A lthough it may not be obvious from her intricate art-rock albums, Annie Clark, a.k.a. St. Vincent, is a huge Metallica fan. In fact, they inspired her to pick up a guitar in the first place. Clark was a 10-year-old violin player in Dallas when she first heard Metallica, and …
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This article contains full spoilers for the series finale of The Deuce, which we reviewed here. Though their subjects and locales are different, every David Simon show has certain common themes about individuals being crushed by the weight of American institutions. And every David Simon show ends more or less …
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YouPorn is taking after companies like Lyft and launching a special Election Day offer where they’ll provide a free premium membership to those who vote in the next election, November 5th. Pornography and voting enthusiasts can earn their free membership by sending proof that they voted — such as a …
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Robert Eggers was a little pissed off. The young filmmaker from New Hampshire had been trying to get his debut feature, a period piece called The Witch about a family banished into the woods of 17th century New England, made for close to three years and he wasn’t getting anywhere. …
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When Cameron Douglas began scrawling down memories from his past on paper — touching on everything from the pressures of growing up in the twin shadows of his father (Michael Douglas) and grandfather (Kirk Douglas) to the heroin addiction that destroyed nearly every aspect of his life — his main …
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A week before its planned arrival, China has decided not to release Quentin Tarantino‘s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in theaters. The director’s ode to late-Sixties Hollywood would have marked the first time a non-edited Tarantino film received a widespread release in China, where Tarantino’s violent films don’t make …
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By his own admission, Kofi Baker, the son of the late Ginger Baker, had a complicated relationship with his father. As he told Rolling Stonelast year, “It’s kind of like he’s already dead. He’s disowned me so many times in my life. It’s like he’s been dead to me for …
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After doing a test run in Las Vegas late last month, the Eagles have announced plans to perform their landmark 1976 LP Hotel California on tour next year. The shows start in Atlanta on February 7th and last through April 18th at the Forum in Inglewood, California, but it’s quite …
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When the Supreme Court was considering the issue of same-sex marriage in 2015, almost everyone was paying attention. Couples who had been denied the right to marry were hoping the Court would come to their rescue; liberals were dreaming of a proclamation of a new civil right; conservatives were dreading …
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Thom Yorke made a rare late-night appearance Tuesday as a guest on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where the Radiohead singer touched on a variety of topics ranging from Brexit to his new album Anima to the importance of dreams. Yorke — whose last U.S. late-night TV appearance came …
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