Karen O and Danger Mouse enlisted filmmaker Spike Jonze to direct a stunning performance of their new track “Woman” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday. Filmed in black-and-white, the production featured a troupe of dancers who flanked O with intricate choreography as she tore through the thumping cut. …
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“Enjoy it while it lasts, because soon it will be different,” sings Damon Albarn in a new video for “The Truce of Twilight,” from last year’s Merrie Land by his group The Good, The Bad, and the Queen. Actually, it’s the second clip for the song. The first, released last …
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The day the music died is a lie. Music never dies. It’s the one thing our minds protect at all costs. If only our wallets were so loyal. Now they have a chance to be: This week, the largest popular music collection in America (3 million recordings!) is, for the …
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WASHINGTON —Last year, American Media, Inc., the scandal-plagued parent company of theNational Enquirer, produced 200,000 copies of a special-edition magazine called “The New Kingdom.” On its cover was the new crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman. The glossy magazine championed the young Saudi leader and touted his supposed …
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This is the third dispatch in a series from Jeff Goodell, who will be investigatingthe effect of climate change on Thwaites glacier. This morning, from the top deck of the Nathaniel B. Palmer on our way to Antarctica, I notice a wandering albatross soaring beside the ship. Albatrosses are remarkable …
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You go around the world in roots and melodrama on these three albums, all from experienced specialists in forensic romanticism and all at new peaks in their searching. Murray A. Lightburn, Hear Me Out (Dangerbird) With his plaintive, swooning voice and the luxuriant sweep of his records with the Canadian …
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Earlier this week, David Gilmour announced plans to auction off 120 of his most famous guitars to benefit his charitable foundation. He’s holding back virtually nothing, including the Stratocaster he used to write “Wish You Were Here” and the Ovation six-string he’s played on for almost every live performance of …
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Public servants are supposed to serve every one of their constituents faithfully. Iowa’s 4th Congressional District is nearly monochromatic, but there are some voters of color living there. They should have a representative in Congress who isn’t a white supremacist. Frankly, so should the white residents. It is hardly radical …
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Over 30 years after Eddie Murphy starred as Prince Akeem in Coming to America, the actor will reprise the role in a sequel penned by Black-ishcreator Kenya Barris. Plans for a sequel to the classic 1988 comedy were first announced in 2017 with director Jonathan Levine and Coming to America‘s …
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The incredible life story of sex therapist Dr. Ruth is the focus of a new documentary titled Ask Dr. Ruth. The film will premiere at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, with a theatrical run and a Hulu-exclusive release planned for later in the year. “Ask Dr. Ruth chronicles the incredible …
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