From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Bon Iver, Gracie Abrams, and the National’s Aaron Dessner have released a new song, “Sold Out,” to benefit the gun violence prevention organization Everytown. Though Justin Vernon has often ...

One week before it caps off 2025 with the massive “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” Disney defined the box office weekend with Hollywood’s biggest hit of the year thus far with “Zootopia 2” and one of the worst ...

Disney’s “Zootopia 2” is set to take the No. 1 spot back from Universal/Blumhouse-Atomic Monster’s “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” with an estimated $26.5 million third weekend, all while becoming 2025’s ...

Movies are the great escape. “Optimistic endings, passionate romances,” sings the incarcerated dreamer of “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” who looks to old Hollywood movies as an oasis of beauty and faith.

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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani shared in a social media post he and his wife will move into Gracie Mansion, the historic home of the city's top leader along the East River. Mamdani, 34, ...

Quentin Tarantino has selected his top 20 movies of the 21st century, with Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down coming in first place and Lee Unkrich’s Toy Story 3 ranking second. The Oscar-winning director ...

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Cast: Dacre Montgomery, Bill Skarsgård, Colman Domingo, Al Pacino, Myha’la The true story behind Dead Man’s Wire was so compelling that it inspired Gus Van Sant to make his first feature film in seven ...

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