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The beauty industry has its head up your butt

A quote long attributed to Catherine Deneuve is, “At a certain age, a woman must choose between her face and her ass.” Deneuve turns 82 this week, and while I’m certain both parts of her remain stunning, the premise of…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

MTV pulls the plug on key music channels after 40 years

MTV is pulling the plug on much of its global music television presence. Parent company Paramount Skydance announced last week that five of the network’s U.K. music channels — MTV Music, MTV ’80s, MTV ’90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“The Perfect Neighbor” crosses a line

Early in the Netflix true crime documentary, “The Perfect Neighbor,” an ongoing dispute between Susan Lorincz and her neighbors in an Ocala, Florida residential block is succinctly summarized by an unlikely participant: eight-year-old Afrika Owens. Afrika’s mother, 35-year-old Ajike “AJ”…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Diddy files appeal to overturn conviction and 4-year prison sentence

Sean “Diddy” Combs has officially launched a bid to overturn his conviction and four-year prison sentence, filing a notice of appeal to the Federal District Court in New York on Monday. The move sends the rapper and music mogul’s case…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Breaking the Deadlock” shows us what civil discourse could look like

Eddie Glaude Jr. slumps a bit as he rubs his forehead, the universal sign of being overwhelmed by the flood of partisan nonsense Aaron Tang fictionalizes in “Breaking the Deadlock: Truth Under Fire.” In the real world, Tang teaches law…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

The Louvre jewel heist needs a better explanation than greed

When news broke last Sunday morning that Paris’ Louvre museum had been the site of a jewel heist, social media greeted it with a measure of giddy excitement. In a relentlessly bleak media landscape, here was some good old-fashioned crime…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Rocky Horror” at 50: The “fab three” join “Everything Fab Four”

Just in time for the Halloween season, host Kenneth Womack is joined by original “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” cast members Barry Bostwick, Nell Campbell and Patricia Quinn (“the fab three”) to talk about the movie’s milestone anniversary and the…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Horror doesn’t need the Academy’s permission to matter

Dear reader, I’m delighted to tell you that, if you’ve ever been at a social function and had to hear someone utter the words, “Toni Collette should’ve been nominated for an Oscar for ‘Hereditary,’” you may be entitled to compensation.…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0