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"I’m obsessed with her," she says. "And I feel like all of her songs are hits, even the ones that aren’t as big as the others" This Bronx baddie is a fan of the “Brooklyn Baby.” In a new Billboard interview that honors her as Hitmaker of the Year ahead of their annual Women in Music event, Ice Spice shared her love for some of her favorite artists, including the Born to Die queen herself, Lana Del Rey. “I would say Lana Del Rey,” Spice said when asked about her favorite hitmakers of all…

Last month, in the heat of the Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion beef, TMZ reported that the cemetery where Megan’s mother Holly Thomas is buried had to bolster security after the location was doxxed on social media by one of Nicki’s fans, collectively known as “Barbz.” Nicki had nothing to do with the threat, but the brazenness was nonetheless regarded as a low point for stan culture and led many to ponder if that depth of celebrity stan-dom was a mental illness in itself.  Stan culture is a matter of obsessive…

Sebastian Stan, in a moment of advocacy and sensitivity, took a firm stand at the Berlin Film Festival press conference for his new film — A Different Man — and corrected a reporter who used the word “beast” to describe a character with facial disfigurement.The Aaron Schimberg-directed psychological thriller, A Different Man, tells the story of Edward (played by Sebastian Stan) who is an aspiring actor with facial disfigurement. The character starts a new life after undergoing reconstructive surgery and eventually…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeSebastian Stan called out a journalist for using insensitive language when describing his new character during a press conference at the Berlin Film Festival on Friday (16 February). The Marvel star, 41, was attending a Q&A panel in support of his new A24 horror movie, A Different Man, in which he plays Edward, an aspiring actor who undergoes a radical reconstructive procedure to…

A Different Man, a New York-set fable-cum-psycho-thriller from writer-director Aaron Schimberg, is the type of relentlessly bleak movie that conflates suffering with depth. Almost all of that suffering is borne by Edward (Sebastian Stan), a loner in a damp New York apartment building isolated by a genetic physical disfigurement (Stan wears prosthetics) who wants to be an actor. Life is a parade of indignities for Edward: people either stare too long or avert their eyes from his face. His ceiling leaks. The only acting gig…

Esports fan engagement platform Stan on Tuesday said it had raised $2.7 million in a funding round. The round saw participation from the likes of web3 firm Aptos Labs as well as early-stage venture firms like Pix Capital, Maelstrom Fund, GFR Fund, CoinDCX Ventures, Climber Capital, TDV Partners and Coinswitch Ventures. The company did not disclose the valuation at which the funding was raised.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT Technology Leadership and…

"The Atlas Artist Edition Vol. 1: Joe Maneely" is the latest addition to the publisher's Marvel Atlas Comic Library series, which plans to release five volumes a year. The collection launched in 2023 with "Adventures Into Terror Vol. 1," featuring stories by Gene Colan, Basil Wolverton, Don Rico, George Tuska, Carl Burgos, Mike Sekowsky, and Maneely. Our exclusive preview is of "Back From The Dead" by Stan Lee and Maneely. The story, originally printed in "Suspense" #24 by Atlas Comics in 1952, features a…

Doja Cat called out Stan Twitter during an interview with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden that aired on Thursday, telling the radio host that her disdain for the extremely online pop culture subsection of the site was the inspiration of her Scarlet song “Fuck the Girls.” “It’s me saying fuck Stan Twitter,” Doja said. “There’s that obsessiveness behind it, all the malice towards women in Stan culture. The condescending-ness of people being like, ‘mother, oh my god, queen, mother.,’ and expecting them to give and deliver…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe first pictures of Sebastian Stan playing a young Donald Trump in a new film by Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi have been released.As reported last week, the cast of the upcoming movie will also include Succession’s Jeremy Strong as Trump’s mentor Roy Cohn and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’s Maria Bakalova as Trump’s first wife, Ivana.Thought to be titled The Apprentice, Abbasi’s film…

In 2017, John Semper Jr., the head writer of the "Spider-Man" animated series, paid tribute to Joan Lee after her passing. He explained that when planning Season 3 and how to introduce Madame Web's crucial role on the show, he always imagined Lee's voice for the character. "There was only one person I wanted to provide the voice for Madame Web — JOAN LEE, the wife of Stan Lee. I had known Joan and Stan for many years prior to this, and as I wrote the 'Madame Web' character, it was Joan's voice in my head…