Despite its legislative setbacks of the past year, the presidency of Donald Trump has been stunningly effective in its core mission, the dismantling of modern American government as it has evolved since the Progressive Era of the early 20th Century. And even though a civil war looms inside the Republican …
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On Wednesday night, Guns N’ Roses will wrap up the 2017 leg of their Not in This Lifetime world tour with a hometown show at the Forum in Los Angeles. The tour resumes in June with a six-week run of festivals and stadiums in Europe, but their plans beyond that …
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Rebel Wilson‘s blaring voice derail a spur-of-the-moment “riff-off” in the latestPitch Perfect 3teaser. In the clip, newly reunited a cappella group the Bellas arrive to meet the other bands on their overseas USO tour. “You guys just sing other people’s songs right?” another singer asks, prompting an irritated Patricia (Wilson) …
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David Cassidy, the musician, actor andPartridge Family teen idol, died Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 67. Cassidy’s representative Jo-Ann Geffen confirmed his death, saying, “On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, our uncle, and …
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The sequel to Tove Lo‘s raw Lady Wood, like her stylized longform videos, deals explicitly with derangement – sexual, emotional, drug-induced. It’d be easy to dismiss as softcore shock-pop if her songwriting wasn’t so formidable. The nicely-titled “Disco Tits” is a lustily convincing club single; “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” and …
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The Tesla unveiling at Jet Center Los Angeles appeared to be over on Thursday. Founder Elon Musk – dressed casually in jeans and a four-button jacket – had wrapped up his introduction of the company’s all-electric ‘Semi’ truck, an impressive piece of heavy machinery that may just green the global …
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This story was reported in partnership with The Investigative Fund and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Additional reporting: Aaron Sankin, Laura Starecheski, Michael Corey, Jaime Longoria and Jasper Craven. The revelations overcame Edgar Maddison Welch like a hallucinatory fever. On December 1st, 2016, the father of two from …
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Edward Herman, the co-author (with Noam Chomsky) ofManufacturing Consent, has died. He was 92. His work has never been more relevant. Manufacturing Consent was a kind of bible of media criticism for a generation of dissident thinkers. The book described with great clarity how the system of private commercial media …
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At an industry panel in 1992, radio host Rick Dees explained the popularity of Right Said Fred‘s tongue-in-cheek disco confection “I’m Too Sexy”: “Everyone is so busy they don’t have time to devote to memorize [rap songs]. With Right Said Fred you know he is too sexy for a dozen …
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Bill Murray and Jimmy Kimmel saluted David Letterman‘s irreverent comic spirit in a new video honoring the former Late Show host ahead of PBS’ November 20th broadcast of theKennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize ceremony. Murray and Kimmel, longtime Letterman pals, looked back at the retired late-night king’s unique hosting style …
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