Only one train goes to Canarsie. Private houses with driveways and backyards line most blocks in the remote Brooklyn neighborhood, nestled in the southeast corner of the borough, overlooking the waters of Jamaica Bay. Late 20th-century white flight turned this 19th-century suburban getaway into a predominantly West Indian lower-middle-class neighborhood. Perceptively “boujee-er” than New York’s average hood, by the 2010’s Canarsie got its nickname the “Flossy” or “the Floss” for its residents’ reputation of being flashy and showing off. On the night of February 19th, 2020, the children of the Flossy painted the town blue. On an otherwise quiet, residential…
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After his team’s loss in the 2024 Super Bowl, Christian McCaffrey and fiancée Olivia Culpo touched down in Mexico. The San Francisco 49ers star running back and the former Miss Universe recently headed for a post-game vacation in Cabo San Lucas. On Feb. 18, they were spotted soaked up the sun, and they weren’t alone: Joining them were two of Christian’s 49ers teammates and their wives—tight end George Kittle and Claire Kittle and fullback Kyle Juszczyk and Kristen Juszczyk. Olivia shared a TikTok of herself and the women sitting with drinks, set to a viral voiceover titled, “I would give the pain a 10.” The model captioned the video, “If you’re wondering how we’re holding…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Nimona by ND Stevenson is a bestselling graphic novel that came out in 2015. In 2023, the animated adaptation was released on Netflix, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. And now, the entire movie is available for free on YouTube!The movie is set in a medieval-inspired sci-fi world and follows Nimona (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shapeshifter who is determined to be the sidekick of the local supervillain, Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed). Ballister was once training as a knight…
Seven years after Denis Villeneuve’s feature film Blade Runner 2049, Blade Runner is headed to the small screen in Amazon’s Blade Runner 2099, and Deadline reports tonight that Jonathan van Tulleken (“Shōgun”) will direct and executive produce the first two episodes. Tulleken replaces Jeremy Podeswa, who had previously been announced to direct. Ridley Scott (Blade Runner) is executive producing the live action series, with Blade Runner 2099 said to be a follow-up to Blade Runner 2049. “The latest installment of the neo-noir sci-fi franchise will be set 50 years after the film sequel.” Blade Runner 2099 comes from Alcon Entertainment, Scott Free, and Amazon Studios. Silka Luisa (“Shining Girls”) is…
It took a lot of people, including the star-studded cast of Oppenheimer, to make it a financial and critical success, so it can be forgiven if someone can’t remember all of the people responsible for bringing it to theaters. What is harder to forgive are holes in security at award shows, and it seems that the biggest one since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars happened at the 2024 BAFTAs. A man took the stage alongside director Christopher Nolan and star Cillian Murphy to accept an award, and no one realized he wasn’t supposed to be there. Authorities are…
From the jump, Wyatt Flores has made mental health advocacy a part of his songwriting and live performances. His song “Please Don’t Go” became a hit with fans for its vulnerable message to a loved one to not take their own life, and he recently released a cover of the Fray’s similarly minded 2006 hit “How to Save a Life.” On Monday, Flores told followers in a lengthy post on Instagram that “the sacrifices I’ve made to get the opportunity to be on stage have caught up to me” and that he was rescheduling some concerts. “It’s been almost exactly…
Country fans tuning in to the season premiere of American Idol on Sunday night (Feb. 18) may have caught an exciting surprise at the end of the episode.A teaser reel previewing next week’s episode showed a glimpse at one contestant who’s related to country music royalty. In the clip, a young woman wearing an unassuming green hoodie steps in front of the judges and humbly explains, “My grandma’s a country singer.””Your grandma is — what?” judge Lionel Richie responds, realizing that the grandma in question is none other than country music legend Loretta Lynn.That’s right: A member of the Lynn family…
As for whether he planned to perform at Millie and Jake’s nuptials, Jon joked, “It would be a nice way to recoup some of the money that it’s costing me for one, two, three weddings this year. They’ve all got great partners and we’re looking forward to it.” In 2022, Jon and wife Dorothea Hurley Bongiovi’s son Jesse Bongiovi, who turned 29 Feb. 19, got engaged to longtime girlfriend Jesse Light. In an interview with Access Hollywood earlier this month, the Bon Jovi frontman confirmed that daughter Stephanie Rose Bongiovi, 30, was also engaged, and said he had written her a wedding song titled “Kiss the Bride.” Last September,…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.The Diva Wears PradaLondon theater-goers (or should that be theatre-goers?) will have a new show to enjoy this fall. A musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada will open in October featuring a score written by Elton John (!) and a brilliant piece of casting: Vanessa Williams will play the epically icy Anna Wintour avatar Miranda Priestly. One can only hope Stanley Tucci, who lives in London, after…
Developer ROOTNSTUDIO has announced that rather than take an episodic format for the release of White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies (with episode one having been released a year ago), the developer has instead decided to release the complete game to Steam, which is available now. Not only that, but they’ll be bringing the Complete Edition of the game to the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series later this year. “As you may know, White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies was originally released episodically, with episodes 2 and 3 functioning as DLC pack add-ons for episode…
Those of us who grew up in the post-Cold War, grunge, and hip-hop fashion eras know that some of the best movies of the ’90s starred the lovable goofball Adam Sandler. For the better half of three decades, some of the greatest comedies and best romantic comedies involved the mumbling antics of the everyman, and now he’s finally getting his due. The Wedding Singer star won the People’s Icon Award, and just like you’d expect from the quotable former SNL funnyman, he hilariously gave a speech accepting the Sexiest Man of the Year Award. During Sunday’s event, the Big Daddy actor,…
From ‘Gladiator’ to ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ — our rankings of every film to take home the top Oscar since the year 2000, from worst to best The Oscars have been around for almost 100 years now, celebrating a medium that was born in the last few years of the 19th century, became the art form du jour of the 20th century and continues to flourish in the 21st century. When we entered the new millennium, you wondered how the movies would change and evolve — and if the ceremony that handed out “Hollywood’s biggest honor” every spring would…
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up-close look at life on music’s A list. This edition features multi-instrumentalist Probyn Gregory. Three and a half decades ago, when the Beach Boys were America’s favorite cheeseball uncles thanks to “Kokomo” and appearances on shows like Full House and Baywatch, Probyn Gregory was part of…
You’ll be late night talking about these Harry Styles photos. Why? That’s because the “Adore You” singer—who shaved his head in late 2023—showed off his grown out hair on Feb. 18 while attending the Premier League match between Luton Town and Manchester United at England’s Kenilworth Road stadium. The 30-year-old paired his stylish hair—which remains shorter on the sides and longer on the top of his head—with a Maison Margiela sleeveless sweater, white button up shirt and long black coat. Styles’ appearance at the game, during which Manchester United defeated Luton Town with a score of 2 to 1, might’ve come as a surprise…