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Challengers is the best thing that could happen to polyamory

Much has recently been made out of polyamory in the media, to the point where the prospect of dating and ostensibly having sex with multiple people...

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Challengers forces us to ask: Is tennis sexy?

In addition to solidifying Zendaya as a movie star, the new Luca Guadagnino film Challengers presents a couple of ideas about the seemingly polite and...

24.04.2024 7

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It’s impossible to be neutral about Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift has always been a pop culture Rorschach test. Every song Swift releases, every single she performs or awards show she attends, every...

19.04.2024 7

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X-Men ’97 is Marvel’s best argument for an X-Men animated feature

The best thing about the X-Men is the deep, almost hilariously intense lore of Marvel’s merry mutants. In the comic books, Dark Phoenix (inhabiting...

10.04.2024 6

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Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter asks: Who does country belong to? 

In the lead-up to Friday’s release of Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé gave us a small tidbit about its inspiration. She wrote on Instagram that the album...

28.03.2024 6

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Why March Madness is all about Caitlin Clark

For the uninitiated, college basketball may seem like a complicated sport. Nearly every second is packed with plays, screens, cuts, and defenses that...

22.03.2024 10

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Beyoncé, the CMAs, and the fight over country music’s politics, explained

Editor’s note, March 19, 2024, 1:20 pm: On March 19, 2024, Beyoncé posted on Instagram that her upcoming album, Act II: Cowboy Carter — the...

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3 reasons why Kate Middleton’s royal scandal got so out of control

The British royal family is no stranger to scandal. From cheating rumors to actual affairs, divorces and abdications, unruly royals, phone recordings,...

15.03.2024 4

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What’s a Saturn return — and why are our favorite pop stars singing about it?

Ariana Grande, Kacey Musgraves, and SZA couldn’t sound more different. But on their new and upcoming albums, all three women are singing about the...

13.03.2024 2

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Kate Middleton’s edited Mother’s Day photo, explained by an expert 

Over the past few days, we’ve all come to learn that the only thing more suspicious than a missing princess is a poorly edited photo of that...

12.03.2024 10

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No one wants an Oscar as badly as Bradley Cooper

Where were you when you realized that you knew too much about Bradley Cooper? Was it when he revealed he spent six years studying conducting to...

06.03.2024 10

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Dune: Part 2 explained, for someone who has no idea what Dune is

This article contains spoilers for Dune: Part Two Like a Harkonnen soldier levitating around in the endless desert, one can find oneself a bit...

01.03.2024 20

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Dakota Johnson’s aloof appeal, explained

To love Dakota Johnson is to understand that Dakota Johnson probably hates you for it a little bit. When she was in 50 Shades of Grey, all anyone...

16.02.2024 10

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Everyone’s being weird about Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car”

Did you know Tracy Chapman’s song “Fast Car” isn’t about an automobile traveling at a heightened velocity? Did you need someone to explain it...

09.02.2024 10

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Mr. & Mrs. Smith is an odd little marriage story disguised as a spy thriller

Whenever I see the phrase “partner in crime” in a romantic context, my first question always is: What kind of crime? Petty or white collar?...

07.02.2024 5

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Why there’s lead in Stanley water bottles — and the real reason that’s a problem

To be an American is to fall in love with something that has the potential to kill you. Cigarettes, fast cars, men, lemonade — our country’s great...

02.02.2024 8

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What we’re fighting about when we fight about Barbie

Like the Barbies in the movie Barbie, the film Barbie seemed capable of anything. From critical praise, to pop culture reverence, to box office...

26.01.2024 5

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Would you dump someone if they didn’t peel you an orange?

Like one of those secretly mordant fairytales about mermaids sacrificing their fins or maidens poisoned and sleeping forever, there is apparently a...

25.01.2024 4

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Pitting Real Housewives against Survivor villains, The Traitors is reality TV at its best

There are some slight spoilers regarding the first three episodes of The Traitors season two. The first four episodes of The Traitors are...

19.01.2024 2

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The world is dying to know the secret Selena Gomez told Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes

The open secret about — and half the fun of — the Golden Globes is that it’s the awards show that doesn’t really matter. There’s an open...

11.01.2024 9

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The Stanley water bottle craze, explained

09.01.2024 5

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What does Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’s credits scene say about the future of the DCU?

Spoiler warning: This post contains spoilers for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is truly so much movie. The film...

22.12.2023 20

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Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney’s chemistry can’t save Anyone But You

The most compelling reason to sit through all 104 minutes of Anyone But You is closure. I’m not referring to finishing the uneven movie, but the...

21.12.2023 20

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The best Christmas rom-com is actually Batman Returns

While the winner of Best Christmas Movie is up for debate, the undisputed best Christmas movie genre isn’t: It’s Christmas romantic comedies. And...

15.12.2023 3

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George Santos treated politics like reality TV. And he won.

Despite facing 23 federal charges for a litany of crimes, including the kind that involve stealing — wire fraud, credit card fraud, and aggravated...

07.12.2023 7

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Renaissance isn’t a deification of Beyoncé. It’s a reminder she’s human.

Renaissance — the album, the tour, and now the movie — is a spectacular. Beyoncé’s dance album, released last summer, is meant to be played on...

05.12.2023 10

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Netflix’s Squid Game reality show is kinda great. Oh no.

To love Squid Game: The Challenge means succumbing, at least a little bit, to media illiteracy. The reality show, which was initially conceived by a...

01.12.2023 5

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Did the Scream franchise just fall apart?

The revamped and ultra-successful Scream franchise may be dead. Over the long Thanksgiving weekend, actresses Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega...

28.11.2023 3

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The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes might be the best Hunger Games movie yet

When Mockingjay: Part II , the last Hunger Games movie, was released in 2015, Barack Obama was president, Taylor Swift’s original 1989 album was...

17.11.2023 3

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Jacob Elordi is the number one babygirl 

There is no man in Hollywood as tall, as popular, or as beautiful as Jacob Elordi. The 26-year-old Australian is having a breakout winter: first he...

16.11.2023 50

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Jacob Elordi is the number one babygirl 

There is no man in Hollywood as tall, as popular, or as beautiful as Jacob Elordi. The 26-year-old Australian is having a breakout winter: first he...

16.11.2023 1

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The Marvels, goofy and bold, shows there’s still some magic left in the MCU 

The Marvels being a good time feels like a bit of a surprise. For one thing, Marvel has recently seen an uncharacteristic streak of stinkers. Eternals...

10.11.2023 4

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The Marvels’ post-credits scene brings back [spoiler]

This post includes spoilers for The Marvels. The Marvels had everything: the return of Captain Marvel a.k.a. Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), the...

10.11.2023 10

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Gen V was always much more than a Boys spinoff. Its season finale proved that.

We love to send superheroes to school. The X-Men came together at Charles Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. The Fantastic Four’s Future...

03.11.2023 1

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Why Apple’s weather app is so bad

For the last seven weekends in New York City, it has rained. Never during the week. Never for just an hour. Never not inconvenient. At this point it...

25.10.2023 5

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Why Apple’s weather app is so bad

For the last seven weekends in New York City, it has rained. Never during the week. Never for just an hour. Never not inconvenient. At this point it...

25.10.2023 9

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The complicated relationship we have with Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s complicated relationship

In a span of a week, many of us have learned more about Jada Pinkett Smith than we previously imagined knowing about the actor, producer, author,...

17.10.2023 2

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The satire, ironic boredom, and Drake-fueled mystery of podcaster Bobbi Althoff, explained

Bobbi Althoff doesn’t want you to take her seriously. Althoff hosts The Really Good Podcast . The phrase “really good” isn’t an earnest...

11.10.2023 3

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Jenna Lyons is the last great Real Housewife

Jenna Lyons is the most reluctant Real Housewife that’s ever been on television. She doesn’t yell. She doesn’t dress in gaudy gowns. She...

05.10.2023 7

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Gossiping doesn’t mean you’re a bad friend

When I asked Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan — the hosts of the I’ve Had It , a podcast about best friends who complain — if...

30.09.2023 6

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Love Is Blind season 5 is all about red flags

The mystifying thing about Netflix’s Love Is Blind is that it’s somehow still capable of unearthing fresh new horrors. The contestants assembled...

22.09.2023 5

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Drew Barrymore tried to live, laugh, scab her way across the picket line. It didn’t work.

After facing widespread disgust over her decision to bring back her show in the midst of an entertainment industry writers’ strike, Drew Barrymore...

19.09.2023 1

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The backlash against Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, explained

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis want to clarify a few things. Over the weekend, the celebrity couple issued a video concerning letters they wrote to a...

12.09.2023 2

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What if the Real Housewives unionized?

To this day, there’s probably no Bravolebrity — a portmanteau of Bravo and celebrity that denotes the network’s crop of reality stars — who...

11.09.2023 10

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