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The Actual “Love Island” Clothes Are Up For Grabs in an eBay Auction
“Love Island” super fans, we’re going to let you in on a little secret: you can get your hands on the exact outfits the Islanders have worn throughout the series. And it’s all for a good cause. Around 200 million tonnes of clothes end up in landfill every single year in the UK. So, in a bid to beat the fast fashion crisis, “Love Island” committed to dressing its contestants exclusively in secondhand clothing from eBay. And now, after being worn in the Mallorcan villa, some of these preloved items are being resold in a public auction on the show’s sponsor’s site. So, whether you’ve had your head turned by Ekin-Su’s Hervé Leger bodycon dress, or have dreamt of coupling up with Gemma’s gold sequin House of CB number, you better...
A Brand-New Twist Will Change The Challenge: USA Eliminations
The Challenge: USA was touted as a series “where anything can happen.” And the premiere episode of the brand-new CBS show — featuring alums from Survior, Big Brother, The Amazing Race and Love Island — certainly delivered on this promise with an unexpected curveball that will undeniably affect each decision moving forward. Shortly after the first elimination in The Arena — which featured BB23 pair Kyland and Azah, plus ousted Islanders Javonny and Cely, in “Knot So Fast” — host TJ Lavin declared he had something to show the remaining 26 players. No, it was not a Redemption House (seen before on Dirty XXX and Final Reckoning) on Ex-ile (featured on Battle of the Exes 2). “My heart drops. I really don’t like twists, so I’m sup...
‘She Was Playing the Victim’: Did Angelina Lie About Leaking The Jersey Shore Wedding Speech?
On the eve of the Jersey Shore fam’s El Paso vacation (because tacos, man!), “some informations” about the speech (yes, that speech) threatened to ruin the trip’s good vibes. [insert dramatic sound effects here] Here’s how the Family Vacation drama began: Angelina updated the girls on the demise of her marriage and her rendezvous in Mexico with Luis (complete with bondage and bedazzled butt plug). She noted that “the filing has happened” and asked everyone to “cut ties” with Chris. “He’s literally going around and talking sh*t about me to everyone. I don’t know what is gonna come out of Chris’ mouth, so I pray the roommates are gonna have my back,” she said. To further fuel the drama, A...
Can Bethania Forgive DJ For Kissing Chelsea (Again) On Buckhead Shore?
DJ kissed Chelsea a second time on Buckhead Shore — while admitting that one woman has a special place in his heart: Bethania. “I was happy that [she] came to the lake so I could finally have someone here I could connect with,” the smooth-talking sexual poet lyricist DJ said on tonight’s episode, suggesting that if he’s not careful, he’s liable to achieve Player Academy Student of the Month status. Bethania, meanwhile, feels the same as DJ. “We could literally be playing solitaire right now or f*cking Uno and people would still be fighting,” she said of the Parker drama. “And at this point, I’m over it. At least I can look at DJ and know that him and I are good, and he’s just being the sweetheart in the corner, and that’s wh...
Metallica Duet with Stranger Things’ Eddie on “Master of Puppets”: Watch
Metallica are officially members of the Hellfire Club, as they’ve shared a duet with Stranger Things 4 hero Eddie Munson on the epic “Master of Puppets.” Much like Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill,” the 1986 thrash metal classic played a pivotal role in the most recent season of the hit Netflix series. And just like Bush’s track, “Master of Puppets” has seen a major bump in streams as a result. Metallica have openly expressed gratitude for their part in the epic Stranger Things final, and now they’ve taken it a step further, giving Eddie the ultimate stamp approval by duetting with him via the magic of TikTok. Advertisement Netflix posted a duet challenge on the app earlier this week, tasking fans with playing along with Eddie as he ripped “Master of Puppets” from atop an RV. Do...
R.I.P. Tony Sirico, The Sopranos’ Paulie Walnuts Dead at 79
It’s a sad day for Sopranos fans, as Tony Sirico has died at the age of 79. The passing of the beloved character actor, best known for playing Paulie Walnuts in the acclaimed HBO drama, was revealed by Sopranos co-star Michael Imperioli on Instagram. Born in New York City, Sirico began his acting career in the 1974 crime drama Crazy Joe, and went on to play Tony Stacks in Goodfellas along with a wide array of other roles. He also frequently appeared in Woody Allen films, including Everyone Says I Love You, Bullets Over Broadway, and Mighty Aphrodite, and made frequent TV appearances. But as Peter Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri on The Sopranos, Sirico ensured his own immortality. The eventual capo was renowned for his love of coordinated tracksuits and off-kilter observations; more often t...
Westworld Composer Ramin Djawadi on the Exciting Musical Twists Promised by Season 4
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Westworld, Season 4 Episode 2, “Well Enough Alone.” To read about the music of Episode 1, click here.] There might not be a big epic cover in the newest episode of Westworld, but there’s still plenty to discuss, music-wise, with composer Ramin Djawadi. That’s because Episode 2, “Well Enough Alone,” continues exploring key questions for Season 4, ending with the revelation that Delos Destinations, the corporation behind the high-tech amusement parks where this future dystopia was born, is up to its old tricks — with a brand new theme park setting that made Djawadi very happy. “I love jazz and actually studied jazz in college as well, and I never get to do much jazz in score. So whenever there’s opportunity, I jump on it right away,” he tel...
Friends Creator Marta Kauffman Feels Guilty the Show Was So White, Donates $4 Million to an African Studies Program
It took her a while, but Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman is finally ready to face the criticism about her sitcom’s lack of diversity. In an attempt to “course-correct,” Kauffman has donated $4 million to her alma mater, Brandeis University, to establish an endowed professorship in the school’s African and African American studies department. Brandeis’ African and African American studies department was established in 1969 and is one of the oldest such departments in the country. The Marta F. Kauffman ’78 Professorship in African and African American Studies will help the department recruit more students and teachers, as well as support one distinguished scholar in the program. Friends has long been criticized for featuring almost zero people of color in the show, whic...
Metallica Help Shred Some Demons In Stranger Things Season 4
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers through the Season 4 finale of Stranger Things, “The Piggyback.”] For a show already known for killer needle drops, Stranger Things Season 4 took things to a new level with its season finale. In the epic-length Episode 9, “The Piggyback,” our heroes decide to venture into the Upside Down to take down the malevolent demon known as Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). The plan: Use Max (Sadie Sink) as bait to lure the demon into making a psychic attack, while the rest of the gang attacks Vecna’s comatose body. Vecna isn’t defenseless, though, as he’s guarded by an army of demonic bats. That’s when Eddie Munsen (Joe Quinn) — and his guitar — come into play. Eddie pulls out an amp and electric guitar and, with Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) headbanging beside...
Stranger Things Season 4, Part 2 Serves Up Oversized Blockbuster Cheese for the Fourth of July: Review
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers through the Season 4 finale of Stranger Things, “The Piggyback.”] The Pitch: This year’s super-sized season of Stranger Things felt, if anything, a confirmation of Netflix’s confidence in the series — marking it as their true blockbuster tentpole, the thing to keep people subscribing amid price hikes and a nagging sense of doubt in their catalog. The first seven episodes (all nearly feature-length) set up our rapidly growing set of chess pieces along four branching storylines: Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and her attempts to get her powers back, Joyce’s (Winona Ryder) quest to get Hopper (David Harbour) back from Russia, Mike (Finn Wolfhard) and crew fleeing from the authorities in California, and the kids of Hawkins facing down a sp...
R.I.P. Joe Turkel, The Shining and Blade Runner Actor Dead at 94
Joe Turkel, the prolific character actor best known for his roles as the bartender in The Shining and creator of replicants in Blade Runner, died on Monday, June 27th at the age of 94. The actor’s death was announced by his family, who said he died peacefully at Providence St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica with his sons Craig and Robert by his side. Born July 15th, 1927 in Brooklyn, Turkel saw action in the US Army during World War II before moving to California to pursue an acting career upon his return. His first credited film role was 1948’s City Across the River, but perhaps one of the main catalysts for his career was an appearance in the 1953 B-picture Man Crazy. Advertisement Related Video Stanley Kubrick spotted Turkel in the latter film, as the actor tol...
Conservatives Lash Out at Disney for Depicting a Trans Man Buying Period Products
Since American conservatives aren’t too worried about the Supreme Court’s disbelief in global warming or dismantling of abortion rights, they have to find some nit-pickier topics to get their panties in a wad — like a man shopping for menstrual products in a children’s television show. This week, infamous right-wing writer Christopher T. Rufo — aka the guy who drummed up last year’s partisan uproar over critical race theory. — tweeted his outrage over Disney+’s Baymax! for one very brief inclusion of an openly transgender background character, sending much of conservative Twitter into a pathetic tizzy. Baymax!, a spinoff of the film Big Hero 6, is a six-part series in which the titular “personal healthcare companion” extends his helpful deeds to the youths of San Fransokyo....
