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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tens of thousands of revellers attending the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert have been asked to shelter in place and conserve food and water on Saturday after a rainstorm turned the site into mud. Access to and from Black Rock City, the event’s site, was

View gallery Image Credit: Matt Baron/Shutterstock / Broadimage/Shutterstock Travis Barker‘s ex Shanna Moakler spoke out about the “urgent family matter” that sent the Blink-182 drummer home on Friday from a planned launch of their European tour — and she says their two children, Landon, 19, and Alabama, 17, are “safe and sound.” She also sent love

Disco producer Denis LePage had a knack for drawing revellers to the dance floor, and in the heart of Montreal’s pumping 1980s nightlife, the musician’s hitmaking skills were unmistakable. With a stream of Billboard chart hits, LePage helped define an era of Canada’s discotheques as part of the duo Lime. LePage, who identified as non-binary

When Queen Elizabeth II died last September, her two surviving corgis were given to her son Prince Andrew and his ex-wife and longtime roommate Sarah Ferguson. It was a reflection of the close bond between the queen and Ferguson that lasted long after she separated from Andrew in 1991. In this week’s episode of her

View gallery Image Credit: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock Luke Combs is a country music singer who’s performing at the ACM Awards on May 11. Luke has been married to his wife Nicole since August 2020. They have two sons together. Luke Combs is going into the 2023 ACM Awards fresh off the release of his latest album

Maui residents are still reeling in the aftermath of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century that swept through the island early this month. The death count of the wildfire stands at 115, with an unknown number of people still missing. Though the fires have been contained, many residents have no homes to

The Virginia governor is getting presidential buzz, but he’s focused on winning a Republican trifecta this November—an “off-off year” election that could catapult his career. The state’s senators are sounding the alarm bells: “I’m a little bit amazed that this isn’t a higher priority at the White House,” Senator Mark Warner tells VF. By Abigail

View gallery Image Credit: Shutterstock Post Malone, 28, is looking incredible, in his latest Instagram photo! The rapper, whose real name is Austin Post, posed for a mirror selfie while showing off his 55-pound weight loss in a black shirt under a black leather blazer, black pants, and black boots. The hunk also wore a

It’s time to meet your Golden gals, Bachelor Nation! The list of ladies who will compete for the heart of the first ever Golden Bachelor has been released, giving fans a glimpse of the classy cast before the show begins airing later this month. These ladies look to be a fun bunch and – thank

Though you may recognize his work before his name, Eric Johnson is the photographer behind some of the most memorable music imagery of the last few decades. He’s lensed the likes of the Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans, and created unforgettable album visuals for Aaliyah, Doja Cat, Eve, Foxy Brown, Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, the

View gallery Image Credit: Dave Allocca/StarPix/Shutterstock Selena Gomez, 31, revealed to fans that she broke her hand and had to have surgery. The singer wrote a comment to a fan post that was promoting her new song, “Single Soon,” and also admitted she doesn’t care about “selling anything,” and rather just be “happy” with the

After only one highly criticized season, The Idol is over. On Monday, HBO announced the TV drama from Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye would not return for a second season. “The Idol was one of HBO’s most provocative original programs, and we’re pleased by the strong audience response,” HBO said in a statement.

Local leaders are calling out the Florida governor’s dangerous anti-“woke” agenda in the aftermath of the racist attack. “He had a lot of audacity to come there after he lit the match and fanned the flames,” one state politician said. By Eric Lutz August 29, 2023

View gallery Image Credit: HBO The Idol season finale aired on July 2, 2023. The first season consisted of 5 episodes. The Idol was canceled after just one season in Aug. 2023. The Idol has had a controversial run, to say the least. During the show’s 5 episode tenure with Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Actor Mitchel Musso, best known for playing Oliver Oken on the hit Disney Channel show Hannah Montana, was arrested in Texas on Saturday after he allegedly stole a bag of chips while intoxicated. According to the Rockwall Police Department, Musso caused “a disturbance” at a hotel in

When Jelani Cobb was named dean of the Columbia Journalism School, he became the 14th person and the first African American to lead the institution, which was founded by Joseph Pulitzer in 1912. He also became the third consecutive New Yorker staff writer to assume the prestigious title, following Steve Coll and Nicholas Lemann. The

View gallery Image Credit: TLC Kody Brown and Christine Brown met face-to-face for the first time since she moved away on the season 18 premiere of Sister Wives, and their conversation continued on the Aug. 27 episode. Kody admittedly “didn’t want to be” at the lunch with Christine, and flat-out told her he still had “anger issues”

Controlling the distribution of music — and thus making sure composers get paid for their labour and talent — has been a problem that dates back to the invention of the printing press. In 1498, less than 50 years after Johannes Gutenberg revealed the printing press, a savvy entrepreneur named Ottaviano Petrucci received a patent

At Price Is Right, Barker would win 16 Daytime Emmys, earning prizes for producing and hosting, as well as a lifetime-achievement Emmy awarded in 1999. The year before, after he’d taped 5,000 episodes at Studio 33 at the CBS Television City studio in Hollywood, the network renamed the stage the Bob Barker Studio. In 2003,

View gallery Image Credit: Stewart Cook/Shutterstock Derek Hough, 38, and Hayley Erbert, 28, are officially married! The gorgeous couple wed in Monterey County, California, on August 26, and revealed their first wedding photo to PEOPLE. They shared the wedding photo on their Instagram pages as well. Derek and Hayley tied the knot in front of 106

The producers of The Crown have promised they’ve “delicately” depicted the death of Princess Diana in an episode in the show’s upcoming season. Speaking onstage at the Edinburgh TV Festival, executive producer Suzanne Mackie said the show’s crew have done their best to handle the portrayal in a caring manner. “The show might be big

Last year, Meghan Markle played a game of ping pong with Prince Harry in a video promoting the 2023 Invictus Games in Düsseldorf. Now, a spokesperson for the couple has confirmed that the duchess will be joining her husband in the German city for the games, which begin on September 9 and run through September

View gallery Image Credit: Brandon Nagy/Shutterstock Iggy Azalea wants your attention! And she’s likely got it, thanks to a clothing-free, diamond heavy outfit in her new music video for “Money Come.” In the video, the blonde bombshell steps out of an elevator and into an office building rocking a fierce pinstriped skirt suit and toting

A 43-year-old man was arrested Thursday and charged with stalking after police said they were notified he was going door to door looking for Drew Barrymore’s house. The incident comes just three days after Barrymore was escorted off stage during an event at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, when an audience member

The movie exodus from 2023 has claimed another victim. The Dune: Part Two release date has been changed from Nov. 3rd and will now move to March 25, 2024, Warner Bros. confirmed.  The second half of filmmaker Denis Villeneuve‘s sci-fi saga fell victim to the ongoing Hollywood writer and actor strikes, which have been expected

View gallery Image Credit: Shutterstock Selena Gomez is back! The singer, 31, released her new pre-breakup track “Single Soon” on August 25 — the same day pal Miley Cyrus also dropped her single “Used To Be Young.” The new tune was the actress’s first song since dropping “My Mind And Me” in November 2022. The new single

For former TV writer Patty Lin, working on the smash sitcom Friends wasn’t the “dream job” she expected it to be. In her upcoming memoir End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood, Lin said the star-studded cast of Friends — including Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry — would “deliberately tank” jokes, knowing it would

When Larissa Mills first became a TikTok sensation, all of her videos—or rather her daughter Ella Potter’s videos—started the same way. “Outfit of the day,” Potter would prompt Mills, who would then describe the details of what she was wearing. “Shoes?” she’d ask. “Vejas,” Mills would answer. Then the pair would swap and Mills would

View gallery Image Credit: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock Kevin Hart will be the first to tell you his latest injury didn’t have to happen. In a hilarious new video, he explained exactly why he’s now relegated to a wheelchair…several years after a serious car accident. In the August 23 Instagram clip, the comedian explained from the comfort

Hollywood studios and streaming services on Tuesday released the terms of a revised proposal to striking writers, but the union urged members to continue picketing as the new offer failed to address all their concerns. The Writers’ Guild of America (WGA) had walked off the job on May 2 after negotiations reached an impasse, and were