Month: March 2025

New details have been revealed about a gay Venezuelan asylum seeker who was recently deported to an El Salvadorian torture facility for allegedly having tattoos affiliated with a terrorist group. The man was among 260 Venezuelans accused by the presidential administration of being members of Tren de Aragua, a terrorist group, though Venezuela’s interior minister
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Lizzo has been tapped to play Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a new movie about the godmother of rock’n’roll, Deadline reports. The film, titled Rosetta, will be produced by Lizzo, Kevin Beisler, Nina Yang Bongiovi, and acclaimed actor Forest Whitaker, while Natalie Chaidez and Kwynn Perry handle the screenplay. Rosetta, an Amazon MGM Studios movie, is
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There’s been a steady rise in emerging Gen-Z filmmakers within the past few years. Several debuts, including Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby and Cooper Raiff’s Shithouse, have spoken to the plight of the generations’ personal anxieties around entering adulthood with nuanced emotional maturity, sharp writing, and sheer originality. 27-year-old Alexander Ullom’s excellent debut, It Ends, fits
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Jennifer Lopez attended the opening night of Othello on Broadway with her child Emme wearing a Zuhair Murad Look: The ensemble made its debut in Zuhair Murad’s Fall 2024 Couture collection. Embellished with intricate crystal detailing, the design artfully traces the silhouette of the nude form, blending elegance with bold visual impact. Check the look
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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. Give ‘Em Something to Tok About If you’re interested in BookTok and social media trends and you aren’t
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EXCLUSIVE: After wrapping production this month in Hawaii, Deadline can reveal the final members of the Halloween Store cast. Lindy Booth, Sydney Park, Grace Van Dien, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. and Drew Ray Tanner complete the ensemble of the upcoming camp horror comedy, joining the previously announced Simon Rex, Natalie Lind, Kai Caster, Anthony Michael Hall,
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Tony-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein claims he and his plays have been banned from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts following President Donald Trump’s recent takeover of the institution. On Tuesday, March 18, Fierstein posted a statement on Instagram blasting Trump, who announced in February his plans to fire members of the Kennedy
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Quentin Tarantino, 2007. ©Weinstein Company LLC/Courtesy Everett Collection Quentin Tarantino loves movies far more than most. He doesn’t just watch them. he eats, sleeps, and breathes cinema. Accordingly the writer/director is quite knowledgeable about noteworthy cinematic efforts from years past. In fact, you might say he wrote the book on it. Because he basically did.
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Most Interesting AI-Generated Story Yet Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, touted a story “written” by their LLM is response to the prompt: “Please write a metafictional literary short story about AI and grief.” The resulting story
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EXCLUSIVE: Jaclyn Philpott is leaving her role as Executive Director of the Association Of Film Commissioners International. She was named as leader of the industry org in late 2022. She’ll vacate the position at end-April. The LA-based AFCI’s search for a replacement is underway. The job spec outlines the role and details responsibilities including being
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WU LYF are back. A month after frontperson Ellery James Roberts dissolved his Lost Under Heaven project, the band that propelled him to indie-rock renown has announced three shows in its native Manchester, England, and festival dates in France and Belgium. No concrete details have been announced, but fans on Reddit report receiving postcards that
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Kandi Burruss may have exited the Real Housewives of Atlanta, but she’s stepped straight into her fashion era—no breaks, no skips. While promoting Othello on Broadway, she’s been serving major style moments, thanks to Daniel Hawkins—the mastermind behind Fantasia’s stunning Color Purple press tour looks. Now Kandi’s picking up the baton and owning the spotlight.
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MLB alum Brett Gardner and his family have suffered an immeasurable loss. The former New York Yankees outfielder and his wife Jessica Gardner announced March 23 that their son Miller Gardner has died. He was 14. “With heavy hearts we are saddened to announce the passing of our youngest son, Miller,” they wrote in a statement the Yankees
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With the recent end of Blue Bloods, fans said goodbye to Will Hochman’s character Joe Hill. However, a new project has been announced for the actor. Notably, this comes out as the Blue Bloods franchise is expected to live on through a spin-off series. Will Hochman Became A Fan Favorite Playing Joe Hill On Blue
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Congratulations to Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors who tied the knot this week in a private ceremony on Tuesday held in Los Angeles. The ‘Creed III’ actor who met Meagan back in 2022 at the EBONY Power 100 Gala inside of a unisex bathroom, proposed in November, and now 4-months later it’s official. The newlyweds were captured attending
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