If you’re perusing Tinder and within 100 miles of Eminem, you might come across his profile. You might be tempted to swipe right. As a person who fantasized about hate-fucking him in high school, I sympathize. It’d be a good story, he has at least one diamond-encrusted cock ring, and that one sex scene in 8 Mile is …

This week, Rolling Stone published yet another account of R. Kelly’s alleged predatory behavior, providing the umpteenth reminder that the singer continues to hide in plain sight. In “Surviving R. Kelly,” former DJ Kitti Jones recounts her past relationship with Kelly and accuses him of physically abusing her, forcing…

Summer 2017 brought us indelible scenes of racial tension in America: monuments to Confederate generals toppled and torch-wielding white nationalists marched, while families were ripped apart by armed government agents and a woman died protesting bigotry. Fall begins in one week, and as we close out the hottest season…

There was nothing particularly notable about Eminem’s performance at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards—except his sweatshirt.

Eagles are a majestic bird. Bald but unashamed. Not good to eat, but fine to watch soar through the sky. Eating snakes for fun. But this year has been terrible for them, we are sad to say.

There is something both disconcerting and inspiring about watching Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale in 2017. Even though it’s been in the works for years, the dystopian thriller about an America seized by religious fundamentalists who severely restrict the rights of women reads as post-election commentary. It’s impossible…

If we’re forced to deal with Woke Katy Perry, Ghost in the Shell, and Kendall Jenner’s Pepsi ad all in the same year, then surely we deserve a movie to balance things out. The Big Sick is that movie. Starring Silicon Valley’s Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, and Ray Romano, The Big Sick is a smart, nuanced…

Superman has his strength and flight. Spider-Man has his webs and spidey sense. Batman has his rich kid’s disregard for property damage. But what does Wonder Woman have?

In 1994, as a high school freshman, my counselor forced me to attend summer school. He told me that without it, I risked not earning enough credits to be a sophomore. So, at my mother’s insistence, I sat in a classroom making my way through workbooks while a teacher read the local newspaper and various sports…

Once you get Master of None star Lena Waithe talking about Hollywood, it’s hard for her to stop. “If we could get people to really hone their craft, we can really change this business inside out,” she says, arguing that more black writers deserve a chance.

In many ways, Everything, Everything is your typical teenage rom-com. It centers on Maddy, a beautiful but socially awkward young woman who’s allergic to everything—the air, grass, germs—and therefore has been sheltered from the world by her overprotective mother. But when a handsome teen named Olly moves in next…

Earlier this year, in January, Puerto Rican artists Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee dropped a reggaeton-tinged track titled “Despacito.” Sexy, smooth, dancey, the song debuted at number 2 on Billboard’s “Hot Latin Songs” chart and then quickly went on to top the charts of 27 countries. And now, according to Billboard, the…

When Valentina starts broadcasting live on Instagram, fans inevitably ask the Question: First, they want to know if she’s Mexican-American. When they learn she is indeed Mexican, they want to know specifically where in Mexico her parents came from. Mom’s from Aguascalientes; dad’s from Chihuahua.

After a slew of well-reasoned backlash over 13 Reasons Why, Netflix’s newest, super-buzzed-about suicide revenge fantasy aimed at a teen audience, the streaming giant is adding new trigger warnings to the show.