Showtime’s ‘Fellow Travelers’- Review

On April 27, 1953, the federal government declared war on its queer employees. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Executive Order 10450 authorized a witch hunt for workers who engaged in, among other activities deemed to be national security risks, “sexual perversions.” Thus began what historians later dubbed the Lavender Scare, a less publicized but similarly devastating sequel to the Red …

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The 21 Best Shows to Watch on HBO Max

It’s not TV, it’s HBO Max, which means instead of mindlessly flipping channels, TV lovers are now endlessly scrolling to find their next great series. For those who feel as if they spend more time looking for TV shows to watch rather than watching TV itself, this list should help make things a little easier.

HBO’s two-year-old streaming service has plenty of recent addit…

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‘Class of ’09’ Is an Ambitious AI Thriller

When Tayo Michaels arrives at Quantico, his instructors ask him why he wants to become an FBI agent. Shrewd, self-possessed, and played by 2023 Oscar nominee Brian Tyree Henry with the same preternatural stillness he brought to a very different character in Atlanta, Tayo explains that he used to work in insurance. “I discovered that premiums vary 60% depending on who the assessor…

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UMG to Remove Music From TikTok

Songs by some of the biggest pop stars in the world, including Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, and many more, are set to disappear from TikTok on Wednesday night. The music will be taken down after Universal Music Group (UMG), which owns the songs, failed to reach a deal with the platform to renew its licensing agreement.

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What to Know About the MoviePass Relaunch

MoviePass is back. In April, co-founder Stacy Spikes spoke to TIME about his intentions to relaunch the popular moviegoing subscription service. Now Spikes has announced MoviePass’ official return date: September 5.

The company hopes to drive audiences to theaters during a particularly desperate moment for theaters. No major blockbusters have been released in the last several weeks …

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What to Know About the New Season of RHONY

Opulence, glamour, and some good ‘ol reality TV drama will grace our screens on Sunday, July 16, with the premiere of Real Housewives of New York, season 14. Making its long-awaited return to Bravo, the season introduces viewers to a brand new cast, after season 13 ended amid controversy and low-ratings.

The rebooted RHONY stars Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana…

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What Prince Harry Says About Camilla in Spare

In tales of princes and princesses, the trope of the wicked stepmother is timeless. At best, these unwelcome new family members are depicted as cold and neglectful—at worst, they pose a treacherous threat. The latter is precisely the image Prince Harry has painted of his stepmother Camilla Parker Bowles, now the Queen Consort, in his memoir Spare.

In his bookwh…

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14 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Catch in 2022

Book-to-screen adaptations are big this year, giving plenty of fodder to anyone who loves to debate which was better: the book or the movie. From adaptions like Netflix’s recent Anatomy of a Scandal, based on Sarah Vaughan’s best-selling novel, to an upcoming take on Sally Rooney‘s Conversations With Friends on Hulu, readers eager to lay eyes on the character…

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Why the Met Gala Needs the Kardashians

Less than a week before the annual Met Gala, Kim Kardashian posted a selfie with Choupette, the notoriously pampered cat who belonged to the late designer Karl Lagerfeld. While selfies with fellow social media stars (Choupette currently has more than 150K followers on Instagram) are par for the course for Kardashian, the snap appeared to be a response to a recent rumor that no one from her famo…

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Why the Met Gala’s Karl Lagerfeld Theme Is Controversial

Two weeks before the 2023 Met Gala, the team behind the High Fashion Twitter Met Gala sent out a tweet that stated that they would not be holding their usual digital companion event to the annual Costume Institute Benefit, which is often referred to as “fashion’s biggest night.”

“As we approach the first Monday of May, the hf twitter met gala team would like to ann…

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