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Special moments like weddings, graduation, or corporate galas require the sharpest formal attire. You may have a bespoke tux and a sleek tie, but footwear will put everything together. Pairs with a beautiful shine will further elevate your outfit, but more than the style, they must be comfortable, too. Formal events might have you standing
Share Tweet Share Share Email Joel Kim Booster Finds His Happily Ever After Joel Kim Booster, known for his razor-sharp wit and fearless comedy, is embarking on a new adventure — marriage! The Fire Island star recently announced his engagement to boyfriend John-Michael Sudsina, sending fans into a frenzy of joy and celebration. Booster, a
Move over any preceding internet sensations. I’ve literally just forgotten all of their names. Alice the Goon, aka alice the g00n, is in the building. The rising recording artist, writer, producer, music video director, and promoter is beginning to make a solidifiable mark, thanks to some flashy aesthetic design, dynamite music video production, cool and
Image Credit: Newsday via Getty Images A former top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was arrested Tuesday morning on federal criminal charges, accused of acting as an agent of China and the Chinese Communist Party and of pocketing millions of dollars, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said. Linda Sun, 41, and her husband, Christopher
Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images A New Jersey man has been arrested and charged for the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, who were killed in a bike accident the night before their sister’s wedding. The brothers were struck and killed while riding in Oldmans Township, New
The original Matlock was a long-running network TV series in the 1980s and 1990s. It starred TV legend Andy Griffith as attorney Ben Matlock. Debuting in 1986 on NBC, Matlock remained on that network until 1992, when it moved to ABC, where it remained until it wrapped up in 1995. Matlock was a popular legal
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master and A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child star Lisa Wilcox appears in an eerie new teaser for upcoming found footage film What Happened to Dorothy Bell? The coming-of-age horror film from writer/director Danny Villanueva Jr. is set to make its premiere later this month
It wouldn’t be a holiday season without Pentatonix. The five-piece a capella group have announced their 2024 “Hallelujah! It’s a Christmas Tour” outing, which kicks off in November and concludes right before Christmas. The tour follows Pentatonix’s previous holiday-centric jaunt, 2023’s “The Most Wonderful Tour of the Year.” Find tickets here, and read on for
The calendar is a construct, but the arrival of September really does feel significant. School is back in session, publishing is entering Big Books Season, and folks are fired up and ready to go. Still catching up on the end of summer? Don’t miss this look at the 10 most popular books on Book Riot
Pennsylvania state Rep. Jessica Benham is running for a third two-year term in her heavily blue district in Pittsburgh, south of downtown, two rivers away from the Andy Warhol Museum, and not far from Liberty Ave., where the chosen family of Queer as Folk cavorted a generation ago. Benham, who identifies as bisexual and speaks
The suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna earlier this month sought to kill “tens of thousands” of fans before the CIA discovered intelligence that disrupted the planning and led to arrests, the agency’s deputy director said. The CIA notified Austrian authorities of the scheme, which allegedly included links to
James Darren, famous for his work on movies like “Gidget” and TV shows like “T.J. Hooker” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” is dead. The veteran actor died peacefully in his sleep Monday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles … his son, Jim Moret, confirmed to TMZ. The cause of death is unclear, but James’
Big Yorgos fan here. And I have to say… Kinds of Kindness is… just okay? The great news: a “just okay” Yorgos Lanthimos movie is still more intriguing, clever, and twisted than your average “just okay” movie. Consisting of three different stories—none of which are good enough to warrant their own standalone movie, sadly enough—Kinds
Bering Sea Gold returned with its new season on August 16. However, with the show’s return, there was also the return of someone that not all fans enjoy watching. Steve Riedel is back, and fans didn’t wait long to post their disappointment with him returning to the reality TV series. Here is what fans had
“Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.” In 1980, outlaw horror author Jack Ketchum published one of the most gruesome and disturbing horror novels of all time. Off Season follows a group of friends vacationing at a picturesque cottage in Maine targeted by a clan of feral cannibals living deep in the woods. Offspring picks up
In a world where music and AI are largely at odds, techno DJ/Producer/Instrumentalist Reinier Zonneveld found a way to celebrate and bolster his artistic vision via AI, rather than diminish it. Through a groundbreaking two hour set at R² Festival at the Amsterdam-adjacent Spaarnwoude, Zonneveld went back to back with his computer counterpart, the R²
People think of tall guys as having an unfair advantage in life. They look more masculine, and most clothes look great on them. Looking stylish with any garment is one, thing but finding the right size for you is another, especially when it comes to pants. Some clothing stores offer 28” inseam lengths, and those
Share Tweet Share Share Email The Heartstopper star opens up about the challenges of being typecast, the pressure of LGBTQ+ representation, and his push for more diverse roles in Hollywood. The Boy Behind the Breakout Role Joe Locke is more than just a pretty face from Netflix’s hit series Heartstopper. This 20-year-old talent from the
In her first broadcast interview since joining the nation’s highest court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case, an enforceable code of ethics for her and her colleagues, and how the last two years on the bench have gone as the first ever Black woman to serve as a United States Supreme
Jax Taylor Andrew Chin/Getty Images Jax Taylor is finally getting some answers after checking into an inpatient facility for mental health treatment earlier this summer. “A little over a month ago, I checked into an intensive inpatient treatment facility scared of the unknown and what I would find out about myself,” the Valley star, 45,
Critic’s Rating: 4.7 / 5.0 4.7 Like Rishi Ramdani himself, Industry Season 3 Episode 4 was undeniably a high risk, but it resulted in one of the series’ finest rewards. A fantastically frenetic “White Mischief” operated as a bottle episode that took us into Rishi’s world, and it’s a good thing we’re only passing through.
Kill Krites. After kicking off August with discussions of Paul Morrissey’s Udo Kier-starring vehicle Blood for Dracula (listen) and Julia Ducournau’s confronting Raw follow-up Titane (listen), we’re dialing things back a bit with a comfort watch of Stephen Herek‘s 1986 cult classic (and franchise originator) Critters! Critters sees an fuzzy alien race known as the Krites flee a prison
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | More Platforms Akon joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the 20th anniversary of his debut album, Trouble. The “Lonely” singer also previews his upcoming LP, so listen to the episode above or wherever you get your podcasts. Akon takes us back to his 2004 mindset, in which his then-recent release
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Joey Lamar Ellis Photo: Screenshot / KPRC2 A Houston park ranger is facing multiple criminal charges after three victims accused him of sexual assault and extortion. Joey Lamar Ellis, 33, was arrested in June and charged with “official oppression,” a felony involving a public servant using their office to unlawfully deny someone their rights, after
Image Credit: GC Images Gigi Hadid has taken the next step in her relationship with Bradley Cooper, as she was seen on a family vacation with the 49-year-old actor and his daughter, Lea De Seine Cooper. The trio was spotted on Thursday, August 29, arriving in Sardinia, Italy, along with The Hangover actor’s mother, Gloria
Play video content CNN Adam Schiff‘s furious about the six Israeli hostages killed by Hamas … describing the killers in some NSFW language. The California congressman sat down for an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday morning … and, he talked at length about the six people — including one American — who
Soaked in style and drenched in fervor, Blink Twice is an auspicious directorial debut for Zoe Kravitz. Tense, unsettling, and ultimately f**ked up, it’s easily one of the most entertaining suspense thrillers of the year. Naomi Ackie stars as Frida, who along with her friend Jess (Alia Shawkat) is on a whim invited to join
Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson is well-known for his signature red hair and beard. Throughout the show’s 11-year run, viewers knew Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, an iconic role he became world-renowned for. After seeing the actor onscreen for so long, fans can hardly envision him with any other sort of look. In a new