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Frida: more of her art, less of the iconography

Charisma preceded Frida Kahlo’s fame. Early photographs show a self-possessed teenager in silk or dressed as a man, and home movie footage records Diego Rivera’s courtship. She turned that presence inward, taking self-portraiture to new levels of psychological and physical revelation, drawing on surrealism and Catholic depictions of

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Powerpuff Girls Officially Getting New Movie After Failed TV Reboot

Warner Bros. announced at the Annecy Film Festival that it is developing a new animated Powerpuff Girls movie. It is unclear whether the film is connected to the upcoming second reboot of the series, overseen by original creator Craig McCracken, which was announced in 2022 and put into development in

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Are We There Yet? sequel Are They Gone Yet? in development

Are We There Yet? is returning after 19 years. Skydance Sports has the project in development under the title Are They Gone Yet?, with Ice Cube and Nia Long set to reprise their roles as Nick and Suzanne. Chris Hazzard and Mike Fontana, the duo behind the live-action Teddy Ruxpin

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Clive Davis seen at charity event weeks before his death

Clive Davis was last publicly seen at the Gordon Parks Foundation Awards Dinner and Auction in New York City on May 19. He shared a table with Alicia Keys, Chance the Rapper and Swizz Beatz, and also posed with Huma Abedin and Salamishah Tillet. He wore a classic suit and

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Fallout Plamatea T-60 Power Armor model kit due in 2027

With Prime Video's Fallout series set to return no earlier than 2027 and Fallout 5 slated for after The Elder Scrolls 6, fans will need other ways to fill the gap. One option arriving next summer is a new model kit from Good Smile Company and Max Factory:

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Warframe dev calls Destiny 2's end 'earth-shattering'

The unexpected announcement a month ago that development on Destiny 2 would be ending shocked many. Speculation over Bungie's performance had been rampant for years, but the decision still landed hard, especially as Marathon wasn't exactly lighting the world on fire. Sony had earlier that month

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Scarlett Johansson’s R-Rated Thriller Under the Skin Heads to Tubi

Scarlett Johansson’s most provocative film to date, the 2013 R-rated sci-fi thriller Under the Skin, will move to free streamer Tubi on July 1. Directed by Jonathan Glazer, the movie stars Johansson as "The Female," an extraterrestrial who preys on lone men in Scotland, luring them into

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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

An interactive quiz asks readers to discover which sci‑fi universe matches their survival instincts, offering five possible outcomes: The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, or Star Wars. It promises to calculate which world your temperament and choices are best suited for. The quiz runs through eight questions that

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Share a tip for a cooler coastal break in Europe

As heatwaves make European summers warmer, many readers are turning to cooler northern coastlines for their seaside holidays. Tell us about your favourite spots — from the traditional seaside towns of Germany, northern France and the Netherlands to the long sandy beaches of the Baltic coast and the islands of Scandinavia.

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Beyoncé says 5-year-old Blue Ivy inspired Jay-Z to grow his hair

Beyoncé shared a Cécred video on Father’s Day that traces the story behind Jay‑Z’s locs, documenting the days‑long process of combing them out with family snapshots and clips of her and their eldest daughter, Blue Ivy, working through his hair. In the voiceover she explained the

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How Placebo made Nancy Boy

Brian Molko said Nancy Boy was about reclaiming the homophobic insults that were hurled at me every time I went out because I had long hair and wore eyeliner and nail polish. I’d walk into a bar and people would react vociferously, or guys would think I was a

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Hunter x Hunter trailer heralds manga's June 28 return

After an 18-month wait, Hunter x Hunter will return to serialization on June 28 in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #31. The manga’s most recent chapter, 410, was released on Dec. 9, 2024, and following leaks that all but confirmed the comeback, the magazine shared the official news alongside a

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Legendary music mogul Clive Davis dead at 94

Clive Davis, the music executive who guided the careers of Whitney Houston, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Kelly Clarkson and many others, has died at 94. His family confirmed to the New York Times that he died Monday at his Manhattan home; a cause of death was not revealed. He had been

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Rhaenyra echoes a Tudor monarch in House of the Dragon season 3 premiere

House of the Dragon has long shown how difficult it can be to be a woman in Westeros, even for a queen like Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy). Although many followers are willing to die for her, her Black Council repeatedly hesitates to let Rhaenyra make key decisions. Last season

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Deborah Ann Woll knew about God of War Laufey "nearly ten years" ago

Deborah Ann Woll said at a panel at Game Con Canada that she had known about God of War Laufey "for nearly ten years." She discovered the project in 2018, but it had been planned earlier: when Cory Barlog brought her in to discuss Ragnarök and show the

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Jennifer Lopez sings 'Thank U, Next' with Ben Affleck's child

Jennifer Lopez sang Ariana Grande’s 2019 breakup anthem "Thank U, Next" while attending the Los Angeles stop of the "Eternal Sunshine" tour, dancing and waving a goodbye gesture beside teens Emme and Seraphina. Seraphina and Emme both wore T-shirts and jeans, while Lopez chose an

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How to unlock all Task Bar Hero pets

Task Bar Hero pets are unlockable companions that grant permanent perks to your party. You can only equip one pet at a time, but you benefit from the bonuses of every pet you have unlocked. To get five of the eight pets you must kill 5,000 of a specified

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Ten-Year Zelda: Ocarina of Time Fan Remake Project Scrapped

Nintendo’s announcement that it is remaking The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time led one developer to halt a decade‑long fan remake. CryZENx, who had been rebuilding Ocarina of Time in the Unreal Engine and documenting the work on YouTube, posted to Patreon: "I would like to

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Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez Share First Look at Not Alone

Universal Pictures and Illumination unveiled a first image for their animated sci‑fi romantic comedy Not Alone at the Annecy International Film Festival, which runs Jun. 21 to Jun. 27. The teaser shows tall, slim silhouettes—Chalamet and Selena Gomez—holding hands in the distance as three small aliens invade

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What 'French fries' means on Love Island USA

Contestants on "Love Island USA" Season 8 have been using "French fries" as a code word for sex. The term surfaced after Kenzie Annis and Corbin Mims hooked up, when Trinity Tatum called Annis out for doing "French fries," saying it sounded "too

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‘I’ll be able to take it with me wherever I live’: graduates’ best gifts

Graduating is a moment friends and family often mark with a gift. “When I graduated from York, my parents treated me to a meal at a restaurant I’d had my eye on since starting my course,” says reader Toby Beer, a biology graduate. Alternatively, buy them a voucher for

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Warner Bros. announces Prehistoria, animated musical from Hazbin Hotel creator

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation is partnering with Vivienne “VivziePop” Medrano on Prehistoria, an animated musical planned for a theatrical release. The project was announced by studio president Bill Damaschke during a presentation at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Medrano is best known for creating the musical dark comedies Hazbin

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Dance of the Dragons continues in new House of the Dragon trailer

House of the Dragon season 3 is back. A new trailer released after the premiere follows the Battle of the Gullet and suggests the fighting will only become bloodier. Spoilers for episode 1 follow. The clash claimed Rhaenyra's oldest son and heir, Jacaerys Velaryon, and the trailer dwells

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Batman Revealed in New Look at Dynamic Duo

DC Studios has unveiled new details about a long-awaited entry in James Gunn and Peter Safran's superhero slate: a Robin-centric Elseworlds tale animated in stop-motion. The studio showed a first look for the project at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival ahead of its 2028 release. Designs for

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Eddie Huang on his new novel and why he prefers New York

Eddie Huang is debuting a novel, Come Undone, and is writing the screen adaptation to be produced by Jonathan Levine. He also reopened the restaurant that made him famous, Baohaus, in New York this year and moved back to the city in early 2024. Come Undone is described as a