Visits: 38 Some fans were left frustrated after a much-hyped event failed to handle the digital crowds. Isobel Bushell, 19, knew Fortnite’s Big Bang event was going to be popular. The live event, hosted Saturday by Epic Games, promised to …
A Harvard Professor Prepares to Teach a New Subject: Taylor Swift
Visits: 34 Swift-inspired classes are sweeping colleges across the country. The syllabus is much like what one might expect from an undergraduate English course, with texts by William Wordsworth, Willa Cather and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. But there is one name …
‘Eras’ Comes to the Big Screen, a Day Ahead of Schedule
Visits: 42 Many Swifties had bought their weekend tickets when the pop star made her announcement the movie would come out a day early, but fans still showed up for souvenirs, selfies and a chance to be first. Sparkles, cowgirl …
The Shows May Be Over. But John Mayer’s ‘Guitar Face’ Lives On.
Visits: 23 For some fans of Dead & Company, which just finished its Final Tour, the faces made by John Mayer while performing are almost as memorable as the music. During the final show of Dead & Company’s so-called Final …
Why You Can’t Stop Reading About Sofia Vergara’s Split
Visits: 27 When celebrities break up, we can’t get enough of it. Should we care? Probably not. But heartbreak might be the most relatable thing about the stars. Marilyn and Joe. Brad and Jennifer. Brad and Angelina. Elizabeth and Richard. …
Yes, Shaun Cassidy Is Still Dreamy
Visits: 21 A fan finds herself in a backstage hug, decades after she kissed her poster of the onetime teen idol. I was approaching the George Washington Bridge when my friend Lynn fired a text into the Shaun Squad group …
What Would You Do for a Taylor Swift Sweatshirt?
Visits: 25 TAMPA, Fla. — Did you hear about the women who hid all night underneath the truck? Rumors were flying outside the Raymond James Stadium more than 36 hours before Taylor Swift took the stage of the 75,000-seat site …
Think You Know How ‘Succession’ Ends? Want to Bet?
Visits: 18 Viewers of the popular HBO drama are placing friendly wagers on who will succeed the media mogul Logan Roy. Buy-ins can go up to $200. Who will succeed the media mogul Logan Roy at Waystar Royco, the global …
Yoko Ono Fans Ring In Her 90th Birthday With a ’60s-Style Happening
Visits: 29 There was singing, dancing and bell ringing in Central Park for an artist who has lived long past the days when she was often vilified. At 90, Yoko Ono has outlasted her detractors, just as she more or …
Who’s Rooting for Whom at the Super Bowl?
Visits: 22 Kansas City and Philadelphia will have plenty of celebrities cheering them on. Stars — they’re nothing like us. Except some of them, like many of us, will tune in this weekend to watch the Kansas City Chiefs face …