When you’re on track to become the planet’s first trillionaire, nothing says “I’m a serious visionary” like recycling middle-school insults at a 23-year-old pop star. Elon Musk, noted humanitarian, allergy sufferer to criticism, and self-proclaimed genius, took a break from not ending world hunger this week to fire back at Billie Eilish, the musician who […]
Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has been breaking all kinds of records and has earned 3.5 million equivalent album units in the U.S. since its October 3 release, according to Luminate. With 3.2 million traditional sales and another 300,000 from streaming, the album has now surpassed Adele’s 25 for the largest debut week by total units since Billboard began using its
Taylor Swift’s latest promotional campaign has once again sent her fans into detective mode, but this time, not everyone is impressed. On October 4, fans who searched Taylor’s name on Google were greeted with a custom animation revealing twelve international cities — Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Milan, London, Melbourne, Santa Monica, New York, Nashville, Chicago, Beverly
Billed as “the biggest comedy festival in the world,” the inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival (September 26–October 9) boasts an all-star lineup: Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, Whitney Cummings, Pete Davidson, Aziz Ansari, Jo Koy, and more, all being paid directly by the Saudi government. The event is produced by Sela, a company
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Taylor Swift has released her latest album, and once again it’s less a bold artistic reinvention than a mashup of two familiar Taylor templates: one part please stop being mean to me on the internet, I am just a poor billionaire, and another part here are twelve more songs about being in love, again. At
The White House has gone on the defensive after Ariana Grande amplified a viral Instagram post asking Trump voters a blunt question: Has your life actually gotten better since Donald Trump returned to office? The pop superstar, who shared podcaster Matt Bernstein’s post with her 373 million followers, touched on what millions of Americans have
J.K. Rowling has once again proven that her feud with the stars of her own franchise has spiraled into something deeply unhinged. This time, the Harry Potter author unleashed a near-editorial-length tirade against Emma Watson, after the actress had spoken about Rowling with surprising compassion during her recent interview with Jay Shetty. Rowling, who has
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Gig Sparks MAGA Outrage, Branded “Too Political” and “Woke” — But ICE Raids at Ballparks Are Fine The NFL’s announcement that Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show has not only been met with excitement from fans, but also with predictable outrage from MAGA commentators who see the