The best and worst moments from the 2019 Oscars

Click through for a look at the highs and lows from this year’s Oscars. It was funny, refreshing, and genuinely delightful. It was over too soon. Ed Herrera via Getty Images; VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images; Craig Sjodin via Getty Images Perhaps even Bohemian Rhapsody given that the nominated film about them bears that name. Similarly, Adam Lambert is a fantastic frontman with impressive powerhouse vocals. See: his Twitter feed. Kevin Winter/Getty Images...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · William Barnes

The best books about vacations gone awry

In literature, its often the time for murder, mayhem, and life-changing family drama. Read on for some of our favorite books where a getaway doesnt go quite as planned. Instead, new secrets and old wounds follow them from Manhattan and come to light on their vacation. Vintage Books; Riverhead Books; Penguin As the title suggests, the past of their upbringing catches up with them on their final getaway. The Harder They Come,by T....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Jessica Johnson

The best comics of 2017

Best Comics of 2017 2017 was an amazing year for comics. But here are some of EW’s 2017 favorites, in a variety of different categories. Like seemingly everyone else in 2017, Scott Free now feels adrift in his own life. Fantagraphics; DC Comics; Image Comics Maybe the universe is just evil. Kirby comics remain influential for their kinetic action, but Gerads took the opposite approach. With nine-panel pages, there isnt much room for Kirby-style brawls....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Kristina Morris

The best comics of 2018

Christian Holub OrderMonstress volume 3: Havenhere. Buy issues ofThe New Worldonlinehere, or pre-order the upcoming collected editionhere. ButMister Miracle #12gives us something better. Image Comics; Marvel; Image Comics; Dark Horse; DC; Marvel “Darkseid Is,” “Yeah, I know, but we are too.” Chancellor Agard BuyMister Miracle #12here. Buy issues ofBlack Pantherhere, andCaptain Americahere. Image Comics Pre-order the collected editionshereandhere. The images will linger on in your nightmares. Buy issues ofThe Dreaminghere....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Jessica Cohen

The best debut novels of 2017

If you choose links we provide, we may receive compensation. Penguin Random House; Grove Atlantic; Henry Holt and Company; Knopf Doubleday; Little Brown and Company Penguin Random House Harper Collins Henry Holt and Company Algonquin Books Random House Penguin Random House Henry Holt and Co. Knopf Doubleday Little Brown and Company Grove Atlantic Knopf Catapult Lenny Penguin Random House

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Jennifer Ortega

The best games of 2018

Burying his chained blades a symbol of a savage history the antihero faced his biggest battle yet: fatherhood. Kratos will never be the same and neither will the series. Nick Romano 2. Ubisoft; Sony Interactive Entertainment; Rockstar Games; Square Enix; Nintendo; Sony Interactive Entertainment Evan Lewis 3. Marvel’s Spider-Man It’s all in the swing; no swing and Spider-Man falls flat. Luckily, the team at Insomniac Games perfected the webslinger’s aerial acrobatics for this sprawling PlayStation 4 release....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Elizabeth Gray

The best girl gangs of summer 2018 movies

Ladies Only Summer 2018’s movie’s are as varied as the alphabet Rom-coms! but one thing that they have in common is a plethora of female friendships to envy. Ahead, the best girl gangs from the season’s cinematic fare. Jonathan Prime/Universal Pictures The final product was exactly what we were hoping for: White wine! We’ll never look at a glass of Chardonnay the same way again. The heist-masters ofOcean’s 8 George Clooney and Matt Damon: Meet your match....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Jordan Hester

The best graphic novels of 2018

Here we recognize our eight favorites. We love this one for its imaginative historical sketchings, and its melancholy undertones. Chaboute’s internationally best-selling French novel uses engrossing black-and-white illustrations for a masterful, darkly funny meditation on loneliness. Liveright; Macmillan; First Second; Gallery 13; Drawn and Quarterly; Penguin Random House Bad Friends, by Ancco Stark, devastating, and intimate in equal measure. Small executes his arc through raw, detailed facial expressions. It’s a sweeping queer romance told in Walden’s signature style....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Linda Salazar

The best LGBTQ anthems of all time

Queen “Somebody to Love” This ’70s rock jam has a long history in the resistance. George Michael “Freedom! But also, it’s just plain fun to sing"Freeeeeedoooommmmm!” EMI/Elektra Britney Spears “Work B**ch!” It’s not the most eloquent of tributes, but do we love B. any less for it? We come for the bass-pumping, not the inspirational speeches. Columbia It’s also damn catchy. Diana Ross “I’m Coming Out” File this under “Duh.”...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Madison Clark

The best Met Gala bathroom selfies of Kylie Jenner, Brie Larson, and more

Why the bathroom you might ask? Because selfies (and all social media use) are technically banned at the Met Gala, perAnna Wintour. Elizabeth Chambers Another angle of the star-studded Kylie Jenner selfie this one courtesy of actress Elizabeth Chambers. Kylie jenner/Instagram Alexa Chung/Instagram Prabal Gurung/Instagram Elizabeth Chambers/Instagram Michelle Monaghan/Instagram

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 49 words · Laura Richmond

The best moments from the 2018 Tony Awards

It had both Groban and Bareilles jokingly asking, Why the hell is this eight times a week? while backed up by an ensemble of sea anemones culminating in a good old-fashioned kickline of the highest order. The inherently political play provoked many political statements from its winners. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Bonus points for Matthew Morrisons little nod toGleewhile introducing the performance as a former teacher. It’s no longer ‘Down with Trump,’ it’s F–K TRUMP....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Sarah Parker

The best moments from the 2019 SAG Awards

Geoffrey Owens' surprise appearance What a pleasant surprise! And, um, its actually worked out pretty well. Im Geoffrey Owens and I am an actor." TNT “You are a stunning filmmaker. I’m so lucky to be with you and to have done this film with you. Thank you for giving me the part! Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock You would have been in major trouble if you hadn’t!” It may never be more urgent to see the world through another persons eyes....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Joshua Gonzalez

The best performances at Coachella 2019

The set also included a new song from West called “Water.” Well, most of them anyway. Justin Timberlake wasn’t able to participate, but Grande ably sang his parts. Rich Fury/Getty Images The singers continued to flaunt their friendship on Sunday with a slew ofstage-mom momentsthroughout Lizzo’s performance. to make a surprise cameo. The set also acted as an unofficial kickoff for Blackpink’s first American tour, starting later this month. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Craig Zamora