If anyone was trusting that Mike Johnson would cool his Christian nationalist jets now that he’s risen to Speaker of the House, that faith was misplaced. Johnson has been announced as the keynote speaker of a Dec. 5 gala of the National Association of Christian Lawmakers, hosted at the Museum …

Taika Waititi never had “direct a Marvel movie” on his bucket list. During an appearance on a new episode of the“SmartLess” podcast, the director revealed that his decision to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe and helm Thor: Ragnarok in 2017 was strictly a financial one. “You know what? I had …

The consumer appetite for mushrooms of all kinds, magic and otherwise, is booming and shows no signs of slowing down. The mini-economies generated by these different mushroom sectors are nothing short of staggering: • Psychedelic mushrooms, a.k.a. magic mushrooms: While exact estimates are (understandably) hard to come by, the American …

On Oct. 19, Asian-American SoCal resident Nancy Ng, 29, went kayaking on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. The excursion was part of a yoga retreat Ng was on, and included at least nine other participants, who rented kayaks from a local business and set out. It was the last time anyone …

At a record store in Denver in July, a well-intentioned fan yelled out during a break in Gracie Abrams’ short acoustic set: “Congrats on your Grammy nomination!” The only problem? “I-I don’t have a Grammy nomination,” Abrams responded kindly, part-confused and part-appreciative that her fans would manifest that for her. …

Love is patient, love is kind, love is messy and love can sometimes really fuck you up. On his confessional third studio album, Something to Give Each Other, Troye Sivan explores all the ways that love can be shared — and taken away — while offering a buoyant rallying cry …

Meet Me @ the Altar live on the road. Earlier this year, the three-piece band completed a headlining North American tour in support of their debut album Past // Present // Future. Then, Edith Victoria, Téa Campbell, and Ada Juarez packed up and headed out to win over audiences of …

Kelly Clarkson closed out a week of performances on The Kelly Clarkson Show with a dazzling rendition of “Magic” by Coldplay. The song first appeared on the band’s album Ghost Stories, released in 2014. Joined by her band Y’all, Clarkson added a soulful simmer to the record during the performance. …

The second Sasha Colby was cast on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15, she was already a frontrunner. The former Miss Continental was already deemed a legend within drag communities, but Colby’s star power reached a new level on Friday when she was crowned America’s Next Drag Superstar by RuPaul. She …

A hockey podcast has unexpectedly emerged as the top source for the most in-depth glimpse at what went down behind the scenes at Frank Ocean’s controversial Coachella performance. Empty Netters — which is hosted by former hockey players Dan and Chris Powers — prefaced its Western Conference playoffs preview episode …