Zosia Mamet, left, and Stephanie Hsu star in Peacock’s dark comedy “Laid,” premiering Thursday on Peacock. (James Dittiger / Peacock) In “Laid,” premiering Thursday on Peacock, Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) plays Ruby, a self-centered woman of 33 who discovers that everyone she has ever had sex with is dead or dying, in … Read more
Julianne Moore, left, and Tilda Swinton in Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door.” (TIFF) “I think I deserve a good death,” Martha laments to her friend and fellow writer Ingrid in “The Room Next Door,” a film fixated on the end — of a life, of a relationship, maybe even of the planet itself. Spanish … Read more
Jay-Z smiles ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid at Wembley stadium in London, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Kirsty Wigglesworth / Associated Press) The legal fight between Jay-Z and Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing clients who allege they were sexually assaulted by Sean “Diddy”’ Combs, took … Read more
A building is seen damaged in Port Vila, Vanuatu, following a powerful earthquake Tuesday. (Tim Cutler / Associated Press) Vanuatu’s capital was without water on Wednesday, a day after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake that wrought havoc on the South Pacific island nation, with the number of people killed and injured … Read more
The owner of Britain’s Guardian newspaper confirmed Wednesday that it has sold The Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media for an undisclosed fee. The Scott Trust, which owns the Guardian Media Group, said in a statement that Tortoise Media is purchasing The Observer through a combination of cash and shares. The Observer, which … Read more
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) attends the cocktail hour of New York Young Republican Club’s annual gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Sunday. (Yuki Iwamura / Associated Press) The House Ethics Committee voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, raising the possibility that the allegations against the Florida Republican … Read more
The annual defense authorization bill usually gains strong bipartisan support and has not failed to pass in nearly six decades, but the Pentagon policy legislation has recently become a battleground for cultural issues. (Kevin Wolf / Associated Press) The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members … Read more
This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26 shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases via Associated Press) A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused … Read more
1 of 16 Cody John towers over fiancée Emma Roberts while out grocery shopping at Erewhon in Los Angeles. TheImageDirect.com 2 of 16 Paris Hilton rides an Airwheel electric scooter luggage outside the U.S. Capitol Getty Images 3 of 16 Mariah Carey performs her holiday classics in NYC. Greg Allen/Invision/AP 4 of 16 Cindy Crawford … Read more
Instagram/David Murphey ’90 Day Fiancé” star David Murphey has died. He was 66. Murphey’s family confirmed his passing in a statement on his Instagram page Wednesday. “We are deeply saddened to announce that David Murphey, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away at home on December 11, 2024 after experiencing health issues over the last several … Read more
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