In 2017, West Point Cadet Jacob Whisenhunt was found guilty of raping his classmate while she was sleeping. But now, Whisenhunt’s free—and able to return to West Point–because three military male judges on an appeals court panel find it hard to believe that a rape victim would be quiet during an assault.

Does love at first sight exist? How do you balance commitment and loyalty with the pull of true love? What are the most appealing visual locations in London? Those questions have anchored hundreds of romantic comedies over the years, but they’re trotted out in a slightly new fashion in 2005’s Imagine Me & You, a…

Do you currently believe that you need more than one pair of shoes this summer? Are you thinking perhaps that you require the bare minimum of a nice sandal that can be dressed up or down and a pair of sneakers that can take you everywhere from the gym to a weekend hike?

Today, being a publicist for one of the biggest stars in the world means asking fans not to “spew hate” at those who have the misfortune of appearing to cross your client. That fate befell Nicole Curran, the woman who leaned over Beyoncé to talk to Jay-Z (she was, reportedly, asking for his drink order) at the NBA…

What happens when the new golden boy of the 2020 Election cycle crosses paths with the season’s old fling? You get this mildly awkward photo of Beto O’Rourke and Pete Buttigieg at the Atlanta Airport.

It is about two hours into my afternoon with David Oks and Henry Williams, the teenagers who persuaded former Senator Mike Gravel to run for president at the age of 88, when Oks, who is 18, mentions that he has a personal assistant who is helping him handle his emails on a volunteer basis. “He’s a high school…

In Missouri, where the state’s last remaining abortion clinic is in a legal battle to keep its doors open, Republicans have imposed another invasive and unnecessary requirement for anyone obtaining an abortion: now, patients must undergo a pelvic exam at least 72 hours prior to the procedure.

It happens every time. At a reading, or a movie screening, or any live talk where an interview is being conducted by a professional, the moment in the night arrives when audience members get to ask questions. Sometimes (sometimes!) respectful questions are asked, but I always find myself holding my breath for that one…

In the early ’70s, Santiago Genovés was an anthropologist from Spain with the manipulative mastery of a modern-day reality TV producer. In what became his most notorious experiment, in which he collected 10 people to live on a small boat named the Acali as it slowly floated from one end of the Atlantic Ocean to the…

The Queen of Diamonds has left the building (better described as a palatial mansion). The news of Lisa Vanderpump’s exit from the Housewives serves as the conclusion of escalating tensions between the restaurateur and her castmates over the last year in the gossip cycle. The saga included: Puppygate, Lisa Rinna…

On Thursday night, Joe Biden said that he is now against the Hyde Amendment. For those following along, this new position comes after his campaign reiterated the former vice president’s long-time support for the current ban on using federal funds to pay for most abortions, which came after he had told a volunteer with…

The University of Alabama’s board of trustees, which includes Gov. Kay Ivey, is probably going to refund the money of a major donor who’s been outspoken in his criticism of Alabama’s cruel and potentially deadly abortion ban.

Do you wish you knew more about every Democrat running for president? But you also have a life or at least pretend to and don’t want to waste what little precious moments you have googling my two dozen wretched sons and daughters? (Tough, but fair.) Not to worry—I’ve taken on the task of explaining what you need to…

In an interview for Variety with Taraji P. Henson, Ellen Pompeo says working on Grey’s Anatomy really sucked for a decade, but she stayed for the money.

A couple vacationing in Fiji mysteriously died two days apart of a disease neither the CDC or the World Health Organization can identify, and this is precisely the news story being read on television in the opening scenes of a post-apocalyptic movie just before the montage of vomiting children, rioters smashing bricks…