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Stewart's Cannes film with Quentin Dupieux isn't just a career pivot—it's a public rejection of the infrastructure that made her famous.
Seth Rogen pulled exactly zero punches when asked about the supposed threat of AI in Hollywood. The 2x Golden Globe winner called AI-generated content “stupid dog shit” and went as far as to say that people who use AI in their writing “shouldn’t be a writer,” while discussing his and wife Lauren Mil
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's Berkeley retrospective documents a legacy Asian American artists sustained for decades—institutions are just now catching up.
The Met pairs garments with paintings to argue fashion belongs in art history—but organizing by body type reveals how uncomfortable museums still are with the medium standing on its own terms.
BBC Culture says Euphoria 'has lost its zeitgeisty edge.' The real problem: the show spent so long in production that the cultural moment it captured no longer exists.
Heritage Auctions is selling Marilyn Monroe's handwritten poetry and personal artifacts for her centennial. The most commodified star in Hollywood is still being monetized through the privacy she never had.
YouTube's NewFronts pitch admitted what the creator economy already knew: brands trust individual creators more than they trust the platform.
Paramount's Avatar: Aang leaked online six months before release after someone allegedly emailed the full film to the wrong address. Pre-release piracy just proved it's a human problem, not a technical one.
Lauren Sánchez Bezos's Schiaparelli gown referenced Sargent's Madame X — the Met's own collection became her red carpet thesis defense.
Rachel Yabsley's street style photography from Sydney's Resort 2027 shows captures architectural silhouettes, masterful layering, and a fashion ecosystem that's stopped waiting for Paris to validate its choices.
The Michael Jackson estate spent up to $15 million removing child abuse allegations from the biopic's ending and replacing them with concert footage—legacy rehabilitation now has a price tag.
Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize are releasing a collaborative album next Friday with zero rollout — legacy acts are dropping music like streaming never happened.
The looks that dominate the Croisette still dictate who gets prestige campaign contracts for the rest of the year — and 2026's festival showed which houses know how to play the game.
Lindsay Lohan appeared at Disney's 2026 Upfronts in Ashi Studio Couture. When a studio brings you back after years of tabloid exile, the dress choice isn't just fashion—it's diplomacy.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens this fall in Los Angeles, organizing its collection by storytelling themes—adventure, childhood, love—instead of chronology or medium. It's the most Star Wars approach to curation imaginable.
Emma Chamberlain hand-painted her 2026 Met Gala Mugler gown over six weeks—turning influencer fashion into something that looks like craft, not just access.