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Everyone is misquoting Jonathan Glazer’s speech at the Academy Awards.

A new kind of masculinity is dominating music — leaving little room for yesterday’s pop idol.


Kategate, briefly explained.


The Best Supporting Acting Oscars are always a little wacky, because … what do they mean?


A better question to ask than who wins the Oscar: Who benefits the most, win or lose?


Irish men are having a moment in Hollywood.


It proves how effortlessly the comedy industry forgives racism.

Wendy Williams’s rise, reputation, and absence from her talk show, explained.


An extra-super Super Bowl is in store.

Put some respect on Usher’s name.

Britney was too out of control. Taylor is too in control. What now?


What the quest for four major awards tells us about Hollywood, celebrity egos, and ourselves.


The beef between these queens of rap is a lesson in toxic stan culture and misogynoir.

Explaining Gen Z’s reigning beauty queen.

You don’t just vote for Trump. You stan him.

From rap to the silver screen, it’s (still) 50 Cent’s world.


Leave Gypsy alone!


The once-rising star has been dropped by Marvel and faces up to a year in jail.


The concert documentary shows some people still try to say no to Beyoncé! Weird!


Matt Rife’s one comedy rule: Be funny. The problem: He isn’t.


The Netflix hit faced backlash for being too fictional. Season 6 doubles down.


The New Yorker tried to pin the comedian down with facts. It didn’t work.


The onscreen version of exorcists Ed and Lorraine Warren is a far cry from their real-life counterparts.


She spent her life at the mercy of toxic media narratives. Her new memoir, The Woman in Me, clears the air.


Jada Pinkett Smith is talking about her marriage, and Americans are hearing what they want to.


She’s preserving herself at an unprecedented echelon of fame.


The celebrity interviewer is really good at selling disinterest.


What’s a tight end? And other burning questions about Taylor’s new fling.


In Taylor Lorenz’s new book, extremely online women get their due.


Miss Americana is a master of weaving her love life into her art.


Jann Wenner, Drew Barrymore, Ashton Kutcher, and what happens when privilege distorts reality.


Four women have accused Brand of rape and sexual assault, all of which he denies.


Character letters can be an important part of criminal sentencing. These Danny Masterson letters missed the point.


Nobody trusts tabloid spin anymore, for better and for worse.


Olivia Rodrigo’s Disney kid backstory is key to her music’s fury.


Climate change — and schadenfreude — finally caught up to the survivalist cosplayers.


Where does Britney’s marriage and divorce fit in with the pop star’s conservatorship?

The billionaire’s heroic image is built on media praise, breathless fans, and … romance novel tropes.


After losing her masters to Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift is in the process of making new ones.