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Chokers are back - and the best-dressed men in Hollywood are all in
A new jewellery trend has emerged of late, with men embracing the choker necklace, challenging traditional norms. Chokers have been a staple in women's jewellery boxes for decades, but over the past few seasons something has shifted. Men are…
The fight to stop a Hollywood megamerger is far from over
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison's bid to take over rival Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Discovery moved closer to the finish line last week after the Justice Department signed off on the $110 billion deal. Paramount swiftly vowed to finalize…
What Hollywood Can Teach Harvard
Politics has always been a game of competitive storytelling. Successful leaders — and successful demagogues — instinctively know how to sell voters narratives: hopeful visions of the future, apocalyptic warnings, enemies to fear…
First look at Emily Atack in hot new BBC drama alongside Hollywood icons
Emily Atack has been busy filming the new series of BBC drama Reputation. The Rivals star has been seen on the set of the hotly-anticipated BBC drama, which focuses on the story of a high-stakes celebrity defamation battle. Soon, the legal battle…
Hollywood's calling for the movie rights
June 16, 2026 🌈 We're usually cranky about book awards that wait until midway through the year to honor the previous year's best books, but we're thrilled to see the Lambda Literary Awards land during Pride Month. Congratulations to all of…
Why Is Minions & Monsters Set During the Golden Age of Hollywood?
Lights, cameras, Minions! Get the story behind Minions & Monsters' Tinseltown setting. The Minions spin-off films are prequels to the Despicable Me films, with Minions & Monsters exploring their misadventures in 1920s Hollywood. The Minions briefly…
'Backrooms' Sends Hollywood Running to Reddit for New Ideas
Years before Backrooms burst into theaters with its $118 million global box office debut, it was the focal point of fan debate, creativity and discussion on Reddit. The tech platform is built around “subreddits,” communities focused…
Puppet Masters: Hollywood's Beloved Marionette Theater Pulls Strings Back Into Zeitgeist
Not long ago, Hollywood's beloved Bob Baker Marionette Theater was hanging on by a thread. In the final decades of its eponymous founder's life — he died in 2014, at the age of 90 — the puppetry organization was in perpetual dire…
Entertainment Partners Reflects on 50 Years Powering Hollywood's Back Office From 'Little House on the Prairie' to 'The Pitt'
Chances are, if you've worked in the entertainment industry, Entertainment Partners has handled your paycheck, helped you set up a budget, provided guidance on production incentives, managed your project's paperwork or even assisted with casting.
Food critic blasts Sushi Samba in West Hollywood after $560 dinner
A flashy new West Hollywood rooftop restaurant may have the views — but one Instagram food critic says the food left him feeling “fleeced.” SUSHISAMBA Los Angeles, the Japanese-Brazilian-Peruvian fusion spot that opened in…
Hollywood's Mass Exodus: Why Film and TV Production Is Fleeing L.A. and What Can Be Done About It
“ Baywatch ” was a staple of low-budget, first-run syndication in the 1990s, as natural to Los Angeles as David Hasselhoff's chest hair and as defining of the city in that era as the O.J. trial and the Sunset Strip. By the time it…
LISTEN: Hollywood's Problems Intersect With California Politics Like Never Before as Showbiz Rallies for a Federal Production Tax Incentive
On today's episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety 's Gene Maddaus unpacks the brawl that has erupted as Hollywood's systemic problems become a pivotal political issue in the race for L.A. mayor and…
It's official! Camden is getting its own £1bn answer to Hollywood
News It's lights, cameras, traction for the Camden Film Quarter Written by Phil de Semlyen Global film editor The biggest thing to hit the borough since the invention of the joss stick, the new Camden Film Quarter has just been given the go-ahead…
Meghan's Hollywood stunt on Trooping the Colour proves she can never return to UK
Meghan and Harry have made a big mistake Meghan Markle 's latest Hollywood blunder is a clear signal she can never return to the UK – and it took place on the same day as the Trooping the Colour ceremony. The annual event celebrates the…
Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 10 Best TV Shows of 2026 So Far
Only the brilliant oddball behind Los Espookys and Problemista could have come up with something like this HBO special. Styled like a Dr. Seuss character and speaking in his signature deadpan, the comic delivers what begins as a whimsical exercise…
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