Herb Scribner

Washington, D.C.

Media, style, fashion, pop culture, entertainment

Education: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, BA in journalism

Herb Scribner is a breaking news reporter for features at The Washington Post. He previously worked at Axios, where he wrote about breaking news in politics, entertainment and sports. Before that, he worked at the Deseret News in Salt Lake City as an entertainment reporter and editor, covering movies, television, pop culture and trending news.
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‘Brain rot’ is Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year

“Brain rot” is the 2024 Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year, adding to a growing list of Internet-specific words chosen by dictionaries as words of the year.

December 2, 2024
An Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of the Associated Press in New York.

‘Skeleton Crew’ turns to George Lucas for that old ‘Star Wars’ magic

The latest “Star Wars” project, called “Skeleton Crew” and starring Jude Law, is a lot like “The Goonies.” But it needed George Lucas’s style to tell its story.

December 2, 2024
Jude Law stars in Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” on Disney Plus.

‘Moana 2’ soars as box office sets new Thanksgiving record

“Moana 2,” the animated Disney sequel, topped box office charts over the Thanksgiving holiday, leading to a record-breaking holiday weekend for the theater industry.

December 1, 2024
Moana, voiced by Auli‘i Cravalho, holds Simea, voiced by Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, in a scene from “Moana 2.”

Drake claims Spotify, Universal schemed to boost Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

Kendrick Lamar’s song topped the Billboard charts and was a summer hit, but a company owned by Drake claims in a court petition that it was rigged against him.

November 26, 2024
Drake, pictured in 2021.

What to know about Shen Yun and the child labor accusations

Shen Yun, a music and dance group affiliated with a spiritual movement, has faced legal troubles in recent weeks even as it continues its tour through the U.S.

November 26, 2024
A Shen Yun ad is seen on the outside of the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts in January 2020.

‘Glicked’ can’t defy ‘Barbenheimer.’ But it’s still popular.

“Wicked” and “Gladiator II” didn’t outperform “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” but that doesn’t mean it was a bad weekend at the box office.

November 24, 2024

Lavish parties, brutal rapes described in new suits against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

New claims against Sean “Diddy” Combs include a 17-year-old alleged victim and a lavish July Fourth party.

November 20, 2024
Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2018.

‘Dune: Prophecy’ warns us about charismatic leaders and killer AI

The HBO prequel “Dune: Prophecy” fills in the vast universe of “Dune”— but has our own galaxy in mind, too.

November 15, 2024
Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen, left, and Olivia Williams as Tula Harkonnen in “Dune: Prophecy.”

Scientific American editor steps down after election comments draw backlash

Criticism of Laura Helmuth’s comments increased after X owner and Trump ally Elon Musk weighed in.

November 14, 2024
Laura Helmuth in 2017, when she worked at The Washington Post.

Chef Jamie Oliver’s children’s book pulled from shelves after backlash

The book drew criticism from an Australian education group for how the story depicted and stereotyped Indigenous Australians.

November 11, 2024
Jamie Oliver attends a panel session during the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in 2017.