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'The Idol' Isn't Nearly As Cool As It Thinks It Is

The controversial HBO series is a lazy, lackluster depiction of a vulnerable pop star written by three men.

Jenny Lewis Touts Her Life As a Single, Child-Free 'Peter Pan Figure' in Her 40s

“The other day I had a visceral reaction to reading that Robert De Niro [just had] a baby and he’s 79," the singer-songwriter told the Guardian.

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Jennifer Coolidge Flirting With Jeremy Allen White Is the Best Thing You'll See Today

"I just want you to know that I rigged that, because I have a crush on you," Coolidge tells The Bear star in Variety's latest Actors on Actors interview.

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Here’s Your Cocktail of the Summer, Trust Me

It's not an Aperol Spritz, Hugo Spritz, Cynar Spritz...or any type of spritz, actually. It’s a much bigger dill.

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Olivia Holt Didn’t Originally Get the Part of Roxie Hart in ‘Chicago’

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In South Korea, 'Lookism' Is 'Enforced With Open Discrimination'

When she was posted to Seoul, journalist Elise Hu was bowled over by the beauty industry's dominance—and impossible-to-escape standards.

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Books

Elon Musk Got a Suspicious Glow-Up in His Biography Cover Art

Hopefully, the book does more to dissuade readers of Musk's purported genius than this cover does.

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Books

‘The Guest’ Is a Masterful Train Wreck About a Scammer’s Week in the Hamptons

Thrilling and compassionate, Emma Cline's second novel is an early contender for beach-read of the summer.

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Abortion Can Be an Act of Parenting

“No amount of love and desire for the fetus will relieve its future suffering... So River has made an appointment," abortion doula Hannah Matthews writes.

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Amrit Kaur Says Inspiring South Asian Girls Is Her ‘Mandate’

The actor told Teen Vogue that a priest in Pakistan said her work’s purpose is to figure out “how to advance and enhance South Asian girls.”

Pedro Pascal Was Foxy As Ever at the Oscars

Thank you to the Academy for providing the occasion for him to come out and grace us with his hotness.

Justin Rodriguez

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‘Stranger Things’ Actor Grace Van Dien Is Turning Down Roles After Sexual Advances From a Producer

The actor is choosing to focus on Twitch streaming, where, she said, she has more control over who she talks to and interacts with.

Rodlyn-mae Banting

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Olivia Wilde Deletes Instagram Story Calling A$AP Rocky ‘Hot’ After Backlash

“If I thought he was hot before, this really put me over the edge,” Wilde wrote of Rihanna's partner, before having to clarify what exactly she meant by that.

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Save $65 on the Only Razor You’ll Ever Need Again - Lowest Price in...

The Braun Series 9 Electric Razor will give you the best shave of your life.

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Summer Sale: Take Up to 30% Off at Forever 21

20% off with no purchase minimum? 30% off when you buy more? Yes please!

Erin O'Brien

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Stay Cool This Summer Anywhere with Neck Fan for $19

Cooling breezes on the go: Experience ultimate comfort with the Neck Fan!

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Save Over 50% on a Stair Stepper Vertical Exercise Climber

This vertical step climber machine is down to just $110.

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Stephen King Adaptation ‘The Boogeyman’ Is a Real 'Baba'-Dupe

This horror movie about the monster in the closet shoots for iconic but lands in generic.

Rich Juzwiak

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Someone Better Freaking Tell Us the Jaw-Dropping, 'Genius' Joke That Got Cut From 'Barbie'

Lauren Tousignant

Movies

HBO's 'Bama Rush' Will Break Your Heart

The documentary won’t tell you anything new about Southern sorority culture, but it does take a hard look at what some will go through for acceptance.

Audra Heinrichs

Movies

New Donna Summer Documentary Doesn’t Gloss Over the Hard Parts

Love to Love You, Donna Summer (HBO) is an intimate look into the life of an artist who was much more than a "figurehead for a movement."

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Jenny Lewis Touts Her Life As a Single, Child-Free 'Peter Pan Figure' in Her 40s

“The other day I had a visceral reaction to reading that Robert De Niro [just had] a baby and he’s 79," the singer-songwriter told the Guardian.

Kady Ruth Ashcraft

Music

Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears on What Makes Something 'Gay Music'

Shears talks Kylie Minogue, George Michael, Big Freedia, Jane Fonda, and having his Confessions on a Dance Floor moment for his new dance album.

Rich Juzwiak

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Jewel Has Mangled the 'Star Spangled Banner' Sensationally

You want to make a mark in this attention economy? Throw a racing flag in your hat, get that bass string a-bobbin’, and caterwaul your America-loving heart out.

Rich Juzwiak

Music

A Personal (Unhinged) Ranking of All of Taylor Swift's Surprise Songs So Far

I was at the Saturday night show at MetLife Stadium when she played my favorite song of all time. And darling, it was good!

Lauren Tousignant

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Here’s Your Cocktail of the Summer, Trust Me

It's not an Aperol Spritz, Hugo Spritz, Cynar Spritz...or any type of spritz, actually. It’s a much bigger dill.

Lauren Tousignant

Saturday Night Social

CoStar's Viral Astrology Pop-Up Box Told Me to 'Learn to Dance in the Rain'

I asked the big box inside Iconic Magazines in New York City how I should make more money, and it suggested I utilize my "unique skills." OK!

Lauren Tousignant

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Taylor Swift, Give Us the 'Cruel Summer' Music Video, You Coward

"Cruel Summer" is inching its way up the charts again... Please, Taylor!!

Lauren Tousignant

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Please Indulge Our Guesses for Succession's 'Mega-Twist'

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'The Idol' Isn't Nearly As Cool As It Thinks It Is

The controversial HBO series is a lazy, lackluster depiction of a vulnerable pop star written by three men.

Audra Heinrichs

Kim Cattrall Will Return As Samantha for the Finale of ‘And Just Like That…,' Thank God

I couldn’t help but wonder...how much money Max had to throw at Cattrall to convince her to reprise her role as Samantha Jones after over a decade of drama...

Lauren Tousignant

Succession's Shiv Roy Is a Rorschach Test for Fans’ Understandings of Feminism

Shiv isn’t a victim of sexist writing so much as she is of her own misread of her surroundings throughout the series. That hasn't stopped the online backlash.

Kylie Cheung

I Can't Wait for 'Succession' to Be Over

I just don’t understand why a dimly lit show about mean rich people making phone calls has so deeply charmed millions of people.

Nora Biette-Timmons

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Help Us Scare You: It's Time for Jezebel's 2022 Scary Stories Contest

Tell us your real-life tales of terror, and we'll publish the 10 best!

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The Dark Hour Cometh: It's Time For Jezebel's 2021 Scary Stories Contest

Spooky season returns, bringing chilling new scary stories

Shannon Melero

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Not very long ago, Taylor Lautner was getting paid by the ab, each commanding upwards of $1 million. At least, that’s how legendary Hollywood journalist Nicki Finke put it when she reported in January 2010 that Lautner would be getting paid $7.5…

Rich Juzwiak

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Freaky Twilight Doll May Actually Be Haunted

In The Twilight Saga’s Breaking Dawn: Part 1, Bella finally gives birth to her half-vampire, half-human baby daughter, inexplicably named “Renesmee.” There’s a lot of hype leading up to her birth, given that Renesmee is supposed to be extremely…

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Bob the Drag Queen on Anti-Trans Bills: 'We Are Inherently Rebellious People’

At the GLAAD Awards, Idina Menzel, Raquel Willis, Christian Siriano, and more spoke to Jezebel about how they’re fighting the current wave of LGBTQ+ attacks.

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JoJo Says ‘There’s Definitely Parallels’ Between Her and Moulin Rouge’s Satine

“Life wasn’t a silver spoon, life wasn’t a fairytale for her,” JoJo told Jezebel of the show’s infamous main character. “I definitely relate to that.”

Audra Heinrichs