How Forest Whitaker Is Changing Hollywood

By Marlow Stern

The star of “Godfather of Harlem”—and the last Black man to win the Best Actor Oscar—is helping shape the industry on both sides of the camera.

By Kevin Fallon

The return of TV’s best reality show is cause for celebration. Cause for concern: Tuesday night’s confusingly subdued premiere. Is there hope for this pandemic season?

By Nick Schager

Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier opens up about their most activist album yet and why he’s not afraid to be called a “hippie” by his headbanging contemporaries.

By William Vaillancourt

The nation’s top infectious-disease expert visited Kimmel’s late-night show Tuesday to discuss the state of the pandemic.

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By Nick Schager

The new Netflix docuseries “The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness” explores the theory that the serial killer who terrorized New York may not have acted alone.

By Corbin Smith

The Avengers-themed NBA game between the Golden State Warriors and New Orleans Pelicans was corporate synergy on steroids.

By Nick Schager

The new documentary “Knots: A Forced Marriage Story” tells the stories of young women and girls who are married off to men against their will and then trapped in unholy matrimony.

By Marlow Stern

The “Saturday Night Live” co-head writer spoke to “Late Night” host Seth Meyers on Monday night about the upcoming episode.

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The enemy of your enemy is not your friend—they represent two competing visions of abuse of power.

Anna Wintour has tapped Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, and Naomi Osaka to co-chair this year’s Gala, as fashion’s big night plots to retain its outrageous magic.

QAnon promoter Richard Potcner urged National Guard soldiers in the Capitol to order on his tab at a local diner, then crowdsourced to pay the bill. But he stopped paying.

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This vacuum coffee maker makes some of the best pour over coffee I’ve ever had.

Hoka One One makes my favorite running shoes, and the Clifton 7’s are perfect for getting back into the sport.

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