The Ugly Battle Over Nina Simone’s Life Story

By Cheyenne Roundtree

The creator of a Nina Simone musical argues the music legend’s legacy is being controlled by white men who are blocking the Black community from telling her story.

By Jordan Julian

In the new Netflix series “Cooking With Paris,” the reality-TV icon slips back into the “Simple Life” persona she recently shed in her eye-opening documentary “This Is Paris.”

By Nick Schager

The new Netflix documentary “Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord,” tells the real-life story of a kid who ran a drug empire from his bedroom under the handle “Shiny_Flakes.”

By Kevin Fallon

The new documentary “Pray Away” reveals the trauma and danger within religious communities that weaponize faith to convince LGBT members to “convert” to heterosexuality.

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By Marlow Stern

The breakout star of Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” talks about that drama-filled “After the Altar” special, and why she called it quits with two-timing Damian.

By Matt Wilstein

The actress tells The Last Laugh podcast how she turned what she was told was an “atrocious” voice into her biggest comedy asset.

By Laura Bradley

It’s been clear from the beginning of Katie Thurston’s season that Greg Grippo could easily be the one—but on Monday night he showed us another side.

By Brooke Leigh Howard

Several prominent festivals, including Lollapalooza and Governors Ball, have booted the rapper from their lineups after his vile, anti-LGBTQ comments at a recent concert.

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Trump told officials that they were not “following the internet the way I do” as he tried to subvert the election. He was referring in part to conspiracy site The Gateway Pundit.

Florida has been a pandemic mess virtually from the jump. Now Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates—and lots of unvaxxed kids—could make a bad situation even worse.

Belarus’ Krystsina Tsimanouskaya takes flight from Tokyo as her purported recording shows team officials pressuring her to go home at once: “I think this won’t end well for me.”

Your Ice Stinks—Our Drinks Editor Recommends These Molds Instead

We spoke with Half Full Editor Noah Rothbaum about why good ice is important to cocktails, and how he makes his at home.

From running shoes to workout gear, Nike is having a massive sale right now.

It’s time to upgrade your suitcase, and this is the one I recommend going with.

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