Posts by Sophie Clearwater
How ‘Evil Dead Burn’ Fits Into the Horror Franchise
Luciane Buchanan as Deadite Thya in Evil Dead Burn. —Warner Bros. Pictures Warning: This post contains spoilers for Evil Dead Burn, now in theaters. If you’re not a fan of seeing people get boiled alive, impaled with the metal poles of a car headrest, or stabbed by every sharp kitchen utensil that exists, then Evil…
Read MoreKathy Griffin, 65, Hard Launches New Romance With 22-Year-Old Boyfriend
Kristin Cavallari & Mark Estes One thing that’s not unwritten? The way Kristin felt about her 13-year age gap with ex-boyfriend Mark Estes. “Me dating a 24-year-old is not something that I was searching out,” The Hills alum said on a March 2024 episode of her podcast Let’s Be Honest. “It’s not something that I…
Read MoreThe Future Perfect’s Laura Young Makes the Case for Design as the Next Collecting Frontier
Founded by David Alhadeff in 2003, The Future Perfect is distinguished by its curatorial focus, which showcases studio-created works alongside one-of-a-kind pieces. Courtesy The Future Perfect The design auctions in June demonstrated the strength of a market that has continued to grow in both reach and value, particularly since the pandemic. Sotheby’s June Design Week…
Read MoreHow Big Brother Paid Tribute to Mickey Lee 7 Months After Her Death
The message concluded, “Mickey’s light, legacy, and impact will never be forgotten.” At the time, longtime Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves reflected on her brief friendship with Mickey. “Two months ago I interviewed Mickey Lee on God 101,” the former The Talk cohost wrote on Instagram. “That’s when she revealed to me that she was…
Read MoreWith ‘Remake,’ a Documentarian Maps the Shape of His Grief
Bits of other McElwee films, including Time Indefinite (1993) and Photographic Memory (2011), weave through Remake: This isn’t solely a movie about grief, but about the ways grief must fit into our lives. We learn a lot about McElwee not just as a dad, but as a person, a man who’d been married, divorced, and…
Read MoreThe FIFA World Cup and the Rise of Experience Rights
As A.I. makes digital content limitless, premium hospitality and live experiences are becoming the scarcest, and most valuable, assets in sports. Courtesy On Location Ask someone to name the best thing they have ever bought. Many people will mention a car, a watch, a home, or another meaningful purchase. Then ask a different question: What…
Read MoreEuropean Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into FIFA President Over U.S. Red Card Reversal
The Union of European Football Associations, the governing body of soccer in Europe, wrote in a statement that the reversal “crossed a red line,” calling it “unjustifiable.” “When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined,”…
Read MoreSun Valley’s Big Question: What Does Hollywood Need to Buy Next?
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav at the Sun Valley Lodge for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 7, 2026 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images It’s unnerving to think how hundreds of thousands of jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars are at the whims of chance meetings and golf…
Read MoreThe Bipartisan Housing Bill Is Set to Become Law, Despite Trump’s Refusal to Sign It
But the housing legislation, which was formally presented to Trump on June 29, is poised to become law anyway. Typically, if Congress is in session, a bill can become law 10 days—excluding Sundays—after it is presented to the President, even if the President doesn’t put their signature on it. For the housing package, that period…
Read MoreWhere to Watch the TIME100 Sports Gala Red Carpet Livestream
Clockwise from top left: LeBron James, Alysa Liu, Alex Morgan, Jalen Brunson, Jordan Chiles, Myles Garrett —Luke Hales—Getty Images; Matthew Stockman—Getty Images; Brad Smith—ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images; Juan Ocampo—NBAE/Getty Images; Etienne Laurent—Los Angeles Times/Getty Images; David Crane—MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News/Getty Images The most influential athletes, coaches, advocates, and investors in sports will gather in New…
Read MoreHistoric Bayeux Tapestry Returns to U.K. for First Time in Nearly 1,000 Years
For the first time in more than 900 years, the Bayeux Tapestry has returned to British soil. Transported from a secret location in France in a high-tech, climate-controlled container and under police escort, the tapestry arrived at London’s British Museum early Friday under the cover of darkness. Its arrival had been eagerly anticipated since French…
Read MoreCurator Samantha Katz’s Festival Blueprint for the Post-Spectatorship Era
Curator Samantha Katz, with her husband, the architect Alan Paukman. Photo: Taylor Hunter Curator Samantha Katz, who owns 1:1 Gallery with her husband, the architect Alan Paukman, didn’t necessarily set out to create an arts festival. What she wanted to do was shine a light on the lesser-known cultural output of her adopted city, New…
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