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Trashy Reality TV Is Back. How Lindsay Lohan, Temptation Island and Netflix Made It Better Than Ever
TIME - Judy Berman
Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club is a gift from the gods of trashy reality TV. It’s a repugnant yet addictive confluence of fame and infamy, spontaneity and contrivance, hedonism and consequences, aesthetic
Asian Films at the Oscars 2019
breakingasia.com
Must Watch Previews for Asian Oscars Nominees 2019 How did the Oscars treat Asia this year? Not much luck in terms of nominees, but still, any …
Arianna Huffington
Instagram Influencers Are Driving Luxury Hotels Crazy
The Atlantic - Taylor Lorenz
Hotels are being forced to figure out how to work with a new class of brand-peddling marketers. Three years ago, Lisa Linh quit her full-time job to travel the world and document it on Instagram, where
7 Pop Stars imports from Asia to Hollywood
breakingasia.com - Lyza M
7 Famous Young Asian Stars Who Made Their Mark in Hollywood For an Asian actor, a successful career in their own country is already a huge thing. The …
Rihanna files lawsuit against her father for exploiting her name in pricey business deals
USA TODAY - Andrea Mandell
Rihanna is suing her father, Ronald Fenty, for exploiting her name in what she says are his own million-dollar business deals. According to a the suit, obtained by USA TODAY, Rihanna has sued her father
Natalie Portman (‘Vox Lux’): The film is ‘a reflection of the world we live in’ [Complete Interview Transcript]
Gold Derby - Kevin Jacobsen
Natalie Portman is earning awards buzz yet again thanks to her role as troubled pop star Celeste Montgomery in “Vox Lux.” Portman has earned three …
Watch out Lady Gaga, here’s how Emily Blunt could win Best Actress Oscar for ‘Mary Poppins Returns’
Gold Derby - Jacob Sarkisian
We often talk about performers needing a path to Oscar glory – a viable series of events (the much more boring version of the Netflix show, right?) …
Leonard Cohen’s Viral Kanye West Poem Isn’t an Insult. It’s a Tribute.
slate.com - Carl Wilson
If I’d been asked to guess what Leonard Cohen would do from beyond the grave, I wouldn’t have been clever enough to say “rap battles.” But a diss …
Halsey and G-Eazy reunite on the AMAs red carpet post-breakup
Page Six - By Elana Fishman
Following their brief split, Halsey and G-Eazy want the world to know they’re a couple again. The two musicians arrived at Tuesday night’s American …
Eminem Becomes “Venom” in New Video: Watch
Pitchfork - by Evan Minsker
Eminem provided a theme song of sorts for the new Tom Hardy-starring Marvel film Venom, which is out in theaters today. The track appeared as the closing track on Eminem’s new album Kamikaze, and today,
Bette Midler apologizes after her tweet causes backlash
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Bette Midler is apologizing for a tweet that caused a social media backlash when she compared the struggle of women to the history of racism. The singer-actress wrote that women "are the
Bradley Cooper: 10 Greatest movies of all time
hiddenremote.com - Dan Girolamo
Bradley Cooper has been tearing up the box office for almost two decades. Which movie is his best? One of the most beloved and recognizable actors in …
Taylor Swift Brings Out Maren Morris to Sing 'The Middle' in Texas
iheart.com - Katrina Nattress
Taylor Swift's North American leg of her Reputation tour is wrapping up, and the pop star is making sure it ends with a bang. The last two dates …
Moby is selling his vintage drum machine collection for charity
Engadget - Mallory Locklear
Around 200 analog and digital drum machines will be up for grabs. Moby has put together an impressive collection of drum machines over the years, and now he's selling the whole thing for charity. On October
That Drew Barrymore Interview Debacle Is Being Investigated by the H.F.P.A.
Vanity Fair - By Julie Miller
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association issued its first statement Thursday about a confounding Drew Barrymore interview written by a former president in EgyptAir’s in-flight magazine. Earlier this week,
Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone, Still Dating After Eight Months, Have Absconded to Europe for the Ultimate Summer
W Magazine - Katherine Cusumano
Here are some things Leonardo DiCaprio loves: wearing hoodies and “going incognito”; acting in Martin Scorsese films; the environment; being on yachts; and dating (much) younger models and actresses. has,
Ed Sheeran’s cats join celebrity pet crowd with Instagram pages, and gain 200,000 followers within hours
scmp.com - SCMP Reporter
Singer’s pets Dorito and Calippo are up there with fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette, fellow designer Marc Jacobs’ dog Neville Jacobs …
The Unknowable Robin Williams
The Atlantic - Sophie Gilbert
Come Inside My Mind, airing on HBO Monday night, is a thoughtful and wistful portrait of an elusive subject. “Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to pump neurons,” Robin Williams announces in voice-over, a
The Power and Paradox of Beyoncé and Jay-Z Taking Over the Louvre
The New Yorker - Doreen St. Félix
In 2014, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and their first daughter, Blue Ivy, went to the Louvre. It was a private tour, conducted on a Tuesday, the day the museum is closed to the public. (“Louvre Us Alone!” TMZ’s headline
“Younger” Is “Gossip Girl” for the Publishing Industry
The New Yorker - Jia Tolentino
At first, the TV show “Younger,” which premièred in 2015, seemed like it was going to be a Funfetti cake full of millennial jokes. It centers on the forty-year-old Liza Miller, a former publishing assistant
'A Piece of My Heart Is Truly Broken.' Andrew Zimmern Remembers 'True Friend' Anthony Bourdain
TIME - Ciara Nugent
Andrew Zimmern took to Twitter on Friday morning to mourn the death of his friend and fellow celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, who was found dead in an apparent suicide. “A piece of my heart is truly broken
Jimmy O. Yang Is Disrupting Asian Stereotypes On “Silicon Valley”
Fast Company - Joe Berkowitz
The comedian just published “How to American,” the book he wishes he could have read as a 13-year-old immigrant new to America. Winning the role of Jian-Yang, Silicon Valley’s quietly calculating entrepreneur
Jennifer Lopez Stripped Down to a Sparkly Thong and Fishnets for Her Time 100 Performance
Marie Claire - Kayleigh Roberts
D.A.M.N. Jennifer Lopez took the stage at the Time 100 Gala Tuesday night in a jaw-dropping performance that ended with the 48-year-old singer gyrating on stage in nothing but a sparkly thong and nude
David Bowie Is Taking Over New York City's Subways
mentalfloss.com - BY Emily Petsko
Ground control to Major Tom: New York City subway riders can now channel one of David Bowie’s many personas while “floating 'round a tin can”—or …
Jessie J's bid to win a Chinese talent show is the best career move
The Guardian - Sam Wolfson
The platinum selling pop singer recently signed up to compete in China’s Singer - a bizarre yet safe space in which she can be smothered in praise Jessie J’s career launched with the bright embers of blunt,
Tyra Banks Had a 'Private Plane Moment' After Her Accountants Begged Her to Stop Saving and Spend Some Money
TIME - Mike Ayers
Tyra Banks’ new book isn’t your typical memoir—and it isn’t your typical “how to be better in business” book either. It’s a running conversation between her and her mother Carolyn London, who was instrumental
Cindy Crawford Says She Regrets Nude Photos She Was 'Talked Into'
Glamour - Stacey Leasca
Cindy Crawford is a lot of things: supermodel, mogul, arguably the best MTV House of Style host of all time…and now momager. She has decades of experience in creating an empire, and she's passing that
Amal Clooney Joins High-Profile Case in Myanmar
Vanity Fair - By Hilary Weaver
She is now on the legal-defense team for two Reuters journalists who have been held in custody since late last year. Amal Clooney has another case on her hands. Reuters reported on Thursday that the human-rights
Celebrity Style
Style icon Iris Apfel, 96, is now a (wrinkle-free) Barbie doll
CNN - Oscar Holland, CNN
(CNN) — Ninety-six-year-old style icon Iris Apfel has become the oldest person ever to be immortalized as a Barbie doll. The self-proclaimed "geriatric starlet" joins luminaries like Gigi Hadid , J.K.