Alan Jackson’s daughter, Mattie Jackson, found love again after her first husband, Ben Selecman, died in a tragic accident. But she’s never forgotten the impact he had on her. Though she has since remarried (she and husband Connor Smith tied the knot in 2023), Ben is still very much a part of her life. September 12,
Welcome to The Best of Book Riot, our daily round-up of what’s on offer across our site, newsletters, podcasts, and social channels. Not everything is for everyone, but there is something for everyone. Welcome to September, where the vibes are all about kids being back in school, many readers are hoping for relief from the
Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Christian Vierig Best Multi-Wear Bag Little Liffner Sprout Tote Mini Dark Brown Suede This bag is such a great size. Senior fashion commerce editor Dale Arden Chong says she loves its
Summer Rona is a talented artist whose career spans music and film. She is a singer, songwriter, producer, director, and actress. Throughout her extensive career, she has garnered numerous awards and recognitions, and has toured globally, performing in seven languages. She has shared the stage with renowned artists like Jermaine Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Diana
Porridge Radio have released a new single, ‘A Hole in the Ground’, which is lifted from their upcoming album Clouds in the Sky They Will Always Be There for Me. Like lead single ‘Sick of the Blues’, the video for the track was shot live at the band’s recent performance at the Centre Pompidou in
Despina Mirou is a multifaceted professional: an actress, writer, stand-up comedian, and astronomer. She is passionate, hardworking, and has a great sense of humor. Interestingly, she doesn’t watch TV, not even her own shows, preferring to spend her time writing and reading. The Greek-American actress Despoina Moirou has made a name for herself in Hollywood.
Despite the fact that big budget game studios seem to have mostly abandoned classic survival horror, there’s definitely still an audience for it. Hollowbody, the latest game from Chasing Static developer Headware Games, proved that by raising over $35,000 on Kickstarter a few years ago. The game takes inspiration from the PlayStation 2 era of
Play video content TMZ.com Rachel Uchitel, the famed nightclub manager best known for being Tiger Woods‘ former mistress, is shedding light on her decision to snub “Celebrity Apprentice” over a decade ago. We caught up with the TV personality in New York City on Tuesday, where Rachel reacted to the first trailer for the new
“Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day?” Alan Jackson posed that musical question in the days after the terrorist attacks that took place on Sept. 11, 2001, when hijacked planes struck the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon, while another plane crashed into
Taylor Swift is doing it all at the 2024 MTV VMAs … looking stunning and winning awards. The singer turned heads upon her highly-anticipated arrival Wednesday night at the UBS Arena just outside New York City … and she didn’t waste time adding to her mantle. Taylor’s already won the VMA for song of the
Prime Video has released the trailer for House of Spoils from Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse, which shows their newest horror thriller movie, starring Ariana DeBose. “The film follows an ambitious chef (DeBose) as she opens a restaurant on a remote estate where she battles kitchen chaos, crushing self-doubts… and a haunting presence who threatens to sabotage her at
Prime Video has released the full trailer for Citadel: Diana, from Amazon MGM Studios’ the latest installment to its expanding Spyverse series. It’s led by Matilda De Angelis as the titular spy. It’s produced by Anthony and Joe Russo. “Milan, 2030: Eight years ago, the independent global spy agency Citadel was destroyed by the powerful enemy syndicate,
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. In The Shack with Robert Caro Good long read on Robert Caro, The Power Broker at 50, and his progress on the next book. Spending decades on a multi-volume biography feels like a relic of
American stand-up comedian and actress Anjelah Johnson was in her mid-20s when she first played Bon Qui Qui — the obnoxiously rude fast food employee turned music star on MADtv — back in 2007. Although the 2007-2008 writer’s strike prevented Anjelah from landing many lines on MADtv, the popularity that came from her Bon Qui
While the future of the main John Wick film series remains shrouded in uncertainty considering the way John Wick: Chapter 4 ended, the franchise as a whole isn’t going anywhere. Next up is Ballerina, the Ana de Armas-led spinoff that takes place between the third and fourth John Wick movies, and will be one of
Audiences hungry for David Cronenberg’s infamous brand of body horror may have hoped that 2022’s Crimes of the Future marked his return to the genre. That film, which formed an unofficial trilogy that began with 1983’s Videodrome and continued in 1999’s eXistenZ, featured several callbacks to the Canadian director’s recurring visual and thematic interests. The
Prior to winning Best New Artist at the MTV VMAs tonight, Chappell Roan changed into yet another outfit—this time opting for sheer, chained armor by Rabanne. This marked the star’s third look of the night, following her Y/Project red carpet ensemble and Joan of Arc performance drag. The look carries on her medieval theme for
Whenever they competed on Dancing With the Stars, Olympians, especially gymnasts and figure skaters, ended up near the top of the leaderboard. Now, two-time bronze model Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik joins Season 33. Will he follow the trend of winning the Golden Mirrorball Trophy or come close, like his teammates, including fellow gymnast Laurie Hernandez, who
In the heart of East London, The Steel Yard will host Fashions Finest’s SS25 Collective runway show on Sunday, 15th September 2024. For over 15 years, Fashions Finest has been hosting biannual catwalk shows featuring dynamic and inclusive collections from emerging designers during London Fashion Week. Whether you’re a fashion fan or a fashion enthusiast,
This spring, aspiring “indie outlaw” singer Sarah Gross performed a Patsy Cline-ified cover of “Red Wine Supernova” at a gig in Long Island. “Rip Hank Williams he would have loved Chappell Roan,” she wrote when she uploaded the video to TikTok in April, with a caption that’d soon become prophetic: “The honkytonk-ification of Chappell Roan is
Play video content Bravo Andy Cohen and Ryan Seacrest and are no longer beefin’ … years after butting heads over their rival New Year’s Eve programs. The TV personalities caught up on Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live” Tuesday evening, where a fan wrote in with a question about the status of their feud. Cohen admitted
Documentary ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor! with Trey Parker and Matt Stone cleaned up on one screen only in Denver and Tamil-language revenge thriller The Greatest Of All Time is the latest Indian film to pop at the North American box office with over $2 million on 530 screens for the three-day weekend and a cume of
Surviving a horror movie requires a sheer will of the heart. Not everyone is equipped with the determination and skillset to rise above it all and conquer their monster. With summer still hanging around for another couple weeks, it’s a perfect time for some survival instincts to kick in with two of the best creature
Well, that’s certainly something you don’t see when cruising past a McDonald’s. One of the fast food chain’s franchisees is using red arches instead of the traditional “golden” or yellow ones that are on just about every other of location across the world. Does McDonald’s Always Have Golden Arches? Think about it: How many times
Tuesday, we covered the announcement of the 2024 National Book Awards Longlist for Young People’s Literature. Since then, this year’s National Book Awards Longlist for Translated Literature has also been released. The ten titles on the longlist were translated from six different languages—Danish, Arabic, Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, and Swedish. They explore everything from “disorienting
A quick word of caution before we swan dive into an Olympic-size swimming pool of the most complimented cologne offerings available to you right now. No, it’s not to advise you against diving into cologne-filled pools, though… sure. That too. It’s to give you a friendly reminder that fragrances are entirely subjective. What’s going to
Nilüfer Yanya is less interested in naming the feeling than learning to trust it. It’s not always a straightforward path; her songs have a way of winding around a range of themes and emotional states, finding warmth and purpose in the in-between where others would see a maze of unanswerable questions. “There’s nothing out there/
Play video content TMZ.com Lee Daniels‘ new horror movie “The Deliverance” is so freaky, actress and stunt double Janeshia Adams-Ginyard says the director made sure to offer prayer sessions during filming. We got Janeshia at LAX and our photog asked her about Lee’s latest offering on Netflix. She worked as the stunt double for Aunjanue
Presented by Paramount Scares, Friday the 13th Week sees Bloody Disgusting heading to Camp Crystal Lake for a series of features that celebrate the Voorhees family and their influence. On Monday, the Halloweenies listed their 13 favorite kills in the franchise, and today, Rachel Reeves looks at other camp-adjacent scares. When Friday the 13th was