Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today’s NYT Strands puzzle. If you’re reading this, you’re looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, […]

Continue Reading →

The film documents the occupation of Palestine’s Masafer Yatta village. The 2025 Academy Award for Documentary Feature Film was handed over to No Other Land, a political record keeping — and personal account — of the occupation and destruction of the West Bank village Masafer Yatta by Israeli Occupation Forces. Both of the film’s …

Continue Reading →

The controversial musical picks up Oscar gold. Zoe Saldaña has won her first Oscar, taking home the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez. The musical about a transgender Mexican cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) has been a controversial player this awards season. Upon release, it garnered backlash from <a href="https://www.autostraddle.com/emilia-perez-trans-review/" […]

Continue Reading →

The women honored the danger, glamour, and intrigue that has defined 007 for decades. The 2025 Oscars were already shaping up to be a night of unforgettable performances (hello, Wicked!) and stunning surprises, but no one could have predicted the electrifying James Bond tribute that would set the stage ablaze with women in blazing red […]

Continue Reading →

“We did not use AI to make this show.” When Conan O’Brien emerged onto the stage at the 2025 Oscars for his opening monologue, he did so in a rather unusual way: by crawling out of Demi Moore’s spine in a morbid homage to Best Picture nominee The Substance. How else was he supposed to […]

Continue Reading →