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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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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Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia will be honored in a nine-day livestream event hosted by the Rex Foundation and the Jerry Garcia Family. The event, christened Daze Between, will feature exclusive live music performances and storytelling, and will take place August 1st through 9th this year to mark the 25th anniversary …
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Friends, colleagues and former costars of Naya Rivera are mourning her death after the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office recovered her body on California’s Lake Piru Monday following a six-day search. The 33-year-old actress and singer, best known for her role as Santana Lopez onGlee, is believed to have drowned while …
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Mel Brooks, whose enduring friendship with the late Carl Reiner began in 1950, has paid tribute to his “best friend” and Your Show of Shows costar. Reiner died on Monday at age 98. “Carl was a giant, unmatched in his contributions to entertainment,” Brooks shared in a post on Twitter. …
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The world might suck right now, but thankfully the Tom Petty estate recently released an unearthed 1993 demo of “You Don’t Know How it Feels,” the first taste of the long-awaited Wildflowers archival project. Petty recorded the sparse, acoustic take at his home studio, providing a more intimate, slow-burner feel. …
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Joseph DeAngelo, 74, waived the right to a jury trial and pleaded guilty to 13 counts of first-degree murder and 13 kidnapping-related charges on Monday, crimes committed in the Seventies and Eighties in six California counties and attributed to the Golden State Killer. He also agreed to admit to dozens …
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Guitarist G.E. Smith and soul singer LeRoy Bell have shared a stirring new song, “America,” from their upcoming collaborative album, Stony Hill, out August 28th via BMG. The track is a mellow blues tune that moves with a heavy groove and allows Smith to peel off plenty of intricate guitar …
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Michael Stipe and the National’s Aaron Dessner performed their new song, “No Time for Love Like Now,” for the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday. A collaboration with Big Red Machine, which comprises Dessner and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Stipe cowrote the song with Dessner and revealed a …
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