Entertainment
I Went Muay Thai Boxing With Loreen, Sweden's Big Eurovision Contender
The singer met me in the ring to talk about her Eurovision 2023 song “Tattoo” and her triumphant return to the competition.
How Long Will the Writers’ Strike Last? An Expert Explains
“I was very startled by the degree to which the two sides are apart.”
billy woods Makes Himself at Home
The celebrated veteran New York rapper’s career is an exercise in patience, defined by his kaleidoscopic poetic genius.
‘Lord of the Rings’ Is Still Gayer Than Ever
How Tolkien’s epic fantasy helped me find gender euphoria and expression on my own terms.
The Latest Trend in Podcasts Is Making Women Look Dumb
The ‘Whatever’ podcast is bait. You can stop falling for it.
‘Little Mermaid’ Star Under Fire for Posing at Zoo Notorious for Abusing Apes
Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel in the upcoming Disney movie “The Little Mermaid,” is being slammed for posing with animals at Safari World in Thailand, a zoo that activists say is rife with animal abuse.
Drake or Fake? A Lawyer Explains the Legality of AI-Generated Music
Ghostwriter's viral song offers a crash course in the ways labels, platforms, and artists might sue each other in circles around AI-generated music.
Antha Pantha on Working With A$AP Ferg and Twerking All Day
Watch the Harlem rapper take on the “Questionnaire of Life.”
Meet the Leading Lady of India’s Pulp Cinema
Her name on a poster once guaranteed the film a full house. But Sapna Sappu’s real-life story is unlike any other superstar’s.
New Zealand’s ‘Third Culture Kids’: Creating Identity From the ‘Other’ Box
"To be African in New Zealand is really trippy... People will drop the n-word left right and centre but are quiet as a mouse when it comes to injustices."
‘A Bloody Insult’: Activists Demand Removal of John Wick Star Donnie Yen From Oscars
The action hero drew heat from activists, but earned a stamp of approval from Beijing’s political elite.