Hannah Holland

1 week ago | msnbc.com | Hannah Holland

Last week, mega-pop star Sabrina Carpenter debuted the cover art for her forthcoming album “Man’s Best Friend”: a photo of Carpenter on her hands and knees, wearing black stilettos and her trademark glam makeup, while an out-of-frame man grabs a handful of her blond hair in a fist. Predictably, and by design, the album cover has divided the internet. Carpenter’s fans and defenders of the album cover hail it as subversive and satirical. They question, too, who we are to police Carpenter’s sexuality.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Hannah Holland

4 hours agoThe cover of the pop star's new album has sparked a familiar debate about sex, gender dynamics and art. Sabrina Carpenter’s new album cover has rekindled one of the classic debates around pop culture and sexuality: Satire or subjugation? Empowerment or degradation? Or is the debate itself the …

1 week ago | msnbc.com | Hannah Holland

Earlier this week, Kylie Jenner ignited media and internet discourse with a full-throated admission of plastic surgery. Jenner shared the specs of her breast augmentation in response to a TikTok user inquiring about the details of her procedure, commenting, “445 cc, moderate profile, half under the muscle!!!!! silicone!!! garth fisher!!! hope this helps lol.”Jenner’s comments have inspired influencers, aspiring influencers, and the chronically online to follow suit.

3 weeks ago | msnbc.com | Hannah Holland

This week, E.L.F. Beauty acquired model and mega influencer Hailey Bieber’s beauty brand Rhode for $800 million in cash and stock, with another $200 million dependent on growth. Rhode, which launched just under three years ago and has just 10 products, reported net sales of $212 million at the end of March. Bieber will stay with Rhode as the chief creative officer and as a strategic adviser to both E.L.F. and Rhode. The deal shocked much of the cosmetics world.

1 month ago | msnbc.com | Hannah Holland

Margaret Atwood is often asked where she got the inspiration for her magnum opus, “The Handmaid’s Tale.” In interviews, she tends to answer the same way: “The Handmaid’s Tale” comes from real events. Everything in the novel, she’ll say, looking straight into the camera or squarely into the face of a fan, has already occurred. History repeats itself; that much we know. Everything in the novel is still occurring. It happened on the MSNBC franchise I write and produce: the Velshi Banned Book Club.