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Chris Pratt and Pope Leo Explore St. Peter’s Tomb in Trailer for Vatican Documentary ‘Discovering the Origins’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Iron Maiden Announce 2027 North American Tour Dates
Long-running British heavy metal titans Iron Maiden will return to North America for a third and final leg of their 50th anniversary “Run for Your Lives” tour. The band, which are 2026 Rock Roll Hall of Fame inductees, will conclude this leg with two festival headline performances at Sonic Temple and Boardwalk Rock. Bassist […]

Woman says she was left 'bewildered and confused' by alleged Russell Brand assault
The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault, all of which he denies.

David Surkamp, Pavlov’s Dog Singer, Dies at 73
David Surkamp, frontman for the long-running progressive-rock band Pavlov’s Dog, has died at age 73, according to a social media post on the band’s social media accounts. No cause of death was announced. While the band, which formed in St. Louis in the early 1970s, was not and arena-filling progressive rock group like Yes, Genesis […]

More Surprise Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Footage Reveals One Of The Coolest Moments From The Original
Dark Link was one of the top 10 highlights of the N64 classic

Lucky Daye on Creating His New Album ‘Aloud’ and Collaborating With Pusha T and Muni Long: ‘It’s About the Magic’
Lucky Daye is in a season of change. Ahead of the release of Aloud, out today, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter is settling into a new label home at Warner Records, working with a wider circle of collaborators and taking more control of his creative process. Even his look signals a shift: When Variety meets him for […]
‘Corruption to Go Around’: How Dems Are Preparing to Investigate Trump After the Midterms
Oversight Committee Democrats dished to Rolling Stone about their accountability wish list if the party retakes control of Congress