It has been weeks since we’ve had a fresh episode of “Jane the Virgin,” which aired its last installment in mid-February, but the wait is over: “Jane the Virgin” is back on Monday night. At times, the gloriously versatile show — which stars Gina Rodriguez as the accidentally pregnant Jane Villanueva — is quite serious, […]
It’s been a big couple of years for women in the comic book world, with Marvel Comics unveiling female versions of their previously male-dominated troop of heroes. Last month, a girl-powered Avengers cast was announced, including such superheroes as She-Hulk, Dazzler, and Medusa. It’s a bound in the right direction for the industry, but there […]
Spoiler Alert: The below post contains spoilers for anyone who has not seen “Girls” Season 4, Episode 8, “Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz” (and/or has not been paying close enough attention to Elijah). Hannah’s dad came out as gay on the latest episode of “Girls.” Depending on how you were watching, the scene […]
Sam Smith and John Legend are here to melt hearts and raise money for Red Nose Day, a biennial event where British residents and celebrities don clown noses to attract funds and awareness for underprivileged parts of the U.K. and Africa. Smith and Legend team up for a rendition of the former’s debut single, “Lay […]
This has not been the best week for Bjork. Her highly anticipated (not to mention contentious) museum retrospective, curated by Klaus Biesenbach, opened at the Museum of Modern Art this week. The reviews are in, and they’re not pretty. ArtNet’s Ben Davis described the spectacle as “a cross between a fashion show and a theme-park […]
Leave it to Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding and the Haim sisters to have the chicest girls’ night in recent history. The friends spent Saturday night lounging around a Las Vegas hotel room together, sipping on champagne, soda and tea. And of course, it wouldn’t be a girls’ night if they didn’t document it […]
You never know how a few kind words from a stranger can change the trajectory of a person’s life. Ester Nicholson, a former drug addict, learned this firsthand when a cab driver showed her compassion when she needed it the most. Nicholson grew up in a mentally and physically abusive household where she was repeatedly […]
The No Doubt front woman, now out with her third solo album, looks to her parents for marital wisdom and her inner tween for fashion cues. As told to Arianna Davis Best Moment With No Doubt Early in our career we performed in a pub in Munich where everyone knew all the words to “Don’t […]
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” is easily Netflix’s most watchable show. The Tina Fey and Robert Carlock-created comedy starring Ellie Kemper as a freed cult member debuted on Friday with “30 Rock”-style jokes, a theme song you can’t get out of your head and a dozen breakout roles. It’s goofy, quotable and tender, and goes by in […]
For every 10 people … there are 20 people. On “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, Cecily Strong took to Weekend Update as “The Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation with at a Party” to discuss the recent news that Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram has joined forces with ISIS. You can try to […]
