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Eric Reads The News is a daily humor column which skewers politics, pop culture, celebrity, shade, and schadenfreude. . Beloveds, is there any bigger a quarantine mood than Audra McDonald (aka Theatre Beyoncé), Meryl Streep (Oscars Beyoncé) and Christine Baranski (Baranski Beyonské) dialing into a Zoom Happy Hour to belt at each other whilst wearing

Spoilers for Killing Eve season 3 episode 3, “Meetings Have Biscuits” below. It took 19 episodes, but Killing Eve finally gave the people what they really, really wanted: A kiss between Eve (Sandra Oh) and Villanelle (Jodie Comer). It’s a scene so surreal, I had to rewind twice to make sure it wasn’t a dream

Spoilers for Outlander season 5 episode 10, “Mercy Shall Follow Me,” below. Tonight’s Outlander ends with a gunshot, a hard-fought conclusion to one of the saga’s most harrowing chapters. Its target is Stephen Bonnet (Ed Speleers), the pirate responsible for much of clan Fraser’s suffering in the last two seasons. Its source is Brianna (Sophie

Tibrina HobsonGetty Images Nothing provides more joy during this pandemic than seeing the people on the front lines with smiles on their faces. Thanks to TikTok, healthcare professionals have the chance to let off a little steam while they are dealing with a heartbreaking crisis. Selena Gomez found a video of two nurses dancing to

Francesca Farago and Harry Jowsey, who easily stole the spotlight in the Netflix reality series Too Hot to Handle, are still happily together. They’re talking about marriage and babies and are already planning an epic reunion for after their quarantine—which they are doing separately—ends. Things might be all happily ever after right now, but before

On Monday Chris Pratt publicly announced his engagement to Katherine Schwarzenegger, his girlfriend of nearly 9-months, to the world via Instagram. The engagement announcement comes over a year after Pratt and his ex-wife of eight years, Anna Faris, officially filed for divorce back in 2017. Though a speedy engagement is all the rage right now,

The phrase “cancel culture” might just be one of the few that defines the age in which we live. Especially now, people are at home, where they have only the comfort of their screens and the internet to get them through days of quarantine. Internet sleuths who might have already spent much of their time

DANIEL LEAL-OLIVASGetty Images Last fall, the Sussexes confirmed that Meghan would be taking legal action against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday. In an unprecedented statement about the media, the royal couple announced that a claim had been filed over “the misuse of private information, infringement of copyright and breach of the Data Protection

Little Fires Everywhere wants to do so much. It’s ostensibly about race and class and privilege. And motherhood. And work. Choices and lack thereof. Acceptance and lack thereof. It’s about sexuality and secrets. It’s about who’s to blame. It’s about the monsters we try to hide under our skin. You can make a masterpiece with

I had a dark moment at the beginning of my guilt-stricken Netflix binge of Too Hot To Handle when I thought, was this show scripted by an Oscar-nominated screenwriter? It arrived somewhere between Haley Cureton declaring she “literally [has] no idea” where Australia is and her confession that she doesn’t know what language her tattoo

Collage by Lizzie Gill (Images: Courtesy of Nasser Nouri, Salma Abdelaziz, Sebastiaan Knoops, and the author) I had always viewed becoming a mother as perhaps the least extraordinary thing a woman could do. This was not to say that I didn’t want to have children—I did very much—but I was wary of the consequences, of

Netflix’s new reality show Too Hot To Handle is all about abstaining from sex so, naturally, the producers invited a bondage expert to the island to spice things up. In episode 3 of the eight-part series, contestants found themselves in a very sexy Shibari lesson. Touted by the show’s guest sexologist Shan Boodram as an

First of all, let’s not forget that Sharron Townsend’s introduction on Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle, a show about sexy people banned from having sex, included the phrase “what I’m most proud of is my penis” and “I’m a feminist, yes.” Of all the cast members, Townsend, who’s from New Jersey, might have been the

What began as a gag in a Seinfeld episode (really) has turned into a cultural phenomenon: A bunch of hot singles forced to spend a month together but prohibited from touching themselves—or each other. That’s the premise of Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle, and if you’re looking for another round of sexy rule-breaking, a second

Prince Louis’s birthday is about to begin in the UK, and to kick the festivities off, Kate Middleton and Prince William shared several new photos of their youngest child on their Kensington Royal Instagram. Louis, who is turning two, appears finger painting to create rainbow artwork in support of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).

Anne Hathaway gave fans a little gift on her Instagram today, posting a photo of herself doing the viral #PillowChallenge while dressed like the Disney character that shot her into teen stardom: The Princess Diaries’ Mia Thermopolis. The first film, released in 2001, turns 19 years old this year, but Hathaway, 37, pretty expertly recreated

In the third episode of Mrs. America, the National Women’s Political Caucus heads to the 1972 Democratic National Convention, where Shirley Chisholm (Uzo Aduba) continues—and ultimately ends—her historic campaign for President of the United States. The convention is an important battleground for feminist activist Gloria Steinem (Rose Byrne), who has plans to force a vote

Here’s one thing I’ve learned while watching reality TV in my living room during a global pandemic: You really start to crave a beach vacation. Too Hot to Handle, the Neflix series about hot, horny people who are forbidden from sexual activity of any kind, dropped last Friday, and it definitely has a Love Island

Pascal Le SegretainGetty Images Princess Sofia of Sweden is helping healthcare workers take precautions amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to People, the princess has completed an intensive online training program and is now assisting the frontline effort at Sophiahemmet Hospital, of which she is the Honorary Chair. She isn’t the only one jumping in

Here’s a fun new game I’ve mastered in quarantine: Guess the voice of the cartoon character or show narrator. After close to 40 days of self-isolation, I got pretty good at identifying voices on TV and in movies. But Too Hot to Handle had me stumped. Desiree Burch in 2019. David M. BenettGetty Images I

Ryan Murphy, one of the most high-profile and prolific creators in Hollywood, is setting his next project in a world he knows well: show business. Murphy re-teamed with producers Ian Brennan (Glee, The Politician) and Janet Mock (Pose) for a Netflix series about old Hollywood—with a twist. Below, everything we know about the show, which

LUKAS COCHGetty Images For most people—especially in the digital age—a signature is a utilitarian tool, used after swiping a card at checkout or agreeing to a contract. But for the royal family, autographs are a big part of the job, whether they’re leaving their mark in a decades-old guestbook or adding a personal touch to

Spoilers for Too Hot to Handle below. When Matthew Smith met the rest of the cast of Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle, a show for horny people who aren’t allowed to have sex, they took one look at his long hair and called him “Jesus.” That might not be the most creative of nicknames, but

Chris JacksonGetty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made the move to Los Angeles from their home in Vancouver at some point last month. They reportedly “have been living in a secluded compound,” and there’s a reason why they made the move right now. Per TMZ, Meghan was the “driving force” behind the couple’s move