

Steve Cropper, the US guitarist whose work as an instrumentalist, producer and songwriter at Stax Records left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music, has died at the age of 84.
His son Cameron confirmed his death to Variety.
A prolific…

The start of Hollywood’s awards season has been marked by highs and lows for Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi.
On Monday night, the writer and director was present when his film It Was Just an Accident won…

Alongside interpreter Sheida Dayani, filmmaker Jafar Panahi accepts the award for the best original screenplay at the…

Another week, another pop star angry that their song was used without their permission in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruitment ad.
Singer Sabrina Carpenter’s song “Juno” appeared as the soundtrack for a Department of Homeland…
My well-documented obsession with holiday decor has led me down a number of strange online rabbit holes over the years. These include the predictable—TikToks of Mormon micro-influencers decorating gingerbread houses—and the more absurd:…

Nathan Fielder, best known for his Comedy Central show, Nathan For You (and cringe comedy), writes, directs and stars in this new HBO series. In the show, the comedian goes to extraordinary lengths to let people rehearse moments before they…

Last night, A$AP Rocky, Ayo Edebiri, and Meg Ryan took the subway. At Chanel’s annual Métiers d’Art show, creative director Matthieu Blazy once again celebrated the house’s specialized artisan workshops: lesage (embroidery), lemairé…

Infectious Disease Advisor Real-world use of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir was associated with substantially lower rates of COVID-19-related hospitalization among high-risk outpatients during the Omicron…

We may, indeed, be living in the end of times, with natural disasters, death and politics dominating Google searches in Australia in 2025.
Cyclone Alfred was the number one overall Google search term by Australians in 2024, according to the annual…