The Mystery Woman at the Heart of an Unsolved Triple Murder

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Eighteen months before Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his brother carried out the Boston Marathon Bombing, Tamerlan murdered three young men in Waltham, Massachusetts on September 11, 2011. Tamerlan was a boxer, and his primary accomplice in the Waltham murders was a Chechen MMA fighter, Ibragim Todashev, he knew from the gym.

Together they pistol-whipped, hogtied, and tortured Brendan Mess, Raphael Teken, and Erik...

New ‘Mary & George’ Episode Has It All: Orgies, Murder, and Julianne Moore

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Any show with an episode that begins with an orgy and ends with a murder is my kind of show. As much as I adored all of the nefarious scheming that has come with the first two episodes of Mary & George, I didn’t expect things would take a lethal turn so quickly. Episode 3 is packed with story, and if you’re not paying attention, it might’ve been a bit difficult to keep up with the intricacies of Mary Villiers’ (Julianne Moore) plotting. But fear not, I come bearing details to...

Dakota Fanning’s Marge Is an Unexpectedly Perfect Villain for ‘Ripley’

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Like every adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, Netflix’s new rendition follows Thomas Ripley as he travels through Europe after murdering his friend Dickie Greenleaf and stealing his identity. This may be the second of two fantastic performances Andrew Scott has delivered in the last six months, but it’s Dakota Fanning’s turn as Marge Sherwood that shines in Netflix’s Ripley—in...

Republicans Just Found a Loophole to Answer Their Abysmal Fundraising

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After a bruising few months of humiliating reports, Donald Trump’s re-election team has finally produced a round of positive fundraising headlines, showing, they said, that the campaign and Republican National Committee’s abysmal donor woes were in the rearview.

Republicans had finally turned the corner, and they were back in the driver’s seat.

But a closer look at the numbers behind those numbers suggests that, once again,...

Meghan Markle Isn’t Alone: How the Super-Rich Fell in Love With Jam-Making

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Lord Anthony Ardee could tell Meghan Markle a thing or two about the fine art of making—and marketing—posh jam. Anthony is the 15th generation of his family to manage their estate, Kilruddery House near Dublin, Ireland, which boasts a thriving farm shop in the grounds of the house’s magnificent gardens, laid out in the 17th Century, which has been selling jam and other preserves for several years.

He told The Daily Beast: “Jam is not new, and we began making...

All the Reasons Why RFK Jr. Is Nothing Like His Father

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may come from a close-knit political family but a side-by-side comparison of him and his father Robert F. Kennedy Sr. shows how different they are.

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The Vampire Rules In Abigail (And How They Change The Horror Game) Explained

The horror movie Abigail was made by people who know their vampire lore, and therefore knew which rules to follow and which rules were worth breaking.

Scientology! Insurrection! Fired! The Real Housewives Are in Chaos

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Nepo Baby of the Week: Ronan Farrow’s Paternity Drama Returns

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These are two things I never thought I’d mash together in a sentence, but here goes nothing: RuPaul’s Drag Race and a Martin Scorsese biopic have come together to form a discourse supernova. At the center of it is Ronan Farrow, whose questionable paternity is suddenly relevant again. I’ll be the first to admit that usually, I’d want to avoid discussing something this tacky, but in this case, Ronan himself helped revive the discussion with...

Thanks to These Design-Forward Lockboxes, You Can Safely Stash Your Cannabis in Style

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To think back to a time before recreational weed was legal in many states, you’d have to rewind the clock to around 2012, when the first states, like Colorado and Washington, passed laws to legalize marijuana for recreational rather than only medicinal use. Back then, people often had to hide their stash, and some even opted to keep it under...

Taylor Swift’s PDA Video With Travis Kelce Shows Their True Alchemy

Taylor Swift's love for Travis Kelce doesn't seem to be ruining her life. The "Anti-Hero" singer gave fans a rare look inside her romance with the Kansas City Chiefs player on April 19, posting a...

Morgan Wallen Addresses Arrest Over Alleged Chair-Throwing Incident

Morgan Wallen is taking accountability in his arrest. Nearly two weeks after he was booked on reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct charges in Nashville for allegedly throwing a chair off...

Matty Healy's Aunt Shares His Reaction to Taylor Swift's TTPD

Matty Healy's reaction to The Tortured Poets Department has been entered into evidence. After Taylor Swift dropped her highly anticipated 11th studio album—as well as a surprise anthology—on April...

Taylor Swift Blasted For Saying She Wants to Live in 1830s in New Song

Taylor Swift's new album's already causing some controversy ... and, it ain't about an ex either -- it's all got to do with T-Swift's view of American history, including the ugly part. ???? The singer dropped "The Tortured Poet's Department" Friday…

Morgan Wallen Breaks Silence on Nashville Arrest, Chair Throwing

Morgan Wallen's speaking out about his arrest in Nashville ... saying he needed to make some mea culpas before he could put out a statement -- and adding, his tour will go on. The country star -- who cops arrested after he allegedly threw a chair…

New York AG Asks Judge to Reject Trump’s $175 Million Bond

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The New York Attorney General’s office has asked the judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud case to reject the $175 million bond he obtained to stave off even steeper fines.

In a 26-page filing signed by Attorney General Letitia James, lawyers for the state argued that Trump, the Trump Organization, and its top executives had failed to prove that the management of the bond met the “requirements of trustworthiness and competence,” and...

See the Clues in Taylor Swift & Post Malone’s "Fortnight" Music Video

Long live Taylor Swift and Post Malone making music together.  After all, the "Cruel Summer" singer and "White Iverson" rapper are a perfect pair in the music video for "Fortnight," the first...

Rolling Stone Writer Says Taylor Swift Is the 'Better Adele' After New Album

Adele fans are voicing their frustration with Rolling Stone after a writer for their German edition claimed Taylor Swift is the better artist between the two. As Taylor's new album, "The Tortured Poets Department," hit shelves and streaming…

Tori Spelling Reveals She Put On Diaper, Peed Her Pants While In Traffic

Tori Spelling is back at it with her bathroom TMI -- this time ... telling everybody about a time she peed her pants ... with none other than a freaking diaper to help soak it all up. Speaking on her 'MisSPELLING' podcast, the actress recounts a…

Alec Baldwin May Call Hannah Gutierrez-Reed as Witness During Trial

Alec Baldwin filed a witness list for his upcoming involuntary manslaughter trial, and it includes some "Rust" crew members -- like the recently imprisoned Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. The actor's attorneys submitted their list to the court Friday, and…