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Jean Grey's villainous turn, the mechanics of her powers, and the Dark Phoenix Saga's comic origins all inform a setup that has failed on screen before — and a tragic parallel between Peter's talk-down and Jean's suicide suggests the MCU is repeating the same mistake with Emma Frost and a massive power boost.
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From Kevin Costner's classical revival to the Coen brothers' existential masterpiece, these six films from the last 30 years stand equal to anything the genre produced in the 1940s and '50s.
Box Office
A head-to-head of this weekend's theatrical options, judged on box-office projection, critical score, runtime, rating, and release scope for moviegoers deciding what to see.
Children of Blood and Bone
A seven-figure Paramount deal, a celebrated director, and a painful public break — what happened to the adaptation that was supposed to change Hollywood?
My Brilliant Career
Her paid writing, her principles, her Augusta and suffragette connections, her changing image, and an actress who studied her journals—all leave marks on Netflix's heroine.
Celebrity Family
After legally dropping Cruise for Noelle, Tom Cruise's 20-year-old daughter is building a life on Pittsburgh stages and Carnegie Mellon hallways — and her father's silence says everything.
Entertainment
From MMA legends to sitcom favorites, the new issue pairs athletes, actors, and directors across the entertainment spectrum.
Spider-Man
Tom Holland’s test-screening nightmare, a $72 million preview record, and a third weekend at No. 1 as the franchise looks to its next Spider-Man.
Spider-Man
The fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man movie trades multiverse chaos for personal problems, and it's the best thing the MCU has done since Endgame.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Tom Holland’s fourth Spider-Man film runs 145 minutes, keeps Peter Parker on the street, and opens the door to X-Men melodrama and Miles Morales.
Anne Hathaway
Margy Palm talked her way out of Stephen Morin's car on a Texas evening in 1981, then kept showing up at his prison cell until the state put him to death.
Halloween Baking Championship
John Henson hosts as 10 bakers face personal fears in a haunted manor, with a new elimination twist that saves the bottom-tier — premiering this spooky season on Food Network.
Scary Movie 6
The collectible concession from AMC features fake smoke and a mouthpiece, while the film's cast and parody targets are now fully revealed.
Emma Frost
The Ready or Not star brings the Hellfire Club's haughty telepath to the MCU just as Spider-Man: Brand New Day introduces Jean Grey — here's who Emma is and when we'll see her.
Peppa Pig
The animated pig has turned a 2019 joke about her height into a four-way war with Clairo, Charli XCX, PinkPantheress, and Role Model — and she's refusing to blink.
Paul Weitz
The About A Boy Oscar nominee on adapting the 1996 Peruvian hostage crisis, casting Ken Watanabe and Ryo Kase as romantic leads, and why he keeps an American Pie series at arm's length.
Nicole Kidman
In a candid British Vogue interview, the Oscar winner talks about leading with her heart while reports link her to Michael Reinstein and suggest her ex is feeling the loss.
Let's Marry Harry
As the Netflix finale airs, conflicting production timelines, a cast controversy, and an upcoming reunion keep the drama alive.
Reality TV
Contestants say they didn't know they'd be courting Harry Jowsey, but the show's premise makes that detail almost irrelevant.
John Cena
Inside the WWE Championship's most violent redefinition, where twenty years of 'Never Give Up' collided with a single, cold-hearted F-U in Toronto.
HGTV
Daphne Reckert inherited a 500-year-old French chateau—and a six-figure tax bill that forced her to reinvent both the property and her family's future.
Fantasy Film History
In Peter Jackson's 2001 film, a wizard's stand on a bridge in Khazad-dûm became an eternal testament to sacrifice, distilled into four words that still dominate the genre.
Classic Romance
Spanning centuries and cultures, these tales of passion and loss keep pulling readers back long after the final page.
Ted Lasso
Unanswered texts, a custody envelope served onstage, boundary-crossing biscuits, a therapist forced to open up, using Henry as a messenger, a photo-covering white knight, a blame-shifting therapist story, a Stonehenge wedding, and a hidden first name—these moments show how his kindness repeatedly damages those around him.
Cher
Cher opens up about her mother's near-abortion, an orphanage stay, running into Hollywood royalty, the start with Sonny Bono, and the moment she almost jumped.
Video Game Franchises
From a $320 million Sonic bet to Roblox movies and an unannounced-title pitch, Dmitri Johnson and Mike Goldberg explain how they built a transmedia empire by betting on passion over sales charts.
Spider-Man
A 145-minute reset, a high school handshake, adult friendships in comics, a farewell to Stark-fueled foes, a Scott-free love triangle, Spider-Man versus the government, Punisher and Hulk cameos, and a Miles Morales vote — the fourth Tom Holland film trades team-ups for independence.
Disney Movies
These eight Disney finales land their last beats with everything from a lawnmower trip to a Kraken attack.
Marvel Studios
The Hollywood-set series, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as an actor with inconvenient superpowers, was the last project through the door of Marvel's streaming spending spree; the cancellation of its second season confirms the spree is over.
Volumizing Mousse
Celebrity stylists name the five mousses that add fullness to fine and thinning hair without the weight of gels or creams.
Montauk Farmers Market
The Montauk Farmers' Market runs every Thursday from 9 to 2 on the Village Green, with free cookie samples, live music, and farm-to-table goods.
Gaming
A recap of the week's biggest stories in gaming and sports broadcasting, from a studio's downfall to a co-op triumph.
Spotify
Despite a historic subscriber count, rising costs and a 4% share drop complicate the win as co-CEOs tout AI's '3Cs'.
90 Day Fiancé
90 Day Fiancé’s new mom faces a backlash over one sip of wine while holding her infant, and David Toborowsky is firing back.
Prince Harry
The State Department withheld documents in a case that hinges on what Harry wrote about cocaine and cannabis.
Pitchfork Selects
The Monday playlist compiles staff picks across genres, with this week's edition featuring a diverse set of tracks and critics.
Home Improvement
The Jill Taylor actress posed with Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Taran Noah Smith, while Tim Allen blames 'personality problems' for killing a revival.
NFL Preseason
Free trials, budget bundles, and the league's own app each cover a different slice of August football; match a service to the network you need, and learn when the season begins.
Dog Adoption
A man on the verge of returning a sad, destructive shelter dog found an envelope that explained everything.
Marcel Duchamp
The exhibition's five sections, from the Armory Show scandal to six decades of deliberate self-undermining, show an artist who resisted definition—even as scholars turned him into myth.
Takashi Miike
The third filmmaker to claim the franchise's name explains a neo-noir that courts controversy before a single frame screens.
Michael J. Fox
With a 19th nomination for his return in 'Shrinking,' Fox could become the second performer to win guest-acting Emmys in both comedy and drama — but the race includes a posthumous tribute and a red-hot 'SNL' host.
Matthew McConaughey
Three and a half years after reports first linked Matthew McConaughey to Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone universe, the actor says plans are still alive — and the silence around them says more about both men than any announcement could.
Matthew McConaughey
The leap-of-faith logic behind McConaughey's best-known quote, the Yellowstone partnership still on the table, and the Fallon night he went bluegrass.
Jon Bernthal
David Chase's 2021 prequel flopped in theaters but has found its audience on HBO Max — here's what fans are discovering.
Luigi Mangione
A federal plea on Friday may trigger double-jeopardy protections and complicate the state murder trial set for September.
Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan handed his deepest catalog cuts to Olivia Rodrigo and Yungblud, and a generation gap closed on a Chicago stage.
Lil Uzi Vert
The rapper's eight-track surprise arrives hours after Lollapalooza scrapped his set, on a date with a ten-year history.
Kylie Jenner
The pair want a quiet ceremony like Tom Holland and Zendaya's, and they're not budging.
Ariana Grande
A mother's public message lands in the middle of a carefully planned retreat from the spotlight, and Ariana Grande is making sure the story ends on her terms.
Jimmy Kimmel
After an indefinite FCC-imposed hiatus, the late night show's writers and director reveal how a 30-minute monologue, a last-minute Oscar winner, and a lot of gallows humor brought the show back to 6.2 million viewers.
Gregg Araki
From a career-shortest schedule and dual cameras to a restoration cycle and a lesson from Richard Linklater, the director talks 'I Want Your Sex,' his personal polaroid of the moment.
Grammy Awards
BTS's decision to pull out of Grammy consideration joins a long history of artists—from Sinéad O'Connor to the Weeknd—who have publicly turned their backs on the awards, each for reasons that reveal as much about the industry as the trophies themselves.
Glee
The actor's blistering rebuke of fans who call his co-stars' deaths a 'sacrifice' exposes a fandom habit that has gone unchecked for too long.
Uncanny X-Men
The August 5, 2026 issue launches 'Wild Ride' with a possessed Cajun, a desperate Rogue, and five alternate covers.
Holiday Decor
A dog in a bunny suit, an edible Santa, and a pumpkin tree join these creative displays that prove holiday cheer comes in unexpected forms.
Dance Festivals
The 45th Annual Battery Dance Festival turns Wagner Park into a nightly stage of world premieres, cultural collisions, and participatory joy—all for the price of a seat on the grass.
Drake
The underground poet has spent months closing his live sets with a Drake deep cut about phone bills and revenge, and the bit has become the most honest argument for Aubrey Graham's staying power.
God of War
A bicep tear on the God of War set forced Prime Video to recast its lead, and the Guardians of the Galaxy star is reportedly stepping in.
Danny Bonaduce
From a red-haired Partridge kid to a 35-year radio veteran and hydrocephalus survivor, Bonaduce's unscripted life has outrun any sitcom.
Coyote vs. Acme
From a $30 million tax write-off to a theatrical rescue, this film packs more lore and laughs per minute than any 2026 release—though its supporting cartoons don't match its star.
Chip Gaines
Chip Gaines' 'Pretty Good Advice' debuts August 17 with a blue booth that has fans seeing Lucy van Pelt.
BravoCon
A fake award, a kiss rejected, a No Scrubs echo, a drunk room service fix, an unanswered text, a first-class down-bad move, a Friendsgiving soft-launch, and a spiral that ended in exile.
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt has publicly acknowledged his return to alcohol, and new details about his girlfriend's role, his children's legal name changes, and his ongoing fight with Angelina Jolie over a French vineyard are emerging.
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Alan Hale Jr. played a globe-trotting importer who kept tripping over spies - a year before he became TV's favorite castaway, and then the show disappeared.
Baywatch
The lifeguard drama's revival lands in a dozen-plus territories, while the actor's plane-set thriller is now available to stream.
Attack on Titan
Koei Tecmo and Mappa Co. confirm a December 10 release—a month sooner than expected—and detail how the finale escalates the Titan threat, offers a calmer difficulty setting, and removes the linear constraints from scouting, all while setting the stage for the series' future.
Ariana Grande
At her first Chicago show of the Eternal Sunshine Tour, Grande cleared the air about her upcoming hiatus, debuted 'Big Feelings' and 'never get over me' live, and made clear the petal era is only getting started.
Ancient DNA
The 11,500-year-old remains suggest a previously unknown maternal line and support separate crossings of the land bridge, yet some geneticists caution against drawing too much from a single pair of genomes.
Ado
Japan's most-streamed artist keeps her face hidden but her voice unmistakable as she brings her utaite roots and a new biographical novel to the festival stage.
Lindsay Clancy
A nurse's descent into postpartum psychosis, a husband's forgiveness, and the digital trail of suicide searches—key evidence and testimony from the Duxbury mother's trial for killing her three children.
Comic Book Collecting
CovrPrice's aftermarket tracking flags an error-cover recall, a $300 ashcan, and a glow-in-the-dark Martian Manhunter among the week's notable back-issue price jumps, spanning homages and a blind-bag variant.
Drake
Drake barked for Lin Lamar, bought her mom a house, and predicted her in 2025—then a judge gave her 10 years of protection, she won a 20-woman livestream, and the internet immediately asked about taxes.
Postpartum Psychosis
From the children's discovery to the nanny's testimony, these sections trace the evidence and testimony that will determine whether the jury sees postpartum psychosis or premeditation.
Young and the Restless
Nick's near-fatal overdose, his white-knight pull toward Marie, and her broken vows draw Victor's meddling—while Nikki's sympathy clashes with Victoria's denial, reshaping the Newman family's grip on Nick's recovery.
Celebrity Couples
A subway prophecy, a friendship, a first-date question, a Grammy milestone, a cancer battle, a column, and a wedding—these are the moments that defined their unconventional love.
Ozzfest
The family is moving ahead with a possible two-night festival return, a digital Ozzy, and a biopic, while Kelly opens up about losing her father.
Television
From Chuck Norris's forced theme song to New Radicals' 28-year-later single, these six music stories defy logic.
Console Gaming
PlayStation's move to an all-digital future, confirmed for January 2028, has turned the next console's biggest fans into its most vocal skeptics.
Jason Statham
Crank: High Voltage is the No. 1 movie on Starz, The Beekeeper keeps resurfacing on Prime Video, and Heat is finally free to stream — here's what connects all three.
Air Travel Etiquette
A ranked warning list for anyone who’s ever shared a metal tube with a stranger’s elbows, speakerphone, or bare feet.
Hedge Funds
Ken Griffin tops this ranking of ten investors with a combined $203 billion net worth, built on fees, performance, and a few very good years.
NFL
From 0-16 seasons to handwritten resignations, these head coaches gave fans every reason to despise them.
Paul Teutul Sr
From Discovery Channel fame to a Chapter 13 filing that laid bare every dollar — the financial arc of American Chopper's founding father.
Achievement Guides
Unlocking the 'Get Shiny' achievement requires a specific journey through a yellow tunnel to a hidden nightclub-adjacent paint room most players will miss.
KPop Demon Hunters
500 pieces of concept art and holographic page edges pack a 144-page hardcover that unpacks the manhwa lineage, K-pop idol references, and mythological framework behind Netflix's Oscar-winning animated phenomenon, as both original directors return for a sequel and dolls, comics, and a boxed set arrive in November.
Jason Statham
An exclusive New York City event kicks off the hype for Statham's latest film, where his action dominance, a classic premise with modern stakes, a proven director-writer duo, and a streaming revival converge to expand his cinematic universe.
Video Game Industry
Inde Navarrette's pivot from Obsession to video game voice acting mirrors an industry turning to cross-media collaborations to survive its crisis.
Cyclosporiasis
As Cyclospora cases spread across the country, effective protection extends beyond basic washing. This approach combines temperature control, verified products, proactive monitoring, and knowing when to seek care.
Christopher Gorham
The actor behind Travis Fraley in CBS's cop drama has built a recognizable television career spanning family dramas, spy thrillers, and dark comedies.
Jaafar Jackson
With a confirmed April 2026 sequel date, a 130-minute runtime, and the addition of Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb, the Michael star's next chapter unfolds after reshoots and ensemble acclaim.
Direct Market Sales
Image's new launch overtakes Absolute line; Gambit Wanted opens strong among X-Men slate.
Spider-Man
After nearly two decades of crossover spectacle, one film finally lets its hero live inside the shared universe instead of serving it.
Barbie
Warner Bros. and the Barbie team have months to close a deal or the sequel rights slip back to Mattel.
