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For decades, the most pertinent question Star Wars thought to ask was usually some variation of, “Who’s your daddy?” For Luke Skywalker, it was Darth Vader, source of the young Jedi’s yearnings and fears. For Vader himself—when he was still the Anakin Skywalker of the prequel films—it was no one; he was immaculately conceived through

Ryan Reynolds is co-starring in a new version of the classic tale A Christmas Carol with comedian Will Ferrell, a musical title Spirited. Because it’s a musical, it requires quite a bit of fancy footwork. Reynolds has many talents, but dancing doesn’t necessarily come naturally to him. He shared a cute clip of his choreography

On Sunday, November 20, Angelina Jolie was seen leaving popular vegan restaurant Crossroads in Los Angeles wearing a chic gray beige coat by Italian designer Max Mara. The outerwear was a cozy cashmere wrap-style with a long elegant cut that was cinched at the actress’s waist with a tie-belt. She wore the coat with wide-legged

Beware, massive spoilers for season 1 of Netflix’s Wednesday are ahead. Netflix just dropped all eight episodes of the first season of Wednesday, a Tim Burton-directed series based on Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) of the Addams family. The universe of the kooky and spooky Addams Family is rich and longstanding, but the new show has

Some spoilers below. Wednesday Addams is not like other girls. Portrayed by Jenna Ortega in Netflix’s Addams Family spin-off series, she’s a goth oddball from a loving family of fellow oddballs, and they don’t care about fitting in (or even seem to notice when they don’t). After months of buzz and anticipation, Wednesday is now

Within the first few seconds of the third season of HBO’s We’re Here, the danger is palpable. The opening episode is set in Granbury, Texas, a small, conservative town in Hood County where 83 percent of voters opted to re-elect Republican Greg Abbott as Texas Governor in the 2022 midterms. It’s easy to wonder if

Kate Nash has a knack for churning out ear worms about life’s simplest moments. But the British pop star’s twisty career these last 15 years has been anything but uncomplicated. In 2007, her debut album Made of Bricks topped the charts and hit song “Foundations” became the de facto choice for MySpace profile songs. When

Winter is coming, but Kendall Jenner isn’t bothered by the Los Angeles cold. The model was photographed out and about, forgoing pants and instead wearing sheer Calzedonia tights, Tom Ford briefs, and a sweater by The Row while leaving a photo shoot on Sunday. She accessorized with sling-back Saint Laurent heels, a black Bottega Veneta

If there’s one thing about Florence Pugh aside from her undeniable talent on-screen, it’s that she loves rocking a stunning sheer outfit. The 26-year-old Dune 2 star attended the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 13th Governors Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on November 19, where she wore an elegant white

A horrific shooting took place last Saturday night at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado. Five people were killed and at least 25 were injured after a gunman entered Club Q in Colorado Springs just before midnight and immediately opened fire, police told reporters during a news conference. At the club, the active shooter protocol was

Linda Cardellini knows that viewers aren’t ready for Dead to Me to be over, because she feels the exact same way. “We don’t really want it to end, but we want to do it in a good way,” she tells ELLE.com as the final season drops on Netflix. When Dead to Me first hit the

Gigi Hadid and Leonardo DiCaprio are reportedly dating and it’s gone beyond casual hang outs. Both Hadid and DiCaprio have been in long-term relationships over the past few years with relatively recent breakups. The 27-year-old model split with Zayn Malik in October of 2021 after five years together. The former couple share a daughter together,

Margot Robbie’s known for her larger-than-life big-screen characters (hello, Harley Quinn and Tonya Harding), but little is known about her offscreen. But for years, she’s been quietly taken by her husband of more than four years, Tom Ackerley. Below, a briefing on their relationship. Stefanie Keenan//Getty Images He’s also in the film industry. Although Ackerley

Kim Kardashian is doing some deep thinking and even deeper feeling. On November 18, she shared a quote from Manifest Now author Idil Ahmed on her Instagram Story that implies she’s going through a tough time, but is sure she will triumph in the end. “One thing I realized is that everything always ends up

Though only three of seven episodes of The White Lotus‘ second season have aired, the third season has reportedly already been greenlit. This season is set in Sicily, after the show followed its first group of guests at the White Lotus resort in Hawaii. Where will this luxurious series be set next? Here’s everything we

On Saturday morning, Biden’s oldest granddaughter Naomi Biden was married to her longtime boyfriend Peter Neal on the White House South Lawn. This is the first wedding held at the house of U.S. presidents in almost a decade. The ceremony ended just before noon on the lawn. CNN reports that guests were offered blankets to

Adele‘s Las Vegas residency finally started this week at Caesars Palace and will run through March of 2023. The show faced many delays over COVID-19 issues and creative differences, but Adele’s first show apparently went well. “I always get scared before shows, and I take it as a good sign because it means I care

Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde’s romance is on pause for now. Multiple sources told People that the couple of almost two years is “taking a break” from dating. Blame it on schedules and distance, one source explained. “He’s still touring and is now going abroad. She is focusing on her kids [Otis and Daisy, with

When you think of the French Riviera, you might assume that summer is the best time to visit. But Nice has actually been a popular winter travel destination since the 18th century, when aristocrats, largely from England, began spending summers there. With mild temperatures year-round (a local told me you can eat outside until the

Blake Lively has spent most of her fourth pregnancy out of the public eye, but the actress got dressed up and showed off her red carpet maternity style to support her husband Ryan Reynolds at last night’s American Cinematheque Awards in Beverly Hills. Lively leaned into autumnal metallics, wearing a sleeveless, pleated print gown with

School is back in session at Essex College—The Sex Lives of College Girls has returned for its sophomore season. After premiering on HBO Max in 2021, the beloved new comedy from Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble picks up shortly after the season 1 finale, as our leading quartet of roommates return to campus after fall

Andrew Morton regrets little about his bestselling 1992 biography Diana: Her True Story: not the surreptitious manner in which its interviews were conducted; not the warfare it catalyzed between the Prince and Princess of Wales; nor the way it was portrayed in 2022, on the fifth and penultimate season of Peter Morgan’s drama The Crown.

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, showed her support for the people of Ukraine today on a solo engagement. The royal dressed in the country’s national colors, blue and yellow, to visit the Reading Ukrainian Community Centre in Reading, England. Her look consisted of a sheer button-up navy collared dress with mustard yellow polka dots.

How to even chronicle the exhausting and hilarious arc of the days that started at 5 a.m. when my kids banged on the drums we gave them for some reason (why?!), and culminated in my attempt to write my essay collection, Weird Girls: Writing the Art Monster. Weird Girls considers the plight of women writers