Jon and Dany Finally Hooked Up and Spawned the Funniest Game of Thrones Tweets Yet

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Season 7 of Game of Thrones. When the Game of Thrones producers promise that incest is coming, they aren’t messing around. Ever since Jon Snow (or shall I say Aegon Targaryen?) and Daenerys Targaryen met in the beginning of Season 7, there’s been some serious chemistry between the two,…

Blogger Danielle Bernstein’s New Clothing Collaboration Has Everything We Need for Fall

Fall’s chill has officially set in, which means it’s time to break out the cashmere and over-the-knee boots. And while no one gives us more autumnal fashion inspiration than our favorite bloggers, we don’t always have the funds of the world’s most stylish influencers to copy their looks.  Not to fret, as blogger Danielle Bernstein…

Welcome to the “New Arctic”: The Region “As We Once Knew It Is No More”

For many people in the Northern Hemisphere who celebrate Christmas, the iconic image is one of snow or a Santa Claus driving a sleigh through the snow driven by reindeer. Depending on which version of the Santa Claus story you read, his home is in the Arctic, possibly at the North Pole. Images of snowy…

Climate Refugees Need Global Protection–With or Without the U.S.

The United States’ abandonment of global migration and climate change agreements in the same year could be disastrous for climate refugees. When it comes to addressing the growing problem of climate change induced displacement, neither the UN’s Global Compact on Migration nor the Paris Climate Change agreement go far enough. With or without the support…

Not Even Orwell or Huxley Could Have Imagined 'Totalitarian' Threat Posed by Facebook and Google, Warns Soros

In addition to warning that U.S. President Donald Trump represents an immense “danger” to civilization, billionaire George Soros used the spotlight of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday to urge the international community to take seriously the threats posed by Facebook and Google, which he said could ultimately spawn “a web of…

Conflicts and Climate Change Fueling Rise in World Hunger

Armed conflicts and climate change are key factors being blamed for a rise in worldwide hunger—the first in over a decade, according to a new United Nations report. Malnutrition and food insecurity affected 815 million people around the world in 2016—up from 777 million the previous year. Many of the countries where people suffer the…

Emma Roberts Is a True Belieber—and She Wears Her Fandom Across Her Chest

We learned two key pieces of information about Emma Roberts today: 1. She shops at Forever 21. And 2. She’s a major Justin Bieber fan. Last August, the fast-fashion brand collaborated with the Biebs to create a line of affordable merch inspired by his Purpose tour. One of these items was a black muscle tee bearing the truest…

Warning Against 'Knee Jerk' Attack on Syria, Labour's Jeremy Corbyn Calls for Facts and Diplomacy Over Bombs

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn stood firmly against other European leaders on Tuesday as many appeared ready to follow President Donald Trump into battle, after Trump made overtures regarding a possible attack on Syria. Corbyn condemned the suspected use of a chemical weapon in the town of Douma, which killed at least 42 civilians…

Shonda Rhimes Is Leaving ABC and Heading to Netflix

Shonda Rhimes is officially leaving ABC for Netflix. The queen of Thursday night TV is taking her Shondaland production company to the streaming service, with a new multi-year deal that was announced on Sunday night. Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos lauded Rhimes as “one of the greatest storytellers in the history of television” in…

Emmy Rossum Directs in a Towel, Perfectly Captures Being a Woman in Hollywood

At first glance, Emmy Rossum’s latest Instagram post is funny: she’s directing an episode of Shameless wearing a towel. But the more we think about it, the more we can’t shake the feeling that it’s actually a gut-wrenching glimpse at a woman’s perpetual struggle to be taken seriously in Hollywood. “When you’re directing but also…