Zendaya at New York’s 2024 Met Gala, which marked the opening of the Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion exhibition.
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The Met Gala explored fashion’s complex relationship with nature and the passing of time.
Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid.
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In The Little Mermaid, audiences finally get to see Ariel in all her powerful, adventurous glory.
Guillermo del Toro poses backstage with his Oscar.
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Del Toro’s Pinocchio stands out because it couples existential issues with real-world historical catastrophes.
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Once upon a time, a king ruled a land untroubled by much. But then, one hot and smoky summer, everything started to change …