The defamation trial between Mr. Depp and Amber Heard is a case study in what happens when complex claims are filtered through the lenses of extreme fandom and social media.A frenzied scene materializes four days a week at the Fairfax County Courthouse in Virginia as fans seek seats ...
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In a Cold War throwback, some venues are showing bootleg versions after Hollywood studios pulled films from the country. Still, viewer numbers have tanked.Since the invasion of Ukraine, Hollywood’s biggest studios have stopped releasing movies in Russia, and Netflix has ceased service there. But recently, some of the ...
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The actor stars in “We Own This City,” a crime drama from the creators of “The Wire.”The actor Jamie Hector grew up in South Brooklyn, watching karate movies on Saturday mornings. He began studying martial arts as a teenager. “I wanted to throw a ninja star,” he said ...
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The actor stars in “We Own This City,” a crime drama from the creators of “The Wire.”The actor Jamie Hector grew up in South Brooklyn, watching karate movies on Saturday mornings. He began studying martial arts as a teenager. “I wanted to throw a ninja star,” he said ...
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The nonbinary actor grew up around a lot of famous people, including the Spice Girls, who would hang out in the living room.Name: Olive GrayAge: 27Hometown: Cambridge, EnglandNow lives: In a three-story loft in the Southgate neighborhood of London with their parents, three siblings and two cockapoos.Claim to ...
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The nonbinary actor grew up around a lot of famous people, including the Spice Girls, who would hang out in the living room.Name: Olive GrayAge: 27Hometown: Cambridge, EnglandNow lives: In a three-story loft in the Southgate neighborhood of London with their parents, three siblings and two cockapoos.Claim to ...
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I begged my husband to leave Rostov-on-Don. Now I would give anything to be back there with him.Seventeen years ago, my husband and I lived for a time in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, which was then only a short drive across the border from Mariupol, Ukraine, the city currently being ...
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I begged my husband to leave Rostov-on-Don. Now I would give anything to be back there with him.Seventeen years ago, my husband and I lived for a time in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, which was then only a short drive across the border from Mariupol, Ukraine, the city currently being ...
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The complex ’do of the Hawks player has been debated, dissed and memed. But our critic pays respect to its “confusion, awe and strength.”What now? He’s gone. I mean, it’s gone. The single most fascinating thing about the N.B.A. playoffs hasn’t been, “Were the Nets ever really a ...
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And in some ways he did.Even before Elon Musk proposed a roughly $44 billion deal to take over Twitter, his tweeting habit had become an essential part of his public persona. He was the world’s richest person, the founder of Tesla, the SpaceX guy, and someone who would ...
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The relationship between characters and their Afro-textured hair has become a focus of directors and stylists, who are mindful of Hollywood’s restrictive past.On the recent series finale of “black-ish,” an array of Black hairstyles was on display: cornrows, box braids, sponge-brushed curls, twists and Afro puffs. All were ...
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In a scene from the 1997 film “Spice World,” the Spice Girls are rehearsing for the movie’s climactic performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Dressed in their signature looks, they sway their way through one of their hits, “Say You’ll Be There,” playfully poking each other and bopping ...
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What is the dress code? Who gets to go? How much does it cost?First things first: What is the Met Gala?Officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit, a black-tie extravaganza held the first Monday in May to raise money for the Costume Institute.Unofficially, it’s “the ...
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Gen Z has a juggernaut of a new beauty influencer: Martha Stewart, age 80. In February, the world’s most celebrated domesticity virtuoso went viral with five startlingly sassy, coquettish, goofy, rambunctious video ads she made with Clé de Peau, the Japanese skin care and makeup company, for that ...
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