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Does the world really need another version of Cinderella? After countless films, cartoons, musicals, and remakes, it feels like this classic fairy tale been done to death. But if anything could change my mind, it’s the fabulous Billy Porter doing his own genderless take on the Fairy Godmother/Godparent, known in the film as “Fab G”.

Chris Rock’s new Saw movie Spiral has to live up to eight films worth of creative Rube Goldberg death contraptions. By Kevin Hall May 14, 2021 Chris Rock in Spiral: From the Book of Saw, 2021.Everett Collection / Courtesy of Lions Gate The twisted Saw movie universe has pushed audiences to the brink with gore

Spoilers for Hulu’s The Great, below. Our rapturous binge of Hulu’s The Great was immediately followed by the sinking feeling that a second season could be years away. The series, which stars Elle Fanning as Catherine the Great and Nicholas Hoult as Peter III, is the chaotic, violent, sensual, unhinged relative of Sofia Coppola’s Marie

On his new album, The Off-Season, Cole confirms an infamous, eight year-old rumor about himself and the rap legend. By Frazier Tharpe May 14, 2021 LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 24: J. Cole performs onstage at the 2018 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty

Since 2014 Forest Hills Drive, for sure. But also maybe ever? By Frazier Tharpe May 14, 2021 Rapper J. Cole performs during halftime of the 68th NBA All-Star Game on February 17, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)Jeff Hahne Poll J. Cole fans on his best album and the majority answer

FX’s docuseries Pride is about remembering where we started, what got us here, and the fight that we still have on our hands as members of the LGBTQ community. It tells the story of 6 decades of activism over the span of 6 episodes, each with its own director. The first three, which are now

Lessons in tae kwon do, style, and activism. By Alexander Chee May 14, 2021 Courtesy of Alex Chee Born in 1939 during what would be the last years of the Japanese colonial occupation of Korea, my father, Choung Tai Chee, also called Charles or Chuck or Charlie, came to the United States in 1960. He

Jacob Elordi, 23, and Kaia Gerber, 19, have made headlines as their relationship blossomed during the coronavirus pandemic. Elordi and Gerber originally sparked romance rumors toward the end of summer in 2020 after being seen out several times. The couple officially debuted their relationship in late 2020 on Instagram, showing off their couple Halloween costumes.

Organizers who fought the AIDS crisis explain how the tactics of civil disobedience can change minds that don’t want to be changed. By Sarah Schulman May 13, 2021 Police remove ACT UP demonstrators during a sit-in at the New York State Capitol in Albany, March 28, 1990.Bettmann / Getty Images Excerpted from LET THE RECORD

According to two Washington Post reporters who witnessed the event, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene—best known for her white supremacy, transphobia, Islamaphobia, her support for QAnon, and her intense love of guns—”aggressively confronted” Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside the House chamber Wednesday. According to those reporters, Greene shouted at her colleague twice, yelling, “Hey Alexandria!”

The ten best films that feature rad bromances and wholesome camaraderie. By William Goodman May 13, 2021 Getty images; Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson Like any good internet meme, the history and usage of “dudes rock” already has a life of its own. The phrase originated in 2018 as a semi-ironic, self-aware way of embracing

On a chilly Monday morning in March, Vilma Kari, a 65-year-old mother of Filipino descent, bundled up in her brown leather jacket and headed to Holy Cross Church. But instead of going to mass, she was rushed to the hospital with a fractured pelvis. Security footage shows Kari being shoved to the ground just a

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

In a throwback Instagram post that set fans’ hearts aflutter with nostalgia, actor Chris Hemsworth cheekily recalled the big gamble Marvel took in casting the first Thor film. “This year marks the 10th anniversary of THOR when two unknown lads were given the keys to the kingdom. It’s been a hell of a ride and we

Between filming Netflix’s Halston and season four of The Sinner, the prolific actor retreats to his remote cattle ranch to finish his one-act play, explore what he calls “the great silence,” and fend off animal intruders. By Maxim Loskutoff Photography by Ami Vitale May 12, 2021 The guest cabin on Bill Pullman’s Montana ranch has

Before Archie’s birth in May 2019, Meghan Markle celebrated his impending arrival with a lavish New York City baby shower thrown by her friend Serena Williams. But things are much different in 2021, ahead of the summer birth of Meghan and Harry’s second child, their first baby girl. Us Weekly reports that—not surprisingly, given the

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

Now that Harley Quinn has become firmly established as an essential part of the DCEU, the obvious question would seem to be: When are we going to get to see her team up with Poison Ivy? The dynamic between Harley and Ivy is arguably the best part of the overall fantastic Harley Quinn animated series, and

Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite

The actor-director reflects on his ’80s heyday and formative years in a new memoir. By Ilana Kaplan May 10, 2021 Courtesy of Andrew McCarthy Andrew McCarthy has lived many lives: He’s been an actor, a television director, a travel writer—and perhaps, most famously, a member of the Brat Pack, a media-concocted nickname for the group

The AMC series from The Raid director Gareth Evans delivered a breathtaking hour of action and suspense last night. By Joshua Hunt May 10, 2021 Mark Lewis Jones in Gangs of London, 2021.Courtesy of AMC/SKY Midway through the first season of Gangs of London, co-creator Gareth Evans sets aside numerous plot concerns—the mysterious murder of

Despite repeatedly declaring that he is being “muzzled” and censored by the mainstream media, Josh Hawley has been giving a deluge of interviews around the release of his new book, The Tyranny of Big Tech, sales of which he’s been promoting via noted big tech mega-corporation Amazon. In one such muzzling–aka prominent interview with a reputable

David Chase and two of his closest collaborators, Terence Winter and Tim Van Patten, discuss the making of a masterpiece and explain why the show’s glorious ambiguity keeps it relevant today. By Ben Allen May 10, 2021 The SopranosSeason 3Imperioli, Michael as Christopher MoltisantiSirico, Tony as Paulie Walnuts© Copyright 2000-2005 Home Box Office Inc. All

A rare look at Kate Middleton and Prince William’s life off-duty with their kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis emerged over the weekend when Instagram user Elle Kay spotted the family boarding a helicopter on the Kensington Palace grounds Friday. She filmed the excursion, writing, “Stroll through the park led to a lucky

[embedded content] There’s so many places we want to go to when once we get all vaxxed up, but pretty high on the list is Disneyland’s new Avengers Campus. The attraction will open at Disney’s California Adventure on June 4 with several rides and restaurants inspired by the Marvel cinematic universe. Disney Parks just dropped

When she’s not dazzling the hearts and minds of queer women everywhere in Happiest Season and making it cool to be the weird girl in Parks and Rec, Aubrey Plaza has been carrying on her own personal life with her longtime partner, Jeff Baena. On Friday, Plaza dropped the news that she and Baena had

Few couples in the 90s were bigger than Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. The tumultuous couple was a frequent fixture in the tabloids, and are often credited as the creators of the celebrity sex tape. Their volatile relationship was quickly beset by addiction and jealousy, with Lee serving six months in jail for spousal abuse.