The Best and Most Memorable Wines of 2022
Great wines create indelible images, of the place they were produced and the time they were consumed.
Review: ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Returns, the Way It Never Was
Maria Friedman’s rethinking of the much-loved, much-monkeyed-with 1981 Sondheim-Furth flop gets very close to coherence, and all the way to enjoyable.
Alexandra Pelosi on Filming Her Mother, Nancy Pelosi, on Jan. 6
The documentary had long been in the works and was nearly finished before Paul Pelosi was assaulted at home. The events together have left the director shaken.
The Pundit Whisperer of Qatar’s beIN Sports World Cup Coverage
Qatar’s beIN Sports hired a host of retired soccer stars to bring authority to its World Cup coverage and a group of interpreters to render their words into Arabic. The toughest assignments go to one man.
The Return of Skinny Jeans: Celine Has Its Fall 2023 Runway Show in LA
Hedi Slimane’s fall 2023 women’s wear show for Celine was an ode to the slinky, sleazy style of the early 2000s.
Lawsuit Over Lyrics in Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ Is Dismissed
Swift had been accused of stealing lyrics from a 3LW song released in 2000 that contains the lines “Playas, they gonna play/And haters, they gonna hate.”
The Year in Micro News
You may have forgotten — or wanted to forget — what happened on the internet in 2022. Here are some reminders.
Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Returns to No. 1
The singer’s holiday anthem, first released in 1994, ends Taylor Swift’s six-week run atop the Hot 100 singles chart.
A Fast-Growing Network of Conservative Groups Is Fueling a Surge in Book Bans
Some groups are new, some are longstanding. Some are local, others national. Over the past two years, they have become vastly more organized, well funded, effective — and criticized.
Decades After the Central Park Jogger Attack, a City Marks Its Mistake
An entrance to Central Park will be named the Gate of the Exonerated, for the teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of a crime that triggered a national conversation on racial injustice.
A Portrait of Rembrandt Goes on Show. But Did He Paint It?
A painting with a winding history of theft, confiscation and diplomatic dispute is on public view again after decades. Its owner says Rembrandt made the work himself, but some experts aren’t convinced.
Ashley Benson Seeks Protection From Man She Claims Is Seeking Sexual Relationship
Ashley Benson says a man has been stalking and harassing her and threatening to kill himself ... and now she's asking a judge for help. The actress beelined it to court and filed for a protection order against a 20-year-old man she claims has been…
Mark Curry Racial Profiling Incident, Hotel Employees Suspended
The hotel staffers Mark Curry accused of racial profiling have been suspended from their jobs ... TMZ has learned. As we reported, Mark claimed he was accosted by two employees over the weekend at The Mining Exchange hotel in downtown Colorado…
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In Bahamas, U.S. Files Criminal Charges
Former cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas ... and it appears his legal woes are only gonna get worse, with expected criminal charges in the United States. Bahaman authorities announced SBF's arrest Monday,…
Jennifer Coolidge and Mike White Discuss the ‘White Lotus’ Finale
“I didn’t realize it until yesterday, but now I am sad,” said White, who watched the season finale with Coolidge on Sunday night.
Mario Strikers: Battle League DLC shows us a cheeky little Birdo
Image: Nintendo She and Bowser Jr. will join the playable roster in the new DLC Continue reading…
Christopher Nolan recreated an atomic test ‘without computer graphics’ for new movie
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Kelly Clarkson Seeks Protection Against Man She Claims Keeps Showing Up at Home
Kelly Clarkson's home is apparently becoming a magnet for unwanted visitors ... she's asking a judge for court-ordered protection from a man she claims recently showed up multiple times to her place ... even pulling up in a semi truck. According to…
Minka Kelly & Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds Enjoy PDA-Filled Outing at Disneyland
Minka Kelly and Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds are keeping their love fest going strong as the holidays approach, and what better place to show it off than the House of Mouse. The newly-minted couple hit Disneyland this weekend for a very…
‘Kindred’ Review: Octavia Butler Comes to the Screen
Her 1979 novel about time travel to the slaveholding South is adapted, loosely, in an FX series on Hulu.
'GMA3' Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes To Remain Off Air Pending Internal Review
Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes aren't going to show their faces on camera for the foreseeable future -- because ABC wants to make sure it's able to do a full review of their relationship before bringing 'em back ... TMZ has learned. Kim Godwin, the…
Polygon ranks the Star Wars
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Puss in Boots on Hot Ones is the greatest crossover we never knew we needed
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DaBaby Sued for Allegedly Stealing Beat for 'Rockstar'
DaBaby's famous song "Rockstar" is a total ripoff, according to a new lawsuit ... because a music producer claims the rapper straight-up jacked his rhythm. DaBaby is being sued by a music producer with the stage name JuJu Beatz, who claims DaBaby…
These Soccer and World Cup Movies Have Big Goals
Soccer movies are often eclectic and at times unclassifiable, drawing from multiple continents and genres.