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The activist and memoirist gives EW her pop culture favorites. My favorite book as a child Roll of Thunder Hear My Cryby Mildred Taylor. This book got my little rebel heart riled up as a kid. Credit: Dougal MacArthur; Flatiron Books It helped me understand better how and why injustice played out the way it did for Black folks. Tears of joy and pain and familiarity and catharsis. The first album I bought with my own money Tender Loverby Babyface....

Taron Egertonfainted on stage during the first night of hisWest Enddebut in Mike Bartlett’s 2009 play,Cock. Egerton’s understudy, Joel Harper-Jackson, stepped in and finished the remaining 15 minutes of the play. “I am completely fine. Taron Egerton is ‘completely fine’ after collapsing on a London stage.Isabel Infantes/PA Images via Getty Slightly sore neck and a bruised ego but I’m fine. So I’ll be back with a vengeance tomorrow night.” Thank you Joel....

Hodge got his peers going with his nearly perfect rendition ofKanye WestandJamie Foxxs 2005 hit Gold Digger. Im kind of ashamed, Hodge said when asked what his go-to karaoke song is before breaking into song. After a couple of verses, Erivo was met by roaring applause from the audience and her fellow honorees. Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images This is the best day of my life, Feldstein, who sat between Hodge and Erivo, said....

Here’s what you oughta know about Taskmaster’s comic book roots and how they changed for the MCU. Warning: Spoilers fromBlackWidoware discussed in this article. Growing up in the Bronx in New York City, he learned quickly of his mnemonic abilities. Cover of ‘Avengers’ #196.Marvel Comics He watches a cowboy show on TV and moments later can replicate the lasso moves. Tony sees, Tony does. He could’ve gone the way of heroism but reasoned there were more perks to being a supervillain....

The new Marvel series will debut on Disney+ August 17. The court now calls Jennifer Walters to the bench. One of her clients appears to beTim Roth’sEmil Blonsky, the villain of 2008’sIncredible Hulkmovie withEdward Norton. But Jennifer isn’t just defending superhuman clients; she’s one herself. “Your transformations are triggered by anger and fear,” Bruce tells her in the trailer, above. “Those are like the baseline of any woman just existing,” she retorts....

A cause of death was not disclosed. More recently, Kitaen appeared on several reality shows, includingBotchedandCelebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. Kitaen struggled with substance abuse for many years, and was charged with cocaine possession in 2006. Tawny Kitaen in 2018.Bobby Bank/Getty Images She was also charged with domestic violence for an incident with her ex-husband, former baseball pitcher Chuck Finley. The two were married from 1997 to 2002 and had two daughters, Wynter and Raine....

The longtime band member died unexpectedly in Bogota, Colombia. LongtimeFoo Fightersdrummer Taylor Hawkins has died at the age of 50 in Bogota, Colombia. The festival released a statement on Facebook confirming the band had pulled out due to Hawkins' passing. Taylor Hawkins performs with Foo Fighters.Steve Jennings/WireImage The Foo Fighters announced Hawkins' death on Friday via Twitter. “His musical spirit and infectious laugh will live on with all of us forever....

Sun’s out, fun’s out! Oh, I could not get enough of it." Huge Nick Hornby fan. Credit: Deborah Feingold And I loved, and I meanloved,the Zoe Kravitz adaptation[ofFidelity]. I could not believeit didn’t get picked up[for a second season]. I was so sad. Riverhead Books I thought it was fantastic." She trusted me to make my own decisions. Yeah, I don’t think being a fan ofNewsiesis a good entry point for that....

Swift revealed a track list, music video plans, and more for her next album. The songs include recordings withHaim,The National, and Bon Iver. We chose to wander deeper in," shewrote. Beth Garrabrant “I’ve never done this before. There was something different with folklore. In making it, I felt less like I was departing and more like I was returning.” Beth Garrabrant “I loved the escapism I found in these imaginary/not imaginary tales,” Swift continued....

TheTaylor Swift"banner curse" for the Los Angeles Kings has hopefully been brokenevermore. Back in October 2019,the banner was covered up during home gamesafter fan complaints. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/Shutterstock

“He is my co-writer on ‘Betty’ and ‘Exile,'” repliesTaylor Swiftwith deadpan precision. An unknown writer credited on the year’s biggest album? It must be an alias. Taylor Swift’s Entertainer of the Year cover reunites the pop star with her ‘Folklore’ photographer, Beth Garrabrant.Beth Garrabrant for EW Is he your brother? “He’s William Bowery,” says Swift with a smile. “Early in quarantine, I started watching lots of films,” she explains. The stories behind Swift’s 2020 album were further illuminated in Disney+‘sFolklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions....

Blake Lively directs Taylor Swift’s new music video featuring one of the singer’s best songs. The video marks Lively’s directorial debut, with theGossip Girlstar stepping behind the camera for the first time. The music video is the latest gift Swift has offered fans in celebration of her latest studio album re-release. Taylor Swift in her “I Bet You Think About Me” music video.Taylor Swift/YouTube And on Saturday, she appeared as the musical guest on NBC’sSaturday Night Livefor the fifth time....

The cast is for-evermore star-studded. Taylor Swifthas lined up her first film role since playing Bombalurina in 2019’sCats. The singer/songwriter/producer/actress/pop icon has joined the cast ofAmerican HustledirectorDavid O. Russell’supcoming film, EW has learned. Taylor Swift in ‘Cats’.Universal Pictures We’ll have to assume the role is purr-fect for Swift as she said yes to it. The project has a large cast, based on details onIMDB. Swift is no stranger to large ensembles....