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Selena Gomez and her boyfriend, Benny Blanco, reunited for a very public New York City date night on Monday. The couple was photographed sitting courtside for the New York Knicks game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Gomez and Blanco didn’t hide their affection either, with Blanco kissing Gomez’s cheek while they were filmed. Sarah Stier//Getty Images

The Shōgun finale is fast approaching, which means the hit series is gearing up for an epic conclusion; but will there be more to explore after the season’s last moments? Up until this point, the historical drama has traced the power struggle between warring regents in 1600 feudal Japan, bringing James Clavell’s bestselling novel to

Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite

Joe Alwyn went to great lengths to avoid talking about his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift during their six-year relationship. Days after Swift told her side of the breakup on her new album, The Tortured Poets Department (particularly on “So Long, London” and “loml”), a source close to Alwyn spoke to People about why he chose not

The hit Netflix series Baby Reindeer began as a one-man play starring Richard Gadd, in which he told his traumatic true story of being stalked by a woman named Martha (played by Jessica Gunning) when he was in his 20s. He performed the show at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and it became a success.

On Friday, April 19, Taylor Swift dropped her 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department. On the title track, the Eras Tour star mentions two of her inspirations, songwriter Patti Smith and poet Dylan Thomas. “You’re not Dylan Thomas/ I’m not Patti Smith/ This ain’t the Chelsea Hotel/ We’re modern idiots,” Swift sings in the

Spoilers below for The Sympathizer. “In America, it’s called the Vietnam War. In Vietnam, it’s called the American War,” reads an opening title card on the first episode of HBO’s new limited series The Sympathizer. It’s an immediate reminder to Western audiences of the perspectives on global conflicts outside of their own, and teases that

The first season of Fallout premiered in early April, and the show has already been confirmed for a season two on Prime Video, headed by Kilter Films and executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. The show has reportedly become one of the streaming service’s three most-watched shows ever and the most-watched globally since The

In promotional art for her latest album, The Tortured Poems Department, Taylor Swift has released a new era of fashion for herself, embracing a dreamy, historical style. For her Spotify visuals, the star wore a romantic Lally silk dress in white by Khaite from their pre-fall 2023 collection, posing in the spaghetti strap gown with

The Met Gala is coming up, and the red carpet will see some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. But Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will reportedly not be amongst them, according to a report from TMZ. The couple have been individually invited to the famed fashion night, however they’ve already declined. Swift has logistical reasons for

Zendaya and Tom Holland have been dating since at least 2021, but the timeline is a bit murky before that. They met as co-stars on the set of Spider-Man, and though there were rumors early on that they were developing a romantic relationship, they kept their private lives private. Their couplehood was only revealed after

To celebrate Taylor Swift’s new “Fortnight” music video for a track off her just-released Tortured Poets Department album, the singer released a 15-second compilation of clips on YouTube. It included an adorable moment between her and boyfriend Travis Kelce. In the short video, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end leans over to give her a

The music video for “Fortnight,” the first from Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Department era, has arrived. The visuals for this Post Malone collab are black and white, cinematic, and full of period costumes and typewriters. But of course, there’s always more to Swift’s symbolism than set dressing might suggest. Swift teased that the music video

In Taylor Swift’s December Time interview, the singer touched on how much pain she stills feels about Kim Kardashian’s Snapchat scandal. Her song “Cassandra” from The Tortured Poets Department appears to expand more on it. For context, in 2020, full footage of the infamous call between Taylor Swift and Kanye West discussing the lyrics of

Travis Kelce got his first Taylor Swift love song, “The Alchemy,” on the first part of her new album, The Tortured Poets Department. He didn’t have to wait long for his second. Swift promptly delivered “So High School” when she released her album’s extended version at 2 A.M. In her lyrics, Swift leans into the

Huge news for Florida: Taylor Swift just released a new song dedicated to the state. While the tribute might come as a surprise for the singer, who was raised in Pennsylvania then moved to Tennessee to kick-start her music career in Nashville, fans have theories about the track’s backstory. On “Florida!!!”, which appears on her

In 1997, a group of teenagers in British Columbia murdered a 14-year-old girl named Reena Virk. In 2005, those teenagers would become the subject of author Rebecca Godfrey’s book Under the Bridge. Nearly 20 years later, that book is the source material behind Hulu’s latest true-crime drama, also named Under the Bridge, and starring Zola

Taylor Swift let her art speak for her for the majority of her six-year relationship with Joe Alwyn, and now, it appears she’s ready to let her art tell the story of its dissolution. But before there was a breakup album, there were many breakup reports, where sources close to Swift and Alwyn spoke about

Spoilers below. There aren’t many women in Shōgun; set in 16th century feudal Japan, the story, much like the time period, is dominated by male warlords and samurai, while the women are wives, mothers, servants, or housekeepers. Lady Toda Mariko, however, is one of the few exceptions in the series. Played masterfully by Anna Sawai,

Ever since Beyoncé announced her country album, Cowboy Carter, on Super Bowl Sunday, the singer has been dressing in Western glam ensembles. Yesterday on Instagram, Queen Bey tipped her cowboy hat once more to her new style era. Beyoncé posted photos of herself posing in a stunning denim set by Alexander McQueen. The look consisted

Sydney Sweeney is starring in and producing NEON’s latest horror movie, Immaculate. The film follows Sweeney as an American nun, Sister Cecilia, who moves to the Italian countryside to join a convent. During her stay, she discovers that the nunnery is not what she thought it would be, and it harbors some sinister secrets. Everything

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce drew as much attention for their appearance (and affectionate moments) at Coachella as some of the festival’s performers. However, the couple seemed blissfully unaware. Two sources spoke to Entertainment Tonight about their Coachella date, and how the experience reflects their relationship right now. “Taylor and Travis were so excited to

One month after Meghan Markle launched the Instagram and site for her new brand, American Riviera Orchard, two of her close friends shared the first look at its small-batch strawberry jam. However, there’s still a ton of mystery behind the company; here’s all the public knows so far: Why did Meghan name the brand American

Zendaya’s Challengers press tour moved to Milan yesterday, and the actress wore not one but two white tennis minidresses to promote the project. Throughout her appearances to promote the movie, Zendaya and her stylist, Law Roach, have served one tennis-inspired look after another, sometimes pulling deep into the fashion archives to do so. Zendaya’s first