The Eyes of Tammy FayeIs All Eyelashes, No Teeth

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. She was a straight, cis woman who performed femininity with an intensity more often found in drag. (Serving God dont feel like it should be a money-making opportunity!) But Tammy Faye herself simply and blithely goes along for the ride. Well, most of the time. Thank you for subscribing and supporting our journalism.

September 17, 2021 · 1 min · 68 words · Alexandra Hines

The MagicianResists the Shallow Gestures of the Hollywood Biopic

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Thomas Mann called his fifth novelDoctor Faustus. Of course, Mann already had a Nobel Prize, which hed won in 1929. What more could he want? How does an artist create, and can a true artist live as the rest of us do? He mostly seems to be sayingthank youto his heroes. Its hard to imagine a reader for these novels who didnt share the authors affection for their protagonists....

September 17, 2021 · 2 min · 243 words · Desiree Oconnor

The Worst Things That Happened at the R. Kelly Trial This Week

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. KellysBrooklyn federal-court trialare nearly done with their racketeering and sex-crimes case against the R&B singer. They have called 45 witnesses, 11 of whom are abuse accusers. Prosecutors finished their direct questioning of Hughes; the defense will start cross-examination Monday morning. There were a few exceptions. The colleague, Cheryl Mack, said that she met Kelly in 2005....

September 17, 2021 · 5 min · 1064 words · Jacqueline Garcia

This Week in Late Night: Balls, Balls, Balls, Balls, Balls

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. How do you exaggerate a relationship as tenuous as cousins friend? Thats less than nothing. Im the friend of a cousin of a model/influencer in Venice Beach. Weve met; I helped him take modeling headshots. But I could be walking down the street, and he wouldnt know a thing. Speaking of balls,the Met Gala! We just piled absurdity on top of absurdity this week, didnt we?...

September 17, 2021 · 2 min · 327 words · Shannon Levine

We’d Buy What Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett Have in the ‘Love for Sale’ Video

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Im singin with Tony B! Related Tags:

September 17, 2021 · 1 min · 22 words · Alexis Smith

What Will Win and What Should Win at the 2021 Emmy Awards

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. But there was no reason to worry because it was alltotally fineandvery normal. I mean … Im pretty sure. Well, it hasnt. Will win:The Crown Should win:The Crown. Its closest competition isHacks, which could pull off an upset but would be a genuine surprise. Even though I still think Oliver will take this one again, I do think OBrien has a shot....

September 17, 2021 · 2 min · 284 words · Crystal Gutierrez

Sex EducationRecap: It’s Never Just a Line

Sex Education Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. When it comes to Hope Haddons vision for Moordale, appearance is key. How can you expect students to learn when theres no law, no rules governing the congested halls? To Hope, Moordale has an image problem, so a total redesign makes sense. The lockers are painted gray. She goes full Professor Umbridge, in other words....

September 17, 2021 · 2 min · 355 words · Laurie Hall

Activist Clover Hogan Recounts Her ‘Deeply Upsetting’ Experience WithThe Activist

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Even Hough responded to the criticisms, writingon Instagramthat she is deeply listening with an open heart and mind. Hogan said she was ultimately offered a spot on the series in mid-June, which she declined. How did all of this start?I received an email to my inbox. Ive done panels and speaking engagements with them and only ever had positive experiences....

September 16, 2021 · 4 min · 716 words · Angela Frost

American Horror Story:Double FeatureRecap: Pottery Barn Hell

American Horror Story Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This baby isnt from hell, but it was indeed born into it. First off, Harry, youre gross. Dont tell me you didnt think pads too. It doesnt matter if its good; it matters that she finished it. Its like Sheryl Sandberg said: Done is better than perfect. The funny thing about ambition is that the success of it all is almost the least important part....

September 16, 2021 · 1 min · 200 words · Mr. Robert Gray

CopshopIs a Nasty, Nutty Slaughterfest

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Its not easy to pull off a satisfying shoot-em-up in this day and age. (For everyJohn Wick, it seems we get any number ofJohn Wickwannabes.) In that context, Joe CarnahansCopshopinhabits an enviable Goldilocks Zone for movies about dudes getting their heads blown off. Its clever but not cute, savage but not depressing, and cartoonish but not asinine....

September 16, 2021 · 1 min · 125 words · Dawn Smith

Elton John Won’t Be Back on the Yellow Brick Road ’Til 2022 Due to Injury

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The singer-songwriter said he plans to have a surgery and undergo physical therapy afterward. I completely feel your frustrations after the year weve had. In the meantime, at least therell beJohns upcomingLockdown Sessionsduets album, out October 22. Important update on my Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour.#EltonFarewellTourpic.twitter.com/qyPY2H0t9k Related Tags:

September 16, 2021 · 1 min · 63 words · John Collins

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. (And where, she hopes, any consequences of her caper will conveniently remain.) Gone are the hopes of discovery or romance. What does it mean to be the youthful,charming envoy of a place like that? It takes nearly 200 pages before Tiller starts to tell us. My presence did not fundamentally change anything, anywhere, for better or worse....

September 16, 2021 · 2 min · 265 words · Frank Baxter

Gwendoline Christie to Play a Very Tall Principal on Netflix’sWednesday

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. As previously reported, Morticia will be played by Casa Zeta Jones entrepeneuse Catherine Zeta-Jones. Luis Guzman will play her amour,Gomez. And Wednesday herself will be played by Netflix workhorse Jenna Ortega. Its a natural fit for Christie, whoseStar Warscharacter was essentially the vice principal of Stormtroopers.

September 16, 2021 · 1 min · 61 words · Anthony Mercado