Queer books about found family are not hard to come by. But as wonderful as those books are, sometimes I just want to read about queer parents and other biologically related queer people: queer grandparents, siblings, elders, and other caregivers. I want books that explore how queerness lives in bio families, and delve into all
Patti LuPone is welcoming audiences back to Broadway in her own inimitable style – directly and with a big, belting voice. In a social media video message urging audiences back to Broadway, the star of the upcoming production of Company acknowledges her recent doubts and fears about taking to the stage – doubts she expressed
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you: Twitter’s got a new “hand-cut” typeface. By Sophie Kemp May 12, 2021 Illustration by C.J. Robinson Recently, Twitter began to roll out a new custom typeface. If you haven’t noticed it yet, you’re probably not glued to the app 24/7, trying to craft a joke about the latest Bean
After being forced to take a year off due to the Covid-19 pandemic, MerleFest will return in Fall 2021. The annual eclectic musical fest will take place September 16th to 19th in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, with a first round of performers that includes Melissa Etheridge, Mavis Staples, and LeAnn Rimes. Held over the course of
A couple of firefighters on the scene of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash are getting their walking papers for snapping photos of crash victims … so claims Vanessa Bryant‘s lawyers. Vanessa’s attorneys filed legal docs about scheduling the trial in her invasion of privacy lawsuit against L.A. County — and, in the process, revealed the
12:37 PM PT — Courtney tells TMZ … “I accept her apology and forgive her. But, the truth remains the same, I have never heard from her or her camp in private. In fact, she blocked me on Twitter.” Courtney adds … “All of me wants to believe this is a sincere apology, but it
Music, an absolute delight and a treat to our ears, is universal and never gets old. Due to the development of technology, Songs can be streamed, uploaded, promoted through online websites and audio distribution platforms. One of such popular music-streaming websites is SoundCloud, one of the most extensive music streaming services. The company was founded
A video showing a pre-teen Caleb Kennedy sitting next to someone in a hood similar to those worn by Ku Klux Klan members has surfaced. As a result, the now-16-year-old American Idol contestant has exited the show. The country singer from South Carolina was a favorite heading into the Top 5 episode on Sunday (May 16). Now, only
James Gunn‘s version of The Suicide Squad will be quite a bit different than the 2016 take on the material in many ways, not the least of which is its MPA rating. Unlike Suicide Squad, released with a PG-13 rating, The Suicide Squad is coming to theaters with a hard “R.” The Suicide Squad has
Legendary TV mom Phylicia Rashad is taking on a new important leadership role … joining Howard University as Dean of its recently reestablished College of Fine Arts. The iconic actress — best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” — will begin her gig at the historically Black research university on
Spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale season 4 below. It’s been nearly two years since season 3 of The Handmaid’s Tale ended, leaving viewers in limbo wondering about the fate of series lead June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss). In case you forgot, the last we saw, Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski) and Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) were both
Ellen DeGeneres is about to hit the end of the road with her talk show — the upcoming 19th season will be her last, TMZ has confirmed. Production sources tell TMZ … Ellen will make the announcement during Wednesday’s episode. We’re told when Ellen renewed her contract through 2022, she felt that would be the
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There are dozens and dozens of versions of the gospel classic “I’ll Fly Away,” but Randall King‘s rendition offers a different look at Albert E. Brumley’s 1929 hymn than country fans are used to. What is often a more uptempo, bluegrass-tinged song becomes a slowed-down, twangy reflection. It’s not necessarily any less hopeful than the more
Announced last month, Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead, Nightmare Cinema, Pooka Lives!) is on board to direct a horror movie for Netflix that’s titled The Last Will and Testament of Charles Abernathy, and Deadline reports today that Rachel Nichols has signed on. Nichols, who appeared in The Amityville Horror (2005), The Woods and P2, will star alongside Bob Gunton (The Shawshank
That’s right, the popularity of name-blending in reference to celebrity couples can be pinpointed to Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s relationship until other names like Brangelina, Kimye or TomKat caught fire years later. If Kevin Smith is really behind it, magazine publishers should thank him for making it easy for them to fit less words
Did Ashley manage to move away from her past family drama? On Teen Mom 2 Season 11 Episode 20, she was determined to give Bar the right answer. Meanwhile, Luis finally stepped out of the shadows and asked to meet with his daughter. What did Bri decide was the best course of action? Elsewhere, a
Wild Pink have enlisted Samia for a new song called ‘Ohio’. It’s the lead single from 3 Songs, a new EP from the John Ross-led project that’s out on June 25 via Royal Mountain Records. Check it out below, along with the EP’s cover artwork and tracklist. “This song is about feeling isolated but then
UFO researcher Jacques Vallée pulled his new self-published book The Best-Kept Secret on the day of its May 4 release. A new press release explains why: Jacques Vallée and coauthor and “exopolitics” researcher Paola Harris are self-publishing a revised edition on June 1 under the title Trinity: The Best-Kept Secret. The book will attempt to
Meghan Patrick offers a love ballad with a twist in her latest release, “Mama Prayed For,” a song that recognizes that she might not necessarily be the kind of girl a mom might hope her son will choose as his partner. Between a tough attitude, a few vices and a hard-edged and hard-to-get-to-know personality, Patrick says she’s hardly a
Fresh off her Oscar nomination for Borat 2, actress Maria Bakalova is set to star in a “secret slasher film” for A24 titled Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, and we’ve got more casting news today. Deadline reports that Lee Pace, Rachel Sennott, Chase Sui Wonders, and Conner O’Malley have joined a cast that also includes Amandla Stenberg, Pete Davidson and Myha’la Herrold. Halina
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for a new batch of book releases! Here are a few of the books out today worth reading. This is a very small percentage of the books out this week, though, so stick around until the end for some more Book Riot resources for new releases, including our YouTube
With Broadway prepping for a September return to full capacity audiences, keeping up with the fast-coming show announcements can be tricky. Deadline has compiled this list of upcoming Broadway openings, including dates, venues and links to purchase tickets. Check back for updates. Also, we’ve added a “To Be Announced” roster of productions that are expected
Dressing for the summer always has its particular challenges. There’s the not-insignificant task of dressing for a 50-degree morning that shifts quickly into an 85-degree scorcher. Then it’s a balancing act of dressing well without sacrificing comfort and breathability in the humidity. This summer in particular has its extra stressors, as people emerge from quarantine
It doesn’t matter whether Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are really rekindling their relationship or not: Their storied affair offers solace to a generation in need of celebrity nostalgia. By Alana Hope Levinson May 11, 2021 Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, 2003. James Devaney / Getty Images You can tell a lot about a person based
Rodney Crowell will drop a new album called Triage via his own RC1 label and Thirty Tigers on July 23rd. The first single, “Something Has to Change,” is out now. An urgent mid-tempo tune with particularly pointed lyrics, “Something Has to Change” addresses inequality and discord, conditions that influenced the rest of the writing on
Courtney Stodden says Chrissy Teigen did more than just publicly tweet mean things to them … Courtney claims Chrissy told them “to kill myself,” and Courtney almost did. Courtney, who identifies as non-binary, claims Chrissy all but salivated at the thought of Courtney dying … and they claim to have private DMs saying as much.
Hailing from Billings, Montana, Hey, ily! is the brainchild of Caleb Haynes, who combines influences from “Nintendocore, Emo, Powerpop, Shoegaze, and anything else the project can get its grubby mitts on.” Though Caleb has been active in local bands including Gray Joy, Rookie Card, and The Invertebrates, the way he blends disparate styles with Hey,
Kelly Clarkson treated fans to a twangy Reba McEntire cover during the “Kellyoke” segment of her most recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. Clarkson delved into McEntire’s catalogue from the 1980s, performing “How Blue,” which was the first single off of McEntire’s 1984 album, My Kind of Country. The song was a hit upon its release, marking