The Trump administration on Friday pushed out Peter Marks [photo], the nation’s top vaccine regulator and an architect of the U.S. program to rapidly develop coronavirus vaccines, a move that comes as HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues his overhaul of the nation’s health and science agencies. Marks, who joined the Food and Drug Administration in 2012 and had overseen its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research since 2016, was offered the choice to resign or be fired. He opted to resign, with an effective departure date of April...

Pop icon Ariana Grande has released the deluxe version of her 2025 Grammy-nominated album . This deluxe edition, dubbed , includes five new tracks and an extended version of the intro track from . Written and produced by Grande, the pop star adds to her prolific lore with each lyric. Fans are getting a couple of love songs, some break-up bangers, and even some pointed lyrics at intrusive fans and media at large. Keep scrolling to read 's track-by-track review of Ariana Grande's . Grande completely changes the vibes on...

It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since the UK, and the world, was plunged into the darkness of the first Covid-induced national lockdown. That means, however, it has also been five years since the release of Dua Lipa‘s blockbuster sophomore album Future Nostalgia, a bona fide pop bible that many remember for being a bright spot during a deeply troubling time. The album saw the ‘New Rules’ singer level up to Main Pop Girl status, spawning a number of hit singles including ‘Don’t Start Now’, ‘Levitating’ and ‘Physical’....

The FBI said Monday it has launched a task force with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to investigate attacks targeting Tesla, the electric vehicle company headed by Trump administration DOGE chief Elon Musk. The announcement came hours after a bomb squad found multiple incendiary devices at a Tesla showroom in Austin, Texas, the same city where the company has its headquarters. Musk at a Tesla event on Thursday referenced the spate of vandalism on Tesla vehicles and sites. “If you read the news, it feels like, you...

Bad Bunny has caused quite a stir online with the reveal of his new campaign for Calvin Klein which has seen the star strip down to nothing but his tighty whiteys. The Puerto Rican artist has joined the great lineage of CK hunks which also includes the likes of Mark Wahlberg, Justin Bieber, Brandon Flynn, Maluma, Jacob Elordi, Shawn Mendes and Jeremy Allen White. “This has been in the works for some time now, seeing it finally come to life has been gratifying,” Bad Bunny commented on the campaign. “I’m...

The third season of the Prime Video fantasy series The Wheel of Time premieres on March 13 and things are about to change for fan favorite Maksim, played by actor Taylor Napier. The Rafe Judkins series, based on the books by Robert Jordan, follows the growing divisiveness in the Westlands. Season three is based primarily on the fourth book, The Shadow Rising. Napier stars along a global cast that includes Rosamund Pike, Josha Stradowski, Marcus Rutherford, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Daniel Henney, Zoë Robins, Madeleine Madden, Josha Stradowski, Hammed Animashaun, Donal Finn,...

The long awaited Glastonbury 2025 line-up has finally been unveiled – shocking many fans by the notable absence of stars like Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter who have been popping up on festival line-ups across the world. Also absent is the perennially rumoured Rihanna, leaving the Navy to once again say ‘Oh well, there’s always next year…’ In happier news however, the line-up does boast a number of stellar queer acts and our favourite main pop girls including Alanis Morissette, Charli xcx, Doechii, JADE, Olivia Rodrigo, Raye, Brandi Carlile, Self...

Paramount Global, the company that owns Paramount Pictures, as well as networks like BET, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, and CBS, has told its employees that it will change some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs going forward to comply with the Trump administration’s mandates, according to a report in Variety. The announcement comes at the same time that Paramount is seeking approval from the federal government to buy Skydance Media and as CBS News faces a lawsuit from Trump. Variety obtained a memo sent out from George Cheeks, Chris...

It's going to be total Mayhem in Rio de Janeiro! Lady Gaga has officially announced that she'll perform a massive free concert at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach in Brazil in May 2025. The concert, taking place on May 3, will also be broadcast live on Multishow and TV Globo starting at 9 p.m. BRT. Gaga's free Mayhem on the Beach concert will be open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. "It's a great honor to be asked to sing for Rio — for my whole career the...