It was a fairly light week for trailers (maybe Avengers: Endgame is scaring the competition so badly that other studios are afraid to even put out their previews of coming attractions?) but we’ve still got a few, from the much anticipated Deadwood movie to a gritty cop thriller starring Black …
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Stephen Colbert offered a special preview of the redacted Mueller report, in audiobook form, on The Late Show Wednesday. The cold open featured a fake accomplished actor delivering a dramatic reading of some of the most anticipated moments from the report, such as the firing of former FBI director James …
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Journey has taken much of 2019 off so everyone in the group can focus on solo endeavors. That ends in October when the band heads to Las Vegas for a nine-show residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Ticket prices begin at just $69, but primo seats will go for …
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First things first: Yes, the first official trailer for Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker has finally dropped. As did peeks at the Poheler/Fey/Rudolph comedy Wine Country (!), Beyonce’s Coachella documentary (!!) and the second season of Fleabag (!!!). All this, plus an extended Lion King clip, a …
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Last summer, after public outcry over the Trump administration’s newly instituted policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the border reached a fever pitch, the president responsible tried to distance himself from the action. First, he blamed Democrats. Then, he issued an executive order that put the onus …
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Lil Nas X’s viral smash “Old Town Road” received an official country endorsement Thursday night, with Nineties hitmaker Billy Ray Cyrus contributing a verse to the single’s first remix. Cyrus announces himself immediately by singing the first hook: “I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road/ I’m gonna …
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In recent years, the opioid crisis and the toll it has taken on American families has dominated headlines. Now that nearly 400,000 American lives have been lost, there’s been much debate over who the true culprits behind the epidemic are, from Big Pharma to doctors to billlionaire families like the …
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When the Cure‘s Robert Smith took the stage during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Barclays Center on Friday, he kept things succinct. “As Trent [Reznor, who introduced the band] said, it’s 40 years since our first album came out. It doesn’t seem like that. And …
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Everclear‘s Art Alexakis has revealed he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In a letter to fans posted on Everclear’s website, the singer said that he has had it “for anywhere between 10 to 20 years.” According to singer-guitarist’s letter, the MS was discovered three years ago following an automobile …
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was a bit late to the game when it came to including hip-hop in its ranks. But since 2007, when Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five became the first rap group inducted into the hall, the powers that be have been slowly welcoming …
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