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- Entertainment
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Lorde Says MDMA Therapy ‘Changed the Game' on Her Stage Fright
Lorde is opening up about how MDMA therapy helped her overcome debilitating stage fright, crediting the treatment with changing her relationship with live performance entirely. During an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the pop star candidly discussed how she once suffered from 'truly the most horrific stage fright' that dated back to her early childhood in community theatre. When Colbert asked how she got past it, Lorde didn't hold back. 'Well, it's MDMA therapy,' she said. 'Truly, like, changed the game on my stage fright.' More from Billboard Carín León, Kapo, Netón Vega, Myke Towers, Laura Pausini & More Set for Billboard Latin Music Week 2025 Whitney Houston's 'The Bodyguard' Extends Its Lead as the Highest RIAA-Certified Soundtrack of All Time Shania Twain Stars in New Commercial for Clearly Canadian Sparkling Water: 'It's Pure Nostalgia in a Bottle' Lorde explained how the treatment worked for her when other forms of healing hadn't. 'Some of these things live very deep in the body, and you hold on to it,' she said. 'You hold on to a response like stage fright for reasons that no amount of talk therapy or brain use could get at. But when you bypass that and get to the body, something shifts. And that totally happened for me.' After trying 'everything' for her anxiety around performing, Lorde said she woke up the day after her MDMA therapy and instantly felt the shift: 'I was like, oh, it's over. I know it's over.' The revelation comes as Lorde gears up for the release of her new album Virgin, out June 27 via Republic Records. She recently dropped the final pre-release single 'Hammer' on June 20. The euphoric track, co-produced by Jim-E Stack, opens the album and has drawn comparisons to Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face' for its glitchy, electro-pop flair. Lorde described 'Hammer' as 'an ode to city life and horniness tbh' and has promised that Virgin will explore themes of rebirth, gender, spiritual transformation, and bodily autonomy. The album also includes production from Fabiana Palladino, Dan Nigro, Buddy Ross and Dev Hynes of Blood Orange, among others. She's been open about how her recent life changes influenced the record, from quitting birth control and experiencing disordered eating to ending a long-term relationship. The project's rawness is reflected in its visual aesthetic as well: 'The colour of the album is clear,' she wrote when announcing it. 'Like bathwater, windows, ice, spit. Full transparency.' Virgin is out Friday, June 27, with a Renell Medrano-directed video for 'Hammer' arriving the same day. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
New York Post
5 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Jewish leaders urge Stephen Colbert to grill Zohran Mamdani
Jewish leaders urged late night talk show host Stephen Colbert to grill Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani over his refusal to condemn the phrase 'globalize the intifada' and his other strident anti-Israel views. Mamdani and fellow mayoral candidate Brad Lander were set to get the star treatment on CBS' 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Monday night — on the eve of the Democratic primary election. But in a letter sent to Colbert early Monday, activists called on the talk show host not to treat Mamdani and Lander, the current city comptroller, with kid gloves, noting his show airs in New York, which has the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. Advertisement 5 Mamdani and Lander were set to get the star treatment on CBS' 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Monday night. Instagram/@zohrankmamdani 'For nearly two years, since the massacre of October 7th, 2023, our community has faced a terrifying tide of rising antisemitism, and fear for our safety and our future in the most Jewish of cities,' states the letter, obtained by The Post. 'Over the last several days, Mr. Mamdani has repeatedly refused to condemn calls to 'globalize the intifada,' incendiary language in which he has publicly trafficked for at least a decade,' the missive notes. Advertisement 'To Jews and most mainstream authorities, this is an exhortation of violence against Jews, referring directly to two waves of violence from the late 1980s to the turn of the millennium in which nearly a thousand Jews were murdered by terrorist bombings in cafes, nightclubs and bus stops.' 5 Jewish leaders urged Stephen Colbert to grill Mamdani over his refusal to condemn the phrase 'globalize the intifada.' CBS via Getty Images The letter was signed by Elisha Wiesel, the son of the late Holocaust survivor, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize winner Eli Wiesel. Elisha Wiesel, during a Post interview quoted his dad, saying: 'I learned to trust the threats of enemies before the promises of friends.' Advertisement Other signatories included: former Anti-Defamation League president Abraham Fox, American Jewish Congress President Daniel Rosen and Andres Spokoiny, president and CEO of The Jewish Funders Network. 5 Elisha Wiesel quoted his dad, saying: 'I learned to trust the threats of enemies before the promises of friends.' Also signing on was Duvi Honig, founder and CEO of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce, Rabbi Yaakov Berman of the Jewish Future Alliance, Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, Rabbi Daniel Sherman of The West Side Institutional Synagogue and Rabbi Binyamin Krauss of the SAR Academy. The Jewish rights advocates told Colbert that Mamdani, as a young rapper, also 'glorified and 'sent love to' the so-called Holy Land Five, five individuals convicted by courts of funneling at least $12 million to Hamas, a designated terror organization responsible for hundreds of attacks on Israel, including the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre. Advertisement 5 The Jewish rights advocates told Colbert that Mamdani, as a young rapper, also 'glorified and 'sent love to' the so-called Holy Land Five. Instagram/@zohrankmamdani 'We strongly call on you in no uncertain terms to ask Mr. Mamdani about his use of the term globalize the intifada' and his 2015 use of the phrase the third intifada looms,' and his praise of the Holy Land Five,' the letter states. 'To fail to do so as you provide him with a platform to promote his candidacy would be a grave error and an affront to millions of Jewish Americans.' Colbert also shouldn't let Lander, who is Jewish, off the hook, the activists wrote. Mamdani and Lander have cross-endorsed each other in Tuesday's ranked-choice voting primary. 5 Mamdani and Lander have cross-endorsed each other in Tuesday's ranked-choice voting primary. Instagram/@zohrankmamdani Lander has said that 'globalize the intifada' means calling for an 'open season on Jews to him,' but still supports Mamdani. Mamdani, during an interview Monday morning on WNYC's 'The Brian Lehrer Show,' again refused to condemn the anti-Israel rallying cry 'globalize the intifada' — saying it wasn't his job to be the language police, though it's not a phrase he uses. Advertisement He said the slogan has 'a variety of meanings to a variety of people,' adding, 'that is not language I use.' Follow The Post's coverage of the NYC mayoral race 'I do not believe it's the mayor's position to be policing language in a manner we are seeing in this moment,' said Mamdani, the first Muslim candidate for New York City mayor. The Queens assemblyman said he understood the fears and concerns of Jewish New Yorkers and vowed to insure their safety, if elected, because there is a 'real crisis of antisemitism.'
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Can We Swear Here?': Nicolle Wallace Drops F-Bomb On ‘Colbert' Over Big Trump 2.0 Change
President Donald Trump's 'appetite for destruction is the most undercovered part' of his story, MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace warned Tuesday ― but it's his growing comfort with using the military as a political weapon that has her alarmed. Appearing on 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,' Wallace blasted Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles amid protests against his administration's immigration raids. 'What he's doing in LA, it's about creating destruction,' Wallace said, likening Trump to an arsonist who sets a fire and then returns to put it out and save the day. The real danger, Wallace said, is the lack of guardrails and so-called adults in the room that once restrained Trump during his first term. 'It feels different,' Wallace said. 'It feels different to — can we swear here? — fuck around with the military. It feels really different. And he wanted to the first time but ... people stopped him.' 'It feels really different to use the military as pawns out loud and as a public tactic. That feels different to me,' she added. Wallace, who served as White House communications director under President George W. Bush, said Trump's current inner circle is far more extreme than before. 'I don't know any of them,' she said. 'Last time, they still came from Republican politics.' 'There are none of them there,' she added. Watch here: Critics Expose The Massive Constitutional Flaw In Trump's Latest Threat Maggie Haberman Sounds Alarm On How Trump Could Still Cling To Power After 2028 John Bolton Calls Out Most 'Troubling' Aspect Of Trump's 'Performance Art' In LA Seth Meyers Shreds Trump's 'Les Misérables' Visit With A Show-Stopping Punch Line
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dakota Johnson Goes Sheer in Long-sleeve Nensi Dojaka Midi Dress and Bodysuit While Promoting ‘Materialists' on ‘Seth Meyers'
Dakota Johnson made her latest stop on her 'Materialists' promotional tour on Thursday in New York City with an appearance on 'The Late Show With Seth Meyers.' The actress costars in the film alongside Chris Evan and Pedro Pascal. For her late-night talk show appearance, Johnson opted for the sheer trend, styling a long-sleeve midi dress courtesy of Nensi Dojaka. The actress wore the sheer piece with a fitted silhouette and exposed seams throughout. Beneath her sheer dress, Johnson added a brown, strapless bodysuit with a formfitting design. More from WWD Miley Cyrus Puts Her Own Twist on a '80s Rockstar Hairstyle at the Chanel and Tribeca Film Festival Luncheon in NYC The Best Beauty Moments at The Fragrance Foundation Awards 2025: Laverne Cox, Vera Wang, Carolyn Murphy and More Outcast Clothing Brand Brings French Sensibility to the Grove in Los Angeles for a Limited-time 'Le Club Outcast' Pop-up Store As for her accessories, the recently announced global brand ambassador for Roberto Coin kept those elements relatively minimal, favoring simple earrings. She completed the ensemble with a pair of black Saint Laurent Raven slingback pointed-toe pumps. When it came to her glam, Johnson's hair was styled straight and worn down, cascading past her shoulders, with fringe to frame her face by stylist Mark Townsend. Her makeup included such elements as bold brows, lined eyes and a glossy lip courtesy of artist Georgie Eisdell. Johnson's look was curated by Kate Young, who WWD named Best Stylist at the 2025 WWD Style Awards. Young recently styled Johnson in another sheer look for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. While attending the Kering and Cannes Film Festival Official Dinner on May 18, Johnson wore an allover shimmering sleeveless dress by Gucci, with jewelry courtesy of Boucheron. Johnson is just one of Young's high-profile clients. The stylist also collaborates with Michelle Williams and Julianne Moore. In an interview with Young from January, the stylist explained the rapid change she's seen in the fashion and entertainment industries and how the two have become inextricably linked. 'People didn't even have a stylist. I think a lot of people bought a dress to go to the Globes, or maybe their costume designer did it,' she said. 'Celebrities and designers form alliances in a way they didn't used to. They might have met and become friends in the past, but now people align themselves with brands and then also become brand ambassadors or faces of campaigns,' Young said. 'Now, brands are so good at identifying talent they're interested in very early.' Written and directed by Oscar nominee Celine Song, 'Materialists' follows Johnson's character Lucy, a New York City matchmaker who finds herself at the center of a love triangle between her former flame, played by Evans, and a new love interest, played by Pascal. The film hits theaters June 13. View Gallery Launch Gallery: Sheer Looks at Cannes Film Festival 2025: Dakota Johnson, Imogen Poots and More Celebrity Style, Photos Best of WWD Mia Threapleton's Red Carpet Style Through the Years [PHOTOS] Princess Charlene of Monaco's Grand Prix Style Through the Years: Louis Vuitton, Akris and More, Photos Princess Charlene's Monaco Grand Prix Style Evolution at Full Speed: Shades of Blue in Louis Vuitton, Playful Patterning in Akris and More
Straits Times
03-06-2025
- Health
- Straits Times
The unexpected symptoms of OCD
Obsessive-compulsive disorder involves a set of obsessions and compulsions that causes great distress and affects people's quality of life. PHOTO: VANESSA SABA/NYTIMES NEW YORK – When most people think of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) , they may picture behaviours they have seen on TV – like repetitive hand-washing, flicking light switches on and off, and meticulously arranging small items over and over. But the disorder manifests in many other ways. Some patients obsess over thoughts that they might hurt someone, while others fixate on certain aspects of their personal relationships. American comedienne Maria Bamford, for example, has called her OCD 'unwanted thoughts syndrome'. On talk show The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, she shared a story about how she could not stop thinking horrific thoughts about her family members. On social media, people describe many types of obsessions and compulsions: 'relationship OCD', 'sexual orientation OCD', 'emotional contamination OCD'. These are not separate diagnoses, but different expressions of the same disorder – much like how people with phobias can suffer from different fears, said Dr Carolyn Rodriguez, an OCD expert and professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at Stanford Medicine. Understanding these distinctions can help clinicians tailor a precise treatment plan, she added. And they are important for the public to grasp as well. Otherwise, people who experience the disorder might not recognise that they have it, Dr Rodriguez said. People who are fearful of harming others might think, 'Maybe I am a murderer', she added. 'If I tell anybody these things, I'm going to be put in jail.' Here is what to know about the diverse ways that OCD shows up. First, what is OCD? OCD involves a set of obsessions and compulsions that causes great distress and affects people's quality of life. Obsessions can include unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or urges that dominate the mind. Compulsions are repetitive actions that people take in response to their obsessions to try to help themselves feel better. These symptoms can be time-consuming, lasting for at least an hour a day, according to the diagnostic manual used by mental health practitioners. If someone worries excessively that he or she will set the house on fire by accidentally leaving the stove on, for instance, he or she might check again and again to make sure the knobs are in the off position. About 2.3 per cent of American adults are estimated to have had OCD at some point in their lifetime, according to the United States' National Institute of Mental Health . Women are more likely to receive a diagnosis than men. More research is needed to further understand the origins of OCD, which is thought to have genetic and environmental causes. What are the different types of OCD? While all people with the disorder have obsessions and compulsions, 'OCD across patients is almost never exactly the same', said Dr Jeremy Tyler, co-chief of ambulatory psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. People with OCD can differ in many ways, including whether they have tics – involuntary, repetitive movements or vocalisations. Patients also vary in their degree of insight – their level of awareness of being ill – as well as in how they feel when their symptoms are triggered. Another way patients differ is in the content of their obsessions and compulsions. Concerns about contamination, a need for symmetry or order, forbidden or taboo thoughts, and a fear of harming others or yourself are common themes, said Dr Helen Blair Simpson, a psychiatry professor and OCD researcher at Columbia University. The International OCD Foundation lists other themes as well, including sexual thoughts; fixations on relationships; worries that tie into responsibility, like being responsible for something terrible happening; and fears related to perfectionism, like showing excessive worry about making mistakes. Patients and therapists have labelled some of these themes in online forums, coining terms like 'symmetry and order OCD' and 'perfectionism OCD'. Creating names for different expressions of OCD may help sufferers feel less alone, Dr Rodriguez said. Often, more than one theme can be present at the same time, and the content of a person's obsession or compulsion can change over the course of the disorder, experts said. How is OCD treated? OCD is typically treated with an antidepressant, exposure and response prevention therapy, or both. Therapy involves asking patients to experience their stress and anxiety without performing a compulsive act in response. Therapists will also encourage patients to allow their obsessions to surface rather than continually try to push them away. It is particularly important for therapists to know someone's 'type' when carrying out exposure and response prevention therapy, because clinicians can then ensure their patients are being exposed to the precise type of situations that typically stir up their obsessions, Dr Tyler noted. 'I eat food off the ground with people; I hold knives with people,' he said. It may sound wild, he added, but in the process, patients learn that the thing they fear most is not likely to happen. NYTIMES Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
