After actors at the Golden Globes committed to raising awareness about sexual misconduct and inequality – including wearing Time’s Up pins on their somber outfits – the entertainment industry is again reeling from new allegations. In the last week alone, Aziz Ansari, James Franco and showrunner Dan Harmon, among others, …
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New calendar year. Same Saturday Night Live season. The inconsistencies of Season 43 continue, with each solid sketch paired with one that either makes you shake your head, stare in silence, or reach for the remote. On paper, having Sam Rockwell host seemed like a slam-dunk. His quirky energy, off-kilter …
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Taylor Swifthas released the new video for Reputation song,“End Game.”The clip follows Swift hopping around the globe in international locales where she hits the beach; takes in fireworks; cruises around in a bus, car and motorcycle; dances with Future on a yacht and continues the party with Ed Sheeran. Directed …
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In separate incidents, just five months apart, two Massachusetts crime-lab chemists were arrested for tampering with evidence seized in drug arrests. At Boston’s Hinton State Laboratory, the state’s largest lab, Annie Dookhan falsified results by “dry-labbing”– submitting positive results for substances never tested – though she also added drugs to …
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The Breeders unveiled a deceptively punishing new song, “All Nerve,” the title track from the group’s first album in 10 years, out March 2nd via 4AD. “All Nerve” opens with Kim Deal crooning wistful lyrics over a sparse tangle of shuffling drums and crackling guitars. But the song takes a …
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Lana Del Rey revealed Sunday that she is facing a potential lawsuit from Radiohead over similarities between her song “Get Free” and the band’s hit “Creep.” On Sunday, numerous British tabloids reported on the pending legal action over songwriting credits on the Lust for Life track, with the Sun citing …
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Hulu ordered a two-season revival of the beloved cartoon Animaniacs, with Steven Spielberg attached to return as executive producer. Animaniacs marks Hulu Originals’ first family show, and new episodes of the cartoon will premiere in 2020. Starting immediately, however, Hulu will host the original 99 episodes of Animaniacs, as well …
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It’s a familiar image: a strapping, confident young white guy seated in the captain’s chair of a spaceship, blaster at his hip, hair coifed just so, one elbow on the armrest, legs spread wide as if to say, “Mine is no tiny penis you are dealing with.” He’s a hero …
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With 2017 coming to a close, Kelsea Ballerini is preparing to wrap up her biggest year yet – the burgeoning superstar released her sophomore album Unapologetically in early November, notched a Top 20 song with the album’s lead single “Legends,” and, on a more personal note, married fellow country artist …
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Gripe all you like about deserving acts overlooked by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but no artist has been more overdue for recognition than Sister Rosetta Tharpe, whose induction into the Hall’s “Influences” category was announced this morning. A queer black woman from Arkansas who shredded on electric …
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