The Curious Case of Why Helena Bonham Carter Was Replaced on The White Lotus
Apparently, creator Mike White wanted a more “boisterous performance.”
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Hey Look, the Price Tag of Trump's Ballroom Just Doubled AGAIN, to $1 Billion
In the fall, Trump said the ballroom would be $200 million, with "no government funds." Now it's $1 billion in exclusively taxpayer dollars.
Billie Eilish Definitely Doesn’t Watch Survivor
In a recent appearance on <em>Good Hang with Amy Poehler</em>, the pop singer broke her silence on the “Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol,” but she didn’t give the CBS reality juggernaut the most glowing promotion.
Unfortunately, We Do Have to Worry About the National Debt
It brings me no pleasure to say that Dick Cheney was right, until now.
Another Week, Another Couple of Washington Sex Scandals
Sex-scandal season is in full swing on Capitol Hill, I guess.
Murdoch family reportedly trying to get its hand on New York magazine
Rupert's son James Murdoch is in "advanced talks" to purchase Vox's podcast network, too.
Polling Shows Republicans Genuinely Have No Idea What “Political Violence” Even Means
More MAGA Americans think "occupying a public space" is political violence than "using the military against civilians."
The Stupidest Night in Fashion
Is it high fashion, Halloween, or the Amazonification of the Met Gala? Let’s be the unqualified judges.
Trump Admin Official Brags About Kicking 4.3 Million Americans Off SNAP
“4.3 million off SNAP and counting!” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins tweeted on Sunday.
Trump Promotes Lincoln Reflecting Pool Plan With Unhinged AI Photo
The original design was meant to create a reflective space—but that restraint feels increasingly out of step with the current aesthetic: louder, shinier, with a hint of Mar-a-Lago.
Trump and Hegseth Are Now Just Pretending We’re No Longer at War with Iran
"The ceasefire is not over" said Hegseth, hours after U.S. forces destroyed multiple Iranian boats firing on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
It's Met Gala Bathroom Selfie Season
This year's pic is a who’s who of this year’s fashionable it girls, including all the members of BLACKPINK, Audrey Nuna, Gracie Abrams, Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, and Margot Robbie.
Hide Your Burger Billboards, Amsterdam Just Banned the Public Advertising of Meat
You won't see any McDonald's burger billboards in Amsterdam: The Dutch capital is about to treat meat advertising like it would cigarettes.
Which Way, Timothée Chalamet? Met Gala or Knicks Game?
Will Timothée Chalamet attend the Met Gala with Kylie “partner of three years” Jenner, or sit courtside next to pal Ben Stiller for Game 1 of the Knicks vs. 76ers? Place your bets below.
Pete Hegseth’s Pastor has Horrible Things to Say About Women—Again
Speaking to the Times in an exclusive interview, Doug Wilson ranted about the “moral catastrophe” of what women choose to wear in public.
The Nation’s Entire Prison System Continues to Be Defeated by Cheap Drones
Drones that could once carry only a few pounds can now drop entire duffel bags of contraband in prisons, or deliver directly to inmates.
The 2028 Democratic Primary Is Shaping Up as a Generational Opportunity for the Left
It would not shock me at all to see most primaries unfold with AOC getting around 40% of the vote, Newsom and Harris each getting about 20%, and everyone else combining for the remaining 20%. If Ocasio-Cortez can pick off enough mainstream Democratic voters in 2028 while retaining her advantage with the left, she very clearly is the candidate to beat.
Melania Hates Trump’s Dancing Too
“She hates when I dance to what is sometimes referred to as the gay national anthem,” Trump told the crowd at a rally. What’s the problem, Melania? You got a problem with gay people? Or do you just hate your husband's dancing? (Or just your husband?)
SCOTUS Rules Telehealth Abortions Safe, For Now
“Of course, we are relieved that the stay allows telehealth providers to continue to mail abortion pills,” Elisa Wells, co-founder of Plan C, told Jezebel. “But we remain concerned about the final outcome of this case, which bases its claims on bogus claims about mifepristone’s safety.”
A Parched Mexico City Is Now Sinking Almost a Foot Per Year
Mexico City's water supplies have run almost entirely dry, which is only accelerating how fast the entire city is sinking into the Earth.
John Oliver Exposes the Fake Gas Station Pill Industrial Complex
Basically anyone can buy packaging from Ali Baba and fill pills with anything they want.
A Brief Summary of Who's Attending the Met Gala (Despite the Looming Bezos Presence)
Spoiler: No Zendaya or Meryl Streep—and probably no Bella Hadid.
In The Devil Wears Prada 2, Journalism Is in Hell
The Devil Wears Prada 2 captures the maddening reality of the working writer, even outside the fashion world.
No Working Team Quite Compares to an All-Women Barista Crew
I didn't know what a good team felt like until I worked with all women—and no (male!) manager.
Meg Stalter to Make Her Popstar Debut This Summer
The <em>Too Much</em> star is teasing her pop-music debut with "Prettiest Girl in America." A debut album, <em>Crave,</em> will follow this summer.
A Second Housekeeper Has Hit the Kylie Jenner Housekeeper Lawsuit
If you thought Downton Abbey was juicy, just wait until you've borne witness to Jenner's toxic housekeeper cinematic universe.
GLP-1 Drugs May Help You Shed Weight ... And Possibly Hair
An unintended side effect of using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss may be hair loss as well, according to a new study.
SCOTUS Clears the Way for Anti-Abortion CPCs to Continue Dodging Accountability
“CPCs are trying to avoid any state oversight or regulation, and that’s a huge problem, especially because we know that some of them provide substandard care and mislead patients,” Amy Myrick, senior counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights, explains to Jezebel.
Multiple People Have Apparently Been Blinded by Exploding Thermos Lids?
We're talking an 8.2 million bottle recall of Thermos products sold over the course of 16 years. That is one hell of a lot of product.
The Apprentice May Return, Somehow Worse than Ever
Why Can’t Gen Z Stop Recording at Concerts?
<strong>Cultural Reset:</strong> The difference between an audiophile bootlegging a show on cassette and a girl capturing a song on her phone by the barricade is mostly aesthetic, mostly about what the person recording looks like from the outside.
Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt Might Be On the Outs
Five months after giving birth to their daughter, Scottie Rose, and just a year after making things official, People is reporting that Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt hit a rough patch.
MAHA Is Trying its Hardest to Not Notice Trump Constantly Betraying Them
The MAHA movement suffers constant embarrassing betrayals, but they're never allowed to blame Trump or RFK Jr. for doing it to them.
No Biggie! DOJ’s Search for Epstein Files Apparently Missed this Little ‘Suicide Note’ Detail
The New York Times on Thursday said it petitioned a judge to unseal a suicide note that Epstein allegedly wrote a month before he died.
EPA Head Defends Slashing All That “Radical” Climate Research
This week, Zeldin appeared before the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Democrats to defend his gutting of the agency, arguing that the EPA will be more efficient with less money.
Oh, Great, We’ve Lost the Last of the Voting Rights Act Now
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday ruled to hollow out the last of the 1965 law—and rewrite its Section 2.
What-In-The Matrix-Hell Is Happening on the White House Lawn?
The First Lady made sure to gather all her gizmos and gadgets and log off her virtual reality world to give Her Majesty The Queen a taste of our grim future.
Note to Dumb Teen Vandals: You Might Want to Avoid Singapore, Unless You Like Jail Time
A French teen who ... licked a straw in a vending machine? ... faces two years in prison under notoriously harsh Singapore law.
The Person Most in Favor of Slashing NASA’s Budget? That Would Be NASA’s Leader
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman is fighting for LESS funding for his agency, even as he prepares to build a moon base.
Meryl Streep Has Some Beef with Travis Kelce
Because after stepping back into the heels of one of the most iconic film characters of the millennium, the devil hasn't quite left her system.
Katie Abraham Would Have ‘Hated’ to be Used to Promote Operation Midway Blitz, Her Mother Says
“Having my daughter’s name used this way, it added a level of despair I didn’t even know could exist,” Abraham’s mother said.
Where Are the "Legalize Comedy" Folks At Now?
The Trumps are once again demanding the firing of Jimmy Kimmel, suggesting that a joke was responsible for the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
First-Ever “Smell Map” Illustrates Just How Little We Knew About Our Noses
Scientists are realizing just how wrong we've been about how our noses are structured, and how the sense of smell really works.
Have You or a Loved One Been Hurt By a Gemini Man?
You may be entitled to financial compensation…or, at least, emotional support from Billie Eilish.
RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vax Animus Could Cost the Lives of Tens of Thousands of Children
The HHS Secretary is blocking $600 mil. from going to international humanitarian group because he’s worried it’s still using an ingredient that he personally thinks causes autism.
The world is a horny, repressed nightmare in One Night Only trailer
Sex is legal for just 12 hours a year in the latest feature from <i>Anyone But You</i> mad man Will Gluck.
Let’s Check on Channing Tatum in These Trying Times
As the internet scriptures state, if anyone you know posts emo poetry to Instagram, it may be time for a wellness check. So let’s check on Channing Tatum, Zoe Kravitz’s ex.
A Teenager Died in ICE Detention. His Family Doesn't Believe the Government's Story.
Royer Perez Jimenez was a 19-year-old Mexico native who entered ICE custody in late February. A few weeks later he was dead.
You Might Not Be the Worst-Looking Person in Your Passport Anymore!
Starting summer, the State Department will be offering a limited-edition U.S. passport design that’ll feature Donald Trump’s mugshot as soon as you open the inside flap.
The DOJ Just Indicted James Comey for Instagramming a Picture of Seashells
If what James Comey did is illegal and worthy of prosecution, then absolutely no criticism of Trump is now legal.