DaVine Joy Randolph on What Was and Wasnt Supposed to Happen in The Idol

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  15 minutes  |  3169 words  |  Janel Helmers

“It’s everyone’s desire and intention to do a season two, and until we hear differently, that’s the plan.” The fourth episode ofThe Idol is perhaps its most ludicrous yet, featuring, among other things, Troye Sivan in a shock collar and the Weeknd fingering Lily-Rose Depp to orgasm in front of a roomful of people, but it’s also a standout for its overdue, extremely welcome deployment of Da’Vine Joy Randolph. [Read More]

Death Eater Monuments Are a Matter of Heritage, Not Hate, by Mike Jungman

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  616 words  |  Janel Helmers

My esteemed colleagues of the Ministry of Magic, my name is Draco Malfoy and I speak to you today in opposition to Resolution 392, which seeks to tear down the Death Eater monuments erected during the Second Wizarding War. Many of you see these statues depicting Wizards and Witches sitting on thrones resting atop crushed muggles, and see nothing but hatred. While it is true some Death Eaters have co-opted these historical symbols to propagate animosity toward the magically-challenged, to my family and many others, it is our heritage. [Read More]

Delusions of Whiteness

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  13 minutes  |  2703 words  |  Janel Helmers

In Rumaan Alam’s new thriller, a white family staying at a Hamptons Airbnb is startled when the Black owners knock on the door. Leave the World Behind is out on October 6. Photo: Justin French Leave the World Behind is out on October 6. A little more than two years ago, the novelist and critic Rumaan Alam landed a job as the editor of special projects at The New York Times Book Review. [Read More]

Domhnall Gleesons New Movie The Little Stranger Is Like Downton Abbeys Weird Cousin Down th

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1673 words  |  Elina Uphoff

Domhnall Gleeson has quietly racked up a formidable résumé — acclaimed stage work, tertiary roles in two of the biggest cinematic franchises ever to storm the silver screen, indie successes running the gamut from cerebral sci-fi to hanky-dampening melodrama — but he still uncomfortably chuckles whenever he receives a compliment. He’s a thoughtful guy, ready with a lucid analysis for seemingly any entry on his filmography, but he’d rather get into that textual nitty-gritty than prattle on about himself. [Read More]

Doodles, Death, and Saying Yes With Edi Patterson

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  11 minutes  |  2254 words  |  Aldo Pusey

The Righteous Gemstones scene-stealer welcomes in “walking id” Judy Gemstone. Photo: Ryan Green/HBO Photo: Ryan Green/HBO Edi Patterson has saved me from having my first published piece of artwork be a drawing of a penis, and for that, I am grateful. We have met on Zoom to talk about her work on The Righteous Gemstones, the HBO dark comedy in which Patterson is a perpetual scene-stealer as Judy Gemstone. [Read More]

Download Songs From Fred Armisens Margaret Thatcher Saturday Night Live Sketch

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  139 words  |  Janel Helmers

After Margaret Thatcher’s April passing, Saturday Night Live aired the below sketch, “History of Punk,” in which Fred Armisen played first-wave punk star Ian Rubbish, who lost all of his cred because of his love of Thatcher. As Seth Meyers tweeted, it was the part Armisen was “born to play.” Besides being super funny and oddly poignant, the fake Ian Rubbish songs were actually quite good. Well, now you can listen to them whenever you want, as they’ve been made available for download for free on Ian Rubbish’s official site. [Read More]

Drag Races Jan Had a Psychologically Intense All Stars Run

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1449 words  |  Elina Uphoff

Some queens get eliminated from Drag Race because they have an off week — the competition has tired them out or something’s on their mind or they’re just not in it. Not Jan. If there’s been a constant from the New York queen’s time on season six of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (and season 12 of Drag Race, previously), it’s that she performs at 100 percent: as Lady Gaga, as a quasi-Rachel Berry, or just as herself. [Read More]

Drake Bell Alleges He Was Sexually Abused As a Child Actor

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  543 words  |  Elina Uphoff

Drake & Josh’s Drake Bell is publicly coming forward in a new documentary and alleging that he was sexually abused as a child star by Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck. A recent teaser confirms that Bell was interviewed for the upcoming Investigation Discovery series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, which focuses on conditions of shows created by Dan Schneider in the ’90s and early 2000s. [Read More]

Drake Covered Jackson Browne and Nicos These Days, Because Hes Also a Folk God

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  209 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Because why not? Drake is a jack-of-many-trades — one minute he’s rapping about Rihanna’s imaginary twin, the next he’s singing a folk song. Yes, you read that right. Following an early leak, Barf Troop rapper and Tumblr star Babeo Baggins has dropped her new duet with Drake, “Things I Forgot to Do,” and wouldn’t you know, it’s a goddamn semi-cover of Jackson Browne’s “These Days.” That’s the same “These Days” that Nico once sang that you will definitely remember from The Royal Tenenbaums, two names we never thought would come up in the same post as one about Drake, and yet. [Read More]

Drake Drops New Joint When to Say When and Chicago Freestyle Video

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  174 words  |  Elina Uphoff

As always, Drake remains full of surprises, dropping two songs and a double video for his new tracks, “When to Say When” and “Chicago Freestyle,” on Saturday night. Not as surprising? The actual songs, which are as quintessentially Drake as always. While the rapper might namecheck the Windy City in one of the titles, the joint visual serves as an homage to so many things close to Drake’s heart. For example, Eminem’s “Superman,” the lyrics for which you’ll recognize as soon as he sings them. [Read More]