Javier Morales — Entertainment & Culture Editor

Tyler Kolek and Miles McBride Question Taylor Swift’s Fandom on Livestream Taylor Swift’s basketball allegiance came under fire when two members of the New York Knicks called out the pop superstar during an online gaming broadcast. On a Thursday NBA 2K livestream on YouTube and TikTok, reserve guards Tyler Kolek and Miles “Deuce” McBride were … Read more

Players hunting for spoiler-free clues or trying to understand why the puzzle is trending can look to Mashable, which reported that the daily feature offers hints and answers alongside coverage for Wordle and Strands. Wordfind.com adds that the specific edition features 16 words ranging from 4 to 12 letters long, including two multi-word phrases. Sort … Read more

Sir Elton John has teamed up with Irish singer-songwriter CMAT for a fresh take on his festive hit single, Step Into Christmas. As reported by RTE, the duet serves as this year’s Amazon Music Original Christmas song. The original 1973 track saw a resurgence in 2025, when it climbed to number seven on the UK … Read more

Jimmy Kimmel Live Tapers Late to Address Midterm Election Results On Tuesday night, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! reportedly taped later than usual, making its host the first late-night host to address the returns of the 2026 midterm elections. Unlike Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, which aired a new episode on Tuesday that had been recorded … Read more

Photographers sitting outside a residential Essex gate represent a line that television presenter Stacey Solomon insists has gone too far. The 37-year-old reality star stated she feels as though she is being stalked by the media, describing recent press intrusion into her family life as outrageous. The Boundaries of Celebrity Culture While discussing the return … Read more

Countless actors sacrifice their real hair to grueling on-set beauty regimens for film and television roles, enduring severe damage, chemical burns, and hair loss from non-stop bleaching, perms, and heat styling, BuzzFeed reported. Across decades of production schedules, performers have regularly traded the health of their natural hair for character accuracy, relying on wigs and … Read more

Broadcaster Ryan Tubridy and his wife, Dr Clare Kambamettu, are expecting their first child together, with a baby due early in the new year, EVOKE reported. Expecting a New Addition in Early New Year The upcoming arrival follows the couple's intimate wedding in Connemara in December 2025. A source close to the broadcaster confirmed that … Read more

Martin Scorsese discussed how a Cleopatra film he planned to direct with Angelina Jolie ultimately did not happen. Martin Scorsese reveals that his long-gestating historical epic starring Angelina Jolie as the Egyptian queen collapsed entirely because of the infamous November 2014 cyberattack tied to Seth Rogen’s North Korea comedy The Interview, Variety reported. Speaking on … Read more

By Javier Morales. Marking its fifth anniversary after welcoming more than 2.5 million visitors annually for the past three years in a row, the M+ Museum in Hong Kong is launching a major cultural alliance with the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The milestone celebration over the … Read more