Dua Lipa‘s “Levitating” gets a clubbier update with the help of legends Madonna and Missy Elliott. The song will appear on the upcoming remix LP Club Future Nostalgia, which the Grammy winner worked on with DJ and producer the Blessed Madonna (formerly known as the Black Madonna). The “Levitating” remix …
Read More »Can We Learn to Live With Less? Covid-19 and the Debate on 'Degrowing' the Economy
This article was originally published by Grist, and is republished here as part of an ongoing collaboration. In 1968, a small group of elite academics, industrialists, and government officials gathered at a Roman villa to discuss “the predicament of mankind.” They called themselves the Club of Rome, and, in a …
Read More »Spend the Night in the Last Blockbuster on Earth
Eighties children rejoice — your wildest dream is about to come true: You can now spend the night in a Blockbuster, where you can watch any VHS your little heart desires. Sure, you could also just fire up Netflix or Amazon Prime or Disney+ or one of myriad other streaming …
Read More »Will Forte Reviving 'MacGruber' as New Peacock Series
Will Forte will revive his bumbling action hero MacGruber for a new series set to premiere on Peacock in 2021. The show will be adapted from the 2010 MacGruber film, which in turn was spun-off from a series of sketches Forte starred in during his Saturday Night Live tenure. The …
Read More »'The First Time' With Carrie Coon
Actress Carrie Coon sat down with Rolling Stone’s The First Time to talk about her role in Phreaks, a new Audible fiction podcast that premiered earlier this week. Coon hadn’t had much experience in audio dramas when she was hired for the show, but that didn’t stop her from taking the plunge. …
Read More »In a Desperate Rant, Trump Nonsensically Says Biden Will 'Hurt God, Hurt the Bible'
President Trump made absurd comments about how a potential president Joe Biden will disappear all religions in America because the presumptive Democratic nominee is “against God.” On Thursday in Ohio, Trump seemingly spewed whatever words entered his mind while attacking Biden on every conceivable topic. Before saying that Biden will …
Read More »Toots and the Maytals, Ziggy Marley and Ringo Starr Unite for 'Three Little Birds' Cover
Toots and the Maytals and Ziggy Marley have linked up for a new take on the Bob Marley classic, “Three Little Birds.” The cover completely transforms the original’s steady swaying groove into a punchy, rock-forward rhythm punctuated by bright horns, buzzing guitar lines and the tag-team vocals of Frederick “Toots” …
Read More »'Mulan' Reboot Will Premiere on Disney Plus in September for $30
Coronavirus may have stopped Disney’s live-actionMulan reboot from premiering in theaters, but the company is hell-bent on giving it a 2020 release date – even if it has to go straight to streaming. On Tuesday, Disney announced thatMulan would be made available on the Disney Plus streaming platform beginning September …
Read More »'We're Gonna Win': 'Lovecraft Country' Star Jonathan Majors on Race and Redemption
At 4 A.M. on June 24th, Jonathan Majors woke with a stomach flu. So, he did what any of us would do: Dragged himself out of bed, headed outside in the predawn light, got situated on the basketball court of a nearby park, threw up, and worked out for an …
Read More »Michael Jackson Auditioned to Be X-Men's Professor Xavier
Michael Jackson played many roles in his 51-year career: werewolf, scarecrow, space captain, Men In Black agent. But in 1999, he had his sights set on one of the most popular bald and geriatric comic book characters in the history of the medium, Professor Xavier. “I said to him, ‘Do …
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