Ringo Starr joined the Roots and Jimmy Fallon for a new version of the Beatles‘ hit “Yellow Submarine,” this time performed with toy instruments. In a set decorated like the animated submarine from the Beatles’ film (and with animation added to the video), the group offered up a quirky rendition …
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A24 released the trailer for its highly anticipated new crime film, Uncut Gems, directed by the Safdie brothers (Heaven Knows What, Good Time) and starring Adam Sandler. The film opens in wide release December 13th. Uncut Gems centers on Howard Ratner (Sandler), a charismatic jewelry dealer with many high-profile New York …
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Meghan Trainor has released a cover of the Rembrandts’s iconic Friends theme song “I’ll Be There For You” in honor of the show’s 25th anniversary. The new version of the song was revealed in conjunction with the Empire State Building’s themed light-up on Sunday, where the NYC skyscraper was illuminated …
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The whistle-blower complaint at the center of a dispute between the White House and Congress concerns a phone call President Trump had with new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to reports published a minute apart in the Washington Post and New York Times. At the time of the phone call, …
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Drake has a thing for getting the faces of celebrities tattooed on his skin. So far, the Toronto rapper has permanent portraits — of varying quality — of Denzel Washington, Aaliyah, Sade, The Beatles, and Rihanna eating ice cream. Two years ago, Drake allegedly told Celine Dion at the Billboard …
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A state-by-state analysis released on Wednesday by House Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday added some disturbing perspective to America’s gun violence epidemic, both in how the problem is unique to the United States and in the toll toll it’s taking on the economy. Though the aim of …
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A Boogie Wit da Hoodie weathers a stormy, unbalanced relationship in his new video for “Mood Swings.” The song is set to appear on his forthcoming album, Artist 2.0, which does not yet have a release date. Directed by A Boogie and Eif Rivera, the visual opens with A Boogie …
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Hear an audio version of this story below: Fittingly enough, it was hot as blazes in Kentucky when Mitch McConnell slunk back home for Congress’ annual summer recess. One week earlier, Robert Mueller had testified that Russia was meddling in the 2020 U.S. elections. McConnell, the Senate majority leader, responded …
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On Sunday night at 11:59 p.m., the United Auto Workers went on strike against General Motors. Nearly 50,000 autoworkers walked out of over 50 GM facilities, including more than 30 factories, as union leaders and the auto manufacturing giant remain divided on issues such as wages, health care, and job …
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The crime movieHustlers, which arrived in theaters Friday, has already gotten a considerable amount of hype. Part of that has to do with its celebrity-studded cast of women, including Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B and Lizzo. There’s also the film’s source material, a 2015 New Yorkmagazine article by Jessica …
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