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Here’s one thing I’ve learned while watching reality TV in my living room during a global pandemic: You really start to crave a beach vacation. Too Hot to Handle, the Neflix series about hot, horny people who are forbidden from sexual activity of any kind, dropped last Friday, and it definitely has a Love Island

In the third episode of Mrs. America, the National Women’s Political Caucus heads to the 1972 Democratic National Convention, where Shirley Chisholm (Uzo Aduba) continues—and ultimately ends—her historic campaign for President of the United States. The convention is an important battleground for feminist activist Gloria Steinem (Rose Byrne), who has plans to force a vote

Spoilers for Too Hot to Handle below. In my 28 years on this earth, I thought I’d met all different kinds of people. I had a small college experience, a big university experience, and I’ve lived in big cities and small towns in the U.S. and U.K. But after watching the Netflix reality series Too

Spoilers for Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle below. If you’re here, you’ve probably already indulged in the bingeable trainwreck known as Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle. The show’s insane premise predicates on ten attractive, commitment-phobic singles not engaging in “heavy petting” of any kind in exchange for a $100,000 prize. For every kiss or hookup,

Here’s a fun new game I’ve mastered in quarantine: Guess the voice of the cartoon character or show narrator. After close to 40 days of self-isolation, I got pretty good at identifying voices on TV and in movies. But Too Hot to Handle had me stumped. Desiree Burch in 2019. David M. BenettGetty Images I

The numbers are difficult to even comprehend. By late January, with many sections of Australia still ablaze, the nation’s latest fire season had left more than 27 million acres burned (an area roughly the size of Virginia) and at least 30 people dead, and had produced a smoke plume large enough to cover the continental

Chris JacksonGetty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the move to Los Angeles from their home in Vancouver at some point last month. They reportedly “have been living in a secluded compound,” and there’s a reason why they made the move right now. Per TMZ, Meghan was the “driving force” behind the couple’s move

Spoilers for Too Hot to Handle below. When Matthew Smith met the rest of the cast of Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle, a show for horny people who aren’t allowed to have sex, they took one look at his long hair and called him “Jesus.” That might not be the most creative of nicknames, but

Alberto E. RodriguezGetty Images Blue Ivy Carter is a full eight years old, and she’s clearly very wise about the world already. Like many other kids her age, she’s growing up in a global pandemic, and because of that she probably knows a whole lot more about how germs work than we did at her

Taylor Swift returned to the stage tonight for Lady Gaga’s big Together at Home benefit concert—and she gave one of her most intimate public performances ever. The singer did her first live performance of her new song “Soon You’ll Get Better”—a track about her own feelings watching her mother battle cancer. The sentiment is wholly

While we’re all stuck inside during a global pandemic, we’re learning to find our live entertainment in new and different ways. Tonight, Global Citizen is producing a concert curated by Lady Gag and featuring some of the biggest names in music. The One World: Together at Home show will benefit the World Health Organization (WHO)

Albert L. OrtegaGetty Images Sam Heughan, who plays lead Jamie Fraser on the Starz series Outlander, shared on his Twitter account Friday that, for the past six years, he has been subjected to “constant bullying, harassment, stalking, and false narrative.” The Scottish star added that until now he has been quiet about the stalking, which

Archive PhotosGetty Images If you miss losing yourself for 120 minutes in a dark movie theater and have exhausted your Netflix queue, the Content Gods are opening up the gates to free movies and TV right now. We’ve rounded up where to find these quarantine gifts, from new releases to forgotten classics and every guilty

©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Revisiting the movies that bring us the most comfort—and uncovers their deeper messages of connection and hope. . Full disclosure: it pains me deeply to refer to Heart and Souls as forgotten because I did not forget. The 1993 fantasy-comedy about four spirits in limbo who are tethered to a man born

Friends super fan Selena Gomez had her knowledge tested by Interview magazine in a 29-question trivia quiz. These weren’t easy questions at all—they were hyper specific. Examples includes “what laundry detergent does Ross use to impress Rachel” and “how many categories of towels does Monica have and how many can you name.” Gomez answered 29

Vocal powerhouse Demi Lovato channeled her inner Cinderella tonight, singing the princess’s biggest song from the film, “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes” along with Michael Bublé for Disney’s Family Singalong special. Footage of her performance was juxtaposed with well wishes to frontline workers serving and treating others during the coronavirus pandemic. The

While sheltering at home, celebrities are getting creative with their charitable endeavors. This week, A-listers like Justin Bieber, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Ciara began posting about the All In Challenge. Basically, it’s a way to fundraise money for those facing food insecurity because of the coronavirus pandemic by auctioning off celebrity experiences. Created by sports retailer

We must speak the truth of the moment: America is suffering from a public health and economic crisis. And as with any crisis—like the Great Recession—communities that were already hurt by systemic inequality are being hit the hardest during the coronavirus pandemic. Black people, in particular, are being infected by and dying from COVID-19 at

Five years ago, Netflix debuted its groundbreaking docuseries Making a Murderer, which posited that Wisconsin law enforcement officials and an incompetent defense attorney mishandled the trial of convicted murderer Steven Avery. Since then, the streaming giant has delivered more hit true-crime shows about wrongful convictions, including documentaries Time: The Kalief Browder Story and The Confession

Geffen/Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock ELLE.com staff writer R. Eric Thomas revisits the movies that bring us the most comfort—and uncovers their deeper messages of connection and hope. . “I’m just so glad we’re spending our vacation at home,” newlywed Barbara Maitland (Geena Davis) declares at the beginning of Tim Burton’s 1988 horror-comedy Beetlejuice. She means it, too.

Experienced politicians know there is a right way to answer questions about pursuing higher office. Be demure. Redirect. Convey vague interest while insisting never to have given it serious consideration. But Stacey Abrams does not give the expected answer when I ask if she would accept an offer from former vice president Joe Biden to

Guitar, Moschino Couture. Bracelet, De Beers. Zoey Grossman Dua Lipa wants to show me her skylights. They’re not hers, exactly, belonging instead to the owners of the London Airbnb where she’s currently self-quarantining with her boyfriend, model Anwar Hadid. It’s actually the second Airbnb the 24-year-old singer has rented since returning from a trip to

The filmmaker behind La La Land and Whiplash is tapping into the world of jazz once more. Damien Chazelle’s The Eddy, a Netflix drama set in a modern-day Paris jazz club, premieres May 8, and the first trailer is here. It introduces us to Elliot (André Holland), a jazz musician who is trying to run

Donato SardellaGetty Images Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato’s on-off friendship is definitively off again, despite Gomez’s very public tribute to Lovato after her Grammys performance this January. Lovato made clear to Harper’s Bazaar that Gomez’s post surprised her…and gave her mixed feelings. For context, Gomez and Lovato were on the show Barney together as kids