Last week, Miley Cyrus announced plans to drop a new album, Bass Persuades, under the newly-adopted mononym Miley. Today, she returned with the first preview of the record, a pop-meets-post-punk title track accompanied by a video heavily inspired by leather culture. Watch the Mert Alas-directed video for “Bass Persuades” below. Bass Persuades follows Miley’s 2025
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Andrea L. Rogers, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and author of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book Cooch Helped, illuminates the injustices perpetrated upon her Native people through the goings-on of 12-year-old Cynthia, the daughter of an interracial couple, in her historical middle grade novel. In the summer of 1968, Cynthia and her family move
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37. We all know that age-old question celebs get asked: Who is their celebrity crush? Well, it turns out Aniston is the answer for quite a few men in Hollywood. Riverdale‘s two male leads KJ Apa and Cole Sprouse copped to nursing crushes on her.  Apa admitted to Cosmopolitan that he has a crush on Aniston
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“She was even better than you would imagine—spending Thanksgiving with our family, introducing me to one of my best friends (forever the champion of female friendship),” Markle mused. “Loving our children with her whole heart, counseling me during hard times, and giving extraordinary advice and perspective with a cup of tea and an unrivaled cheekiness
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The Maine Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday that a father can prevent his daughter’s mother from taking the child to an anti-LGBTQ+ church in Maine. The mother was represented by the Christian nationalist legal group the Liberty Counsel, which drew national attention to the parents’ custody battle by portraying the child’s dad as anti-Christian.
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With the upcoming video game adaptation of Street Fighter, 2026 will hopefully continue its pretty decent game-to-feature run. The latest trailer from Paramount Pictures dropped this week, with new footage galore, and it completely leans into the unbelievable nature of the game’s physics and fighting styles. Which is really all anyone should want from an
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“I believe there are monsters born in this world to human parents,” begins the trailer for Zoe Kazan’s adaptation of East of Eden, which looks freaking incredible. The monster of Steinbeck’s epic multigenerational saga is Cathy Ames, played by Florence Pugh in the 7-episode limited series coming to Netflix October 1. Pugh leads an all-star
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The Disney Channel family is in mourning. Carla Jeffery, star of the original Zombies movie trilogy who also appeared in Good Luck Charlie and Shake It Up, died at age 33, her management team led by Carla Alexander announced Sept. 2. “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Carla
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ASOS, the go-to fashion destination, has announced the launch of five premium non-clothing brands as it continues to expand its elevated brand proposition. From Michael Kors’ globally recognised accessories, Dragon Diffusion’s handwoven leather bags and JW Pei’s contemporary vegan designs, these handbag brands give customers access to staple accessories that complete any outfit. Footwear brands
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HBO’s Harry Potter series is reviving the magic. Harry Potter began in 1997 as a fantasy novel and has evolved into something magical. One of the biggest media empires is beloved worldwide and doesn’t seem to be ending any time soon. HBO, known for adapting fantasy novels into major TV series, is bringing the Wizarding
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A man’s shoes are the cornerstone to his outfit. And people read them fast. In a University of Kansas study, strangers shown nothing but a photo of someone’s shoes made accurate calls on that person’s age, income, and even how anxious they were in relationships. One photo. No face, no outfit — just the shoes.
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After a five-year break from studio releases, Andy Stott has returned to his toolbox for a new album. Late Loop, a press release notes, is the product of fewer tools than usual: The British producer made the record using no basslines, no reverb, and no effects but a delay unit. The follow-up to Never the
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Saline County, Arkansas has agreed to pay $275,000 to Patty Hector, the county library’s former executive director, to settle her lawsuit claiming that county officials violated her free speech rights by firing her in October 2023 after she publicly opposed an April 2023 resolution from the county’s all-Republican Quorum Court to remove LGBTQ+ books from
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For its 35th anniversary as the premiere theme park destination for gorehounds and horror nerds, Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights has brought out the big claws. We’ve got the first Oscar-winning haunted house in Sinners, the fourth and final Stranger Things house (and water show), a tribute house for Ozzy Osbourne, and the first attraction devoted
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Grande and Ricky Álvarez’s love story began in 2015 after he joined the popstar on her Honeymoon Tour as a background dancer.  “We’re happy,” Grande told Billboard of her romance with Álvarez in a May 2016 interview. “I’m a very happy girl. I have a healthy life right now, and I think that’s all anyone cares to know. The end.”
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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday. Victoria’s Secret Unveils New Model Docuseries Trailer On Tuesday, Victoria’s Secret released the first trailer for “Angels Among Us,” a docuseries following aspiring models competing to become the brand’s next Angel. Directed by Nadia Hallgren, the series tracks contestants through castings and auditions ahead of
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Jason Isbell and several other artists are suing the AI platform Suno for allegedly generating music based on their names without permission, reports The Wall Street Journal. The 400 Unit frontman filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Boston, alongside artists Guy Forsyth, Eduardo Calle, and Camper Van Beethoven’s David Lowery. “Jason Isbell’s musical
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