Greta Gerwig Responds to Jo Koy's 'Barbie' Joke at the Golden Globes

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  594 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Greta Gerwig has finally responded to Jo Koy's controversial jokes about her film's premise during his Golden Globes monologue.  During a recent appearance on BBC Radio 4's Today, the Barbie director, 40, was asked about the stand-up comedian's jab at her record-breaking box office hit and had a refreshing take.  While opening up the awards show on Sunday, Koy, 52, compared the Mattel doll-inspired film to its July 20 release counterpart, saying: " [Read More]

Introducing Soon-Yi Previn

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  44 minutes  |  9219 words  |  Aldo Pusey

As controversies tumbled around her, the daughter of Mia Farrow and wife of Woody Allen stayed silent for decades. No more. Soon-Yi Previn. Photo: Dan Winters Soon-Yi Previn. Photo: Dan Winters Soon-Yi Previn. Once, she was seen as a victim, her youth and relative innocence taken advantage of by a powerful, much older man who sucked her into his vortex. Or, alternately, she was a Lolita, a seductress who wittingly betrayed the Mother Teresa–like figure who’d saved her from life in an orphanage. [Read More]

Remembering the actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2023

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1725 words  |  Martina Birk

The worlds of art, music, literature, film and more lost some of their most notable giants and geniuses in 2023. Here are just a few of the actors, writers, producers, artists and musicians who died in the past year, listed chronologically below by the dates of their deaths. (You can find a tribute to many more musicians here.) Free-spirited icon of American rock David Crosby Crosby was a prominent figure of the 1970s Laurel Canyon scene who helped bring folk-rock mainstream with bothThe Byrds andCrosby, Stills & Nash. [Read More]

The Anatomy of a Michael Cera Sex Scene, With Vulture Voice-over!

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  101 words  |  Martina Birk

Michael Cera’s new movie, Youth in Revolt, comes out today, and features Cera playing (once again) a virginal, stammering hero who (once again) pines after a girl who might be The One. Vulture’s Lane Brown and Dan Kois look back at three notable Cera sex scenes from his past movies Superbad, Juno, and Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist to see how they succeed and how they fail — and how, by failing at love, Michael Cera succeeds in the movies. [Read More]

Why Is Chlo Zhaos Eternals Being Called the Worst MCU Movie Ever? For Reasons That

 Posted on June 4, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1473 words  |  Aldo Pusey

I disagree with other critics all the time, and don’t generally blink an eye about it, but as soon as the news dropped that “Eternals,” the Marvel epic directed by Chloé Zhao, had received the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score (48% fresh) of any film in the 13-year history of the MCU, making it the first official “Rotten” film in the series, my hidden-agenda detector went on high alert. [Read More]

Nicki Minaj's Booty Popping Celebration for Taking Aretha Franklin's

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  119 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Play video content WORKIN' IT When Nicki Minaj wins, we all win ... especially when she celebrates like this. Nicki just passed Aretha Franklin for the woman with the most Billboard Hot 100 songs of all-time. Her 3 latest entries to the chart -- "No Frauds," "Regret in Your Tears" and "Changed It" -- give her a total of 76 in her career, topping Aretha's 73. Enough numbers. Just enjoy Nicki's ass-twerking party in honor of taking the crown. [Read More]

'Weapons Of Math Destruction' Outlines Dangers Of Relying On Data Analytics

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  31 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with data scientist Cathy O'Neil about her new book, Weapons of Math Destruction, which describes the dangers of relying on big data analytics to solve problems.

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Air Force Academy whistle blower who exposed rape was kicked out

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  792 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

An Air Force Academy whistle blower who was recruited to work as an undercover agent and exposed a culture of rape, drug abuse and partying by cadet athletes - especially on the football team - was thanked for his service by being expelled from the academy and kicked out of the military.  Investigators, including the Air Force's own Inspector General, say that Eric Thomas was instrumental in 'Operation Gridiron,' which led to 37 cadets being kicked out of the academy, including four football players and four basketball players. [Read More]

Dee Nasty Et Sa Compagne : Qui est la Femme qui Partage la Vie du Clbre Rappeur ?

 Posted on June 3, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1727 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Dee Nasty Et Sa Compagne – Léo Chalié incarne Béatrice, artiste de strip-tease et amie proche du DJ pionnier du hip-hop français Dee Nasty, dans cette série documentaire sur les origines du genre. De la musique à la comédie, il n’y a qu’un pas pour Kool Shen et JoeyStarr. Les deux disciples, toujours acteurs majeurs de l’industrie du rap mais aux perspectives différentes, ont décidé de donner un coup d’accélérateur à leur carrière en passant à la vitesse supérieure et en se concentrant sur la comédie. [Read More]