Power up the creepy animatronic dolls and crank up that bubbly recorder theme because it’s almost time to head back into the world of Squid Game. The second season of the reality spinoff, Squid Game: The Challenge, once again brings together 456 players to compete for a massive $4.56 million prize with the promise, “New
We haven’t seen much of Zafar Jaffrey, the mayor of London, played by Nick Mohammed, in the latest season of Slow Horses, which you can check out with an Apple TV+ subscription. However. it’s clear he’s going to play a pivotal role in the story. Mohammed is the newest cast member of the popular spy
Lifelong literacy advocate LeVar Burton has been announced as the 2026 Indie Bookstore Ambassador. In a press release, the American Booksellers Association said that Burton “has dedicated decades to encouraging children to read.” Burton was also named the inaugural PEN/Faulkner literary champion in 2021 for his “literary advocacy and a commitment to inspiring new generations
Music holds many forms, and for Jens Kuross, it’s a vehicle of inner expression, dotted with piano chimes. Curdled instrumentation decorates Crooked Songs, a record bristling with anguished vocals and pulverised piano patterns. Such is the frenzy that Kuross momentarily takes a break from singing during “No One’s Hiding from the Sun” to let out
Written and directed by Craig Railsback, “The Job” is a film produced by Eye on Excellence Productions. Dawna Lee Heising serves as the executive producer, and the film features Lejon Stewart and Dawna Lee Heising in lead roles. The original score and AI special effects are composed by Dr. Renah Wolzinger, while the original story
When the initial wave of shock wore off this morning that Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are touring as Rush next year, most fans turned their attention to who will be taking on the absurdly difficult task of replacing the late Neil Peart behind the kit. The answer: German virtuoso Anika Nilles. “We could not
Ashley Park & Paul Forman Split After 2 Years Together Published October 1, 2025 12:07 PM PDT | Updated October 1, 2025 3:04 PM PDT Ashley Park and Paul Forman have called it quits … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the “Emily in Paris” stars’ relationship ended in the last
The Putmans, the family made famous on the TLC reality show Meet the Putmans, asked for prayers in an Instagram post on Sunday as they announced that three members of the family had died in a car crash and several others were in the hospital. “Our family was in a tragic car accident, and we
2025 has brought plenty of its own exciting and viral moments to pop culture, including Andrew Garfield’s ‘sexy’ glasses bit at The Golden Globes. But for the actor, it was anything but what the internet perceived it to be. He reveals what was really going through his head in the lead up and during the
Beloved by Toni Morrison About the book club: Dawnshaeé Reid is a self-proclaimed eclectic blogger who created this book club with Black authors as a priority. It aims to highlight a wide range of genres. There’s an in-person, once-a-month meeting option if you’re in Louisville, KY, and a virtual option that meets the last Tuesday
Long before writing, recording, and performing songs with titles like “Call a Cowboy”, “Counting Chickens”, and “4×4×U”, Lainey Wilson embedded herself in a country-western kind of existence while growing up in the rural northeast Louisiana town of Baskin. Momma Michelle and Daddy Brian gave her and her sister Janna a proper upbringing down on the
Dead Road, travel down a path of horror brought to you by genre superstar, Mike Ferguson. John Hitt is coming on board to executive produce this new feature length film. along with Emmy award winner and legend Christopher Olen Ray to direct. An idea which was manifested by Mike Ferguson (star of Last Hit, The
Well before collaborating on their new song “Supermujeres,” Mōriah and Ana Bárbara‘s first time meeting felt like a turn of fate. Both singers were tasked with singing the national anthems of the U.S. and Mexico, respectively, shortly after President Trump’s reelection. “I asked if [Ana Bárbara] would sing the last line of the ‘Star Spangled
Rihanna Rih-laxing in Bev Hills After Giving Birth Published October 1, 2025 12:28 PM PDT Play video content BACKGRID Rihanna is all smiles, laughing and chatting it up in her first sighting since welcoming her third baby into the world. Catch the clip — Rihanna was riding shotgun in Beverly Hills with a friend Tuesday,
Witney Carson isn’t just teaching Robert Irwin how to dance during the new season of Dancing With the Stars — she’s also managing his dating life, it seems! In an Instagram video Irwin shared on Friday, he and Carson enter a rehearsal studio to the tune of Cali Swag District’s “Teach Me How to Dougie.”
As somebody who dropped more than my share of quarters into a Street Fighter 2 arcade machine back in the day (and even a few in the original Street Fighter machine), I can’t pretend I’m not looking forward to the upcoming Street Fighter movie. The cast of Street Fighter is absolutely insane, in the best
Property by Kate Cayley (Queer Woman Fiction) Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth (Sapphic Fiction) (UK Release) Masquerade by Mike Fu, narrated by David Lee Huynh (Queer Guy Fiction) (Audiobook Release) Something Close to Nothing by Tom Pyun, narrated by Daniel Henning and Nicky Endres (Queer Fiction) (Audiobook Release) Mirage City (Evander Mills
Seeing the chairs overturned on the tabletops, we start to turn away, but the owner of the Italian restaurant insists his place is open. We resist a little. He slaps the table: “Sit! Eat!” Eight of us fill a small nook by the front window, and it fogs. Outside, New York City is cold and
In 1983 The Baphomet Seance film was released at the height of the” Satanic Panic.” The film claimed to be an instructional video of how to open a portal to talk with the dead. The film was quickly banned by various religious groups and community leaders who claimed the film opened a channel to speak
Doja Cat has solidified her status as a Fashion Icon in her latest look by Quine Li that was progressive, avant-garde, and an absolute stand-out moment. During her appearance on Saturday Night Live over the weekend, the “Paint the Town Red” rapper actually painted the town white in a lace maxi number that was characterized
CeCe Winans will be joining the lineup as a special guest for Nashville’s Big Bash Nashville is ringing in 2026 with another country music welcome to the new year. On Monday, CBS announced that Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson, and Bailey Zimmerman will be headlining its annual New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash this year.
Morgan Wallen I Don’t Know Anything About a Chair, Officers … Calls Eric Church to Get Him Out of Trouble Published October 1, 2025 12:57 PM PDT | Updated October 2, 2025 2:38 PM PDT Play video content AP Morgan Wallen didn’t fess up immediately to tossing a chair off a rooftop bar … instead
On September 27, 1996, Sabrina the Teenage Witch premiered on ABC and became a cultural phenomenon. The sitcom followed 16-year-old Sabrina Spellman (Melissa Joan Hart) as she navigated her newly-discovered witch powers — all while dealing with the highs and lows of high school — with the help of her aunts Zelda (Beth Broderick) and
Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran have been friends for a very long time, and she even said recently that he’ll likely be singing at her wedding. However, when she got engaged to Travis Kelce, she actually forgot to tell her friend about it, and she told the story behind it on The Tonight Show. Now,
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Guitarist Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars has carved out a career as one of Generation X’s great modern bluesmen, with a slew of stellar blues-rock albums over the past quarter century, while also earning a reputation as one of the most prolific road warriors of the current era. Known for blending traditional influences
In a bold new chapter for horror franchise devotees, Witchcraft XVIII: The Lanterne of Light is poised to become the most ambitious—and terrifying—entry yet in the Witchcraft mythos. Deathstalker Productions, Vista Street Entertainment, and Sterling Entertainment have teamed up to push the boundaries of occult horror, promising a ground-breaking hybrid film that blends the haunted
October is in full swing, but we couldn’t step earnestly into Fall without a recap of some of our top looks of September! Take a look: 1. Kim, Kris and Khloe for Nike x Skims Nike and Skims joined forces for their first women’s performance and lifestyle collection, Bodies of Work, unveiled at the New
Ed Sheeran has teamed up with Adolescence director Philip Barantini for the Netflix special One Shot With Ed Sheeran. The short film shows the singer walking through New York City in real time, playing his songs on subway cars and various spots around the city, and leaving a trail of stunned fans in his wake.
TMZ Sports Live Stream Join The Conversation!!! Published October 1, 2025 1:04 PM PDT TMZ Sports is going live from the newsroom to discuss the day’s biggest stories … but we don’t just want folks to watch and enjoy the conversation, we want y’all to get involved!! Hit the comment section as Babcock, Lucas, Mojo,