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Postcard From the Edge: L.A. in the Line of Fire
It’s too soon to know how the region — and the industry — might recover. But nothing will be as it was, and solidarity is the only defense against the next disaster.
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How the Unknown Trans Star of ‘Emilia Pérez’ Became a Controversial Oscar Favorite
Karla Sofia Gascón — set to be the first trans woman nominated for best actress — has inspired fierce love and venomous hate. She feeds off both.
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“Who Am I When I’m Not Working?”: Angelina Jolie, Demi Moore, Zendaya and the Actress Roundtable
Zoe Saldaña, Tilda Swinton and Mikey Madison also discuss baring it all onscreen, how they’ve never met each other (“It’s quite strange”), and bonding over Moore’s ‘Ghost’ past.
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A Freewheelin’ Conversation With Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaro
'A Complete Unknown' stars — and director James Mangold — on channeling Bob Dylan, surviving sudden fame and the pitfalls of working with your rock idols.
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Nicole Kidman Exposed
The inexhaustible actress — fronting six major projects this year — opens up about her startlingly hypersexual role in 'Babygirl': "This is a place that I haven’t been."
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Selena Gomez Is Still Tricking Her Way Into Auditions
Despite successes like 'Only Murders in the Building' and her new buzzy Netflix musical ‘Emilia Pérez,' the most-followed woman on the planet (and newly minted billionaire) still encounters skeptical casting directors: "We don’t tell them it’s me."
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‘Squid Game’ Returns: Inside Netflix’s Darker, Terrifyingly Relevant Season 2
Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk opens up about this season’s new games, new cast and his dystopic vision that now feels frighteningly close to home: “I wanted to pose the question: Is the majority always right?”
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The Big Squeeze: Why Everyone in Hollywood Feels Stuck
That promotion isn’t happening. Forget that raise. And your Boomer boss isn’t vacating that corner office anytime soon. Inside Hollywood’s Great Malaise.
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How Janelle Monáe Became the Queen of Halloween
The actor, singer and master chameleon owns the night — and an increasing chunk of Hollywood’s Scary Season trade. On the eve of her star-studded Fright night blowout, the horror-loving Grammy nominee unveils her latest costume and explains her lifelong Halloween obsession: "I’m a transformative motherf***er!"
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Alex Cooper Is Blowing Up: “I’m a Motherf***er When It Comes to Business”
Gen Z’s podcast queen breaks her silence on that Kamala Harris interview, ditching Spotify, coming for Joe Rogan, oral sex in her Olympics coverage and the surprising benefits of being chronically online.
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Jake Paul Hits Back: How a Fallen YouTube Star Found Redemption in the Ring
From his "Taj MaPaul" mansion in Puerto Rico, the Trump-loving heavyweight champ of viral trolldom talks about bouncing back from punchline to powerhouse as he prepares to meet Mike Tyson in the biggest boxing match of all time.
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‘SNL’ Turns 50. Now What? Lorne Michaels, Colin Jost and Michael Che on Election Insanity, Succession Plans and Trying to Make America Funny Again
The 'Weekend Update' anchors and the show’s legendary producer reveal how they'll skewer the craziest presidential contest in American history, why Republicans are less sensitive than Democrats and why Lorne walked back his retirement (again).
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