The Department of Homeland Security responded swiftly and scathingly when pop singer Chappell Roan used her stage time to lash out at U.S. immigration enforcement. During a performance Friday night at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, Roan shouted “fuck ICE forever,” triggering a rebuke from DHS officials who accused her of pandering and demanded she “get a grip.”
Acclaimed novelist Bret Easton Ellis has sharply criticized Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film One Battle After Another, calling it a politically charged piece of propaganda masquerading as cinematic art. While the film has received widespread praise from left-leaning critics, Ellis argues that its acclaim stems more from its progressive message than from its actual artistic merit.
Zelda Williams, daughter of the late comedian and actor Robin Williams, is calling on fans to stop sending her artificial intelligence–generated videos featuring her father’s likeness. In a passionate message posted to Instagram, Williams said the videos are disturbing and exploitative, and that they violate the legacy of one of Hollywood’s most beloved performers.
The White House brushed off the Saturday Night Live season premiere after the show’s opening sketch mocked President Donald Trump, calling the program a “waste of time.”
Pop icon Taylor Swift is taking fans — and much of pop culture — by surprise with her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. The album debuted with an in-theater listening event, a cinematic music video for its opening track “The Fate of Ophelia,” and what many are calling “the most aggressively natalist pop song ever written.”
A TikTok stunt tragedy in Pennsylvania has left one teenager dead and another with permanent injuries, sparking new criticism of reckless social media trends that encourage young people to risk their lives for online clout.
Comedian Shane Gillis made headlines by refusing a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia, taking a stand against what he called the kingdom’s troubling history.
