Entertainment

The True Story Behind Hulu’s Pam & Tommy

Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s whirlwind romance made them tabloid fodder, but it was a stolen home video that made them infamous. The new Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy, premiering Feb. 2, attempts to unpack...

By Shannon Carlin February 2, 2022

CNN President Jeff Zucker Resigns, Citing Relationship With Co-worker

NEW YORK — CNN President Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned Wednesday after acknowledging a consensual relationship with another network executive — an entanglement that came to light during an investigation of now-fired anchor Chris Cuomo. Zucker...

By DAVID BAUDER / AP February 2, 2022

Whoopi Goldberg Suspended Over Holocaust Comments

The suspension came a day after Goldberg's comment during a discussion on The View that race was not a factor in the Holocaust.

By David Bauder/AP February 2, 2022

How Wordle's Creator Feels About Selling His Viral Game

A couple of hours after the New York Times announced on Monday that it had acquired the online word game known as Wordle, its inventor was still looking for the right word—this time, for his...

By Karl Vick February 1, 2022

So Many Actors Are ‘Method’ Now. A New Book Explains What That Means and Why It Matters

During a recent virtual roundtable sponsored by the Los Angeles Times, Lady Gaga—who has said that she prepared for her performance as a vengeful wife in House of Gucci by, among other things, speaking with...

By Stephanie Zacharek February 1, 2022

The Darker Side of Campus Comes to Life in Novels Vladimir and Disorientation

If you’ve been on TikTok over the past two years, you already know: the kids are into “dark academia.” In social media terms, it’s an aesthetic—think images of gothic architecture, dusty libraries, and vintage plaid,...

By Annabel Gutterman January 31, 2022

Here's Everything New on Netflix in February 2022—and What's Leaving

From 'Inventing Anna' to 'jeen-yuhs'

By Mahita Gajanan January 31, 2022

Cheslie Kryst, Former Miss USA, Dies at 30

NEW YORK — Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program Extra, has died at age 30. Police said Kryst jumped from a Manhattan apartment...

By Associated Press January 31, 2022

The 10 New Books You Should Read in February

Love in all its many incarnations is, naturally, featured prominently in the best new books coming in February. In some selections, it’s an obvious theme; in others, more subtle. A new anthology, Anonymous Sex, tasks...

By Angela Haupt January 31, 2022

The 6 Best New TV Shows Our Critic Watched in January 2022

From a serious and sometimes painful examination of Bill Cosby's legacy to a murder comedy that's pure pleasure, here are the six new series I couldn't stop watching

By Judy Berman January 29, 2022

A Brief History of Cats in the White House

Breaking in news that mews: The Biden family announced Friday that they have a new pet cat. Hailing from a Pennsylvania farm, the tabby charmed First Lady Jill Biden by jumping onto a stage while...

By Olivia B. Waxman January 28, 2022

Tiffany Haddish on How Judaism Guides Her Choice of Roles

Tiffany Haddish, who stars in the new show 'The Afterparty,' spoke to TIME about her spirituality and how her moral compass guides her career choices

By Eliana Dockterman January 28, 2022

Apple’s Star-Studded Murder Comedy The Afterparty Is the Perfect Antidote to the Winter Blues

Attending a high school reunion is like committing a murder in at least one respect: you need a compelling reason to do it

By Judy Berman January 27, 2022

Amy Schneider’s Jeopardy! Streak Ends

Schneider’s success put her in the ranks of Ken Jennings and the quiz show’s other all-time greats. It also made Schneider, a trans woman, a visible symbol of achievement

By Lynn Elber/AP January 26, 2022

Hulu's Abysmal Pam & Tommy Is at Its Worst When Paying Lip Service to Feminism

When the news broke, in 2020, that Disney-owned Hulu was making a miniseries about Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee and the purloined sex tape that shook the world, it came as a bit of a surprise....

By Judy Berman January 26, 2022

Astrid & Lilly Save the World Is Like Buffy Minus the Male Gaze

When it comes to portraying female freaks and geeks, Hollywood always seems to get away with casting actors who meet its superhuman beauty standards.

By Judy Berman January 26, 2022

Lena Dunham's Sharp Stick Is Surprisingly Sweet and Searching—and a Marked Departure for the Director

The new movie is a good reminder not to write off a filmmaker who underwhelmed us in the past

By Stephanie Zacharek January 25, 2022

5 Edith Wharton Books to Read After Watching The Gilded Age

From 'The Age of Innocence' to 'Custom of the Country'

By Cady Lang January 25, 2022

Regina King's Son, Ian Alexander Jr., Dies at 26

“Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian,” a family statement shared Saturday by a King spokesman said

By Associated Press January 22, 2022

Historical Drama Munich: The Edge of War Is the Ultimate Dad Movie—In the Best Way

Dad movies, at least among those who aren’t actual dads, tend to be undervalued pleasures; they pluck a certain satisfying, resonant chord, often without being particularly flashy. Munich: The Edge of War, directed by Christian...

By Stephanie Zacharek January 21, 2022

Louie Anderson, Emmy-Winning Comedian, Dies at 68

LOS ANGELES — Louie Anderson, whose four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series “Baskets,” died Friday. He was 68. Anderson...

By LYNN ELBER / AP January 21, 2022

Bat Out of Hell Singer Meat Loaf, Dies At 74

(NEW YORK) — Meat Loaf, the rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as “Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t...

By HILLEL ITALIE/ AP January 21, 2022

Why Everyone Loved Andre Leon Talley

Former Vogue creative director and editor-at-large André Leon Talley, known for his rare combination of exuberance, intellect, and brilliant humor, died on Jan. 18 in White Plains, New York at the age of 73. So...

By Amy Odell January 20, 2022

How I Met Your Father and the Insufferable History of the Lovelorn Sitcom Dude

It's a surprisingly retro show to be debuting in 2022, and much of that comes down to a tired sitcom trope that needs to be retired

By Eliana Dockterman January 20, 2022

'A Voice For All Time': Diane Warren on Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector’s voice made pop songs into pop symphonies. You could feel the angst and passion in every note. You can sing great but if you don’t have that passion; that heart and soul, it...

By Diane Warren January 20, 2022

There’s So Much More To Say About Bill Cosby

Comedian W. Kamau Bell on why, despite a host of reasons not to, he decided to make a new Showtime docuseries about his one-time idol

By W. Kamau Bell January 20, 2022

What And Just Like That Gets Right About Parenting a Nonbinary Child, According to an Expert

On Sex and the City, Charlotte was a woman in her 30s who dreamed of becoming a mom. In the show's sequel series, And Just Like That, she's a middle-aged mother of two and facing...

By Eliana Dockterman January 20, 2022

The Gilded Age Brings Downton Abbey to New York—And Mostly Works

If 'Downton' is the greatest story Evelyn Waugh never told, then 'The Gilded Age' kicks off Julian Fellowes’ Edith Wharton era.

By Judy Berman January 20, 2022

Influential Fashion Journalist André Leon Talley Dies at 73

Talley’s literary agent David Vigliano confirmed Talley’s death, but no additional details were immediately available

By Associated Press January 19, 2022

What the Yellowjackets Season 1 Finale Reveals About the Show’s Wild Teen Matriarchy

Because adolescence is a gauntlet, and because women are still the second sex, almost every story pop culture tells about teenage girls is also a story about the horrors society inflicts on them.

By Judy Berman January 16, 2022

A Spoiler-Filled Breakdown of the New Scream

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Scream 5 Characters in the 1996 Scream were well-versed in the ground rules for horror movies. As Woodsboro, Calif.’s resident movie geek Randy Meeks (Jamie Kennedy) made clear in the franchise’s...

By Shannon Carlin January 14, 2022

Sen. Sherrod Brown Has Some Thoughts About 'Succession'

The chairman of the Senate banking committee believes the show is pretty realistic

By Molly Ball January 14, 2022

Hanya Yanagihara Won't Read Your Mean Tweets

One of the most anticipated books of the year, Hanya Yanagihara’s To Paradise, is already one of its most debated. The doorstopping 720-page novel is split into three sections, each focused on different characters by...

By Annabel Gutterman January 14, 2022

I Searched for Answers About My Enslaved Ancestor

'Did slavery make home always somewhere else?'

By Imani Perry January 13, 2022

Queen Removes Prince Andrew's Military Roles

More than 150 navy and army veterans wrote to the queen asking her to strip Andrew of all his military ranks and titles

By Associated Press January 13, 2022

Ronnie Spector, 60s Icon, Dies at 78

The Ronettes’ sexy look and powerful voices turned them into one of the premier acts of the girl-group era

By Mark Kennedy/AP January 13, 2022

How Cheer Season 2 Handles the Jerry Harris Child Porn Allegations

The Netflix docuseries returns for a new season, which addresses allegations of child pornography against one of its fan-favorite cheerleaders

By Hannah Lynn January 12, 2022

Where Cheer Season 2 Finds All Your Favorite Navarro Cheerleaders—Plus a Whole New Crew of Rivals

The viewing experience of the first season of the Netflix show Cheer was built on an exciting sense of momentum. The docuseries, which follows an elite cheerleading team at Navarro College in Corsicana, TX, spent...

By Hannah Lynn January 12, 2022

Dana Schwartz Wrote the YA Romance She Always Wanted to Read

You might recognize Dana Schwartz’s name, it’s just a matter of where you’ve seen it. Some know her as the creator and host of the Noble Blood podcast, where she tells the stories of royals...

By Simmone Shah January 11, 2022

Lindsey Vonn on Being Judged for Her Injuries

Toward the end of the 2015–2016 ski season, I was on a competitive high. I had come back from multiple crashes in 2013 and 2014 that left me with a swath of injuries, particularly to...

By Lindsey Vonn January 11, 2022

Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah Urges Us Not to Forget the Past

When Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature last October, becoming the first Black writer to win the award since Toni Morrison in 1993, his books shot to the top of...

By Annabel Gutterman January 10, 2022

Golden Globe Awards Reduced to a Live Blog

The embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association proceeded with its film awards Sunday night without a telecast, nominees, a red carpet, a host, press or even a livestream

By Lindsey Bahr/AP January 10, 2022

Bob Saget, Danny Tanner on Full House, Dies at 65

Saget played squeaky clean Danny Tanner, a widower and father to three young girls, on Full House

By Lynn Elber/AP January 9, 2022

The More Bonkers Search Party Got, the More Authentically It Captured Millennial Adulthood

Alia Shawkat's millennial mystery-comedy got weirder with each passing season. That's what made it feel so authentic

By Judy Berman January 7, 2022

The 40 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2022

From Horizon Forbidden West to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2

By Eliana Dockterman January 7, 2022

Why All Actors—and the World—Owe a Debt to Sidney Poitier

Poitier helped reshape that world to such a degree that we’ll never be able to reckon fully with his impact

By Stephanie Zacharek January 7, 2022

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The Inside Story Behind the Kanye Docuseries Two Decades in the Making

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And Just Like That: A Postmortem for a Sequel That Was Dead on Arrival

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