Nicki Minaj’s music has always been political. Everything from her lyrics to her aesthetic have been carefully calculated to subvert societal norms that restrict women, most especially women of color, from reaching their full potential. In 2015 alone, she fearlessly took the music industry to task for upholding white women as the epitome of feminine […]

It’s the holiday season, and the combination of eggnog, family, travel and gloomy weather may make you a little weepy. But if you need some cover for the tears, HuffPost has your back (again). Here are some of our suggestions for the best movies to cry through. Needless to say, ALL THE SPOILERS ahead. Up […]

Ah, the “Star Wars” prequels. In addition to giving you your favorite character ever, the Jar Jar who must not be named, the much maligned trilogy created some apparent plot holes big enough to fit a Death Star through. Like, why doesn’t Vader seem to remember C-3PO in the later movies? How can Leia remember […]

The New York Times Magazine has once again shown how beautifully a story can be told using virtual reality. The magazine takes its audience above the Los Angeles skyline in “Take Flight,” a virtual reality film that accompanies the annual “Great Performers” compilation, which highlights the top 10 performers of the year. Directed by Daniel […]

Cowabunga, dudes! The heroes in a half shell are returning to the big screen. The first trailer for “Out of the Shadows,” the Michael Bay-produced sequel to last summer’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” was released on Wednesday. Full of action-packed CG scenes and cheeky turtle humor, the trailer offers the first clear glimpse of three […]

Fifty has never looked better, what with sexy celebs from Brad Pitt to Johnny Depp to Elle Macpherson joining the post-50 club in the last year. But just when we thought 50 couldn’t get any better, we have a new crop of Gen-Xers celebrating their milestone birthdays, who are just as easy on the eyes […]

Awards season marched forward Thursday morning when Angela Bassett, America Ferrera, Chloë Grace Moretz and Dennis Quaid announced the 2016 Golden Globe nominations at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The Oscar race received another jump-start with Wednesday’s Screen Actors Guild Award nods, and now — according to awards lore — the whole grand […]

Nicki Minaj turned 33 on Dec. 8 and she got a ***flawless diamond from her boyfriend, rapper Meek Mill. Though it’s unclear if the two are engaged, Minaj herself pointed out that the hotline bling was on her ring finger. “Now this is what I’m talking about baby,” Minaj captioned her photo. “Lol. Love u […]

As Marvel promotes for the release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe “Phase 2″ DVD boxset, the prolific studio is giving fans some previously unseen moments from the past six films in the universe to fawn over. Next up? “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” With a running time of 141 minutes, it only makes sense that the […]