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A Minecraft Movie: Adult Supervision Required

A Minecraft Movie: Adult Supervision Required

What if I told you that theatres are enforcing rated R rules... for the Minecraft movie? A single poultry-pixelated scene has sparked total chaos — teens are showing up in costume, throwing popcorn, and yes, even bringing live chickens.

Isabel Ravenna
The White Lotus S3 Was a Mess.

The White Lotus S3 Was a Mess.

This season felt like a really strong first draft that needed several revisions. But thank goodnight for Parker Posey, right? Though it certainly isn’t the first time a Lorazepam mom with a Southern drawl was the glue that held it all together.

Isabel Ravenna
What Happens When America’s Socialist Grandpa Crashes Coachella?

What Happens When America’s Socialist Grandpa Crashes Coachella?

Thousands gathered in the Coachella heat, waiting for Clairo — when out walked Bernie Sanders. What you’d expect to be a total music festival buzzkill was actually met with roaring approval.

Isabel Ravenna
Dembow and Defiance: The Story of 42nd Street (EXCLUSIVE)

Dembow and Defiance: The Story of 42nd Street (EXCLUSIVE)

In the Dominican Republic, a 600-meter stretch called 42nd Street pulses with music, struggle and survival. To outsiders, it’s a place synonymous with drug trafficking and danger. But beneath the headlines lie a deeper truth — one where adversity and art are inseparable, cause and effect in a relentless cycle. With 42ND STREET, which premiered last weekend at SXSW, director, José María Cabral pulls back the curtain on Capotillo — the birthplace of dembow — revealing a world that thrives in defiance of its reputation.

Isabel Ravenna
You Call Someone a Traitor, They'll Act Like One

You Call Someone a Traitor, They'll Act Like One

In The Traitors Season 3, Survivor’s Carolyn Wiger and Big Brother’s Danielle Reyes were supposed to work together in the conclave — but fans are now buzzing over a rumor that Reyes broke her NDA and made a secret deal with an old friend turned enemy, turned friend Britney Haynes, promising to recruit her if she helped vote out Carolyn.

Isabel Ravenna
What We See in Bianca Censori’s Birthday Suit

What We See in Bianca Censori’s Birthday Suit

Bianca Censori’s near-nude Grammys appearance sparked less slut-shaming and more concern—was Kanye West making her dress this way? While West continues his racist and antisemitic tirades, Censori remains silent. He boasts about his “dominion” over her, yet claims she has agency. Unlike Kim Kardashian, whose style he also influenced, Censori is seen as powerless. But is she truly being coerced, or is she complicit? At what point does silence become endorsement?

Isabel Ravenna
Was Chappell Roan's Grammy Speech the Wake-Up Call the Music Industry Needs?

Was Chappell Roan's Grammy Speech the Wake-Up Call the Music Industry Needs?

The "Best New Artist" that challenged the entire industry.

Isabel Ravenna
How Gen Z’s Childhood Heroes have Taken Over the World

How Gen Z’s Childhood Heroes have Taken Over the World

But for many Gen Z-ers, they’re even more than cultural juggernauts—they’re childhood heroes. With a unique relationship with nostalgia, the fiercely loyal generation raised by these stars might have assisted in their global takeover.

Isabel Ravenna
Last Year’s Most Beloved Controversy: Trisha Paytas

Last Year’s Most Beloved Controversy: Trisha Paytas

In 2012, she was the butt of the joke, eliminated in the audition round of America’s Got Talent. She’s since turned her days of substance abuse, sex work and crying on the kitchen floor into a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live as herself, the one-night-only production, “Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream” and legitimacy across mainstream media. Is Paytas the ultimate manifester, a genius marketer or has she just outlived her competition?

Isabel Ravenna