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Favorite film shots from Summer since it's officially Fall (only by name, it's still too damn hot) May - Round1 Delta 3200 May - Round1 Delta 3200 June - Meri & Parker's Wedding!!! Lomo 400 June - Meri & Parker's Wedding!!! Lomo 400 June - Meri & Parker's Wedding!!! Ilford Delta 3200 June - Meri & Parker's Wedding!!! Ilford Delta 3200 June - my hair was long Ilford Delta 3200 August - Lexington Porta 800 August - Lexington Portra 800 August - Cincinnati Portra 800
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Chris Rock isn’t exactly who you remember him to be. He likes to take his time. “What am I trying to say?” he asks himself repeatedly in conversation, pausing to truly consider that question before continuing to speak. And he doesn’t speak at all on an empty stomach. “I don’t want to say something mean and get canceled,” Rock says more than once while reaching for a bite of a pastrami sandwich. Sure, it’s just a joke. But he’s also a celebrity whose friends over the years have included Dave Chappelle and Kanye West. He’s seen firsthand what can happen when you don’t eat your pastrami. That isn’t to say he’s shed the opinionated, incendiary persona that caught Eddie Murphy’s eye at a New York comedy club one night when Rock was just 19, leading to his being cast in Murphy’s “Beverly Hills Cop II” (1987) and later “Saturday Night Live” (1990-93). Rock was one of the few celebrities to publicly predict Donald Trump would win the 2016 election, and speaking about the president today, Rock says, “I’m not a fan. But it’s weird when somebody gets one thing right, and the one thing almost clears them of all their other sins. The news is fake. He got that right.” Photographs by Thea Traff @theatraff Story by Selome Hailu @selomeee Styling: Chloe Hartstein/The Wall Group @chloehartstein Grooming: Lisa Deveaux @llisadeveauxofficial Styling Credits Black look: Full Look: Louis Vuitton ; Shoes: Paul Smith ; Socks: Falke Red sweater look: Jacket & Pants: Gabriela Hearst; Sweater: Rag & Bone; Shoes: Paul Smith; Socks: Falke White look: Full Look: Brioni, Shoes: Paul Smith, Socks: Falke @louisvuitton, @paulsmithdesign, @falke, @gabrielahearst, @ragandbone, @brioni_official
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Holy. Cats. When I first dreamt up this story 14 years ago, if you had told me that one day I’d actually direct it, with incredible actors & a massive crew of highly capable creatives, and that its announcement would be a @variety exclusive, I’d
probably have flipped the everloving fuck out, like I’m doing right now!!! Thank you so much to the incredible @lizakoshy @deanwintersofficial and Brandon Alan Smith for their gorgeous performances, to @furtheradventuresmedia for believing in this project and being incredible production partners, to the nearly 30 cast & crew that worked so hard to make it a reality, to @variety & @selomeee for the amazing article, and to YOU!! For supporting me over the years, watching my videos, and giving me the platform to even do something like this in the first place. I cannot wait to show you what we made. I’m literally editing it right now!! Old Soul is about a body-hopping consciousness that wakes up in a new person every day - and has been doing so for millennia - who might have finally stumbled across a chance to connect with others in a meaningful way. And yes, there’s food in it! #shortfilm #indiefilm #alexa35 #panavision #nycproduction
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I’m not sure what makes this role perfect for me: playing a woman riddled with anxiety or playing a woman who talks to inanimate objects. Either way, I had the best time working with the entire cast and crew! Thank you to casting director @leahmangum, producer @livechickens and of course, writer & director @mr_davidbickel for letting me bring Nessa ‘To Life.’ And special thank you to everyone who helped bring this ‘To Life’ (okay, I’ll stop).
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Jeff Probst. Mark Burnett. Editor (since S1) Brian Barefoot. Cirie Fields. Mike White. Christian Hubicki. Ozzy Lusth. Rizo Velovic. Angelina Keeley. Rob Cesternino. Parvati Shallow
 and then some. @selomeee and I did a ton of interviews for @variety’s Survivor cover story — about past, present and future. From editing rumors and casting chatter to new/old era debates and the story of an actual lion on camp
 nothing was off limits. A sneak peek: “Some of the true miserable people that were in earlier seasons, if you’re looking for them, they’re on other shows. Go watch that show,” Probst says. “I think the reason ‘Survivor’ lasts is because we are telling stories that are generally positive. It’s a vicious game. But it doesn’t mean you have to be an asshole to play it.” By the numbers: In the last 25 years, #Survivor has been consumed for more than 700 billion minutes; in the past four years alone, it’s earned CBS $273.3 million. Currently, episodes are averaging nearly 10 million viewers after 35 days of streaming. #Survivor50
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K-Pop Demon Hunters’ REI AMI and Ken Jeong are set to reunite as stars of Discovery Channel Shark Week special “KPop Shark Heroes” coming late this July! đŸ–€ Article by Salome Hailu for Variety đŸ–€ Photos via Getty Images for the 2025 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Following the undeniable and explosive success of Heated Rivalry, I was reflecting on the reception and virality that queer stories get and deserve. Not only are queer stories pushed aside, they are seen as taboo. Even Heated Rivalry is seen as a porno by some, instead of a beautiful story exploring shame and fame. I’d argue if Heated Rivalry was straight it would never be labeled that. What in the actual f!&k is the entertainment industry doing when we clearly LOVED IT
 A vibrant Y2K aesthetic moodboard title card for "media diaries #18" exploring "THE OBSESSION WITH QUEER MEDIA:" with a surreal smartphone graphic and retro glitch art.
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Rachel Zegler covers Variety The New York Issue đŸ–€đŸŒžđŸŠ‹ Published back on October of 2024 story: Selome Hailu, Katcy Stephan photography: OK McCausland hair: David Von Cannon makeup: Kale Teter nails: Maki Sakamoto #rachelzegler #variety #romeoandjuliet #thenewyorkissue #julietcapulet
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#SabrinaBrier on going viral for the first time: “It’s like a drug.” “It’s like dating. Just don’t think about it.” Variety’s Next Generation Entertainment Podcast Brunch at #SXSW is presented by @madebygoogle.
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I love that ya’ll are loving The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins! We are making numbers all thanks to each and every one of you. Keep on laughing everyone! Read more of the @Variety article by @selomeee the link in my bio!
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Our SXSW issue cover star Keke Palmer saw box office success with her first leading role in a major studio release, starring in Jordan Peele’s “Nope” in 2022. Between that film, “One of Them Days” and now “I Love Boosters,” a sci-fi comedy directed by Boots Riley that opens SXSW, Palmer has spent the past four years proving her merits as a leading lady — both with her acting chops and with her potential to help guide the entertainment industry into the future. CREDITS Photographs by OK McCausland @ok__mccausland Story by Selome Hailu @selomeee Styling: Jason Rembert @jasonrembert Fashion Assistant: Wilton White @ww.ilt Makeup: Renee Sanganoo/The Only Agency @reneemadeulook Hair: Ann Jones Cover Hat: Sarah Sokol Millinery: Necklace: Chopard @sarahsokolmillinery @chopard Red dress look Dress: Carolina Herrera; Shoes: Jimmy Choo; Earrings and ring: Van Cleef & Arpels; Bracelets: Cartier @carolinaherrera @jimmychoo @vancleefarpels @cartier Sequin jacket look Full Look: Thom Browne; Earrings: Wempe @thombrowne @wempe_us Long dress with hood Dress: Gabriella Hearst; Shoes; Paul Andrew; Necklace: Van Cleef & Arpels; Bracelets: Cartier @gabrielahearst @paulandrew @vancleefarpels @cartier Gold top look Top and Skirt: Versace; Shoes: Paul Andrew; Earrings and necklace: Mikimoto; Ring: Boucheron; Bracelets: Cartier @versace @paulandrew @official_mikimoto @boucheron @cartier
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Years before she played a booster, Keke Palmer was a hustler. Raised in a small suburb in Illinois, Palmer says choosing the path of a kid entertainer “became a way out” for her family. Her early success made her the breadwinner for her parents and siblings when she was still a tween, which was both a relief and an otherworldly burden. “Being a kid entertainer on networks such as Disney and Nickelodeon, there’s no machinery more dehumanizing than that, and I say ‘dehumanizing’ completely without sadness,” she says. “It’s just — you’re a product.” This mentality stayed intact as Palmer got older and built enough wealth to rest assured that her loved ones wouldn’t ever struggle again. “Once you see the difference between poverty and not poverty, you’re not going to go back. Even if you’re tired,” she continues. “And once you know you have the capacity, you just keep on taking on shit.” Until she neared her 30s, she almost never took breaks: “And I realized in the last couple of years what that meant and what it cost me.” Her latest film, “I Love Boosters,” is a revolutionary tale that follows a group of shoplifters who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven (played by Demi Moore). The director, Boots Riley, is a self-described communist. He built the film around his philosophy that the working class should democratically control the wealth they create. “We believe in democracy and people being owed freedoms,” Palmer says, “even though we don’t get them because of systems we were born into.” Now, with her three-year-old son Leodis Jackson, the superstar has a new perspective on life. “Before my son, I would think about life in terms of outcomes,” she concluded. [Now], I’m gonna do what feels right and what feels in alignment with me, as opposed to what I think I’m supposed to do. That, to me, is what having integrity and true faith is.” –– Photographs: @ok__mccausland Styling: @jasonrembert Fashion Assistant: @ww.ilt Makeup: @reneemadeulook/The Only Agency Hair: Ann Jones COVER: Hat: @sarahsokolmillinery Necklace: @chopard
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