Pope gets an earful from Belgian king and abuse victims over scandals and failures to respond
On a brutal day for Pope Francis, the king of Belgium, its prime minister and the rector of the Catholic...
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Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, allows couples to wed starting in January
Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law Tuesday, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed.The law was published...
I Watched ‘Beetlejuice’ for the First Time. I Have Questions—14 of Them.
Warner Bros./Getty Images/Ringer illustration In preparation for ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ one intrepid—and fully adult—journalist decided it was finally time to watch...
How the 2024 Election Is All About Sex With Liz Plank
Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images Tara and Liz Plank discuss the enormous gender gap between voters in the 2024 election,...
Sid Did What He Damn Well Pleased
Ringer illustration Sid Eudy, a.k.a. Sid Vicious, Sid Justice, and Sycho Sid, 1960–2024 The 1992 Royal Rumble is best remembered...
UK looks to treat misogyny as extremist violence, raising free speech crackdown concerns
The United Kingdom is looking to treat some forms of misogyny as a form of extremism under the new government’s...
Project 2025 Co-Author Caught Admitting the Secret Conservative Plan to Ban Porn
“I actually never talk about our porn agenda,” said Russell Vought, a former top Trump administration official, in late July....
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Finale Breakdown: Has ‘House of the Dragon’ Spoiled Itself?
HBO/Ringer Illustration In the final Season 2 edition of our weekly ‘HotD’ deep dives, we investigate Daemon’s vision, free will...
‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 7 Mailbag: Which Came First, the Dragon or the Egg?
HBO/Ringer illustration Spoiler-free answers to questions raised by the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel’s penultimate installment of Season 2, including insights...
AI accusations mar UK election as candidate forced to defend authenticity: ‘I am a real person’
A candidate for the populist Reform UK Party in Britain had to defend himself after allegations that he was not...
South Korea’s top court issues landmark ruling recognizing some rights for same-sex couples
South Korea’s top court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual...
A Hater’s Guide to Ser Criston Cole
HBO/Ringer illustration The new hand of the king has bullied children, slept his way to the top, and alienated a...
The Nine Movie Roles—and TV Cameo—That Defined Donald Sutherland
Ringer illustration From his spellbinding ‘JFK’ scene to the trauma-horror of ‘Don’t Look Now’ to his ‘Simpsons’ cameo, these are...
Yorgos Lanthimos Isn’t Interested in Remaining Too Mainstream
Searchlight/Getty Images/Ringer illustration Just two months removed from winning four Oscars for his surprise hit ‘Poor Things,’ the Greek director...
A Canadian serial killer who brought victims to a pig farm is hospitalized after a prison assault
Convicted Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver...
