Project Runway’s tribunal of judges has, unlike many other aspects of the fashion industry, undergone no permanent alterations in the show’s ten seasons. Despite a network change (it aired on Bravo from 2004-2008 and has since run on Lifetime), myriad guest judges, and some really weird challenges (so, so many outfits made out of food), bubbly Heidi Klum, analytical Nina Garcia, and metaphorical Michael Kors (and sage mentor Tim Gunn) have remained as constant as Kors’ permatan. Read More...
A federal judge overturned a former New York City police officer’s conviction for plotting gruesome crimes against women Monday night, based on a lack of evidence.
Gilberto Valle — given the moniker “cannibal cop” — was found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape, kill, and then eat several women, including his wife, in 2013. His conviction was largely based on evidence found on fetish websites in which Valle openly discussed which women in his life would be easiest to kidnap and then butcher, sending online friends “blueprint” documents including real women’s names and photos. Read More...
The author of the Fifty Shades franchise Erika Mitchell, better known by her pen name E.L. James, has said that she remains confounded by the success of the books and films. The British author wrote the erotic romance trilogy “Fifty Shades of Grey,” “Fifty Shades Darker” and “Fifty Shades Freed,” which together sold some 165 million copies, and companion novels “Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian,” “Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian” and “Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian. Read More...