D.A. Pennebaker, the master documentary filmmaker who died Thursday at the age of 94, specialized in capturing rock & roll moments on film before they slipped away, from Bob Dylan in Dont Look Back to Depeche Mode in Depeche Mode 101. But if there’s one scene that sums up his …
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Alicia Arden, who in the 1990s was an aspiring Victoria’s Secret model, has come forward alleging sexual assault against Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who is currently being held in Metropolitan Corrections Center on sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy charges. Arden met Epstein in 1997 in California, where she …
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This post contains full spoilers for the new Veronica Mars season on Hulu. He’s created shows including Party Down, iZombie, and Cupid, but Veronica Mars will always occupy a special place in Rob Thomas’ heart. The series began in 2004 as the story of a teenage private eye (Kristen Bell) …
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Ah, the smell of democracy. The sour tang of fish and human sweat fills the air on a heat-stroke-hot Friday night in June. The 2020 presidential circus has pulled into Columbia, South Carolina, for Congressman Jim Clyburn’s “World Famous Fish Fry.” Up onstage, the candidates appear one by one like …
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Coinciding with the release of Disney‘s 2019 CGI adaptation of The Lion King, Beyoncé released a double music video for the songs “Spirit” and “Bigger,” which both appear in the movie. Beyoncé previously released the standalone “Spirit” video on Tuesday. In both videos the singer – who voices Nala in …
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It’s now been more than 24 hours since President Trump told a group of congresswomen of color to “go back” to the “totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” GOP lawmakers are still silent. As Republicans and their staffs continue to sort out the calculus of whether …
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Bob Dylan super-fan Bill Pagel has purchased the ultimate rock collectible: the Hibbing, Minnesota house where Dylan lived from 1948 to 1959. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, he bought the 1,600 square foot home from Gregg and Donna French, who have lived there since 1990. It was valued at …
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The second night of the first 2020 Democratic debates in Miami lived up to its billing. With four of the top five candidates onstage, the contenders scraped it up, diving for loose balls, and throwing elbows. The debate created stinging exchanges — some of which will leave lasting marks. Mixing …
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This past Friday, Kamala Harris, the Senator from California and a Democratic presidential hopeful, released her summer playlist, a collection of songs she’s “listening to while traveling around country.” Said Harris, “I’m a firm believer that we all need to find the time to dance, to sing and to bop …
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President Trump filed the paperwork to run for reelection on January 20th, 2017, the day he was inaugurated. He officially announced his intention to seek a second term just over a year later, earlier than any president in history. The “launch” that took place in Orlando Tuesday night was nothing …
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