In a classic Friday night news dump, President Trump announced that he is replacing the acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney with Republican North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows. Mulvaney held the position for 14 months and will now serve as the U.S. special envoy for Northern Ireland. Meadows, …
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Estrogen is an asset, it turns out. A new study from music researchers has found that women are engaged in creative fields like art, music and literature at higher rates than men — and are generally more creative than men. In their study released last month, Michael Mauskapf of Columbia …
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There are songs you need to know, and there are songs you need to hear to believe they existed in the first place. Such is the case with this newly reissued cover of the Beatles‘ “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” by the long-defunct Hour Glass, the short-lived band featuring …
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Jane Birkin teamed up with Iggy Pop for a cover of her 1969 duet with Serge Gainsbourg, “Elisa,” on The Tonight Show. The pair took on song, which comes off Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg, in French with the help of a backing band that included Questlove on drums. Birkin appeared on …
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UPDATE 7/24/2020:Genesis have rescheduled their tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Last Domino?” run will now kick off April 1st, 2021 at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro Arena, and run through April 30th with a final show at London’s O2 Arena. More details on rescheduled dates can be found here. ~~ …
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Black Lips build a surreal bridge between Lou Reed and the late televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in the new video for their song “Get It on Time.” The video was directed by David Black, who shot the clip on a mix of 16mm film and repurposed television equipment he bought …
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The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear its third major case on the Affordable Care Act by granting an appeal brought by Democratic states. The appeal stems from a case brought by Republicans in an attempt to get the courts to strike down Obamacare entirely. Arguments will …
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Penske Media may earn a commission from purchases made from our links. This month, viewers will have their choice of fictional dystopias (in addition to the real one happening outside our doors, naturally). You can visit an alternate reality America in which fascism has taken hold, clock in at a …
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“If you asked me five years ago to do a full original album with this band, I’d say, ‘Tear my heart out and leave it on the floor,’” Yacht Rock Revue singer Nick Niespodziani says. It’s hard to tell if he’s being hyperbolic. The 41-year-old frontman of the Atlanta-based tribute …
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UPDATE: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Candyman‘s theatrical release has been pushed from mid-June to September 25th. Jordan Peele puts a bloody new spin on a Nineties horror classic with the new trailer for Candyman, a modern-day reboot produced and co-written by the Get Out filmmaker. The new Candyman, directed …
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