Lurking Paparazzi

Lizzo gave her own brand a public timeout this week. She posted a timeout hand gesture on Instagram. The emojis tagged her shapewear line YITTY right in the middle of the sequence, with no caption beyond those few characters. The gesture has people talking, and that’s probably the point. YITTY, the size-inclusive shapewear brand Lizzo…

Lil Twist dropped ‘ADDICT’ today, and he didn’t come without backup. The Young Money rapper announced the new track on Instagram. His caption pulled Lil Wayne directly into the rollout. Wayne told fans to go run the streams up. That’s not a casual mention. That’s Weezy putting his name behind it on drop day. The…

Kamala Harris called out a specific argument on Instagram this week: that voting is a privilege rather than a right. She didn’t treat it as abstract theory. She named the students pushing back against it. Harris amplified organizers at North Carolina A&T State University, one of the country’s most prominent HBCUs, and framed their work…

Nearly two years into Trump’s second term, Laverne Cox is feeling the administration’s impact on her wallet as a Black trans woman. The Emmy winner recently explained that she’s “lost so much money” now that brands are “very scared” to work with her after the White House’s ongoing destruction of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)…

As fans become consumed with the horrors of Widow’s Bay, there’s a version of the show that took place in Pawnee, Indiana. Series creator Katie Dippold recently told Deadline how her new Apple TV+ series was originally a spec script for an episode of NBC’s Parks and Recreation (2009-2015), on which she was a writer…

Once frequent collaborators, Seth Rogen doesn’t see an onscreen reunion with James Franco in his future. The 2x Golden Globe winner recently said he hasn’t spoken to Franco “in a long time” and has “no plans” to work with the actor, who has been mounting an onscreen comeback after he was accused of sexual misconduct…

SPOILERS: This post contains details about the Cape Fear episode ‘Phantom Sensations‘ With a nod to the source material’s previous adaptation, this week’s episode of Cape Fear was a long time coming for creator Nick Antosca. The Apple TV+ series showrunner recently noted that he “always wanted” Juliette Lewis to join the cast after she…

Bruce Springsteen brought a taste of his Land of Hopes And Dreams Tour to downtown Manhattan Saturday, hitting the Tribeca Festival to accept the Harry Belafonte Voices For Social Justice Award that he dedicated to “all the citizens of Minneapolis and Los Angeles and Portland who stood against the federal invasion of their cities this…