Rihanna has never shied away from getting political, and her latest interview for the cover story in Vogue was a…
Let’s say you’re out on the town one night, thinking you’re cool and fly as always, and you get your ass whooped by…
“Sometimes in the awkward moments before a party begins, when authorities say you should be relaxed and enjoying a…
Finally, someone has gotten it right on international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney.
What do you think of when you think of George Stephanopoulos? Maybe you think of last night’s interview with James…
Piers Morgan, the renowned British TV troll, has made himself well-known for his anti-feminist and transphobic takes…
Welcome to Ban Week, in which Splinter writers build a case for burning it all down.
Bad celebrity magazine profiles are a long and storied genre, and a new profile of comedian Kate McKinnon in the…
Welcome to WHAT NOW, a morning round-up of the news/fresh horrors that await you today.
Ever since Brad Pitt appeared on the cover of GQ Style, flailing around White Sands National monument, contorting…

Britney Spears shaving her head at the height of a very public meltdown. Kristen Stewart busted cheating on Robert…
If you woke up this morning feeling a little bit different, like perhaps something in the air had changed or that…
The original script for CBS's new sci-fi show Mission Control had lead roles written for a Latinx woman and a black…
Back in January, producer, rapper, and super chef Makonnen came out as gay in a series of tweets. For some reason,…
Last night Kendrick Lamar graced the world (or, more accurately, Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal) with a new track,…

James Corden, the white man whose only difference from the sea of white male late night television show hosts is…
Solange Knowles, the moon to Beyoncé’s sun, is known for being outspoken as an artist, a black woman, and a…
Black-ish has more than secured its place as a great family sitcom that can provide a realistic, upfront, and yet…
While apparently searching for a suspect in a nearby armed robbery early Tuesday morning, Los Angeles County…