M&M’s says it is abandoning its colorful candy mascots because they are too “polarizing” for Americans to handle these days.
The ubiquitous chocolate characters—which have been the face of M&M’s for years—didn’t say anything controversial. But they became the focus of a partisan backlash after the brand, owned by Mars Inc., made a number o…
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“I didn’t know that men could be doctors,” my son said to me when he was about six. We were driving home from a visit to the pediatrician. I was perplexed. But then I realized that the doctor we’d just seen was the first male physician he’d encountered.
I reassured him that men could indeed be doctors. But I was careful to add, “and nurses, of course.&r…
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In the 25 years since Don Katz launched Audible as a pioneering audiobooks service, the audio space has become flooded with content. It’s easier than ever to record a podcast in your bedroom and reach a large number of listeners over social media.
Rather than try to chase the widest possible audience, Audible—which was acquired by Amazon for $300 million in 2008 and now reach…
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Grotesque murders. Jaded yet obsessive cops. A vast, majestic, but terrifyingly extreme rural landscape. The suggestion of a malevolent occult or supernatural presence. Dialogue that is both cryptically philosophical and profane: “It’s a long f-ckin’ night. Even the dead get bored.”
Yes, it’s another season of HBO’s True Detective—one that, in many ways, feels…
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Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died, his publicist said Thursday. He was 82.
A statement by his family, issued by his publicist, said he died following “a bout of pneumonia.”
“We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon. Beloved husb…
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It’s 9:30 on a freezing Monday night in January and there’s a line stretching down the block outside of the Book Club Bar in the East Village of Manhattan. The occasion: a midnight release party for fantasy author Sarah J. Maas’ new book, House of Flame and Shadow, the third entry in her Crescent City series. The twist—there’s always a twist where Maas is concerned…
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Will this be the last year of good TV? That’s what I keep wondering as era-defining shows like Succession and Barry bow out, while promising newcomers like The Chair and Reboot get canceled after just one season, screenwriters strike over fair pay and the threat of AI, and platforms from Netflix to the newly rebranded Max double down on cheap, redundant…
Read more Major blockbusters, crowd-pleasing horror, and much-anticipated sequels. Next year’s release calendar is full of reasons to head back to the theater. In 2023, movie lovers can look forward to more than a few Marvel heroes, a comedy starring a cocaine-addled bear, and M3gan, the AI android who is already the biggest star of the year. (At least, according to Twitter.) Maverick himsel…
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Over the course of more than 500 past lives, Amy Carlson was once Marilyn Monroe, Cleopatra, and Joan of Arc, among other famed historical figures. That is, at least, according to followers of the Love Has Won cult leader.
Carlson, whose enshrined and mummified corpse was discovered by police inside a Crestone, Colo., home on April 29, 2021—several weeks after her death at the age of 45…
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In the Apple TV+ drama Dear Edward, a jet falls out of the sky over Colorado, killing everyone on board except 12-year-old Edward Adler. Nicknamed “Miracle Boy” by a media thirsty for inspiration porn, he doesn’t exactly feel lucky; his parents and beloved older brother are dead, he’s sent to live with a bitter aunt (Taylor Schilling), and his battle with post-t…
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