Pablo Cuadra/FilmMagicIn the forthcoming May 7 episode of David Duchovny’s Fail Better podcast, Ben Stiller unpacked what Zoolander 2 bombing did for him for better or worse.The 2016 movie tanked at the box office and was critically drubbed, which took a toll on him, Stiller says in the interview."It hurt," Stiller said, according to The Wrap.“I thought everybody wanted this, and then it’s like, Wow, I must have really f this up. Everybody didn’t go to it. And it s gotten these horrible reviews."Stiller adds, "It really freaked me out because I was like, I didn’t know [it] was that bad? "The director of the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder recalls, "What scared me the most on that one was l’m losing what I think what s funny, the questioning yourself,” he added. “It was definitely blindsiding to me. And it definitely affected me for a long time.”That said, there was a silver lining. "The wonderful thing that came out of that for m
Yuki Iwamura-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) It was maybe the most memorable moment so far in Donald Trump s case for "absolute presidential immunity" and it could come up again at the U.S. Supreme Court in historic arguments on Thursday.The arresting question: Could a commander in chief order SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival and not face criminal prosecution?His lawyer suggested he could, under certain circumstances.The exchange took place at the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington in January, where Trump took his immunity fight after the theory was flatly rejected by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing his federal election subversion case."I asked you a yes-or-no question," Judge Florence Pan said during the arguments. "Could a president who ordered SEAL Team 6 to assassinate a political rival [and] who was not impeached, would he be subject to criminal prosecution?""If he were impeached and convicted first," Trum
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) The overall number of births in the United States dropped in 2023 as teenage births reached a record low, according to new provisional federal data published early Thursday.In 2023, there were 3.59 million births recorded, a 2% decline from the 3.66 million recorded in 2022, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s National Center for Health Statistics.This follows what has been a general decline since the mid-2010s. Between 2015 and 2020, the number of births fell an average of 2% per year from 2015 to 2020, including a decline of 4% from 2019 to 2020.Births slightly rose, by 1%, from 2020 to 2021, and the number remained generally steady from 2021 to 2022, according to the report.By maternal age, provisional birth rates declined for several age groups including teenagers between ages 15 and 19. For this group, the rate in 2023 was 13.2 births per 1,000 females down 3% from the rate of 13.6 per 1,000 in 2022, a
Tourists visit San Marco Square on April 24, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) Peak summer travel season is fast approaching, and some cities abroad have already implemented fees in an attempt to protect popular destinations from potential damage from increased tourism.Bustling European cities from Barcelona to Amsterdam that get flooded with tourists, especially at historical hotspots during the high season, have used tourist taxes to help raise revenue without taxing local citizens.Now, the city of bridges is following in the footsteps of Spain, Greece and Germany, which have all utilized a similar fee-based approach, testing a new entry fee for any visitors who come to Venice just for the day.Earlier this year, the coastal city, known for it s lagoon, hand-blown glass and close proximity to the heart of Italy s popular Prosecco region, announced a new reservation system that would charge day trippers 5 euros to enter and enjoy Venice.With nea
Snap Stills/REX/ShutterstockJennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo and Judy Greer are celebrating 20 years of 13 Going on 30.On Tuesday, the stars of the beloved film reunited virtually to talk about the film and walk down memory lane."Twenty years," Garner wrote in the caption of the video, which was shared in a joint Instagram post. "We are three Boomers braving zoom because we want to thank you."In fact, the title of the Zoom read 13 Going on Boomer."To every person who has loved this movie along with us: Thank You," she added. "We see you, we appreciate you and we love you back. Forever thirty, flirty and thriving!"The actors talked about several things in the video, from certain scenes including the part in the film where they all dance to Michael Jackson s "Thriller" to the reaction over the years from fans who have shared their love for the film.For fans who know the significance of Razzles in the film,