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Challengers and the Allure of the Sexy Tennis Movie
The Luca Guadagnino film is a hard-hitting metaphor for the most basic human urge: desire
Enough With The ‘Eras’ Already
The constant demand for pop stars to reinvent themselves with each new release is getting in the way of the music.
Why Pop Culture Keeps Falling for the "Gay Liar"
Characters like Tom Ripley tap into decades-old tensions that are still relevant to queer life today
Natalie Cassidy: ‘I’m very proud to be a hun’
The EastEnders star on branching out into podcasting, being the target of body-shaming – and why the British still can’t talk about death
The Comforting Trauma of Grey's Anatomy
If loving the medical drama is wrong, I don’t want to be right
Kaya Scodelario Can’t Get Enough of the Bravo-verse
Kaya Scodelario has been acting on sets for nearly two decades, ever since she was a 15-year-old playing a hard-partying raver in the U.K. series Skins.
Palace on tenterhooks while Catherine’s ‘bad uncle’ remains in Big Brother house
Royals will be hoping that Gary Goldsmith will not generate headlines about the Prince and Princess of Wales
Maestro and the art of Oscar bait
Why do we often end up turning against artists who chase Academy Awards?
George Galloway’s cat cosplay! David’s dead! The age of shocking, sublime celebrity reality TV is over
Thanks to The Traitors and Race Across the World, shows with ‘normal’ people are booming.
Bring Back the Unfiltered Celebrity Press Run
It’s almost as if no one wants to flirt with a bit of lighthearted controversy anymore
This is Me… Now: A Love Story: Why J-Lo deserves respect for her 'bonkers' new musical movie
An autobiographical musical rom-com action sci-fi? That's what the pop diva has made with her latest film This is Me… Now: A Love Story – and it's unlike anything else out there.
RHOSLC’s Monica Garcia Set the Bravoverse on Fire
Monica Garcia Set the Bravoverse on Fire She sparked some of Real Housewives’ most-hyped drama. Did her star burn too bright, too fast?
You Can't Dilute the Core Message of Mean Girls
The remake finds itself in an awkward spot, trapped between the past and present
I Wasn’t Expecting to See So Much of Myself in All of Us Strangers
So many gay films are about coming out, but this one raises big questions about midlife
Bravo’s Best and Worst Year Ever
Was this the year Andy Cohen's kingdom became too big to fall?