Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Finally Responds to the Eyes Wide Shut Conspiracy Theories Amplified by Joe Rogan

Vivian Kubrick, the daughter of the late director Stanley Kubrick, has addressed conspiracy theories about her father’s final film, Eyes Wide Shut, conspiracies spread, in part, a few years ago by podcaster Joe Rogan and his guest, filmmaker Roger Avary.

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British aid worker mistakenly identified as a survivor of Nepal-Tibet disaster

A British aid worker was mistakenly identified by Nepalese authorities as a rescued survivor after returning to Kathmandu on a humanitarian aid flight.

Alastair Chambers, a 45-year-old former Gloucester councillor, said he flew to Nepal last week to distribute sleeping bags, food and essentials to communities cut off by collapsed bridges.

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Alanis Morissette Sues Former Tour Manager, Alleges ‘Extortionate’ Threat Over Airport Drugs

Courts and Crime

The singer's new lawsuit claims she is "the victim of a calculated blackmail campaign"

Alanis Morissette is accusing her former tour manager of making “extortionate” threats to falsely implicate the singer in airport drug possession and trafficking allegations unless Morissette agreed to hire her under a 15-year contract.

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CBS News’ Bari Weiss Faces Backlash Over Headline Linking Muslim Senate Candidate to 9/11

Following devastating staff cuts and a chorus of pushback, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is courting controversy once again for her editorial decisions at the helm of the network’s news division — this time for overseeing an article that critics say falsely insinuated Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed had ties to the September 11 attacks.

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Villano Antillano’s Biggest Move Yet

I t’s late August, and Puerto Rican rapper Villano Antillano is relaxed in a spaghetti strap tank, makeup-less and wearing a delicate gold necklace that says “Villana,” her real name. This is who she is at heart: a laidback, private, homebody. And these days, home is on an entirely new continent.

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The future of GTA roleplaying remains in GTA 5 for now, as Rockstar touts new invite-only Nopixel V RP server

Rockstar announced today that Nopixel V is "the next evolution of the GTA 5 roleplay community," which has led to some head-scratching from casual GTA RP followers (like myself), because Nopixel V isn't something you or I can just jump into and play.

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Melissa Leo Joins Will Smith in Amazon MGM and Miramax Action-Thriller ‘Supermax’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Oscar and Emmy winner Melissa Leo has joined the cast of Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax’s action-thriller “Supermax,” starring Will Smith.

David Gordon Green directs the film, which follows two FBI agents investigating a seemingly impossible murder within the impenetrable walls of a maximum-security prison. Lee — whose role remains under wraps — joins the previously announced ensemble cast led by Smith, AnnaSophia Robb, Jason Clarke, and Jaafar Jackson. The movie also features Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Andrés Almeida, Martin Bats Bradford, and Erika Ringor.

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Ariana Grande Tears Up as She Ends ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Tour Ahead of Step Back From Visibility: ‘I Have Loved Every Minute of This’

Ariana Grande took a moment during the final show of her “Eternal Sunshine” tour to thank the audience at London’s O2 Arena, sharing how it’s been an “extraordinary experience” across her 41 shows.

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"It's just such a huge galaxy to fill": Don't expect any Total War: Warhammer 40,000 sequels, but do expect lots of updates that builds upon its sandbox

"It felt like the right thing to do"

Scores of soldiers from different Warhammer 40,000 factions are fighting one another in key art for Total War: Warhammer 40,000.
Image credit: Creative Assembly

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 feels like one of those games where you think to yourself, "wait, how doesn't this exist already?" There have been previous Total War: Warhammer games, three of them in fact, but all set in the original, fantasy setting, not the far flung futuristic sci-fi one. We still don't know when Creative Assembly's Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is coming out, though they have shared one thing that will be different compared to the previous Warhammer games: they have no plans for any sequels.

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Andy Burnham promises more devolution and public control of essential services

Andy Burnham has promised to set out plans for "stronger public control" of essential services as he addressed the House of Commons for the first time since taking power.

The prime minister said "a series of wrong turns" since the 1980s had seen economic power in the UK privatised and pointed to the water industry as "a leaking monument to that approach - a country run in the private rather than public interest".

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