Texas high school student Alyssa Brown was not expecting to see a question about Taylor Swift on her Advanced Placement US government and politics exam. “I opened the free response questions, and the first question was about Taylor Swift, and I was just laughing,” the 18-year-old told CNN. “I thought it was pretty cool.” Brown,…… More
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Woman learned birth mother was star on ‘That’s My Mama’
Lisa Wright always knew she was adopted, but had no idea her biological mother was a star on one of her favorite television shows. Now Wright is sharing the story of having been reunited with actress Lynne Moody after 50 years in what reads like the perfect Hollywood ending, according to NBC’s “Today.” “I grew…… More
1980s siren Tawny Kitaen of music videos and ‘Bachelor Party’ dies at 59
Actress Tawny Kitaen, who appeared in “Bachelor Party” and provocative 1980s rock videos, has died in California. She was 59. Kitaen — whose real first name was Julie — died Friday at home in Newport Beach, according to a release from the Orange County Coroner’s Office. The cause of death is not yet known. In…… More
Lily James and Sebastian Stan channel Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee for Hulu limited series
Take a look at this motley crew. Lily James and Sebastian Stan are basically unrecognizable in the first photos of the pair transformed into Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, respectively, for the upcoming Hulu limited series “Pam & Tommy.” Hulu released the images on Friday. The series, which Hulu described as “comedic,” will tell “the…… More
Why Ellen DeGeneres is living at Courteney Cox’s house
Don’t worry, Ellen DeGeneres is still very much married. The talk show host is explaining why she’s currently living in friend Courteney Cox’s house. “I should explain. I’m not having marital troubles,” DeGeneres, who is married to actress Portia de Rossi, said as she introduced Cox as a guest on her show. “I’m not living…… More
‘The Bachelor’ Matt James explains getting back together with Rachel Kirkconnell
Matt James isn’t ready to give up on his relationship with Rachael Kirkconnell The first Black “Bachelor” and the woman he chose to receive the final rose had a very public breakup after photos of her at an antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formal in 2018 surfaced and made the rounds on social media. In a recent…… More
‘Monster’ gets a belated Netflix showcase, but the cast is better than the movie
“Monster” represents a minor coup for Netflix, not as much due to the movie’s merits as who’s in it. More than three years after its festival run in 2018, the film arrives with a timely theme and a cast whose stock has soared in the intervening time — including Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jharrel Jerome and…… More
‘Here Today’ pairs Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish in a gone-tomorrow comedy
In the spirit of Billy Crystal’s last directing effort for the baseball movie “61*,” “Here Today” serves up slow pitches for Crystal and Tiffany Haddish to knock out of the park, delivering another comedic odd couple with carefully massaged heart. As thin star showcases go, it’s an occasionally effective bit of comfort food, arriving as…… More
Paulina Porizkova didn’t need photoshop to land on the cover of Vogue Czechoslovakia
Paulina Porizkova is proud to show off her fabulous photoshop-free self. Last month, the supermodel took to Instagram to post a pic of herself on the cover of Vogue Czechoslovakia, writing: “Exactly 40 years after my very first (German) Vogue cover at the age of sixteen, here is a new one. Full frontal nude, at…… More
‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ has superheroes, but it moves a lot slower than a speeding bullet
For a series about superheroes, “Jupiter’s Legacy” moves in what feels like slow motion. The result is a Netflix drama that’s impressive in its scope — adding to the growing roster of dark comic-book tales — but frustrating in its sluggish pacing, oscillating between twin timelines over the course of its eight initial episodes. Nicely…… More
