#pop-culture

#pop-culture

The first word that comes to mind is passion for the music, for what I do. If you get to be the voice of a song like We Are Family, which is here for generations to come to me, it's more than a song, it's a statement it just blows my mind. We were the group that brought the world together as a family through a song.

“I understand where they're coming from,” Baez said. “The young people right now, some are writing amazing stuff. A few are willing to speak out.”

Bond goes undercover as not-so-subtly coded gay man in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Bond is hunted but a couple-and we mean, like, a romantic couple-of assassins in 1971's Diamonds Are Forever. Bond heads to San Francisco to tango with a glamorous villain played by gay icon Grace Jones in 1985's A View To A Kill. Bond hints to a flirty nemesis that he may have been with men before in 2012's Skyfall. Bond nearly interrupts his colleague Q's (out actor Ben Whishaw) date with another man in 2021's No Time To Die.

Kylie, the new three-part documentary that launched on Netflix on Wednesday and has been making me verklempt ever since, is great in every way it's possible for TV to be. But on the basis of the first two and a half episodes, a couple of things jump out: Kylie's almost superhuman ability to stay cheerful in the face of intense provocation, and the extraordinary rudeness she had to tolerate from interviewers back in the day.

Ted Turner changed cable news forever and was instrumental in the success of the Braves, with his investments in the late 1980s leading to a sports juggernaut.

The Devil Wears Prada has become an iconic staple of millennial pop culture, resonating deeply with LGBTQ+ audiences and establishing a significant queer legacy since its release.

Petra Collins occupies a rare position - she is a photographer who has become, in her own right, a public figure. Few other contemporary image-makers shoot as many magazine covers as they star on them.

"I always say they're literally eternal. They're cool and sexy, and everybody is intrigued by the thought of living forever. They're just something that we all could kind of relate to - it's that piece of mortality that feels so daunting. Like, 'What if that was lifted from my shoulders?'"

Grindr has a distinctive notification ping that most gay men would probably recognize. But do others realize what it is?

The first half of the movie plays out as an intimate chamber piece between Mary and Sam, the two of them rehashing long-buried grudges and betrayals, as we get occasional flashes to Mary's extravagant concert performances.

In Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, the hero will be suiting up in the shinobi threads that he donned for the 2018 anime movie Batman Ninja.

Mother Mary is a onetime music A-lister in search of a comeback after a mysterious event that has taken her out of commission. She seems haunted, and is experiencing a fashion emergency to boot.

I do TikToks in Crocs and socks with my hair in a ponytail. I'm just a normal person.

The request is made in her signature Aussie drawl, something that musicians attempting to break into the international market would attempt to disguise in decades previous. Yet for the Amyl and the Sniffers frontwoman, everything from her peroxide mullet to proudly bogan background has become an important hallmark.

For the first time, direct-to-consumer sales accounted for more than half of the company's quarterly revenue, marking a significant milestone in Levi Strauss's business strategy.

Malone marked the anniversary of tying the knot with a post on Threads, sharing several photos from that day and stating, '2 years married. Let's keep going.'

In her new music video for her fan-favorite Man's Best Friend track, the singer forms her own Bling Ring of sorts, robbing a lavish mansion with Madelyn Cline and Margaret Qualley.

Bravo is pumping out content at an overwhelming rate, leaving fans feeling exhausted. However, RHOA's latest season premiere suggests a potential return to its nostalgic roots.

Anna Holmes defines 'hype aversion' as a reflex against being told what to like, suggesting that popularity can create pressure rather than signal quality. This feeling can lead to a deliberate choice to resist mainstream culture.

David Bellion spent over a decade in top-flight football, playing for clubs like Manchester United and Sunderland, before becoming Red Star FC's creative director, focusing on brand development and cultural connections.

"Seeing the stars on the Walk of Fame lit something in me. It made me believe, it made me affirm over my own life: I'm going to sing my way onto one of these stars... and I DID!"

Wallace Shawn's new play, What We Did Before Our Moth Days, opens with a provocative monologue about a 25-year-old's relationship with a 13-year-old girl, challenging societal norms.