“Indians on TV,” the fourth episode of Aziz Ansari’s “Masters of None,” acts as a kind of thesis statement for the entire superlative series, which debuted on Netflix on Friday. It opens with a montage of offensive depictions of people of South Asian descent throughout Hollywood history: Apu on “The Simpsons,” Mike Myers in “The […]
Perhaps you read an uplifting story today about Jennifer Aniston meeting a homeless teenage mother in Vancouver. It might be all over your social media accounts, because the Facebook post currently has more than 300,000 likes and 46,000 shares. The problem is that this charming story that’s being attributed to Aniston was actually posted to […]
Here’s proof Disney princesses get even more regal with age. Brazilian artist Isaque Arêas’ series “After and Before — Disney Princesses,” puts a twist on our beloved Disney royalty, showing us what they’d look like today if they’d aged naturally from the time their movies were released. Arêas hopes that through his work, people of […]
An indie film scene that barely registered a pulse all year finally showed flickers of life last weekend. “Spotlight,” a hard-hitting drama about the Boston Globe’s investigation of the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal, and “Brooklyn,” an elegiac period romance about an Irish woman adjusting to a new life in America, both opened respectably in […]
Republican presidential candidates gathered on Tuesday night for yet another GOP debate. This was the fourth meeting of the GOP prospects, but just in case you haven’t been following the race, Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” is ready to help. The show’s Twitter account shared some, uh, factoids about each candidate throughout the debate: A […]
Canada’s China-born Miss World contestant said on Tuesday her visa to travel to the beauty pageant at a Chinese resort has been delayed and her father has been harassed by Chinese officials because she has spoken out about human rights abuses in the communist country. Anastasia Lin, an actress crowned Miss World Canada in May, […]
Major congratulations are in order for Caitlyn Jenner, who was celebrated at Glamour’s Women of the Year event in New York City Monday night. Looking as glamorous as ever, Jenner accepted the Transgender Champion award at the ceremony in a floor length royal blue and black off-the-shoulder Moschino gown. The 66-year-old seemed to glow in […]
Looks like Amy Schumer and Selena Gomez both got the red memo Monday night. The two ladies attended the Glamour Women of the Year Awards looking like total ~twinsies~ in short red dresses. Gomez’s patent leather frock featured a sheer neckline and sleeves, along with a white collar, while the more simple design Schumer wore […]
Who needs spaghetti and meatballs when you have kielbasa? Nick Offerman plays a rotund character in the play “A Confederacy of Dunces,” so on Monday he stopped by “The Tonight Show” to reveal his favorite foods to fatten up. These include bratwurst, turducken and something called the flying pig, which is a pig that’s been […]
Serena Williams scored serious winning style points at the Glamour Women of the Year awards in New York City Monday night. Clad in a sheer black pleated dress that showed off just a peek of underwear, Williams looked as fierce as ever at the ceremony that honored her back in 2009. A style icon in […]
