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The Star Wars films have been in the “Oooh, secret cameo!” business for a while now, a natural consequence of an entire generation growing up in the shadow of one of the planet’s biggest sci-fi franchises, and wanting to get in on the fun. Still, there’s a pretty hefty difference between “the rich guys whose grandma…

Comedian D.L. Hughley was hospitalized in Memphis last night, after appearing to suddenly pass out in the middle of a stand-up set. Although the video of the incident is certainly alarming—showing Hughley seemingly lose consciousness literally in the middle of a joke—his representation has released a statement…

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This week’s AVQ&A comes from associate editor Laura Adamczyk:

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Expectations were high leading into RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season five. The cast, an even split of early season stars and recent favorites, seemed like a great mix of serious contenders and queens with something to prove. The changes to the series format, particularly the addition of lip-sync assassins, boosted…

Medical experts are divided on the existence of “screen addiction,” but whatever caused a napping Southern California teen to keep her laptop within arms reach may have saved her life. A 19-year-old resident of Sierra Madre, Calif. was napping in a chair at her backyard Monday evening when a black bear suddenly…

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just our own inscrutable whims. This week: Pixar’s Soul was supposed to hit theaters. In its absence, we’re looking back on other cinematic depictions of the afterlife.

Like many people, I’ve been spending a lot of time alone lately. Time alone leads to time for reflection, and that leads to a lot of tossing and turning and recounting old mistakes as ambulances wail in the background. After a while, you begin to wonder if you’re a ghost haunting your own apartment, doomed to pace…

Melania Trump can apparently read a book, but can’t read a room. This morning, the first lady posted a video on Twitter of herself reading a children’s book about Juneteenth. Before reciting Angela Johnson’s “All Different Now,” she recounted her trip to Ghana, where she toured the House of Slaves, a memorial to those…

Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler’s 2019 illustrated novel Cursed retells Arthurian legend with a twist: it places Nimuë, a young woman with magical abilities she’s forced to repress, at its center. Oh, there are other names you’ll recognize, including Arthur, here a mercenary, and Merlin, still a sorcerer, but Cursed asks…