What Alicent Sent Rhaenyra on House of the Dragon

Warning: This post contains spoilers for House of the Dragon.

It’s a blink-and-you-miss-it moment in the Season 1 finale of House of the Dragon, but Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey, then Olivia Cooke) gifts Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock, then Emma D’Arcy) a page from a book that the two erstwhile friends discussed way back in Episode 1 of the sh…

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Why Do Cars Cost More Right Now-

Before the pandemic, Earl Stewart could count over 300 new cars sitting on the lot of his family’s Toyota dealership in South Florida on any single day. The high inventory meant customers could find the exact model and color they wanted for well below sticker price. But now, Stewart’s lot has just a fraction of the cars he had before, with inventory down to 31 as of Friday.

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Why Hong Kong Is Giving Away Half a Million Airline Tickets

Hong Kong will hand out 500,000 air tickets to bring in much-needed visitors as part of a global publicity campaign unveiled on Thursday.

The city’s leader John Lee announced the giveaway at the launch of the Hello Hong Kong campaign at a briefing, saying it was “probably the world’s biggest welcome ever.” Lee highlighted a number of events coming up including the …

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Why the U.S. Wants to Ban TikTok

The contentious debate over TikTok’s future reached a new peak on Wednesday after the Biden Administration threatened a nationwide ban on the popular video-sharing app unless its Chinese owner promised to sell its stake in the company, TikTok confirmed to TIME. The recent divestiture demand was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

The apparent ultimatum by the Committe…

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U.K. Museum Looks to Hire a Taylor Swift ‘Superfan Advisor’

The Victoria and Albert Museum (the V&A) in London is looking to hire a Taylor Swift superfan to advise on Swiftie fan culture. The V&A, named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, put out a job advertisement for five “superfan advisor” roles, including one that specializes in the fandom of Swift ahead of the European leg of her Eras tour, which will begin on May 9.

The oth…

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Brooke Shields on Being the Face of the 1980s

My cover shoot for TIME magazine was quick. I remember it was in the back room of a studio after a private showing for Valentino that he held for some of his more prominent clients. I wore one dress for that, and then I was whisked away to the shoot, put on a Valentino sweater, and posed for photographer Francesco Scavullo in front of a white sheet draped over a wooden table against a white wal…

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This Instagram Page Puts GOP Members in Drag

A new Instagram page is using AI to make parodies of Republicans attempting to push anti-LGBTQ+ bills.

The account, called @RuPublicans—a spin on name of the political party with a nod to the famed RuPaul–has gained nearly 100,000 followers in less than two weeks since its launch, going viral for its creative AI portraits of different Republicans in full drag.

Created …

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True Detective S4, Finale Explained

Warning: This post contains spoilers for the finale of True Detective: Night Country.

By the end of True Detective: Night Country, the season’s biggest mysteries have mostly been solved. But the show takes a whole lot of twists, turns, and (somewhat ambiguous) reveals to get to that point.

After a harrowing penultimate episode that saw Da…

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What to Know About Kevin Costner’s ‘Yellowstone’ Drama

As a lengthy gap between the first and second half of Yellowstone season 5 stretches ahead, drama surrounding Kevin Costner’s continued involvement with the show appears to be heating up.

In the wake of reports earlier this month that Yellowstone may end after its fifth season due to Costner’s alleged unwillingness to commit to a sufficient shoot schedule, Co…

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