Image Credit: Anadolu via Getty Images The French government collapse is making headlines this week as the chaos in France’s parliament continues. Prime Minister François Bayrou — who took office in December 2024 — was ousted by lawmakers in an astounding vote, leaving the country’s government up in the air as French President Emmanuel Macron
Coldplay Kiss Cam’s Kristin Cabot Estranged Husband Breaks Silence … She Didn’t Cheat On Me, We Were Separated!!! Published September 8, 2025 5:34 PM PDT Kristin Cabot — the woman caught having an alleged affair with Astronomer CEO Andy Byron at Coldplay’s concert in July — was “amicably separated” from her now-estranged husband several weeks
Dancing With the Stars pro dancer Jenna Johnson revealed that her problematic celebrity partner is MIA. She shared when the last time she saw him was, but will they reunite anytime soon? Moreover, will they be ready for the September 16th premiere of DWTS? Keep reading for more details. Jenna Johnson’s Problematic Celeb Partner MIA
The job market is bleak, and in No Other Choice, the latest from visionary filmmaker Park Chan-wook, it’s downright lethal. A layoff leads to murder in the filmmaker’s dark comedy, an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s The Ax, but bubbling beneath the surface of this seemingly irreverent comedy of errors lies a biting satire with
Doechii has announced the “Live from the Swamp” tour, a 14-date North American outing taking place in fall 2025. The announcement comes in the midst of a busy festival season for Doechii, who just performed at Lollapalooza this past August and will continue through the year with slots at All Things Go, Austin City Limits,
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Most Anticipated Fall 2025 New Releases Whether we’re talking about books by prolific big name authors, works by
The Stonewall Community Foundation has announced the first recipients of its new Reclaiming Our Power grant program, a multi-year initiative aimed at strengthening grassroots LGBTQ+ organizations across the country. With an initial investment of $825,000, the foundation will fund 15 organizations over three years, beginning with the first ten groups selected this August. Each will
Never Say Never because Justin Bieber has surprised fans — again — by releasing his eighth studio album, Swag II, on Friday. It’s a follow-up to his July release, when the Canadian musician released his seventh studio album, Swag, after he teased it on billboards and in social media posts. Bieber did the same rollout for Swag II.
Prince Harry’s trip back home to the U.K. started with an emotional visit to Queen Elizabeth II’s grave. Harry, 40, flew into his home country on Monday, September 8, ahead of a planned appearance at the WellChild Awards, and multiple outlets reported that he immediately headed to St George’s Chapel. According to the Daily Mail,
HBO’s Task begins with an episode that’s equal parts moody, meandering, and maddening. At 66 minutes, the premiere feels like it desperately wants to be taken seriously, but instead of pulling us into the heart of its story, it circles around the same point again and again: Tom and Robbie are alike. Very alike. Practically
Despite the mixed reception to The New Colossus and its spin-off in Youngblood, there’s no question that developer MachineGames was able to resurrect the Wolfenstein series for modern audiences. Heck, Amazon has its sights set on a TV adaption. Luckily for gamers, MachineGames isn’t quite done with the series, and in fact has plans for
The late Ozzy Osbourne was honored with a tribute performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night (September 7th), led by Yungblud and Steven Tyler. After video message by Jack Osbourne and his family, as well as a video montage of Ozzy through the years, Yungblud kicked off the VMAs musical tribute by
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Hip hop artist Snoop Dogg recently made a homophobic comment about a Pixar movie that included a same-sex couple, and now the writer who created the characters is speaking out. Lauren Gunderson worked on the film Lightyear and reportedly revealed on her private Threads profile that she was the creator of the wife-and-wife couple (who
Donald Trump was far from the cozy confines of the UFC octagon. The howling approval that greets him in the country’s college football enclaves had been replaced by something far less welcoming. On Sunday, Trump entered a familiar but less hospitable sporting arena, returning to the US Open for the first time in a decade
Lady Gaga Thanks For the Trophy, MTV … But, I Gotta Run to Madison Square Garden!!! Published September 7, 2025 5:46 PM PDT Play video content MTV Lady Gaga gave a speedy speech at the MTV Video Music Awards … ’cause she’s a busy artist whose gotta put on a show across town soon! The
The Bates family has kept fans updated as Erin has been dealing with health issues following her giving birth to her seventh child. Through it all, the family has given their support, asked fans for prayers, and shared updates. However, another prominent reality show family has lent their support to the Bates: the Duggar family.
The Man In My Basement begins with an intriguing proposition: if you were in a tight financial position and a rich eccentric showed up, essentially offering to solve all of your problems in one fell-swoop, how much would you question his motives? This is the situation that Charles Blakely (Corey Hawkins) finds himself in. He’s
Broadcasters were asked to censor the negative reaction to Donald Trump’s attendance at the men’s final of the US Open in Queens, New York, on Sunday. But there was no masking the awkwardness when Trump likely realized Bruce Springsteen was seated just a few feet away. Springsteen, of course, has spent the past few months
Catch up on the news you missed this week with the stories Today in Books readers were most interested in. School Phone Ban Leads to Increased Library Use Students in Kentucky’s Jefferson County Public Schools are checking out library books at record rates, a “culture shift” correlated to the district’s new cellphone ban. Here are just
After a year away, AIDS Walk Los Angeles is returning to West Hollywood on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Organized by APLA Health, the city’s leading nonprofit for HIV care, prevention, and sexual health services, this year’s theme, “Community Is the Cure,” highlights the power of unity in advancing progress against HIV/AIDS. Registration for participants is
Image Credit: Getty Images As we all remember from A League of Their Own, “There’s no crying in baseball” — but apparently, there are still arguments. A September 5, 2025, game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Miami Marlins has made headlines over a heated interaction between fans. A woman took a baseball from a
Alex Warren’s relationship with his wife, Kouvr Annon, is something so out of the ordinary. Long before finding huge success as a solo artist, Warren was just a guy crushing on Annon’s YouTube videos. But after Warren sent a message to the content creator on Snapchat, a connection was made and a special love story
“Expect the unexpected” is Big Brother‘s slogan at this point, but I don’t think anyone expected Rachel Reilly to fall prey to The White Locus twist that played out following Thursday’s live eviction episode. Thanks to poor planning on CBS’s part, Big Brother Live Feed watchers are already up to date on a stunning elimination,
Sketch comedian turned horror filmmaker Curry Barker (Milk & Serial) wrings blood-curdling terror from a classic Monkey’s Paw wish fulfillment scenario in Obsession. A simple, well-trodden concept transforms into a shocking and unsettling descent into abject horror in Barker’s capable hands, ensuring that his latest is destined to become horror’s latest, well, obsession. It certainly
Maybe it’s that he’s getting older and wiser (or he’s got some promotional work to do?), but Charlie Sheen has been in an earnest, sharing mood as of late. In addition to a forthcoming Netflix documentary, and his corresponding memoir, the Two and a Half Men star recently had heaps to say in an interview
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A Moroccan feminist is going to prison after she posted a selfie wearing a t-shirt that read “Allah is a lesbian.” A court in Rabat sentenced prominent feminist Ibtissam “Betty” Lachgar, 50, to two and a half years in prison and $5,000 in fines for blasphemy, according to her attorney, Naïma El Guellaf. Related Taliban