The Cait Corrain Review Controversy Explained, and More Top Pop Culture News of the Week

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Somehow fans of Star Wars’ Kylo Ren and Rey Skywalker made the news for very different reasons this week. But outside of big drama in the sci-fi book world, we also got the last of Doctor Who’s anniversay specials, a new Dune Part Two trailer, and more in the list of our most read stories, … Read more

Police Investigating Michael B. Jordan’s Crash After Video Goes Viral

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Police are now investigating Michael B. Jordan‘s horrific accident after a video of his Ferrari smashing into a Kia went viral. The “Black Panther” actor crashed his blue Ferrari into a parked Kia, which was also blue, around 11:30 p.m. in Hollywood, California. When the police arrived on the scene, they found no signs of … Read more

Gaza, smashed by rockets and bombs, sees new threat: Disease

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — Israeli strikes killed one of Tahani Abu Taima’s sons and one of her brothers, she says. But she fears a different killer is stalking what’s left of her family: disease. The World Health Organization warns that Gaza’s health-care system is “collapsing” and “worrying signals of … Read more

Moms for Liberty Is Tearing Itself Apart

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“This suggests that the political power is considerable and expanding in some states, but nearly absent and even waning in others,” Brown wrote. Research from the Brookings Institution published in October confirmed this, and found that while Moms for Liberty was attracting members in Democratic strongholds, it was winning school board elections only in staunchly … Read more

Billie Eilish Delivers Emotional ‘Barbie’ Tribute With Her ‘SNL’ Performance of ‘What Was I Made For?’

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Billie Eilish made her return to Saturday Night Live for the third time as the show’s musical guest over the weekend, which provided the perfect opportunity for a mini Barbie reunion, of sorts. Host Kate McKinnon — who plays Weird Barbie in the film — was joined by Barbie director Greta Gerwig in a surprise cameo, … Read more

‘If we had a trillion humans, we would have at any given time a thousand Mozarts’

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We need more humans. That’s the message from two of the world’s richest billionaires, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. While the two compete in the space business—Bezos owns Blue Origin while Musk has SpaceX—they agree on certain aspect’s of humanity’s future. “I think in a lot of these endeavors we’re very … Read more

Netflix’s viewing data shows a wide gulf between streaming and the real world

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one. You’re at a holiday gathering and some very offline family member starts chatting about the show Yellowstone. Pretty soon after a very online family member looks up in confusion and asks either what the show is or why they keep hearing about it when no one they know … Read more

B.J. Novak Holds Mindy Kaling’s Daughter’s Hand at Disneyland

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Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak continue to be two peas in a pod all these years later — and as she’s said, he’s a great godparent to her kids … especially when they go to Disneyland. The two former ‘Office’ stars — who once dated, but now remain incredibly close friends — hit up the … Read more

Over 60 drown in a migrant vessel off Libya while trying to reach Europe, UN says

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CAIRO — A boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people — including women and children — dead, the U.N. migration agency said. Saturday’s shipwreck was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key dangerous route for migrants seeking a better life … Read more