UPDATE:In the wake of several sexual misconduct allegations, CBS chairman-CEO Leslie Moonves has recused himself from the Commission on Eliminating Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace, a spokeperson toldVariety. Moonveswas originally slated to serve as one of the commissioners for the Anita Hill-helmed commission. The announcement follows the …
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If there is one thing to take away from Blindspotting(opens nationwide July 27th), the forthcoming film from co-writers, co-stars, and longtime friends Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, it is that a person’s context matters. So it’s important to share that on the day we meet, in the middle of a …
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Cher, Reba McEntire, composer Philip Glass and jazz great Wayne Shorter will receive the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors, with this year’s ceremony also bestowing a special award to the musical Hamilton. “The Cabinet is headed to DC. Honored honored honored,” Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted of the award, the first time in …
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Pussy Riotunveiled two new videos protesting law enforcement and unjust imprisonment for their songs “КОШМАРЫ/ Nightmares” and “Pong!” The group’s intense “КОШМАРЫ/ Nightmares” is a partial cover of Dina Vierny’s “Nightmares.” The animated video details harsh prison conditions. It begins with a pulsating strobe light mirroring the urgent call the …
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Millie Bobby Brown has an up-close look at the end of the world in the first trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the sequel to the 2014 reboot of the monster movie franchise. The preview premiered Saturday as part of San Diego’s Comic-Con. “The new story follows the heroic …
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Stephen Colbert opened Thursday’s Late Show by recapping a week’s worth of whirlwind headlines on the fallout from President Trump‘s heavily criticized Finland meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We know Trump is in Putin’s pocket, but the remains, ‘Why?’” the host asked. “There are only two possible answers: Either …
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Billy Joel celebrated a record-breaking milestone on Wednesday night – his 100th performance at Madison Square Garden – with a surprise guest. The New Yorker looked to New Jersey and enlistedBruce Springsteento celebrate the landmark moment. The pair of icons performed a couple of songs together. Springsteen sat atop Joel’s …
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After a six-year gap between records, Cat Power will return with Wanderer this fall. The record, which artist Chan Marshall (who goes by the name Cat Power) produced entirely by herself, will come out on October 5th. A one-minute teaser for the album features Marhsall singing the lilting title track, …
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Johnny Deppsettled one of the many high-profile lawsuits in which he’s entangled that were detailed in a recent Rolling Stone story. The actor sued the Management Company – where his former business managers work – for $25 million last year for fraud. They decided to settle on Saturday at a …
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EDITORS’ PICK: Deafheaven, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love “Deafheaven fancy themselves as a modern-day Bad Brains, but instead of blending hardcore punk and reggae, they combine vicious black metal with expansive space rock,” writes Kory Grow. “Now they’ve returned to their original muse and are splitting the difference between the battering-ram …
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