When sexual assault and abuse are in the news, it’s not uncommon for hotlines supporting survivors to see an uptick in calls. Lifetime’sSurviving R. Kelly docuseries is no different — after the reportedly resulted in an increase of more than 20 percent in calls to the Rape, Abuse and Incest …
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Frenetic, intense and sobering, the “Cops Shot the Kid” video depicts the realities of police brutality and the way it exerts itself on the black community. The visual begins with Nas walking on a beach at sunset, as clips of police dogs barking, dead men lying in the street and …
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Kevin Hart has responded to CNN anchor Don Lemon’s calls to apologize for the comedian’s anti-gay tweets that ultimately resulted in Hart vacating the role of Oscars host. On Friday, Hart sat down with Ellen DeGeneres to discuss the situation on her show; during the conversation, DeGeneres revealed she personally …
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Gary Oldman narrates a visual history of David Bowie‘s 1974 Diamond Dogs Tour in this exclusive clip from the upcoming David Bowie Ismobile app that turns the acclaimed museum exhibit into an augmented reality experience. The 1974 trek featured an amalgamation of “contemporary music and theatre several years ahead of …
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Marvel‘s The Punisher has previewed its return with an intense new trailer. The second season will premiere January 18th on Netflix. In the trailer, few actual scenes are spoiled from the second season, showing just the characters Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) and Billy Russo (Ben Barnes) ominously standing, screaming and preparing …
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Paul Whelan, a United States citizen and retired Marine, was arrested in Russia under accusations of spying last week, but his family says that Whelan was only visiting the country for a wedding. The 48-year-old security consultant from Michigan was detained byRussia’s Federal Security Service, which released a statement claiming …
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Of the dozens of pop hits Ray Charles had during his remarkable career, his biggest was a soulful take on Don Gibson’s country classic “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” which logged five weeks at Number One.Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 1, the 1962 album featuring that now …
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Michael Cohen is likely headed to prison. And Donald Trump is in danger of joining him. There are two big takeaways from the criminal sentencing memos released Friday for Cohen — the president’s former lawyer and fixer — by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and by the United States Attorney’s Office …
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When Marcus King was 15, he talked his way into the Asheville, North Carolina, club the Orange Peel to slip a demo to Allman Brothers guitarist Warren Haynes — and nearly got himself arrested. “I snuck in with the caterers,” says King. “Now the owner and I are good friends, …
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association added their voice to the deafening choir of awards season this morning, unleashing the 2019 Golden Globe nominations early this morning. A vast majority of their notes were in harmony with the cognoscenti consensus so far – A Star is Born! The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel! …
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