Miss Piggy recently came out to the world as a feminist icon. On the heels of this historic announcement, MTV sat down with Miss Piggy and Kermit The Frog to discuss feminism, the new Muppets show and catcalling (because male chauvinist pigs, duh). When asked, “How would you handle being catcalled?” Miss Piggy said, “Usually […]
Question: How do you improve on an epic scene from a classic Disney movie? Answer: Swap out the animated characters for live kittens. Keep all the action the same, just with kittens. Here’s an example, using the climactic fight scene from “The Lion King.” Grown-up Simba? Bam! He’s a kitten now. Scar? DONE. Kitten-ized. We […]
The topic of race and casting in Hollywood resurfaced in the weeks since Entertainment Weekly published an essay by actor Michael B. Jordan on May 22. In the essay, Jordan wrote about breaking down barriers with his role as the Human Torch, a character originally written as white with blue eyes and blond hair, in […]
Here’s Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, making us swoon — as per usual. This past Wednesday, the wrestler-turned-actor shared a short clip on Instagram of a 2-year-old named “Kai” visiting the set of his upcoming movie, “Central Intelligence.” Kai wants to move an airplane all by herself and The Rock — being the awesome guy that […]
At least one candidate has already stepped up to be Twitter’s new CEO. Not long after Twitter announced that it’s current chief, Dick Costolo, will step down next month, rapper Snoop Dogg told the world — on Twitter, no less — he’s “ready to lead” the company. Yeah, yeah, we know he’s kidding. But let’s […]
In 2013, the Make-A-Wish Foundation made 5-year-old leukemia patient Miles Scott’s dreams come true when they turned San Francisco into Gotham City and transformed Scott into “Batkid.” Alongside a fully-grown Batman partner, Batkid saved a damsel in distress, brought two super-villains to justice and captured the hearts of the thousands who turned up to see […]
Jim Ed Brown, a longtime Grand Ole Opry member who had solo and group hits and was a prominent figure on country music television shows, died Thursday. He was 81. Brown died of cancer at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee, according to a news release from Webster Public Relations. He will be inducted into […]
I suppose we could say stuff. I suppose we could talk about Kanye West’s long history of acting too cool when he’s having fun. I suppose we could even talk about the last time he pulled this shit. But instead we’ll just say: LMFAO. – This feed and its contents are the property of The […]
If, for some reason, you were still doubting that Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris were an item, Swift’s own Instagram account offers pretty convincing proof. On Wednesday, the 25-year-old superstar posted a photo of herself and Harris soaking up the sun together while they cooled off in the pool. In the photo, the singer is […]
The world of Vendela Vida’s latest novel, The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty, revolves, like a swirling washing machine working hard to renew and restore, around outfits. Its protagonist, a woman who loses her belongings, her way, and her identity on a seemingly unplanned trip to Morocco, is often found observing what other people are wearing, […]
