Taylor Frankie Paul gained fame when her story of “soft-swinging” with her husband and other Mormon couples went viral on social media. Her disclosure about her bedroom activities led to Tate Paul filing for divorce. She later dated Dakota Mortensen. After their toxic split, she was named the next Bachelorette. ABC yanked the season days
The current layout for the MCU appears to make two notable Avengers heroes effectively unkillable unless the franchise is willing to experience some grave consequences for its setup going forward. Being part of the MCU’s Avengers has become a more common prospect in recent history thanks to the New Avengers technically adding a second lineup
Which lawsuit this was: 21 states sued the Department of Health and Human Services over a 2025 rule that said that individual and small-group insurance plans sold on the Obamacare marketplaces could exclude gender-affirming care for trans people of all ages from coverage. Why this matters: Lots of people will be able to access lifesaving
The late Hayden Panettiere’s mother, Lesley Vogel, responded to accusations that she pressured her daughter to become a full-time actress from a young age. “I was strong, definitely, but I was not abusive by any stretch of the imagination,” Vogel, 70, told The Daily Mail in an interview published on Saturday, August 22. Vogel signed
With Dee in power as the Head of Household for this week of Big Brother, we can probably expect a lot of waffling. I’m still trying to make sense of her nominating Drew, Taylor, and LaTrice for eviction, and her bribe with Yash to keep each other off the block. A lot of the time,
With 28 genre-jumping studio albums to draw from, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard never play the same show twice. But the element of surprise was wielded even more dramatically last night (Aug. 21) at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium, when the Australian sextet welcomed E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg for a guest appearance
Olivia Rodrigo has found a home for one of the songs that didn’t make you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love — although, for the moment, you’ll need to be one of 500 people and have a CD player to hear it legally. On Friday, Rodrigo quietly released “Serena Joy” through Analog
Former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak’s son, Kroy ‘KJ’ Biermann Jr., was just arrested for alleged sexual battery. Moreover, he is only fifteen years old, yet he is being charged as an adult. Now, Kim has released a statement in which she is blaming the victim, but followers of the story are not
One of Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s most underrated movies is streaming for free right now, and the 33-year-old cult classic still holds up. There’s no denying that Arnold Schwarzenegger was among the biggest stars of the ’80s and ’90s, but not everything he touched turned to gold. Most of his films were mega hits, but especially by


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Here are this week’s most popular positive stories, with some fun social media posts tossed in too. Like seeing uplifting content like this?Sign up for our Good News email. This week’s Good News Roundup has it all: queer entertainers standing up for trans people, court victories against anti-LGBTQ+ policies, and even several studies showing that
Another week has arrived, and with it, a new Head of Household has been crowned on Big Brother 28. Who is on the block this week, and who’s the target? Let’s get into it! (CBS ©2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.) When Dee won the Head of Household after Kamu’s eviction, it seemed pretty obvious who her
Hayden Panettiere‘s ex Brian Hickerson was reportedly accused of drug use three days before the actress’ unexpected death at 36. According to court records obtained by People on Friday, August 21, prosecutors accused Hickerson, 37, of continued drug use amid his efforts to expunge his domestic violence convictions. Neither Hickerson nor his attorney attended the
It’s hard being an international pop star these days, even with vampiric powers. But ENHYPEN, the wildly successful K-pop act that commands stadium tours, makes it look easy. It’s not only the music that has some ENHYPEN enthusiasts hooked. Their discography ties into a vampire storyline and lore including a Webtoon series called “Dark Moon:


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The long-running Manchester, Tn.-based festival Bonnaroo will not be held in 2027, as organizers continue recovery efforts following consecutive years of storm-plagued cancellations. “As you know, we spent a great deal of effort and money working to improve the campgrounds and Centeroo in the months leading into the 2026 festival,” they wrote in a statement.
A new PlayStation 5 remake of a hit JRPG that was originally released back in 2006 is free to check out right now, and if you’re a fan of the genre or the game itself, I encourage you to keep it on your radar. The genre is constantly on the rise, as one of the
Rosie O’Donnell is set to speak with a number of guests during her time guest-hosting on Jimmy Kimmel Live. However, Kathy Griffin recently spoke out about not being included on the list. Since then, O’Donnell herself has responded to the story. Rosie O’Donnell Is Filling In For Jimmy Kimmel While He’s On Summer Break O’Donnell
Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. Like the TV series it was based on, 1995’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie was silly, low budget, and popular enough with kids to turn a profit. Some of the bigger
Michelle Pfeiffer is clearing up rumors that she’s ready to call it a day. The Oscar nominee, 68, recently said she’d happily forgo starring in another movie because she’s found so much joy acting in television shows The Madison and Margo’s Got Money Troubles. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on
The name Hannah Einbinder will likely ring bells for fans of TV juggernaut Hacks, in which she plays floundering comedy writer Ava, as well as being the star of her own 2024 comedy special, Hannah Einbinder: Everything Must Go. Now she stars in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma opposite Gillian Anderson in the
Critic’s Rating: 4 / 5.0 4 You just know that nothing good can remain that way when it comes to Stuart and his friends on Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. Sure enough, the latest installment sees them completely destroy a way of life, and there’s an important message within the storytelling for everyone in
Rosie O’Donnell is three nights into a four-night guest-hosting run on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and her return to talk-show hosting is already a ratings success. Monday’s episde drew 1.87 million total viewers, the largest audience for any of the show’s guest hosts this summer, according to preliminary Nielsen Live+Same Day figures reported by LateNighter. O’Donnell
The rights to adapt the bestselling book Theo of Golden into a film are currently being negotiated with Warner Bros Pictures, and Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is the hopeful star. Hanks, Gil Netter, and Gary Goetzman would produce, while Allen Levi, the book’s author, would executive produce the project. Theo of Golden started as a
In yet another escalation of the manufactured panic over the content of books in school libraries, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick held a news conference this week, threatening public schools with punishment if they do not remove “graphic books.” Patrick promised that schools that do not comply with the new state law, SB 13, will
Matthew Rhys as Tom Loftis nervously sitting on a couch in Window’s BayImage via Apple TV This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. Widow’s Bay season 2 is getting a casting shake-up. Apple TV has confirmed a major new
Dylan Dreyer has really been going places thanks to her work on Today. The morning news show often sees her travel the world on assignment, as well as other parts of the United States. Recently, Dreyer had a few surprises for fans after a recent assignment in Alaska. Dylan Dreyer Recently Reported Live From Southeast
In the summer of 1976, KISS’ popularity was exploding. In less than four years, Gene Simmons, the late Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss had risen from New York bars to one of the hottest concert draws in the United States. By August, they’d graduated to stadiums, and 50 years ago today (Aug. 20),
New Reading Rainbow host Mychal Threets has been candid about his mental health struggles. “We need to give Doechii their flowers for making a song about anxiety,” Threets, 36, recently wrote via TikTok, sharing footage of himself holding a bouquet while shouting out the singer’s popular song. “We really needed that, and she came through!”
Critic’s Rating: 2.5 / 5.0 2.5 What a missed opportunity to have an episode named “Murder on the Dancefloor” and not have Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s song of the same name play anywhere in it. But then again, that’s what The Shards is: a series of missed opportunities. While this hour is much more fun than the