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‘Don’t Say Good Luck’ showcases Sunny Sandler, but Melanie Lynskey makes it shine
The importance of parental support goes meta in Julia Hart’s “Don’t Say Good Luck.” The YA musical drama, which premieres Friday, pays homage to musical theater, unconditional maternal love and the family-hour TV, er, Netflix movie. In a landscape littered with teenage dysfunction, “Don’t Say Good Luck” is a moving argument for aspirational television. And…
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Putin guns for Trump Cabinet member as he issues warrant for son’s arrest
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s has set his sights on a member of Donald Trump’s Cabinet — by going after his kid. A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of Conor Kennedy, the son of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., branding him a “mercenary” for a stint spent fighting alongside Ukrainian forces,…
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John Carpenter, Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron to Be Honored by Academy Museum
John Carpenter, Colman Domingo and Charlize Theron will be the honorees at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Gala, to take place on Oct. 17, 2026. The Academy Museum made the announcement on Thursday. Carpenter, the legendary filmmaker and composer who changed the horror genre with his 1978 classic “Halloween,” will receive the Luminary Award,…
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Taco Bell debuts all-new lineup featuring a cult-favorite citrusy, spicy staple: ‘Already obsessed’
Your Taco Bell order is about to get even hotter. The California-based fast food chain is joining forces with seasoning company Tajín for a special new menu that’s been years in the making. Available nationwide beginning August 13, the limited-time menu features tree options: the Tajín Taco, the Tajín Cheesy Gordita Crunch, and the Tajín…
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Selena Gomez, mom sued for allegedly duping investors as mental health company secretly crumbled
Selena Gomez and her mom, Mandy Teefey, are being sued for allegedly duping investors of their mental health company, Wondermind. Two companies, Wondermind SRS 44 LLC and Bespoke Wondermind LLC, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Wondermind Global, Gomez, Teefey and their former business partner, Daniella Pierson, according to court documents obtained by Page Six.…
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College Kids Are Using AI Agents to “Take” Entire Online Classes for Them by Logging Directly Into the Course Management Software
With the rise of agentic models, why stop at using chatbots to look up answers? Some students are directing AI agents to “take” entire online courses for them, letting the software run in the background while they focus on better uses of their time, like doomscrolling on their phone or gaming. The New York Times…
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As Abdul El-Sayed breaks a barrier, anti-Muslim vitriol surges on multiple fronts
Abdul El-Sayed made history this month in Michigan by becoming the first Muslim nominated by the Democratic Party to run for the U.S. Senate. But elation among many of his fellow Muslim Americans was tempered by awareness of persisting and widespread anti-Muslim sentiment across much of the nation. Some Republicans, including President Trump, swiftly began…
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‘Strange’ claim in Todd Blanche’s speech obliterated by furious legal expert
Attorney General Todd Blanche’s “strange” address to the Justice Department on Thursday stunned a legal analyst who hurled his own words — and the mounting dangers judges’ families face — back in his face. MS NOW commentator Lisa Rubin took to X to condemn Blanche for a rallying cry to his troops she characterized as…
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Settler siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank a ‘horrific act of terror,’ U.S. ambassador says
QUSRA, West Bank — Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank for several days, including one owned by a Palestinian American, in what the U.S. ambassador called a “horrific act of terror” on Thursday. Mike Huckabee’s remarks on X represented an unusually sharp rebuke from the Trump administration of the latest episode in…
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Trump’s ‘exploded’ crack problem sends a global crisis spiraling out of control: Krugman
President Donald Trump has a crack problem — and America is paying the cost of it, according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman. Krugman argued on Substack Thursday that Americans are unlikely to see gas prices drop because, as he put it, “Donald Trump is not a well man. He is, unfortunately, also President, which…