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Ratatouille: The TikTok MusicalTwitter TikTok really had its moment in 2020. We were all stuck in our homes, clicking through video after video just to laugh during that trash-heap of a year. Out of those many hours of collective time we all spent on TikTok, came something beautiful (besides all those takes on the “Four

There were a lot of weird things about this year’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve celebration in New York City’s Times Square, mostly having to do with the fact that there were only a few hundred people in the streets, compared to the one million who usually gather. But there was one shining beacon

2020 has altered everyone’s lives. The coronavirus pandemic forced much of the world into quarantine and the Black Lives Matter movement brought a much-needed reckoning on racial justice and police brutality. Many of ELLE’s best features of the year address those seismic events, illustrating just how deeply and profoundly women have been affected, while others

Nazanin Mandi was 15 years old when she auditioned for American Idol. A talented teenager who loved to sing and act, she still remembers the ad for the now-famous TV show flashing on the television in her suburban California home as she and her mother watched Fox Eleven News. “My mom was like, ‘You should

Spoilers for A Teacher “Episode 10” In the wake of the #MeToo movement and the vital conversations it sparked, onscreen depictions of sexual abuse have become both more widespread and more nuanced. Recent shows like I May Destroy You and Unbelievable center the psychological journey of the victim, while the newly released Promising Young Woman

In the new Netflix show Selena: The Series, star Christian Serratos emulates the titular Tejano artist to star-making effect. Everything, from Selena’s mannerisms and choreography to her famous sequined outfits, are recreated for the show, which is executive produced by Selena’s father Abraham Quintanilla and older sister Suzette. Those unfamiliar with the late musician (who

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, her new boyfriend and longtime friend, spent the holidays with her family in Rihanna’s home country of Barbados, and they definitely aren’t hiding their relationship anymore. For the first time since news broke of their dating, the two were photographed kissing on Monday. Rihanna wore a green dress, and the two

Spoilers for A Teacher “Episode 10” below. FX on Hulu’s unsettling miniseries A Teacher depicts a scenario that’s all too familiar to anyone who’s ever seen a teen drama. An attractive new teacher, Claire (Kate Mara) draws stares from her male students, and in particular from Eric (Nick Robinson). When the two run into each

Major spoilers for Promising Young Woman below. As satisfying as it is to watch a woman flip the script on sleazy guys at the bar and confront the people who enabled her friend’s rape, Promising Young Woman is more profoundly a devastating reflection of a woman consumed with grief. No scene in writer-director Emerald Fennell’s

Getty Images As creatures of comfort, we’re resurrecting ELLE.com’s Cozy Week. In order to armor ourselves for 2021, we’re prepping you during the hazy days between Christmas and NYE, covering all things sweatpants, bath goods, and all the feel-good content we deserve to close out the year. This year, nothing was as cozy as snuggling

I made a delightful discovery this week: There might be no better way to close the door on 2020 than by stuffing your face with Christmas cookies and bingeing eight straight episodes of a period drama by Shonda Rhimes. The steamy, lavish Regency-set Bridgerton—Rhimes’s first new scripted series as part of her massive deal with

TMZ reported in late March that the man Ariana Grande was seen making out with around Valentine’s Day is actually Los Angeles real estate agent Dalton Gomez, and he has been her new boyfriend for “several months,” according to the outlet’s Grande sources. People and E! independently reported the same news hours later: that Grande

This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kardashian family did not have their annual Christmas Eve bash for the first time in decades. But the family still gathered at Kourtney Kardashian’s home for a glamorous celebration; everyone dressed to the nines for the special night. Kim Kardashian went with a Grinch look, Kylie Jenner opted

Jennifer Lopez never fails to deliver on a look when it comes to a special occasion. On Christmas Eve, she gifted us with this Old Hollywood-esque, tiered red dress. “TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS … have a beautiful Christmas Eve everyone! ♥️♥️,” she posted. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to

No question, 2020 has been a rough year for pretty much everyone, but the tail end of August was particularly terrible for Taylour Paige. When we connect over Zoom, just three days after the world learned her Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom co-star Chadwick Boseman had died of colon cancer, Paige, understandably, is not quite sure

Netflix’s Never Have I Ever premiered on Netflix in late April and instantly became the must-watch of quarantine. It’s a coming-of-age comedy from co-creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher amd follows a first-generation Indian American girl growing up in Southern California. Eighteen-year-old Maitreyi Ramakrishnan plays our heroine Devi Vishwakumar, and will return for a second

In ELLE.com’s monthly series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between. This month we spoke with CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell, whose year-and-a-half long investigation into sexual assault within the U.S. military uncovered systemic failures and major missteps by leadership.