Helen Mirren Says She’d Work With Tom Hardy ‘In a F***ing Heartbeat’ Amid ‘MobLand’ Drama

Helen Mirren is throwing her support behind Tom Hardy after rumors swirled that he was fired from their show MobLand. In an interview with Variety published on Thursday, June 11, Mirren, 80, was asked whether she would continue to work with Hardy, 48, following the drama. “Absolutely. In a f***ing heartbeat,” the Oscar-winning actress responded. Mirren continued to rave about the Inception star, praising his acting skills and claiming that she was fine with an actor going through their own methods to achieve great results on camera. “I love Tom, I think he’s the most amazing actor,” she told the…

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Smartphones blamed for decline in fertility in new study

The latest smartphone feature? Making it harder to have kids. Data from the CDC shows that the birth rate has been declining steadily since 2007. In 2025, about 53 babies were born for every 1,000 women aged 15–44 — an all-time low. Now a new study is putting much of…

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Two Southern California bars ranked among the best in the US

A Los Angeles wine spot with “no actual bar” and an Orange County sports tavern packed with TVs, trivia and scorching salsa have been crowned among the best bars in America. Esquire named Stir Crazy in Los Angeles and Kelly’s Korner Tavern in Placentia to its 2026 list, giving California two spots on the magazine’s annual booze-soaked honor roll. Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter California’s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day. Thanks for signing up! Stir Crazy, a minimalist Melrose Ave. spot, made the cut even though Esquire admitted there is “no…

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Disability patients sue New York to stop doctor-assisted suicide law

A coalition advocating for patients with disabilities filed federal lawsuits Thursday seeking to scrap New York and Illinois’ controversial doctor-assisted suicide laws for allegedly treating the terminally ill as “disposable.” The New York state Health Department recently published rules for administering the law, which takes effect August 5 and allows…