PARKLAND, FLORIDA – The parents and spouses arrive alone and in pairs. On a scorchingly hot morning in June, they park their cars outside the clubhouse in a pristine subdivision and make their way inside to the “Teen Room.” If any of them notice the grim relevance of this meeting …
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In the annals of Elvis Presley history, there are more than a few days of the musician’s exceptional life that could be considered significant. Yet, the date of June 26th marks a number of important milestones in his life and in the lives of others close to the King of …
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Fox News might be President Trump’s most prominent propaganda arm in the media, but a deal proposed by the Sinclair Broadcast Group could change that. The FCC is currently mulling a $3.9 billion merger of Sinclair and Tribune Media, a move that would give the former company over 200 local …
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EDITORS’ PICK: The Carters, Everything Is Love “Everything is Love is the refreshing final chapter in a trilogy of albums that includes Beyoncé’s unburdening 2016 odyssey Lemonade and Jay-Z’s 2017 conscience-stricken apologia 4:44, glimpses inside a strained marriage from both sides,” writes Sheldon Pearce. “Everything Is Love is couples counseling …
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Florence Welch performs intricate, color-coded choreography in Florence and the Machine‘s artful “Big God” video. Autumn de Wilde (Death Cab for Cutie, Spoon, Rilo Kiley) directed the clip, which focuses on Welch and a group of dancers as they splash and stomp through a light pool of water against a …
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Sitting on the patio of 287 Gallery in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood, Ty Dolla $ign has a bit of downtime before he makes an appearance at the neighboring club Marquee for the launch event for the Stoli“Loud and Clear”campaign, of which he’s a part. In just a few days, the …
Read More »How 'Set It Up' and Netflix Resurrected the Modern Rom-Com
Audiences who love Hollywood romantic comedies have been in an abusive relationship for a decade. For a long while, it was magical. Katherine Hepburn tackled Cary Grant (like, actually tackled him) and tamed a cantankerous Spencer Tracy. Doris Day dazzled Rock Hudson. Fonda had her Redford, Streisand had her Ryan …
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In the video for Beyoncé and Jay-Z‘s “Apeshit,” the first visual from the pair’s surprise joint album Everything Is Love, the two stars romp through the Louvre in Paris, seizing center stage in a high-culture palace that – like most Western art museums – historically made little room for non-white …
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Willie Nelson has issued a statement on the separation of immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. The country-music icon and Texas native ripped the Department of Justice’s policy under President Trump, calling it “outrageous.” “What’s going on at our southern border is outrageous. Christians everywhere should be …
Read More »Kesha Alleges Dr. Luke Raped Katy Perry in Text to Lady Gaga
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