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Katy Perry steps out in a chic snakeskin ensemble for an event at Craig’s restaurant in Los Angeles on Friday night (May 21).

NEW YORK -- An incoming first-year student at Stanford University has been named the new National Youth Poet Laureate. Alexandra Huynh, 18, is a second-generation Vietnamese American from Sacramento, California, who sees poetry both as a means to self-expression and social justice.She was selected from among four regional finalists for a position first held by Amanda Gorman, who read at President Joe Biden's inauguration.

top left) will continue on with “American Idol” as an executive producer and consultant, Fremantle said on Thursday.“Trish’s leadership, endless creativity and contributions to Fremantle over the past decade are immeasurable,” Jennifer Mullin, the global CEO for Fremantle, said on Thursday. “She has an inspiring hunger to innovate, and I am delighted that she will stay on with us in her new role.

NEW YORK -- Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor's longtime writing partner and whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure in stand-up, has died. He was 79.Cassandra Williams, Mooney's publicist, said he died Wednesday morning at his home in Oakland, California, from a heart attack.Mooney's friendship and collaboration with Pryor began in 1968 and lasted until Pryor's death in 2005.

A$AP Rocky has said that both Rihanna and Morrissey have worked on his upcoming new album.The New York rapper is currently putting the finishing touches to ‘All Smiles’, which will be the follow-up to his 2018 album ‘Testing’.Speaking to GQ, Rocky explained that he recorded new music for ‘All Smiles’ last summer while on a cross-country trip of the US with Rihanna, who he is currently dating.

The name Halston is synonymous with American fashion and New York City nightlife during the disco era — now, the famed fashionista the subject of a new Netflix docu-series. Moulin Rouge star Ewan McGregor stars as the iconic designer in the Ryan Murphy-produced biopic, which follows the life of the eccentric fashion powerhouse. Before watching the new series, learn more about who Halston was.

Katy Perry is back with new music!

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The Strokes are set to play a virtual fundraiser for Maya Wiley, a Democratic candidate currently running for mayor of New York City.The band will perform and speak at the event, which is happening via Zoom on May 15, 7pm EST.

Variety special honoring female comedians, the return of Siesta Key, and The Hills: New Beginnings, plus the highly anticipated arrival of Amy Adams and Julianne Moore’s The Woman in the Window. See all the titles to earmark, below. American Ninja Warrior Women's Championship: Twelve of the show’s best female athletes will duke it out for a $50,000 prize.

EXCLUSIVE: First Look Media’s streaming platform Topic has acquired North American rights to David White’s New Zealand-set quirky comedy feature This Town. 

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese-American actor and rapper Victor Ma will star alongside Colin Firth in STXfilms and Tencent Pictures’ action comedy tentatively titled New York Will Eat You Alive. 

So… I guess we’re back? If you’re an American, chances are you’ve been vaxxed to the max already and or are probably awaiting your second dose which should come quickly. As we already noted, folks like Marvel are already flexing, welcoming audiences back to theaters and well, that means nature is healing, right? Cinema is healing too and with New York vowing to reopen fully on June 1, that probably means the rest of the country isn’t far behind.

When you look at the filmography of Justin Theroux, with solid performances in “The Leftovers,” “Mulholland Drive,” “American Psycho,” and his most recent series, “The Mosquito Coast,” there’s no denying his talent and star power. But even the most talented folks can bomb occasionally.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVA genius inventor who found a way to make ice from fire lives off the grid with his wife and two homeschooled children. They don’t have a television, they don’t have cell phones, they scavenge the dump for discarded items they can use, trade or sell because he is concerned about the rampant rate of American consumerism and the waste it generates.