Belgian pop icon Kim Kay has never been particularly interested in playing it safe. Nearly three decades after bursting onto the European music scene with the infectious hit “Lilali,” Kim is still finding ways to surprise her audience. Her latest single, “ANIMAL,” may be one of her boldest reinventions yet. Sensual, provocative and unapologetically playful,
Your Spotify Premium membership gets you 15 hours of audiobook listening every month. We suggest these picks from Spotify’s hottest listens of the season, each under 15 hours. 🏨 Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley and Agatha Christie – An all-new Marple mystery from Lucy Foley, with full-cast narration by Hayley Atwell,
If the term “mushroomcore” instantly brings an image to mind, you already understand its essence. Much like its aesthetic cousins, cottagecore and goblincore, it evokes the cozy, slightly witchy elements of forests, critters, twilight, lush greenery, and thatched-roof cottages. As a child of the ’90s, I used to associate anything ending in “-core” with hardness,
This post is inspired by a recent memory I had of a phone video game a friend used to play 20 years ago: Katamari Damacy Mobile. The idea was to roll a ball around, and the ball would pick up items as it went along, collecting more and more. It wasn’t slime, but it obviously
Oh, Adam and Olive, we love you in every universe. 2026 has really been the year for romance book adaptations with Off Campus and Every Year After. Now, The Love Hypothesis movie has been added to the list as well. Prime Video, please never stop. We could literally consume these adaptations every single day —
Lucy Foley is the author of thrillers like The Guest List and The Paris Apartment. Her newest book, out this week, is Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel, a Miss Marple Mystery. Whether you’re new to Agatha Christie or already a fan, here are the Agatha Christie books you should read based on your favorite
Half a century is a long time. Monsters change, taboos move and techniques that once terrified audiences can become familiar enough to parody. Yet some films refuse to become museum pieces. 1976 was an unusually revealing year in that respect. The Exorcist had already demonstrated that supernatural horror could become a mainstream cultural event, while
Horror in 2026 has split neatly between franchises finding new angles and filmmakers building stranger material from scratch. Scream 7 became the highest-grossing entry in its series, while Curry Barker’s Obsession went much further than expected, crossing $224.7 million worldwide and becoming Focus Features’ highest-grossing film. The fall calendar remains crowded: Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil
Like capri pants and velour tracksuits, it seems that Shakespeare’s tragic tale of teenage love comes back around every 30 years. Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey drew raves and included a brief nude scene that prompted “a lot of fuss” at the time and a lawsuit alleging child abuse decades


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When Florence Pugh dropped that confectionary “pretty princess” purple Emmys look a few days ago, it was very clear she was going to be one of the best-dressed actors of the night. What I didn’t realize at the time was this was just the start of her East of Eden press tour, her splashy new
Lanterns wasted very little time dropping a bomb on Green Lantern fans. The new DC TV series ended its first episode with the bombshell that present-day Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan is apparently dead. It then jumped back to let us spend more than half the season watching Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart train under his tutelage.
It’s been an awesome year for animation, but I have a feeling the 2026 movie schedule might be saving the best for last. This December, Brad Bird’s first movie since Incredibles 2 is coming to those with a Netflix subscription and the first trailer is here. I’m loving this sneak peek, and what it reminded
Almost three years ago, Sydney Sweeney was already facing criticism online. In an interview in December of 2023 she said “the biggest misconception for me is that I’m a dumb blonde with big tits.” At the time, she was promoting Anyone But You, a rom-com that blew up thanks to her chemistry with Glen Powell,
There have been a lot of big movies to hit the 2026 movie calendar this year, with titles like Michael and Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaking some all-time records. It’s Tom Cruise, however, who’s got everyone’s attention currently, with the impending release of Digger. First reactions to Alejandro González Iñárritu’s dark comedy have started to
For all the readers who don’t mind chocolate in their peanut butter, here’s a list of exciting sci-fi and fantasy books that dip into the mystery genre. Mystery novels are always a good time, but mystery novels with demons, monsters, sorceresses, and space ships? Now that’s an epic nerd-purr! (And if you enjoy sci-fi mysteries,
Spoiler alert! This story discusses the America’s Got Talent Season 21 finals performances, which aired September 22. Episodes can be streamed the next day with a Peacock subscription. The hard part is over for all of the talented performers on America’s Got Talent’s 21st season, and now it’s up to America to vote for the
Step inside the asylum gates, if you dare. Dr. Norman Knott has officially unveiled the promotional details for HELLATHERAPIST: A Traumatic Musical, a pitch-black comedy and an unflinching exploration of psychological trauma. In an incredibly restrictive and high-stakes launch event, the production will offer a strictly limited number of visitors an interactive audio experience. The
Netflix has officially dropped the highly anticipated first trailer for The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, marking the explosive return of Brad Pitt to his Oscar-winning role. In a massive cinematic convergence, the film is directed by thriller auteur David Fincher from a screenplay penned by Quentin Tarantino. Fans won’t have to wait long to
Fans of The Kardashians watched last year as the Kardashian-Jenner family bid farewell to the Calabasas house where the famous siblings grew up, and now Kylie Jenner has officially said goodbye to another significant home. The makeup mogul reportedly found a buyer for the Hidden Hills mansion she purchased in 2016, and while she made
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is always releasing new content, both in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. The next live-action show coming to the streaming service is VisionQuest, which will bring back Paul Bettany and James Snyder as Vision and Ultron respectively. I’ve been wondering how the latter survived after seemingly being killed at
With Paramount Skydance having reached a settlement in its antitrust suit initiated by state attorneys general, the company is now clear to finalize its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. That means Paramount will gain control of several major media entities, including CNN. It’s currently unclear how the politics-centric network will be handled by its prospective
When it finally arrives on FX this week, American Horror Story 13 could very well boast the biggest cast of characters of any show on the 2026 TV schedule, given that all of the main cast members are playing the multiple roles they’d originated in past seasons. Ryan Murphy revealed early on that Jessica Lange
Tony Soprano is undoubtedly one of the most iconic characters in television history. The Sopranos, which you can, of course, watch with an HBO Max subscription, changed television, ushered in the era of “peak TV,” and put James Gandolfini’s Tony at the center of it all. It made Gandolfini a huge star and earned him
New poster and never-before-seen images revealed as FOUND TV announces early access for subscribers and a strictly limited alternate-ending Blu-ray. FOUND TV has announced the release plans for its first in-house original feature, A Possession in Lincoln County, beginning with its theatrical premiere at the Hamilton Film Festival on Thursday, October 22, 2026, followed by
If I’m going to read the book at all, I’ll usually do it before I see the book-to-screen adaptation, but that didn’t happen with World War Z. I didn’t actually read Max Brooks’ 2006 novel, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, until years after Marc Forster’s adaptation starring Brad Pitt hit
Supergirl has arguably been one of the most talked-about films of the 2026 movie schedule, as fans and critics alike have shared some strong opinions on the DCU entry. While a portion of viewers seemed to enjoy the movie, another segment panned Craig Gillespie’s superhero film. One of the latest people to weigh in on
I am firmly on Team Put Your Phone Away at the Movies. If I paid $20 (or more) to sit in a dark room and watch a new movie release on the biggest screen possible, and I do not particularly want somebody three rows ahead illuminating the theater with texting or TikTok trends. That said,
Taylor Swift made sure everyone saw her wedding ring on Sunday during the Kansas City Chiefs matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. As Travis Kelce scored his first touchdown of the season during the opening quarter, Swift jumped up, held up her left hand, pointed to her ring finger, and declared, “That’s my husband.” Swift, who
The state of California, the city of Nashville, and other places across the U.S. have declared Sept. 25 as “Dolly Parton Day.” Gov. Gavin Newsom officially signed off Sunday on state bill SB 931, which recognizes Sept. 25 — or 9/25, a nod to Parton’s hit “9 to 5” — as a day to celebrate