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Why Zendaya is one of the brightest stars of Generation Z: “You can’t manufacture cool.”
Kelly is facing new charges in Chicago and New York.
Brodesser-Akner, who’s better known for her profiles of celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Paula Deen, says she wrote the book “mostly while I was waiting for an interview subject to show up.”
It’s really about Kanye.
Critics called out the brand name — and Kardashian’s effort to trademark it — as Japanese cultural appropriation.
How Sarah Bernhardt mastered her craft, dominated the media, and wrote the playbook for the famous people who came after her.
I don’t know what to do with good art by predatory artists. So I asked some literary critics.
After being hacked, Bella Thorne released her own nude photos. Whoopi Goldberg said Thorne should know better.
Rihanna’s brand of charisma is lazy and laid-back and incredibly chill. That’s what makes this clip great.
The Pride-themed video is filled with queer celebrities, along with cameos from Ryan Reynolds and Katy Perry.
The new song harks back to “Mean.” In a bad way.
California is among the states hardest hit by measles. Biel wants to make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccines.
The show’s red Handmaid robes exist in a weird kind of limbo space where they are both pop culture icons and protest symbols.
It has to do with the vilification of St. Ives apricot scrub, the most controversial product in the drugstore.
Doris Day, dead at 97, made a paradoxical, patriarchal ideal of womanhood look effortless.
Gift shops and Etsy are selling prayer candles featuring AOC, the Golden Girls, and Dolly Parton. Why are they so popular?
When did pink become the color of camp?
Pitting them against each other doesn’t make sense.
The couple showed off their newborn before introducing him to Queen Elizabeth II.
Biracial representation is sorely needed in a country with a fraught relationship with mixed-race people.
This year’s Met Gala theme was notoriously difficult. But it also showed why it’s the most interesting red carpet of the year.
Here’s what you need to know.
At this point, they should!
The Old Taylor can actually come to the phone right now. Why? ’Cause she’s not dead.
Turns out for Taylor Swift, Reputation preceded “ME!”
“Earth,” a song and short film by comedy rapper Lil Dicky, is all about climate change and butts.
Netflix’s Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé is a testament to its star’s work ethic.
She wants to change the world. Let her.
After getting an unjust prison conviction commuted, Kim’s prepping for the California bar exam.
Today, being a power couple doesn’t end when your relationship does.
“I had very limited options,” the rapper says of her past.
Lori Loughlin’s daughter became famous on Instagram and YouTube, but now fans (and Sephora) are turning on her.
Why Full House’s Aunt Becky and a host of other wealthy Californians are under FBI investigation.
We feel like we know our favorite stars. Leaving Neverland and Surviving R. Kelly show how predators can take advantage of that feeling.
According to Forbes, she’s the youngest-ever “self-made” billionaire.
Kelly claims he’s not holding women against their will because that would be stupid.
The new Cloud Macchiato is a macchiato, but also a cloud.
Perry died shortly after being hospitalized for a stroke.
The estate has fought hard to keep the two-part documentary from finding an audience.
They used to denote prison time and gang membership — now they’re for pop singers and suburban kids.