Photography courtesy of launchmetrics.com/spotlight Including looks from Rihanna, J.Lo and more A-listers. By Jennifer Berry Date January 23, 2024 It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We’re referring to fashion month, naturally. And kicking things off is the Paris couture Spring 2024 shows. While the runways are full of futuristic alien-robots courtesy of Daniel Roseberry at Schiaparelli and angelic ballerinas thanks to Virginie Viard at Chanel, the sidewalks outside the Spring 2024 couture presentations are teeming with strong outerwear, full skirts and gold-gilded everything. As has become customary, A-list celebrities are flocking to the City of Light to attend…
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Jackie Bonds and Marshall Glaze: Not TogetherFans watched with dismay as Jackie chose to give Josh Demas, the other man she connected with in the pods, a second chance, meeting up with him before ending her engagement to Marshall. However, during the reunion, Jackie set the record straight on the timeline of events. “I broke up with Marshall before I met Josh at the coffee shop,” she said. “It looks like I’m a cheater. I am not a cheater.” Jackie then addressed the end of her relationship with Marshall, saying she “can take accountability” for her words and actions, but “I…
From today until January 25th, Libro.fm is partnering with authors — Ann Patchett, Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi, and Eriq La Salle — to raise money for the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc). Binc is the only nonprofit focused on helping booksellers and comic sellers through emergencies, like natural disasters, medical expenses, and more. When you purchase the following audiobooks, 100% of the money will go directly to Binc (pro tip: these also make great gifts!). Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You – A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by…
The nominees for the 96th Academy Awards were announced earlier today, and Barbie, the highest-grossing movie of 2023, did quite well for itself, scoring nominations in seven categories. However, in addition to Greta Gerwig getting snubbed from the Best Director category, Margot Robbie was also left out of the Best Actress lineup. Now Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera, two of Barbie’s other prominent actors, have spoken about about neither women being recognized at the next Academy Awards ceremony.To be sure, today was a good day on the Oscars front for both of those actors, with Gosling being nominated for Best…
Donald Trump secured his second victory in the Republican 2024 presidential primaries on Tuesday with a comfortable win in New Hampshire. Despite the win, the former president and his allies are still whining, claiming the race was marred by fraud perpetrated by … undeclared voters? Trump’s sole remaining opponent, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, managed to close the gap between herself and Trump, making significant strides among independent and undeclared voters participating in the primary, a practice that is legal in New Hampshire so long as the participant chooses a Republican or Democratic ballot at the time of their…
Dolly Parton’s younger sister, Stella Parton, says when you disrespect someone in her family, you disrespect the entire family. Elle King has clearly disrespected the entire family.The singer and songwriter sounded off on social media on Sunday after video first surfaced of King trying to sing Dolly Parton’s song at the Grand Ole Opry. On Monday, the younger Parton took to X (formerly Twitter) again with six more thoughts on what happened.Then, she came back for more on Tuesday.King struggled to remember the lyrics to Dolly Parton’s “Marry Me” during a birthday tribute to the legendary singer at the Opry on Friday…
Photography courtesy of Balenciaga Is it surprising? Not really. But are some disappointed to see this after the brand’s viral controversy? Absolutely. Let’s unpack. By Natalie Michie Date January 23, 2024 And just like that, Kim Kardashian and Balenciaga are back together. The business relationship between the polarizing billionaire and the controversial brand has been ostensibly on a break for the past few months. But now, they’re hard-launching their reunion in a major way: Kim Kardashian is Balenciaga’s newest ambassador. On January 22, both parties took to social media to make it official. “For several years now, Balenciaga’s designs have…
Tom Holland is stuck on Zendaya. In fact, the Spider-Man: No Way Home actor was in complete euphoria over his costar’s latest appearance at Paris Fashion Week, where she debuted a bangin’ new hairdo. Alongside a black-and-white photo Zendaya at the Schiaparelli runway show, Tom couldn’t help but to hype up his girl and dropped three heart-eyes on his Instagram Stories Jan. 23. The image showed Zendaya rocking blunt bangs while striking a fierce pose in her Schiaparelli look. The outfit, styled by Law Roach, featured a black crepe turtleneck with knotted silk spikes along the sleeves and shoulders, as well as a coordinating skirt complete with…
‘Tis I, your local publishing and SF/F auntie, here to help answer a new “What the heck is going on?” This time, our subject is the 2023 Hugo Awards. If you’re on social media and follow any SF/F folks, chances are you’ve seen posts about eligibility, possible censorship, wonky voting numbers, EPH, Neil Gaiman, R.F. Kuang, and more. A lot of this may seem like extremely inside baseball, but (while I don’t care if you ever understand what EPH is) it’s an important moment for an historically-important award, and it’s worth talking about what is going on, and what might…
“From the dusty mesa, her looming shadow grows.” 10 years ago, these ominous lyrics (courtesy of the alternative country duo The Handsome Family) introduced us to a horrific world of crime, conspiracy and multi-layered madness in the infamous intro to HBO’s hit show, True Detective. From that very first episode, we all knew this was going to be something special, with Nic Pizzolatto and Cary Fukunaga teaming up for a cinematic fusion of different genres that would end up earning countless accolades. And while this made it difficult for subsequent seasons to compete with that masterful debut (even if they…
You better believe I was yelling “Hell yeah!” when Danielle Brooks was included on the list of 2024 Oscar nominees. However, you also better believe that I was, in the words of her character Sofia, saying “Hell No!” when the 2023 musical remake of The Color Purple only got one nomination from The Academy. This happens every year, movies get majorly snubbed. This year, along with that WTF moment when Greta Gerwig wasn’t nominated for directing Barbie, the critically adored The Color Purple was essentially left out of the awards conversation, which is maddening. However, they did get one incredibly well-deserved…
“His music will live on. We can never deny the happiness and joy it brought into this world,” Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan said in a statement Frank Farian — the founder of groups Boney M. and Milli Vanilli — has died at the age of 82. The German producer’s agency released a statement Tuesday confirming that Farian had died peacefully at his home in Miami. Although his cause of death was not immediately revealed, Farian said that he had gone through heart valve replacement surgery in 2022. He told the magazine Bild at the time that the surgery saved his…
Backstreet’s Back — and so is Lovers & Friends. The Las Vegas music festival announced its 2024 lineup with headlining performances from Backstreet Boys, Janet Jackson, and Usher, who will be performing his career-defining album Confessions in celebration of its 20th anniversary. Scheduled for just one day on Saturday, May 4, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, the annual nostalgia fest will also feature appearances from Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Nelly Furtado, Ludacris, Mary J. Blige, Ciara, TLC, M.I.A., T-Pain, Nelly, Akon, Ne-Yo, Timbaland, Keyshia Cole, Monica, Eve, Brandy, Kelly Rowland, Sean Paul, Mario, JoJo, Lloyd, and dozens…
Photography courtesy of Chanel Put us down for a pair, or twelve. By Katherine Singh Date January 23, 2024 Despite the mob wife aesthetic and #eclecticgrandpa trends dominating the first few weeks of 2024, we’re pleased to advise that #balletcore is still in — and Chanel just proved it. On January 23, the iconic fashion house sent models down the runway of their Spring 2024 show at Paris Spring 2024 couture fashion week in a sea of scrumptious silk bows, ruffled collars, and yards of delicate tulle. Accessorizing these dainty looks? White tights. ICYMI, white tights aren’t just a stylish…