The twisted story behind the Flaming Lips' psychedelicKing's Mouthartwork

Under the Cover is a column that reveals the stories behind album art. Then visitors began asking if there was a full-length release in the works to coincide with it all. The artwork goes hand-in-hand with the music, and is based on a tale that originated during the exhibit. Credit: Warner Records The tale Coyne imagined goes like this: A queen dies giving birth to a giant baby. With his mother dead and his dad out of the picture, the son automatically becomes king....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Adam Murphy

The ultimateQueer as Folkbinge guide

Youve marveled at theQueer as Folkreunion, and now its time to see what all the fuss is about. But buyer beware: A few spoilers abound. Were all his, Emmett. Showtime He loves us all, Ted professes after Emmett is almost scared straight. Its one of the most iconic scenes from the series. But in the parking lot, Justin is attacked with a bat by his one-time crush/current bully. Showtime Brian steps in to stop the attack, but Justin is severely injured and has to be hospitalized....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Jerry Calderon

The ultimateStar Warswatch guide beforeThe Last Jedicomes out

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. Here are some paths you could pick. The original trilogy is where it all began. Lucasfilm (3) The Phantom Menace was your first. Without Menace, the story is tighter, and the reveal for Lukes parentage is maintained. and cut down Jar Jar to just five lines. Lucasfilm (3) Not a fan of the prequels? Bonus: Vader is terrifying. Lucasfilm (3)...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · Christina Ferguson

The ultimateSuccessioninterview: Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, and Kieran Culkin talk to each other about stuff

Suddenly Culkin begins vigorously brushing pistachio detritus from his clothes. “We’re all our characters,” he notes with a smile. My wife asked me how was work, and I said, “Good! I think we have something here. [Everyone laughs] Total imposter syndrome! They knew exactly what they were doing. That episode where I broke my foot running up and down the street, stupidly. Yeah, the proxy call. Once that fuse was lit for me in episode 6, it never stopped for me again....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1129 words · Jasmine Nelson

The Umbrella Academy: Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá explain why it took 10 years to makeHotel Oblivion

The writer and artist tell EW about the long genesis of their new story. Plus, check out an exclusive preview of issue #2! Its a good time to be a fan ofThe Umbrella Academy. Credit: Martin Philbey/Redferns; J. R. Duran; Dark Horse Comics The release ofHotel Oblivion, however, marks almost 10 years since the lastUmbrella Academycomic. So what have Way and Ba been up to in the meantime? Aside from advising the upcoming TV adaptation, the answer is: A lot of life stuff....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Shannon Mcguire MD

The Umbrella Academystar discusses her surprise season 2 return

Warning: This article contains spoilers about season 2 ofThe Umbrella Academy. Season 2 ofThe Umbrella Academy, out now on Netflix, is different from season 1 in many ways. But one thing the two seasons do have in common is a villain. CHRISTOS KALOHORIDIS/NETFLIX It’s hard to keep a time-traveling spymaster down. Demoted in favor of a talking goldfish named A.J. Carmichael, the Handler has to claw back all the power and position she’s lost and more besides....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 760 words · Barry Watts

The Umbrella Academystar talks joining the family for season 2

Warning: This article contains spoilers about season 2 ofThe Umbrella Academy. As it turns out, though, Lila is more than just a random 60s woman crossing Diegos path. So then he becomes this person that she gets feelings for accidentally because of that reason. NETFLIX Its so much easier to lie from what you know, and she accidentally connects with him. I adored working with David, I really enjoyed the banter scenes that Lila and Diego had....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Sarah Rowe

The Umbrella Academystars break down emotional season 2 climax at FBI building

Warning: This article contains spoilers about season 2 ofThe Umbrella Academy. double-check you watch before continuing! Her Russian-sounding name drew extra suspicion during the Cold War, and she is taken in by the FBI. Christo Kalohoridis/Netflix In season one, he realized along with Klaus that he had this ability to become more corporeal. Every time I would see him, he would just start repeating things that I said to him....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Austin Riley

The Umbrella Academystars live up to their name in EW's season 2 portraits

“It allows him to be number one in a completely different environment,” explains Hopper. “He’s not as self-conscious about it,” Hopper says. “He says his body’s a temple, right? Evangelos Polychronopoulos/Neer Motion for EW He’s very meticulous in how he moves and all these things,” shares Castaneda. “Season 2 kind of breaks him.” “Her power is so tricky,” Raver-Lampman says of Allison’s persuasive voice. Evangelos Polychronopoulos/Neer Motion for EW “He creates a situation that he immediately wants to run away from,” Sheehan teases....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Sharon Owens

The Unicornstar Walton Goggins looks back at his roles of a lifetime

I want to see what thats like. But first, hes agreed to revisit many of the not-so-pleasant ones. Literally, my lines were Arf, arf, arf, arf. Prashant Gupta/FX 2.The Next Karate Kid(1994): Goggins auditioned to play the lead bad guy. It changed my life. It gave me a nest egg. Justin Lubin/NBC Go to Prague withMatt Damonand Doug Liman? Its one of the things Im most proud of in my life....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Jared Smith

The United States of Movies — 51 iconic films

EW picks the one film that best captures the spirit and story of each state. The beautiful, brutal Alaskan landscape takes center stage. But it tees up a tearjerker about fathers, sons, and the magic of the game. Illustration by Peter Oumanski for EW Oklahoma Oklahoma! The same is true of his first film: a hazy, bleak rehashing of the American dream. Washington Twilight(2008) The supernatural teen romance put the town of Forks on the map....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Jerry Andrade

The unreliable narrator is the biggest book trend of the decade

Good girls go to heaven. When female presidential candidates are labeled shrill or nasty or damningly, unconscionably persistent (nevertheless! They said men dont like to read about women, and women dont like women likethiswoman. Credit: Amazon Weve come a long way, but its important to have this vocabulary. Its dangerous to pretend women dont have anger. Its also not helpful to the cause to pretend that all these books are great literature....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Brandi Burton

The Vampire Diaries recap: Hunger (and) Games

(Im paraphrasing.) I mean, youmightwant someone stronger than him around to watch him. Instead, we saw Caroline with Bonnie after Abby stormed off because she could no longer feel her garden. Credit: Quantrell D.Colbert/The CW Witches have a connection to the earth. They can feel life and make dead plants bloom. But now Abbys lost it. (Did you notice Bonnie calls her mother Abby not mom when talking about her?)...

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1029 words · Steven Jordan