Oscars 2017: Ryan Gosling Whispering Meme

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  142 words  |  Tandra Barner

February 27, 2017 1:27 PM EST After Jimmy Kimmel invited a group of tourists on a Hollywood bus tour into the 2017 Oscars ceremony Sunday night, several actors seated in the front of the Dolby Theatre stood up to introduce themselves to the surprised fans. One of these A-listers was none other than Ryan Gosling, who, of course, almost immediately did something the Internet deemed worthy of turning into a meme. [Read More]

Phanta Boards Rock Bottom, Inspired by the Life, Love and Music of Ex-Soft Machines R

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  868 words  |  Billy Koelling

Winner of October’s MipJunior Project Pitch for “Princess Anabella,” Dutch studio Phanta Animation has boarded animated music feature “Rock Bottom,” one of Spain’s most singular and ambitious animation projects. Created by multi-prized Spanish animation director Maria Trenor, winner of a Berlinale Teddy Award for the 2004 short “With What Shall I Wash It? [Read More]

Pioneering Photographs of Gay Life in the 1960s

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  943 words  |  Kelle Repass

“I was 19, vulnerable, young and putting my own identity together,” says photographer Anthony Friedkin when reflecting on his first project, The Gay Essay, which documents gay culture in Los Angeles and San Francisco between 1969-1972. What started, as a self-assigned project for a young photographer growing up in Hollywood has now become one of the most authentic portraits of gay life in America from this period. In 1969, the same year as the Stonewall riots in New York City, a gay cultural revolution was growing in America. [Read More]

Quiz Lady Director on Why Awkwafinas Pooping Skit Is the Film in a Nutshell, th

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1289 words  |  Tandra Barner

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for “Quiz Lady,” now streaming on Hulu. The premise of Jessica Yu‘s “Quiz Lady” seems like the perfect recipe for an over-the-top, slapstick comedy: two estranged sisters — the uptight Anne (Awkwafina) and the unhinged Jenny (Sandra Oh) — embark on a cross-country roadtrip to cover their mother’s gambling debt. And there are plenty of moments throughout the film that live up to that absurdly hilarious premise, such as Anne tripping on Jenny’s pills while trying to answer quiz questions as Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar” plays. [Read More]

Rihanna Denies Secret Love Affair With Jay Z!

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  211 words  |  Billy Koelling

Well, Rihanna's camp has come out to say it's all a big fat lie and a love affair between RiRi and Jay Z is ridiculous because the hip hop mogul is only like a father figure to the "Unfaithful" singer. According to Hollywoodlife, a close source to Rih says, "Jay is like a father figure to Rihanna. Over the years, he’s helped groom her into the star she’s become and has been nothing but supportive of her and her career. [Read More]

Shi Pei Pu - Person of the Year 2009

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  247 words  |  Patria Henriques

I first heard the story from a friend at a los Angeles party in 1986. "This French diplomat had a 20-year affair with a Chinese actress, who turned out to be both a spy and a man in drag. The diplomat claims not to have known that his lover was actually a man." I used the bones of this story as the basis for my play (and later film) M. [Read More]

Suicidal attempt: Man rescued from jumping off carter bridge

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  204 words  |  Kelle Repass

Suicidal attempt: Man rescued from jumping off carter bridge | Pulse Nigeria This article contains content for adults. If you are under 18, you should not see it. I'm over 18 Cancel See content ahmad aliyu January 24, 2019 1:26 PM A man with suicidal intent was on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 prevented from jumping off a bridge. The man identified as Muhammed Jafar was seen trying to jump in the lagoon off Carter Bridge In Lagos. [Read More]

Tempur-Pedic ProAdapt Mattress Review 2024

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1784 words  |  Martina Birk

As the famous John Wildsmith saying goes, “You are either in your bed or your shoes, so it pays to invest in both.” While Wildsmith, a 19th Century English shoemaker, was focused on the latter, the former—i.e., your mattress—is equally important. If you’re in the market for a new mattress, the options are overwhelming, especially in the era of e-commerce and rolled foam mattresses that ship in compact boxes. For years I was on the hunt for a good mattress, but I narrowed my options based mostly on price and convenience, leading me to buy and discard three different memory foam mattresses in four years, each one more disappointing than the last. [Read More]

The Pop Culture References in Megan Thee Stallions 'Boa'

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  622 words  |  Kelle Repass

Megan Thee Stallion’s latest music video for “Boa” released on Friday, leaving anime and video games fans rejoicing at the various references made by the head Hot Nerd herself. The video kicks off with three friends sitting down to play a Jumanji-esque 2D-style video game, before learning that their death in the game will simulate their ill-fated fortune in real life. Their demise, of course, is delivered by Megan, donning costumes inspired by One Piece and Tekken characters while throwing punches and kicks at players as if she’s part of the classic beat’em up games made popular in the ‘90s. [Read More]

The Reality TV-to-Social-Influencer Pipeline Has Dried Up

 Posted on August 29, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1169 words  |  Tandra Barner

When Charity Lawson, a therapist from Georgia and a contestant who placed fourth on the latest season of The Bachelor with Zach Shallcross, was announced as the next Bachelorette on March 14, she had around 20,000 Instagram followers. Since the announcement, Lawson’s follower count has grown to over 70,000. Shallcross has just 120,000 followers. Those figures are the lowest for any lead on the popular ABC shows since the boom of Instagram, according to Bachelor Data, a page that tracks the data of various facets of the show–from contestants’ time on screen to Instagram follower count. [Read More]