The Killers contrast a mythic American dream with a darker, more depressing vision of U.S. life in their scathing new song “Land of the Free.” Frontman Brandon Flowers criticizes President Trump’s proposed border wall, institutional racism and the country’s failure to introduce substantial gun control reform. The singer uses “the …
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As the longest government shutdown in history drags on, most Americans appear to blame President Donald Trump and the Republican party for the government being dormant. But the numbers also tell a story of a deepened partisan divide that has likely hardened due to the media attention on what has …
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For nearly three months, the October 15th disappearance of 13-year-old Jayme Closs, and the murders of her parents, James and Denise, at their Barron, Wisconsin home befuddled local authorities and the FBI. Despite offering a $50,000 reward for information, the Barron County Sheriff’s Department had no suspects and few leads …
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Last year, a study was published in the Journal of Human Behavior, explaining why fake news goes viral on social media. The study itself went viral, being covered by dozens of news outlets. But now, it turns out there was an error in the researchers’ analysis that invalidates their initial …
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Former Game of Throne‘s star Ian Beattie just can’t win in Beirut‘s humorous new video for “Landslide.” The song will appear on Zach Condon and his group’s forthcoming fifth studio album, Gallipoli. In the Eoin Glaister-directed clip, which was shot in Kazakhstan, Beattie’s character embodies the song’s resilient outlook, which …
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Kevin Smith, the RZA and Mark Hamill will pay tribute to comic book legend Stan Lee at a Los Angeles event later this month. The co-creator of Spider-Man and other beloved comics died November 12th at the age of 95. “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible & Uncanny …
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When You’re the Worst began in the summer of 2014 with smug British writer Jimmy Shive-Overly and destructive publicist Gretchen Cutler hooking up at his ex-girlfriend’s wedding, neither the relationship nor the show seemed built for the long haul. Jimmy and Gretchen were — as both humans and TV protagonists …
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The Green New Deal is suddenly on everyone’s lips. Freshman superstar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is championing it. The GOP’s anti-tax jihadi Grover Norquist is trashing it. But what is it? And where did it come from? And why were its backers protesting Nancy Pelosi? Rolling Stone spoke to Varshini Prakash, …
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A mother attempts to reunite with her estranged daughter, a member of R. Kelly‘s alleged sex cult, in this clip from tonight’s two-part finale of the Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly. During the episode, Michelle Kramer recounts how her daughter Dominique Gardner, then working as a dental assistant in Chicago, …
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John Legend, who appears in Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly docuseries, blasted R. Kelly during his interview in the final episode, which airs on Saturday. “R. Kelly has brought so much pain to so many people,” the musician said. “#TimesUp for R. Kelly.” Legend is the only major artist to appear …
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