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"I love just unabashedly pop music": How "Idea of You" songwriter crafted August Moon's catchy sound

If you didn't have a boy band phase in your past you may have missed out on a crucial part of being a teenager: obsession with fandom, pop music and...

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John Oliver takes on Donald Trump and the "long history" of politicians being "weird around corn"

Comedian John Oliver took a shot at Donald Trump's intelligence Sunday night during a "Last Week Tonight" episode on the corn industry and the...

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"The truth is being told": Amythyst Kiah on Beyoncé, Black country music roots and Appalachia

Amythyst Kiah is a powerhouse folk singer. Her raspy but commanding voice is one you cannot miss when she strums her guitar or banjo. But alongside...

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"I’m very naked": "Bridgerton" star Nicola Coughlan rejects body shamers through her sex scenes

Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington has ditched the wallflower moniker and traded it in to blossom into the diamond of the season for the...

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8 shocking "Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal" facts from Netflix's cheating website doc

A docuseries traces the rise of the notorious website for affairs and the data leak that changed everything

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Harrison Butker trolled with "Sims"-style animated version of himself as a homemaker

The LA Chargers used their schedule release video to take aim at the kicker's views against women in the workforce

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Bumble's anti-celibacy marketing campaign and its backlash, explained

Bumble differentiates itself from most dating apps, by priding itself on being a woman-owned, space centered on women who are empowered to make the...

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Kelly Clarkson credits weight loss to a drug that isn't Ozempic

Kelly Clarkson is opening up about her weight loss journey and said, "Everybody thinks it's Ozempic, but it's not. It's something else." The...

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"House of the Dragon" swings by the Wall in the North as civil war brews

The North remembers but do you remember the North?

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Stewart mocks Bob Menendez's "cartoonish" gold bars as other lawmakers cash in on "legal corruption"

Jon Stewart put New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez in the hot seat over his upcoming corruption and bribery trial while highlighting the many ways other...

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When it comes to the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, we all lose

The rappers have delivered blows to each other's reputations, but at whose expense? The lyrics say it all

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"These people are f***ing children!": Jon Stewart torches GOP freakout over Biden's Israel ultimatum

Stewart called out Ted Cruz for accusing Biden of helping Hamas by opposing Israeli assault on Rafah

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Scandal in the pageant world: Why did Miss USA and Miss Teen USA both quit?

The world of pageants is seemingly never without controversy, but this week's news that both the reigning Miss USA and Miss Teen USA relinquished...

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"I know what the truth is": Andy Cohen on the many "Real Housewives" lawsuits and critiques

The Bravo reckoning is finally being addressed by Andy Cohen, the face of the "Real Housewives" franchise, Bravo itself and longtime host of "Watch...

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The problem with that "Idea of You" ending

I've always wanted to be in my own fan fiction. As a teenager who grew up at the height of One Direction's undeniable global fame and Harry Styles'...

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Whoopi Goldberg said she was “a very high-functioning addict" and opens up about Marlon Brando

"The View" host has been making the rounds to promote her tell-all memoir "Bits and Pieces"

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"Blood is on your hands, Biden": Macklemore drops Pro-Palestine protest song

Macklemore does not back down in his new pro-Palestine protest song "Hind's Hall," joining the legion of musicians, especially rappers, who use their...

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What Zendaya’s hair in "Challengers" misses reflecting about real tennis

Hair is personal. The memories of my Ethiopian mother meticulously washing, parting and braiding my hair on a Sunday evening after church are still...

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The 28 boldest Met Gala looks from this year's fairy tale garden-themed red carpet

As New York City glides out of hibernation and into a colorful, vivid spring another Met Gala season awakened on Monday night. This time, the...

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"Doesn’t feel like a coincidence": John Oliver alarmed over right-wing efforts to censor libraries

John Oliver during Sunday evening's edition of  "Last Week Tonight" highlighted that libraries are "in trouble because they’ve become another...

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Brittney Griner says she contemplated suicide, recalling experience in Russian prisons

For years, Brittney Griner was WNBA's most high-profile athlete, known for her 6-foot-9 nine stature, her 7-foot wingspan and her NCAA record-breaking...

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"There is nothing sexual about what I do – I'm a classy lady”: Latrice Royale champions drag queens

More than 12 years after her dazzling breakout performance in season four of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Latrice Royale is easily one of the most...

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Dan Schneider sues “Quiet on Set” for defamation, citing the show as a “hit job” on his reputation

The former Nickelodeon producer alleged that "Quiet on Set" paints him as a child sexual abuser

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Cher says she dates younger men because men her age are "all dead"

Cher, musical icon and 2024 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, never shies away from voicing an opinion. Currently, the 77-year-old musician...

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How the keffiyeh became a Palestinian symbol of resistance

The versatile scarf has been seen draped across the faces, heads and shoulders of protesters around the world

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Anita Hill says Harvey Weinstein decision will not be "the final word for victims and survivors"

After the shocking reversal of Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault conviction on April 25, survivors of sexual abuse and advocates like Anita Hill have...

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"The Bible is one of the worst books ever," says Brian Cox because "it is not the truth"

In a podcast interview, the "Succession" star discussed how the Bible is written as propaganda for the patriarchy

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Snakes, diss tracks and Kanye West: a timeline of Kim Kardashian and Taylor Swift's beef

It seems like the bitter feud between Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian just unlocked a new chapter Swift and Kardashian's long-standing beef really...

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See a statue of Queen Elizabeth and her corgis unveiled for what would have been her 98th birthday

When some think of the late Queen Elizabeth, her waddling corgis come to mind. In remembrance of what would have been the queen's 98th birthday, a...

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"I train like an athlete": Celine Dion reveals how she manages stiff person's syndrome

Celine Dion is opening up about her journey with stiff person's disease. In a recent interview with Vogue France, the five-time Grammy winner gave an...

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In defense of a flawed "Sex and the City" – by a progressive Gen Zer

"Sex and The City" will never die. In 1998, it made juggernauts out of stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis....

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The problem with Taylor Swift's "I Hate It Here" is that it's regressive, not reflective

Lyrics are Taylor Swift's thing. Songwriting is literally the whole point of her sprawling 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department.”...

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"The Tortured Poets Department" is Taylor Swift's trip through heartbreak's agonies and triumphs

Taylor Swift's ascension as pop music's head lyricist in charge didn't happen by accident. From her early singles "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Our...

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"I’m part of the problem": Male reporter apologizes to WNBA's Caitlin Clark after awkward exchange

Newly minted No. 1 WNBA draft pick Caitlin Clark is on top of the world right now with a surprise appearance on "Saturday Night Live," lucrative new...

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"What Jennifer Did": 8 things missing from Netflix's doc of a woman who schemed to kill her parents

In 2010, Jennifer Pan devised a plan to kill her parents. The 24-year-old Vietnamese Canadian woman who grew up in a Toronto-area suburb appeared to...

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Late-night hosts mock "broken-brained" Trump for his confusing Battle of Gettysburg blunder

Late night show comedians Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart are not taking their foot off Donald Trump's neck for his public fumble...

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O.J. Simpson's lawyer reverses comments on disputed Goldman family lawsuit payments

The fallout of O.J. Simpson's death continues to reverberate as his longtime lawyer and executor of the former football star's will retracted a...

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Courtney Love disses Taylor Swift as "not interesting as an artist"

Courtney Love is not a Taylor Swift fan and she's not afraid to say it. In an interview with the Evening Standard, the former lead singer of the rock...

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Jon Stewart mocks sleepy Trump: “Imagine committing so many crimes, you get bored at your own trial"

Comedy Central host Jon Stewart on Monday mocked former President Donald Trump for reportedly falling asleep during his criminal trial in New...

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The history of the real "Mary & George" queer love story

Throughout history queer relationships have existed in many forms but "Mary & George" highlights a royal queer relationship between between George...

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Angel Reese is a top pick for the WNBA draft. Why has she received so much hate?

Women's basketball has never been more popular, which is great for the sport, but comes with the seemingly inevitable downside of its players...

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"I know where I came from": "Finding Your Roots" unearths its viewers' ancestral mysteries

Megan Robertson is a pediatric speech-language pathologist from Mechanicsburg, Pennslyvania. She's also a mom to her eight-year-old daughter. But for...

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In the new "Bridgerton" season three trailer, Penelope and Colin's love story slowly blossoms

"Bridgerton" is back — and this time its central love story focuses on Lady Whistledown herself. Wallflower Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan)...

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"They’re not talking to the working class": Meghan McCain slams "View" hosts about "rot in media"

Meghan McCain left "The View" three years ago, but can't seem to let it go. Since the end of her tenure at the flagship ABC daytime talk show, the...

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"The View" hosts had to evacuate because of a fire on the "Tamron Hall Show"

"The View"'s hot topics got even hotter on Wednesday. The show's hosts were a part of the news after its New York City studio was forced to evacuate...

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O.J. Simpson dies at 76 after a battle with cancer, family announces

O.J. Simpson, the All-American football legend who was accused of and ultimately acquitted of killing his ex-wife and her friend, died on Wednesday,...

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard files for divorce from husband Ryan Anderson after two years

Gypsy Rose Blanchard officially filed for divorce from Ryan Anderson on Monday after announcing her split from her husband last week. The couple met...

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Beyoncé becomes first ever Black woman to score No. 1 country album with "Cowboy Carter"

Beyoncé's not done smashing historic records in country music. Alongside her No. 1 country hit song "Texas Hold 'Em," the Texas pop star has become...

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"Exploitation is just so rife:" HBO's "Brandy Hellville" rips open the seam on fast fashion's woes

One size fits all. Tiny tank tops. A toxic image of whiteness and beauty tailored for young, rich teenage girls. These are all elements that underpin...

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What Beyoncé's cover of the Beatles' "Blackbird" means to Black history and music

There are levels to Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter."  After critics and racists questioned the artist's presence in country music after a controversial...

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