Quentin Tarantino’s summer hit, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, might be coming to Netflix—as a mini-series. In an interview with the New York Times, Brad Pitt, who co-starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie in the film, suggested that Tarantino had discussed the possibility of converting his nearly three-hour tale to the small screen.
Margaret Atwood’s sequel to her 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale has already been optioned by Hulu and shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize—and it hasn’t even come out yet.
In its first foray into the world of TV talent shows, Netflix is launching Rhythm + Flow, a hip-hop-focused singing competition series with a star-studded panel of judges.
Ulta Beauty reported its second-quarter results yesterday, and while total sales rose 12%, the company missed expectations for revenue, profit, and same-store sales, causing shares to plunge over 20%. The beauty giant also lowered its earnings and revenue expectations for the rest of the year.
Peloton, an indoor cycling company that claimed it “sells happiness” in its Tuesday IPO filing, is also peddling another unlikely product: music streaming.
Porn, but make it philanthropic. That’s the ethos behind Pornhub Cares—the charitable arm of the pornography streaming giant—and its latest humanitarian venture: a beach clean-up campaign.
A few months ago, the Mexican government began to take a vocal stance against international designers using indigenous Mexican designs without crediting the artists.
It’s been nearly two years since the first accusations against Harvey Weinstein broke, opening the flood gates of the #MeToo movement. Since then, Hollywood has made a handful of coy attempts to represent the events on-screen (ostensibly to channel women’s rage into views and ticket sales) with varying results. But the recent trailer for an upcoming film offers the second direct, on-screen depiction of a major #MeToo-era sexual harassment scandal—and it’s the first that promises to do it well.
Today, Taylor Swift will release her highly anticipated seventh studio album, Lover. There’s little doubt that the pop star’s record—featuring such hyped hits as “ME!” and “You Need to Calm Down”—will be a success. Especially if you consider CDs.
We have another excellent Nicole Kidman wig to add to the legendary collection.
At $15 million per installment, the final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones was the most expensive TV season in history on a per-episode basis. That was until Apple started making its own TV shows.
The Morning Show, one of the TV shows debuting with Apple’s new streaming service in the fall, got its first full trailer this morning. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carell, the series depicts “the free fall of an early morning newscast in the wake of a scandal,” according to Apple.
It’s not uncommon for someone to be logged into their ex-boyfriend’s-mom’s-Netflix account years after a break-up. You’ve probably also noticed viewing discrepancies in your own accounts because that friend who “borrowed” your Hulu password to watch The Handmaid’s Tale conveniently forgot to clear their history.
Another summer, another list of summer reads from Barack Obama.
Greta Gerwig’s film adaptation of the 1868 novel Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, got its first trailer today (August 13). It promises to be a star-studded affair, with Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet (reunited for the first time since Gerwig’s 2017 film Lady Bird) in leading roles, and the likes of Meryl Streep, Emma Watson, and Laura Dern as supporting characters.
Snap, the maker of Snapchat, is still trying to make its Spectacles happen. This time, though, there’s a new plan: Glasses that record things and upload them to the disappearing photo app, but make it fashion.
Stranger Things 3: Music From the Netflix Original Series, a soundtrack from Legacy Recordings, is the top-selling vinyl album in the US this week, per Billboard.
Farfetch (FTCH), a luxury online fashion retailer that went public last year, on Aug. 8 announced its second acquisition in the streetwear space: New Guards Group (NGG), the exclusive license-holder for high-end streetwear brands like Off-White and Heron Preston. The deal follows Farfetch’s 2018 purchase of Stadium Goods, an online sneaker and streetwear marketplace.
Farfetch (FTCH), the luxury online fashion retailer that made a glitzy New York Stock Exchange debut in 2018, saw its shares fall 40% after-hours on Aug. 8, following news that it had acquired New Guards Group (NGG) in a deal valued at $675 million. NGG is the exclusive license-holder for high-end streetwear brands like Off-White, Palm Angels, and Heron Preston.
Whether or not you know it, you’ve heard Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.” The country-rap-trap earworm is comfortably topping international charts, and has spent 16 straight weeks at No. 1 on the US’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, tying with a record a record held by “One Sweet Day” (Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men) and “Despacito” (Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, and Justin Bieber). The song is also inspiring many, many remixes.
The Booker Prize, one of the biggest literary events in English-language fiction, yesterday announced the 13 finalists for its 2019 awards (July 24). The long list has some notable nominees, including The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, which is expected to be released on Sept. 10, and Quichotte, Salman Rushdie’s forthcoming Don Quixote-inspired novel, set in America.
Shaving ads for women have traditionally depicted semi-naked ladies joyously caressing their already hairless legs and underarms with razors. In a sharp departure, razor brand Billie is trying something new: ads featuring naturally hairy women.
There’s a certain emptiness one feels at the conclusion of a series. Game of Thrones—which many viewers have been in a decade-long relationship with—is no exception, even if the universe roundly detested its final season.
Americans now perceive women to be just as smart and as competent as men, according to a new report (pdf) in the July edition of the American Psychologist.
