At the end of March, Lil Nas X released his controversial banger, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name”, the video of which sees him lap dance for the devil after sliding down a pole into hell (in PVC knee-high platforms). Now, the rapper has revealed the secret behind the song’s success: self-help books.
“I’ve spent quarantine doing a lot of internal learning, which has helped me a lot,” he told
GQ Style in his summer 2021 cover story. “It helped me create this moment.” This internal learning has come from what Lil Nas calls “self-discovery” books, including Keana Henson’s
HEADIE ONE
With Virgil Abloh seemingly on speed dial, the drill artist went for two fresh-off-the-runway Louis Vuitton looks for his appearance at the Brits. First showing up on the red carpet in a grey coat with monogram embroidery, he switched into a black tracksuit for his powerful performance of “Ain’t It Different” with AJ Tracey – using the moment to pay tribute to the key workers that kept the country going through the pandemic, shout out Marcus Rashford’s efforts to feed hungry, disadvantaged kids, and blast the demonisation of drill music in the mainstream media. The set was also designed by Abloh, and featured press cuttings highlighted with the colour of the Ghanaian flag. “Supporting next generation talent is part of my ethos,” said Abloh of the link-up. “Watching Headie One build his career in music while being a voice of the evolution makes his art practice important in contemporary art.”
God’s Creatures.
As reported by
Deadline, the film is set in an Irish fishing village and tells the story of a mother (played by Emily Watson) who lies to protect her son (Mescal), exploring the disastrous impact this lie has on her family and community.
The
Normal People star joins Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Marion O’Dwyer, and Toni O’Rourke in the cast, while Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer are directing – their first time taking on the role as a duo, after working together on 2015’s
The Fits. The screenplay is written by Shane Crowley, with Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly also collaborating on the story.
Pam & Tommy will revolve around the sex tape from the
Baywatch star and Mötley Crüe drummer’s honeymoon described in a statement as: “the first ever viral video in history” as well as their relationship, which saw them get married less than a week after they met in 1995.
Neither Anderson nor Lee are involved in the limited comedy series,
Variety reports. Craig Gillespie (the filmmaker behind
I, Tonya) will direct, with Dave Franco on board as an executive producer. A release date is yet to be confirmed.
Pamela Anderson herself is set to star, alongside Paris Hilton and Sky Ferreira, in the upcoming, pandemic-inspired thriller
The Crown’s Emma Corrin joining the cast earlier this year. Now, filming has officially begun in Brighton, where proceedings are proving (predictably) hard to keep under wraps.
In other words, the internet has been flooded with images of Harry Styles in uniform, portraying the titular policeman, Tom Burgess. Corrin (who plays a schoolteacher named Marion) has also been spotted on set, alongside David Dawson (AKA the film’s museum curator Patrick Hazelwood), while long lines of stans crowd the street, vying for a closer look.
Written by acclaimed screenwriter Ron Nyswaner and directed by Michael Grandage,
My Policeman revolves around the relationship of Tom and Marion, and how it is disrupted by a love affair between Tom and Patrick in the 1950s, when homosexuality was still illegal.