“The Sunday Times,” Dunne wrote, “First of all, let me cut to the chase and say that Carrie never became my girlfriend. She knew, long before I did, that being lovers would diminish our possibilities.
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Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer In her 2020 memoir, Mariah Carey laid out her concept of time. “I live Christmas to Christmas, celebration to celebration, festive moment to festive moment, not counting my birthdays or ages,” she wrote in “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.” “Much to the chagrin of certain people.” But the singer-songwriter is quick to look back at certain moments that helped define her, time be damned, to reflect on those that shaped the person she’s become.
On her Audible Words + Music episode “Portrait of a Portrait,” available today, Carey thoroughly examines the songwriting process for “Portrait,” the closing song on her 2020 album “Caution.” Throughout the hour-plus experience, she speaks candidly of feeling stuck in a situation from which she can’t escape, and parses through how penning the song helped make sense of her situation. “I don’t know another word other than real for what that song ‘Portrait’ meant to me at that moment,” she says on the episode of the ballad, co-written with her musical director Daniel Moore. “I was completely isolated by myself and saying, let me get this off my chest and we’re going to end the album with this.
It’s still kind of a deep song to listen to.” Listeners who enter the Butterfly Lounge, as she refers to it, also get a treat in classic Mariah form: a newly recorded dance remix of “Portrait” with fresh vocals that clocks out at a hefty 15 minutes. “You know, it’s interesting. I did love making remixes and sometimes, we didn’t get a chance to do that,” Carey tells Variety.
“So I did the best I could and said, you know what? Today I want to do this remix. I want to make it the way I want to make it. Because that doesn’t always happen.” To honor the release of
.“The Sunday Times,” Dunne wrote, “First of all, let me cut to the chase and say that Carrie never became my girlfriend. She knew, long before I did, that being lovers would diminish our possibilities.
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Joe Otterson TV Reporter Sarah Snook has set her first TV starring role since the ending of “Succession.” Snook will star in the series “All Her Fault,” which has been greenlit at Peacock. The show is based on the novel of the same name by Andrea Mara. The official logline for the series states, “Marissa Irvine (Snook) arrives at 14 Arthur Avenue, expecting to pick up her young son Milo from his first playdate with a boy at his new school.
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Sarah Snook (Succession, Predestination) has set her next big project following the conclusion of HBO’s hit series Succession.
Prime Video has handed a series order to Young Sherlock, inspired by Andy Lane’s critically acclaimed Young Sherlock Holmes book series, starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin in the title role. Guy Ritchie is set to direct and executive produce the eight episode series, which will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Amazon Prime Video has ordered a series based on Andy Lane’s “Young Sherlock Holmes” novels with Hero Fiennes Tiffin set for the lead role, Variety has learned. Guy Ritchie is attached to direct and executive produce the eight-episode series. It will be a reunion for Ritchie and Tiffin, who recently worked together on the feature “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.” It is also the latest Sherlock Holmes project for Ritchie, as he previously directed two films about the famous detective starring Robert Downey Jr.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Musician James Blunt recently said at the Hay Festival in Wales (via People) that his close friend Carrie Fisher faced tremendous pressure to be thin for “Star Wars” when she reprised her iconic role of Princess Leia in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Fisher previously told Good Housekeeping U.K. in 2015 shortly before “The Force Awakens” opened in theaters that she lost 35 pounds for the movie.
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Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian are sharing their thoughts on Caitlyn Jenner’s comments, made during her docuseries released in November 2023. The two sisters opened up about the subject during the new season of Hulu’s ‘The Kardashians,’ where they revealed that they received a lot of attention and comments of concern from their loved ones after the docuseries was released.Khloe Kardashian debuts a new strawberry blonde hairstyleKim Kardashian wears Mariah Carey’s 90s Gucci dress: Who wore it best?Bianca Censori received lavish gift from Kanye West, but it was seemingly taken awayIn a confessional for season 5 of the reality series, Kim revealed that they got “so many text messages” asking if their feelings were “hurt.” However, when it comes to Kim, she has nothing but positive things to say about Caitlyn, despite her calling her a “calculated” person.“I had such a great stepdad who raised me,” Kim said.
22 Kids And Counting star Chloe Radford has opened up about her future family plans and has revealed that she’d like to have more children one day. The 28 year old, who is mum to one year old Mila, took to TikTok to discuss her plans to expand her brood and explained that “one day” she’d want to give Mila a brother or sister - though she’s in “no rush” to do so at the moment. As she engaged with her followers on the app, one fan asked: “Would you have any more babies?” to which the TV personality gave her candid response.
Perhaps the best thing to come out of 2024 so far is the Girls Aloud reunion. Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts have reunited for a nostalgia-packed UK and Ireland tour, which sees them treat 30 different locations to some of their greatest hits. We've seen clips of the shows and it's got as much glitter and glamour as you'd expect from the iconic girl band, but what we didn't expect to see were the beauty transformations – particularly Cheryl's.The former X-Factor judge has kept a relatively low profile in recent years, but she's proving on this tour that she's still got her style credentials.
Lenny Kravitz is headed to Las Vegas!
Apparently, it’s really difficult to shoot a ‘Mad Max’ film. Just yesterday, we shared a story about Anya Taylor-Joy describing her experience shooting “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” And now, we have yet another wrinkle in the previously known clash on the set of “Mad Max: Fury Road.” READ MORE: ‘Furiosa’ Star Anya Taylor-Joy Talks Difficulty Behind The Scenes: “I’ve Never Been More Alone” In a new interview with The Telegraph, filmmaker George Miller offered his insight in the apparent war between Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy.
All these years, there’s been a haunting, tragic story behind the glamour. And now Cindy Crawford is opening up about the emotional scars left by the death of her little brother so many years ago.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director With his “Mad Max: Fury Road” prequel movie “Furiosa” gearing up for both its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and its theatrical release later this month, director George Miller recently spoke to The Telegraph and reflected on the notorious feud that broke out between stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron during the grueling “Fury Road” production. Miller said at the center of the feud was the simple fact that “they were just two very different performers.” “Tom has a damage to him but also a brilliance that comes with it, and whatever was going on with him at the time, he had to be coaxed out of his trailer,” Miller said, more or less confirming reports that Hardy’s tardiness drew a wedge between him and his-costar.
This Morning regular Sam Rubin has tragically passed away at the age of 64. The ITV show's Hollywood correspondent reportedly suffered a heart attack following an early Friday morning news segment, as revealed by a source to Variety.TMZ reports that he was urgently taken to a Los Angeles hospital where he experienced full cardiac arrest. Just yesterday, May 9, Sam was presenting on air for Los Angeles TV channel KTLA, where he had been a staple since 1991.