A young woman from an upper-class background is figuring out her place in a patriarchal world under immense pressure. She is in love and ruined by it, told by her family to forget about the man whose ...

“You’ll either get it or pretend you don’t,” AI-generated character Tilly Norwood’s Instagram bio declares. SAG-AFTRA has joined celebrities like Melissa Barrera, Natasha Lyonne, and Whoopi Goldberg ...

After kissing a lot of frogs, Taylor Swift is reveling in her newfound romance. On her song “Opalite,” from her newly released 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl, the singer gets both ...

Taylor Swift is angrily poking fun at being “Cancelled!” in the cheeky song from “The Life of a Showgirl.” “Cancelled!” — stylized in all capital letters as she pointed out on the podcast — fully ...

With the title “Actually Romantic,” Swifties might have been expecting Taylor Swift to return to the sentimental ballads she penned early in her career. But the track is cheekier than the title ...

Xbox Game Pass underwent an overhaul, effective October 1, 2025. Players can now subscribe to Essential, Premium, or Ultimate plans, each offering additional benefits. All plans are playable across PC ...

It’s the second day of a shutdown of the federal government. We explain what’s happening. By Adam B. Kushner I’m the editor of this newsletter. For weeks, our D.C. reporters chronicled a slow-motion ...

On Wednesday, Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde posted a strong message on social media. “I have read several articles damaging my reputation,” he said. “I know I have had bad games, I am aware ...

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Maybe it's a blowout argument with your partner, that unspoken tension with a friend, or even a work meeting that got unexpectedly heated. Whatever the scenario, conflict is an inherent part of being ...

Xbox's cloud gaming service has reached a milestone, shedding its "beta" label. Along with Xbox Cloud Gaming exiting its beta state, Microsoft also announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers ...

Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...