It’s only July and already 2018 has been another banner year for rock archaeology. The second half looks as promising, with the imminent Tom Petty retrospectiveAn American Treasure, and the certain return, in 50th-anniversary bells and whistles, of the Beatles’ White Album. But you probably need a break from all …
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Four months after Stephen Colbert joked on The Late Show about a nu-metal band’s crowdsourcing efforts to buy a new tour van, the late-night show host not only helped purchase the vehicle but also starred in the group’s new music video. Colbert first mentioned Louisville, Kentucky’s Flaw in a March …
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Twelve years after Deadwood last aired on HBO, the network finally announced plans to revive the gritty Western series as a feature-length film. Plans for a Deadwood movie have routinely sputtered in the dozen years since the David Milch-produced show ended abruptly after its third season. However, HBO president Casey …
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The Purge spreads from multiplexes to the small screen this fall with a television series based on the horror franchise. USA Network, which will air the 10-part event this September, unveiled the first trailer for the series at Comic-Con. “Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, …
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On the surface, it sounds like one of those true-life, triumph-over-adversity tearjerkers that Hollywood spoon-feeds folks with numbing frequency. But thankfully, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot approaches the cliff of sentiment without going over the edge. Based on the 1989 memoir by Portland, Oregon cartoonist John Callahan, …
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In April, Facebook launched an ad campaign aimed at tamping down privacy concerns that have mushroomed since the 2016 election. A few weeks before the commercial made rounds, CEO Mark Zuckerberg was called before Congress to explain his company’s position in the wake of the revelation that the data of …
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Jerry Seinfeld and the late Jerry Lewistease a diner waitress in the teaser for the new season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, which premieres July 6th on Netflix. Seinfeld filmed his interview with Lewis months before the legendary comedian died last year. Still, Lewis had his wits about him …
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