On Wednesday night, Late Show host Stephen Colbert was about to dive into a segment on the history of the corn dog when he heard a knocking coming from his desk. Opening up the drawer, he discovered that Jon Stewart– his partner in politically satirical crime and former host of …
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British singer Vera Lynn died last week at the incredible age of 103. Her career spanned seven decades, but it was her World War II–era songs like “We’ll Meet Again” and “(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover” that made her a cultural icon by providing strength and …
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Update, Tuesday, June 23rd: NASCAR announced that the FBI had concluded its investigation, and found no evidence that a hate crime had been committed. The rope tied into a noose had reportedly been hanging on the door of the garage since last fall, per ESPN.The FBI said no charges would …
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H.E.R. has officially released protest song “I Can’t Breathe,” which H.E.R. wrote in response to recent police killings of unarmed Black people. The track is available across all major digital service providers. H.E.R. debuted the song earlier this month during an appearance on iHeartRadio’s Living Room Concert series. For the …
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Haunted-house stories occupy a lot of prime real estate in horror — they’re easy narrative structures for four-walling tales of things that go bump in the night and the psyche, the perfect go-to Gothic settings for letting literal ghosts of the past come out to play (or slay). They’re also …
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When Isabelle was in her junior year of high school at Catlin Gabel, an elite private day school in Portland, Oregon, sports were her life. “It was the thing that kept me happy, and it was a huge goal of mine to keep it going moving forward in my life,” …
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Khruangbin have released the new video for their latest song, “Pelota.” It’s the third single from the Texas trio’s upcoming album, Mordechai, which arrives on June 26th via Dead Oceans in association with Night Time Stories. In the animated, Hugo Rodrigues Rodriguez-directed clip, which was written by Alvaro Sotomayor and …
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In a trainwreck of an interview, one of President Trump’s economic advisors was asked to clear up past remarks he’d made about the non-existence of systemic racism in America and only made matters worse for himself. CNBC’s Closing Bell anchor, Sara Eisen, confronted Trump’s director of the National Economic Council, …
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After the stunning news of David Bowie’s death, people all over the world tearfully dug out their old Bowie records and re-lived the countless amazing moments from his five-decade career. One of the most interesting clips to emerge comes from MTV, who posted this interview that Bowie did in 1983 …
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Dame D.O.L.L.A., the hip-hop pseudonym of NBA star Damian Lillard, has shared a new song, “GOAT Spirit.” “GOAT Spirit” — as its title suggests — is all casual boasting and proclamations of greatness, mixed with a bit of pointed humility. Dame easily rides a beat of crisp percussion, big bass …
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