Among the many things Republicans hate — lattes, Drag Queen Story Hours, college dining hall protests — there is perhaps nothing quite as infuriating as the suggestion that someone, somewhere, is having pleasurable sex for non-procreative purposes. At no point has this been more apparent than during the Covid-19 pandemic, …
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Late rapper Juice WRLD and the Weeknd appear as animated figures in their new video for “Smile.” The song, which was released last week, marks the first time the pair collaborated. Animated by KDC Visions, the visual captures the poignancy of the song’s sentiments, which yearn for a loved one …
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Phil Collins‘ “In the Air Tonight” saw a noticeable sales bump over the weekend thanks to a viral video from Twins React, where 22-year-olds Tim and Fred Williams filmed their reaction to hearing the song for the first time. In the video, Tim and Fred start off acutely tuned in …
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Choosing and justifying a list of essential Grateful Dead shows — 20, 200, or even 2,000 — is treacherous work. Passionate challenge from fans, especially hardcore Deadheads and veteran tape traders, is guaranteed. Endless debate over set-list minutiae is inevitable. In fact, there is only one definitive list of the …
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Atticus “Tic” Freeman, the young Korean War veteran hero of HBO’s fantastic —in every sense of the word —new drama Lovecraft Country, has a weakness for pulp stories. As he puts it, “I love that the heroes get to go on adventures in other worlds, defy insurmountable odds, defeat the …
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Gojira have shared their new animated video for the standalone single “Another World,” the French metal band’s first new music in four years. “It is with great excitement that we’re presenting our new track ‘Another World,’” Gojira’s Joe Duplantier said of the song in a statement. “Ferdinand Magellan once said: …
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Black Pumas play smooth versions of two songs, “Colors” and a cover of Jimmy Webb composition “Wichita Lineman,” in videos documenting their recently issued Amazon original EP, The Electric Deluxe Sessions. The Austin psych-soul band stretch out “Colors,” a single from their self-titled 2019 debut, to a robust seven minutes. …
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Six weeks after the bus popularized by Into the Wild was airlifted out of the Alaskan wilderness, the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced plans to relocate the vehicle to a Fairbanks, Alaska museum. In June, the abandoned bus — a popular but dangerous pilgrimage for adventure seekers due …
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In this week’s quarantine episode of ourUseful Idiotspodcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by biomedical researcher Dr. Robert Gallo to discuss the potential for a COVID-19 vaccine. For the Four Food Groups, Matt provides a couple of examples of Dems bein’ Dems (since he couldn’t just pick one). …
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Sheryl Crow has rerecorded her 2012 B-side “Woman in the White House” ahead of the 2020 election. The musician completely transformed the track from a shuffling country tune into an extended hard rock stomper capped off with a blazing guitar solo outro. Crow hews close to her original lyrics — …
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