Inside the making of Zayn Malik's debut album,Mind of Mine

It was an auspicious beginning to his solo career. Not long after, however, Malay Ho entered the picture. I try not to be super non-judgmental, and nothing like that ever crossed my mind. I was more thinking, like, Why would he want to meet withme?' That was my impression, and it shows in the final product. Heres how the album came together, according to Ho. Ho describes a super creative, super free atmosphere between the two of them....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 249 words · Elizabeth White

Inside the Ridley Scott Oscar snub

Now, hell have to wait a little longer. Its painful, says one insider, who was around for a snub back in the 90s. You wonder if its personal. Credit: Giles Keyte And all those feelings get in the way of you celebrating your movie. So while personal relationships may be a factor, others things could also be at play. The writers and directors are smarter then the average Academy member, said one insider familiar with their inner-workings....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Lisa Robinson

Inside the room where Captain America: Civil War was born

fromCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. All of them recognize Cap, even in his civilian clothes, but nobody geeks out. Pretty soon, the elevator is packed, shoulder to shoulder. Credit: Michael Muller; Zade Rosenthal; Marvel As the doors close, someone says: Now hes going to beat all of us up. Evans laughs and turns around to break the taboo of no eye-contact. I think about that every time Im in one of these things, he says....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 830 words · Melanie Carey

Instagram launches #MyStory initiative celebrating women telling their own stories

It says something about the ways that they are telling stories and collaborating across platforms to do so. Not surprisingly,neither do the portrayalsof the female experience. Too often, you see one-dimensional characters. *Credit: instagram.com/codergirl_/* Fourteen-year-old Rowan Blanchard,outspoken feministand star ofGirl Meets World, co-hosted the event with Levine. I think its important for girls to recognize feminist issues because it directly affects them, Blanchard says. Oprah herself even got in on the Instagram action, sharing a video onOs account to announce the partnership....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Kristen Moore

Instagram Stories: Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Serena Williams help unveil new feature

Instagram Stories will be unveiled globally over the next few weeks on iOS and Android devices. Check out a preview of the new features functionality in the video below.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 29 words · Matthew Thomas

Instagram: Baby dressed as TV characters goes viral

A new mother is turning her infant daughters nap time into costumed play time. The look came together with two Eggo waffles placed in each hand and fake blood trickling from her nose. Couldnt believe we already had the perfect pink dress and Eggos at home for this #eleven look! Credit: Curtis Baker/Netflix; HBO; Mary Ellen Matthews she wrote in the caption of an adorablebehind-the-scenes Instagram videoof her dressing the very sleepy Joey in the costume....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Olivia Brown MD

InStyle Awards: Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoe Kravitz to be recognized

Awards season is heating up as more and more Oscar titles open every weekend, and for the fashion world, that means red carpet season is almost here. On Monday, EW sister publication InStyle will present a new event, the InStyle Awards, to celebrate InStyles new editorial franchise on Hollywoods best dressed and to honor the stars, stylists, trendsetters, and tastemakers both in front of the camera and behind the scenes whose style defines the red carpet....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Monica Banks

Into It Over It's Standards stream

When Evan Weiss set out to write Into It. Of all the records Ive done previously, this is my favorite one, Weiss tells EW. These songs are the most fully realized. Credit: Shervin Lainez Over It.s two previous albums, they had written most of the songs in Chicago studios. There was so much distraction, Weiss says when asked why they decided to retreat forStandards. The one-month experience left his creative process completely changed and recharged....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Charles Mccormick

Into the Badlands finale recap: Hand of Five Poisons

He delivers the head of someone hes hoping looks like M.K. to the River King in exchange for passage out of the Badlands. What isnt clear, though, is whether such a shoddy plan will actually work. Credit: James Minchin III/AMC That doesnt leave him with much time to inform Veil of the plan and get M.K. (maybe) on board, too, but its the best option he has. When Sunny goes to tell Veil about the plan, though, she throws a wrench right into it....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 505 words · Marie Howard

Into The Badlands premiere recap: The Fort

Bones crack and necks snap as Sunny kills for his Baron and protects a young boy with a secret. Because really,Into The Badlandshas no pretense about what it is. Its a martial arts show, for better and worse. Credit: Patti Perret/AMC Except theres one shackle thats open, one survivor who seems to have escaped. Using a spyglass he spots smoke in the distance. Thus, we get our first martial arts fight scene, and its pretty glorious....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Adam Erickson

Into The Badlands recap: Fist Like a Bullet

Sunny’s allegiance to Quinn is tested while M.K. has a run-in with the Widow. Is every episode ofInto The Badlandsgoing to open with a fight scene? Credit: Patti Perret/AMC The Widow wants to recruit people to go after Quinn, but everyone is reluctant or scared. Good help can be hard to find in the Badlands. Seriously, she takes them all down so easily. She stabs them about 17 times each before they even know whats happened....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 566 words · Rebecca Weber

Into The Badlands recap: Snake Creeps Down

Sunny captures Matilda, provoking an attack from the Widow, all while deciding what to do about M.K. Something about Snake Creeps Down feels like the calm before the storm. The episode starts with a dream sequence that sees Sunny training M.K. Credit: Patti Perret/AMC on top of the giant wall that protects Quinns fort. Sunny springs awake, the dream a clear manifestation of the decision still to be made about giving M....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Edward Khan

Into The Badlands recap: Two Tigers Subdue Dragons

The Barons are on the brink of war while Sunny works with M.K. to control his powers. She stumbles into the road in front of a jeep, screaming for help. Credit: James Minchin III/AMC It seems that just about every move made in this episode is to quicken Quinns downfall. That training leads to M.K. practicing on his own at night. When hes worried that hes not fast or strong enough, he contemplates cutting himself and enabling his powers....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Miranda Robinson