President Trump loves to talk about how much he supports the military. “It is our sacred duty to support America’s Service Members every single day they wear the uniform — and every day after when they return home as Veterans,” he tweeted last Thursday. “Together we will HONOR those who …
Read More »Flashback: Chris Cornell Fuses U2's 'One' With Metallica's 'One'
A few years after Soundgarden reunited, Chris Cornell went out on a solo acoustic tour called Songbook, on which he played tunes from his entire career along with covers of songs by Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles. The most surprising cover, however, was “One” — a mash-up that …
Read More »Who Really Practices Polyamory?
When my boyfriend suggested I move in with him and his wife, I laughed directly in his face. It was one thing to date a married man, it was another thing for all of us to live together in a cramped apartment. It felt like a clumsy modern remake of …
Read More »'Robin Williams: Comic Genius' Is a Comedy Completist's Dream
It’s hard to imagine the shock that a viewer might have felt if they’d tuned in to HBO late on Friday, October 27th, 1978. They would have recognized the comedian who bounded — literally bounded — on to the stage of that night’s On Location special, even if they didn’t …
Read More »How Gab Became a Haven for the Alt-Right
Soon after Robert Bowers was named as a suspect in Saturday’s deadly mass killing of 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, his profile and recent posts on the controversial social media platform Gab.com made clear that anti-Semitism was his motive. “Jews are the children of satan,” …
Read More »Jason Isbell at the Ryman: Poetry and Redemption at Night 4 in Nashville
Friday night marked the fourth show of a six-night stand at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and if the Grammy-winning artist was feeling tired, he certainly didn’t let on. Instead, Isbell proved why he’s one of the finest poets working in American music. Mixing various …
Read More »Robert De Niro: 'There's Something More Powerful Than Bombs, and That's Your Vote'
Robert De Niro issued a statement encouraging people to vote after it was revealed that the actor was targeted withone of a dozen mail bombs addressed to the likes of Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton and other Democratic politicians and media members. “I thank God no one’s been hurt, …
Read More »Coldplay Prepping Live Album, Concert Film to Accompany New Doc
Coldplay are prepping a new concert film and live album to be released alongside their forthcoming career-spanning documentary. The complete set, which is being referred to as “the Butterfly package,” will arrive December 7th. The concert film and live album document two different stops on the South American leg of …
Read More »One Planet Under a Groove
Popular musical rhythms are always skipping and skittering back and forth between Africa and its diasporic communities, from Jamaica to Brazil to Colombia and elsewhere. “That’s a process that’s been going on for a long, long time,” says musicologist Wayne Marshall, who teaches at Berklee College of Music. “What was …
Read More »Jennifer Garner's TV Rebound: 'I Wanted to Go to Work and Laugh'
The last time Jennifer Garner had a regular job on TV, it was as fast-running, spin-kicking, wig-wearing superspy Sydney Bristow on JJ Abrams’ delirious ABC thriller Alias. That series ended a dozen years ago, and Garner has spent the time since starring in movies, taking care of her kids and …
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