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After the film release of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes in 2023, it seems the mid-2020s Hunger Games resurgence is only growing stronger. The series’ creator, Suzanne Collins, is now working on a fifth book, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, slated to release on March 18, 2025. But the

For the past four years, Selena Gomez purposely stepped back from social media, letting her assistant post for her. Now, she’s back on her channels and posting most of her own content, she confirmed to Time. Gomez revealed that she limits her time on Instagram and TikTok to help protect her mental health—and apparently she

Taylor Swift knows the power of her words, and she used them to make an important and much-needed statement after Lady Gaga posted a TikTok to shut down pregnancy rumors. The Sun had run photos of Gaga at her sister’s wedding over the weekend, headlining its piece, “Lady Gaga sparks pregnancy rumors after being spotted

Kim Kardashian has been in the spotlight since her teen years and was always in the upper echelon of celebrity society. While she was growing into the mom and mogul she is known to be today, Kardashian had a number of very public relationships. Luckily, it made for good TV! A lot of her experiences

The Star Wars galaxy just keeps getting bigger. Following titles like Andor and The Mandalorian in recent years, The Acolyte is the latest addition to the franchise on Disney+. Set during the High Republic era—about 100 years before The Phantom Menace, according to The Wrap—the new series follows Jedi Master Sol (Squid Games’ Lee Jung-jae),

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s daughter Lilibet turns three today, but the couple chose to keep the details of her birthday festivities private. The royal family also hasn’t acknowledged the big day on social media. Their silence comes a few months after they drew attention for removing Lili and brother Archie’s bio pages from the

Miley Cyrus gave her first extensive interview in a year to W, following her last piece with British Vogue in May 2023. The singer has kept a low profile for much of 2024, something she does on purpose now to protect her private life. “There’s a level of my life that’s super intimate, sacred, and

The woman behind “Espresso,” ELLE.com’s song of the summer, is releasing many more songs this summer. Sabrina Carpenter kicked off the first week of June by announcing her new album, Short n’ Sweet, will be out on August 23. “This project is quite special to me, and I hope it’ll be something special to you

Taylor Swift returned to France over the weekend to perform her Eras Tour concerts in Lyon on Sunday and Monday. Missing from both was Travis Kelce, Swift’s boyfriend who is in his NFL off-season. Kelce instead kept a low profile the last two days after a big Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri, and an even

On Saturday, June 1, NFL star Travis Kelce joined comedian Jason Sudeikis onstage at the annual Big Slick Celebrity Weekend charity event in Kansas City, playing along in the former Saturday Night Live cast member’s sketch. A moment in the playful banter was captured by fans and shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, in

Within months of meeting each other, Avengers actor Chris Hemsworth and Spanish actress Elsa Pataky were officially dating and then, very quickly, married. Though their romance is pretty much the textbook definition of “whirlwind,” it has stood the test of time. Almost 15 years later, they have three kids and a home in Hemsworth’s native

On Wednesday, May 29, Selena Gomez was seen on the set of her hit Hulu show, Only Murders in the Building. The star was wearing a cropped blue GUSPA cardigan jacket from the French brand ba&sh over a black shirt and a mini skirt in wavy blue and black stripes. Underneath the skirt, she wore

At the end of May, Starz announced a premiere date for the new limited series Three Women based on the best selling book by acclaimed author Lisa Taddeo. The book was initially set to be adapted for Showtime in 2019, but the project was dropped as the network merged with Paramount+. The show was picked

In May 2024, it was confirmed that the Netflix hit 3 Body Problem would be back for both season two and season three by creators David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, and Alexander Woo. It was initially announced in April that there would be a renewal, but without any specifics about how long the show would run

Aquaman actor Jason Momoa is dating fellow Hollywood star Adria Arjona. Before finding each other, they were both married for several years. In 2017, Momoa wed actress Lisa Bonet. Their marriage lasted five years, and in January 2022, they announced their split in a joint statement. Bonet officially filed for divorce two years later, in

Natalie Portman and Paul Mescal sparked some dating rumors on social media when photos of them hanging out in London were released. But sources told TMZ yesterday that there isn’t anything romantic going on. Portman and Mescal are actually good friends who have known each other for some time now, the sources clarified. The outlet

On This is Us, Mandy Moore played one half of TV’s favorite couple, Rebecca and Jack Pearson (Milo Ventimiglia). But the actress also enjoys a loving relationship offscreen. In November 2018, Moore married musician Taylor Goldsmith in a backyard Los Angeles ceremony. Fast-forward to 2024, and the couple is expecting their third child together. Below,

Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny’s breakup ended up being just a break. The couple, who split in December, are officially back together as May ends, People reports. The fact that Jenner briefly flirted with the idea of dating her other ex-boyfriend, Devin Booker, again helped lead to her and Bunny’s reconciliation. “Benny [Benito, Bunny’s real

Update, May 30: Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones have finally revealed their secret project: The actors are hosting a raffle for a marathon screening of Normal People that will benefit the charities Pieta, which supports suicide prevention, and UNICEF. The duo will be in attendance for the 12-episode event, along with director Lenny Abrahamson and

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have spent the last two weeks apart. Following their Lake Como, Italy, vacation, Kelce has missed Swift’s Sweden, Portugal, and now, Madrid Eras Tour shows. The last two nights, Swift played in the Spanish city at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, and Kelce was noticeably absent from the crowd. But that’s

As an actress, writer, podcaster, model, and influencer with over 1.5 million followers on Instagram alone, Julia Fox has certainly led an interesting life that has brought her in contact with all sorts of people. On her podcast, Forbidden Fruits, she frequently shares juicy details from that life, and yet she is only known for

Selena Gomez proved that Barbiecore fashion isn’t just last summer’s trend. The actress was photographed wearing a dramatic pink maxi dress by Rebecca Vallance while shooting Only Murders in the Building on the Upper West Side of New York City today. Her hair was styled up, and she accessorized with Linda Farrow sunglasses. Gotham//Getty Images

There’s a scene early in Yael van der Wouden’s debut novel, The Safekeep, that feels as if it’s dripping off the page. The main character’s hands and arms are stained with the juice of a pear—eaten whole—and with each line, the reader’s limbs, somehow, feel equally drenched. When I ask van der Wouden about this

It was the alliteration heard ’round the nation. On May 16, an already tense House Oversight Committee hearing devolved into pandemonium after Republican congresswoman—and frequent instigator—Marjorie Taylor Greene asked the Democrats a question unrelated to the topic at hand. Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a freshman congresswoman from Texas, responded, “Do you know what we’re here