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The anti-LGBTQ+ organization Catholic League put up a billboard in Wisconsin claiming ownership over the season of winter and specifically calling out “atheists” as well as people who celebrate Winter Solstice, a holiday that has been celebrated since the Stone Age. That is, since well before Christianity existed. “Atheists strike out at Christmas,” the billboard
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Prince, the Clash, Frankie Beverly, and Roxanne Shanté are among the Grammys’ 2025 Lifetime Achievement honorees, the Recording Academy announced today. Frankie Valli, Dr. Bobby Jones, and Taj Mahal round out the recipients; Erroll Garner, Glyn Johns and Tania León have been named as the Trustees Award winners. The Technical Grammy will go to the
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Quentin Tarantino, 2007. ©Weinstein Company LLC/Courtesy Everett Collection The Video Archives Podcast cohosts Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary recently appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience. When the conversation turned to TV, Tarantino commented on how far television has come and acknowledged that it’s “pretty good.” The Jackie Brown director then qualified that statement by saying,
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People who watch publishing can often do so without any need to read the books it produces. That’s because, like any industry, publishing is filled with narratives, drama, and mysteries, many of which are fueled by gossip and often contradict each other. As such, those engaged in the publishing business were caught up this year
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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies clinched a historic spot on the Oscar shortlist for Best International Feature Film this week, becoming the first Thai feature to ever make the December list. Thailand has submitted 24 films for the international Oscar to date, since 1984, but the country has never scored a nomination nor
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Questlove is set to direct a new documentary about the history of Saturday Night Live’s musical guests, Deadline and Variety report. To coincide with SNL’s five decades on the air, Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music will “feature untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking, and newsmaking musical performances, sketches, and cameos of the past
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The girls came out in style to celebrate Kim Kardashian’s Skims New York Flagship Opening! Let’s get into their looks, shall we? Kim Kardashian rolled through on a scooter due to a broken foot wearing custom Chrome Hearts, while best Ciara offset a black blazer with Paris Texas Mongolian boots: Cardi B came to slay
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I’m obsessed with documentaries and reality TV about the paranormal. Not because I’m a believer, but because, even if the supernatural contents of these ghost and cryptid hunting shows are hoaxes perpetrated by the filmmakers, the stories they share will always say something real about the storytellers and their audience. That’s why I was intrigued
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Pop music is a mirror of its time. In Brazil, it’s hard not to connect the best music released in 2024 with the themes that dominated politics, culture, and social media discussions throughout the year. This was the year when Black Consciousness Day became a holiday across all Brazilian states, and pop music played the
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EXCLUSIVE: Danish heist pic The Quiet Ones, which debuted at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, is set for a February 21 release in the U.S. via Magnolia’s Magnet label. The film is based on the real life story of the largest heist in Danish history. Starring are Gustav Giese, Reda Kateb (Django) and Amanda Collin
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Television has long reflected society’s evolving expectations of women. In its early days, the medium served up characters who embodied traditional ideals — devoted homemakers, charming sidekicks, or doting love interests. But as cultural attitudes shifted, so did the women on our screens. Today’s female characters are unapologetically powerful, navigating morally gray worlds with grit
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Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two preemptory challenges to a new “gay propaganda” law unanimously approved by the country’s Parliament and awaiting signature by the president. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill imposes a prison sentence of up to five years for the “willful promotion, sponsorship, or support of LGBTQ+ activities.” The
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More than a few descriptions of this Arizona-based, analog-ish, synth-obsessed band’s music reference similarities running from the vague, inaccurate catchall, “Krautrock”, to Italian horror or John Carpenter film soundtracks, Giorgio Moroder‘s desolate synth-scapes or private press ambient and New Age. If you know some or all of these styles or players, the first seconds of
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