 Episode 5 finally unveils the Queen, and what a triumphant, mesmerizing introduction it is. (AMC/TVF Screenshot) Not
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Djrum has a new EP on the way. I Wander, the British producer’s follow-up to Under Tangled Silence, is due August 14, via Houndstooth. The record, says Felix Manuel in a press release, “can be digested in bitesize chunks, or taken as a whole. Each track tells a different story on their own, but taken
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The family matriarch is a clairvoyant. It’s been raining in a town for five years. A young woman’s emotions bleed into the food she prepares and make all her sister’s wedding guests hella horny. If no one bats an eye when any of this happens, you might be reading magical realism or fabulism. Born in
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Palagoma Odd Okoddo and Ogoya Nengo Cool Waters 5 June 2026 Odd Okoddo and Ogoya Nengo, the artists behind the new album Palagoma, make for an eclectic combination. A Nairobi-based duo made up of German-born experimental drummer and producer Sven Kacirek and Kenyan-born dodo singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Olith Ratego, Odd Okoddo have been performing electrified
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Smirk, the power-pop-meets-punk-rock brainchild of Portland musician Nick Vicario, has a knack for turning tropes inside out. On his latest effort, Speculative Fiction, he reinvents suburban anhedonia with an unexpectedly meticulous, pop-forward sensibility. With help from friends like Ceremony’s Ross Farrar, Advertisement’s Ryan Mangione-Smith, and members of the Hotline TNT crew (who play in Smirk’s
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Hello, Today in Books readers! Reminder that this is the last edition of this newsletter. But fear not! You can still follow all the book news by signing up for the Book Riot Newsletter, which goes out on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. It’s the same book news curation, covered by the same Book Riot writers, but
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Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes scored big with their special date night. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and his wife were a winning team as they attended his teammate Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden July 3. For the big day, Brittany wore a baby blue gown paired with statement diamonds
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Robert Richardson, christened “Big Bad Bob” by Brad Pitt, took time of his insanely busy schedule to spend his July 4 weekend in the Czech Republic. The occasion was the world premiere of Robert Richardson: The White Devil, an eye-opening documentary directed by Czech filmmaker Jana Hojdová. The film began life as a student project
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Rico Nasty has reunited with producer Kenny Beats, who is now calling himself Kenneth Blume, for her new album, RX. It’s out July 24. Lead single “Cupcake” marks a return to Rico’s signature “sugar trap” sound following her 2025 rap-rock LP Lethal. Below, watch her joyride in an off-roader in the song’s Miggy-directed video. “I
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Fashion lovers attending ESSENCE Festival this year have a new destination on their list: Upper Atmosphere, one of the standout fashion booths inside the We Love Us Marketplace. The multi-brand shopping experience brings together premium designers, luxury labels, and Black emerging designers under one roof, offering trend-driven fashion alongside plus-size styles for both women and
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Taylor and Travis’ wedding rivaled the Met Gala with 1,000 guests in attendance, many of whom were dressed in couture looks straight from the fashion runways. Not only did Adam Sandler officiate while Stevie Nicks performed for the newlyweds, the likes of Tom Hanks, Paul McCartney, Selena Gomez, Jessica Alba, Ed Sheeran, Dakota Johnson, Sombr, Niecy Nash, Maren Morris and Jimmy Fallon all witnessed the
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Trumpets of Michel-Ange Vol. 2 Ibrahim Maalouf Mister Ibe 12 June 2026 Joy radiates from Trumpets of Michel-Ange Vol. 2, the newest release from acclaimed trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf. It celebrates music and community, full to bursting with collaborators of many stripes and bright melodies, led by Maalouf‘s signature quarter-tone trumpet, an invention of his father’s
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Following its spectacular world premiere at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, the highly anticipated “glitter, sex, and violence” opera from the director of ‘Drive’ and ‘The Neon Demon’ prepares for its North American theatrical rollout. Independent film distributor NEON has officially announced the nationwide theatrical release of Her Private Hell, the stunning new feature film
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