Saturday Star 2025-10-18

If you have managed to get through the first few gruesome and disturbing episodes of the new Ryan Murphy series Monster: The Ed Gein Story, you will gain insight into the schizophrenic disorder that plagued the notorious serial killer. True crime fans know Ed Gein as the “Plainfield Ghoul” whose horrific acts in the 1950s inspired famous fictional characters like Norman Bates in Psycho and Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Unfortunately, the portrayal of mental illness in the media, especially in true crime and horror, often causes harm. Think about movies like Split, where the main character has a “split personality”, a condition actually called Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), and is shown as a violent, evil person. When characters like this are constantly shown as villains, it creates…

Just when you thought life couldn’t get any weirder, here we are. Another bizarre trend has crawled out of Hollywood, and, of course, it’s thanks to none other than Kim Kardashian. At this point, I’m convinced celebrities are just sitting in boardrooms tossing cash at chaotic ideas for vibes. Kim, one of the biggest sex symbols of our generation, has officially launched hairy thongs. Yes. Hairy. Thongs. Skims, the shapewear/underwear/anything-goes brand she built on beige body stockings and nipples as marketing dropped its newest “innovation” this week. They posted a 70s-style video on Instagram asking the age-old question: “Does the carpet match the drapes?” Now, for anyone who doesn’t speak vintage innuendo: that line basically means, “Is your hair colour up top the same as your, uh... downstairs hair?” It’s…

Scroll through Instagram or TikTok and you’ll notice a pattern – flawless faces, sculpted features and captions that promise “natural” results. But behind the polished selfies and trending filters lies a growing shift: cosmetic surgery is no longer reserved for the rich, famous, or middle-aged. Increasingly, women under 30 are opting for procedures that once seemed unthinkable at their age – from baby Botox and lip fillers to mini facelifts and subtle nose jobs. Across the world, this beauty evolution is being shaped by social media, celebrity culture, and a new openness about surgical enhancement. The taboo is fading fast. The social media effect Social media has become a mirror and a magnifier of modern beauty ideals. Apps like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are filled with creators showing their “glow-up…

We’ve all been there, sitting on the couch, glass of wine in hand, scrolling through Netflix, thinking, I need something that’s a blend of Sex and the City, Big Little Lies, True Detective and Desperate Housewives. We’re always here for strong female characters leading a storyline. And The Hunting Wives is just what the doctor ordered. I was pleasantly surprised by the murderous-Republican-bisexual antics in this new drama, based on May Cobb’s novel, which recently dropped in South Africa. This show is rated PG-16. It’s sexual, messy, and unapologetically chaotic. If you’re okay with married women being romantically curious about each other, welcome to Maple Brook. Everyone carries secrets; it’s very White Lotus energy. Some are fake Christians hiding behind mega-church facades, others are murderers, and most are navigating complicated…

Global superstar Tyla is set to satisfy the Tygers after weeks of teasing her new single Chanel. The global superstar took to Instagram to announce that she will be dropping the highly anticipated track on October 24. She wrote: “CHANEL OCT 24. NEXT FRIDAY PRE SAVE LINK IN BIO for the girls fighting me onlineeeee!!!! We did our big one.” She also posted some of the catchy lyrics from the track: “If you say you love them, put them in Chanel”. Within just a few hours of posting, the announcement attracted more than 170k likes. But before Chanel makes its debut, fans were treated to another surprise. Tyla recently featured on Body Go, a collaboration with Ghanaian singer and songwriter Moliy, popularly known for her single Shake It to the…

Historical dramas are the holy grail for Hollywood’s writers and creators. Legacy storytelling has found a new home and a wide audience on streaming platforms. Popular examples such as The Crown, Peaky Blinders, The Gilded Age, Boardwalk Empire, Downton Abbey, and even The Fall of the House of Usher highlight the enduring appeal of this genre. Recently, House of Guinness has lured fans of the genre. This eight-part series chronicles the renowned Guinness family, tracing their brewing legacy from 19th-century Ireland to New York. Opening on a sombre note with the passing of Benjamin Guinness, it unpacks how his footprints will be taken forward as his four children – Arthur Guinness (Anthony Boyle), the eldest son; Edward Guinness (Louis Partridge); Anne Plunket (née Guinness) (Emily Fairn); and Benjamin Lee Guinness…