Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, has launched a paid internship program specifically for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the company announced Thursday. UMG partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, which represents publicly funded HBCUs across the country, calling itself the largest organization representing black colleges exclusively. …

Nearly 40 years after Robert B. Weide wrote a letter to Kurt Vonnegut asking for permission to make a documentary, Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time will finally see its release in summer 2021. Co-directed by Don Argott, the film captures two decades of footage shot between 1988 and 2007, when …

The annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit is going virtual this year and Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, Prince Harry, Tiffany Haddish, Brad Paisley, Ray Romano, Patti Scialfa, Sheryl Crow, Nate Bargatze, Ronny Chieng, Jeannie Gaffigan, Mickey Guyton, and Iliza Shlesinger are all making appearances. The benefit will air Wednesday, November …

Updated: Florida Georgia Line will not be performing on Wednesday’s CMA Awards, following the Covid-19 diagnosis of FGL member Tyler Hubbard. In a statement, the CMA said Hubbard was never on site for rehearsals prior to his positive test: “It does reassure us that our protocols are working… Most importantly, …

In the latest socially distanced episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by none other than newly-freelance journalist Glenn Greenwald. [Editor’s note: This episode was taped on November 5th, the Thursday after Election Night.] Matt and Katie take a deep dive into how …

Slipknot‘s annual Knotfest will shine a light on rising hard-rock and metal bands at a virtual festival this fall that they’ve dubbed Pulse of the Maggots Fest. The title comes from “Pulse of the Maggots,” a song off Slipknot’s 2004 album, Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses). The free event, which …

In the lead-up to Election Night, most coverage has focused on how platforms like Facebook and Twitter are working to prevent election-related misinformation and disinformation, in an effort to avoid a repeat of what happened in 2016. One platform, however, has largely avoided scrutiny, despite already serving as host to …

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Let’s raise a farewell glass to one of the all-time greats, Sean Connery. Even though the legendary Scottish actor turned 90 this summer, his death still feels like a shock, just because Connery seemed like he’d stick around forever — a giant oak towering over other stars, showing them up …

The Crown, Season Four As the new season nears, we get deeper glimpses into the new forces entering Queen Elizabeth’s life: Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson) and Diana Spencer (Emma Corrin). We see Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) give Thatcher a warning as to not make enemies out of “left, right and …