When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Laura Jane Grace had a panic attack, quit smoking weed, and decided to put out a record. Thursday, she dropped Stay Alive with little warning or preamble — a raw, unedited missive from lockdown. “I just wanted to make a record and I wanted to …
Read More »Flashback: Al Gore Debates George W. Bush on 'Saturday Night Live'
The first presidential debate of 2020 will take place Tuesday at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, finally giving voters a chance to see Donald Trump square off against Joe Biden in person. The event is airing on every major network and all across the internet, meaning that upwards of …
Read More »'Fargo' Premiere Recap: Immigrants, They Get the Job Done
After a very long wait (only some of it due to the pandemic), Fargo is finally back. I reviewed the fourth season earlier this month, and I have specific thoughts on this week’s two episodes, “Welcome to the Alternate Economy” and “The Land of Taking and Killing,” coming up just …
Read More »A Conversation With Climate Scientist Kate Marvel
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Before she fell in love with climate science, Kate Marvel dreamed of being a movie star. She was tall and blond and good with words and liked the idea of life on …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy Shares Two New Songs From Solo Record 'Love Is the King'
Jeff Tweedy has shared two new songs, “Guess Again” and “Love Is the King,” from his upcoming solo album, Love Is the King, out October 23rd via dBpm Records. In a statement Tweedy said the album came about at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown when he began “writing country …
Read More »'The Princess Bride' Cast Reunite for Hilarious Table Read
UPDATE (9/23):You can now watch The Princess Bride full-cast table read on-demand — with a donation to the Wisconsin Democratic Party. *** The cast of The Princess Bride, one of the best movies of all time (no hyperbole), reunited Sunday night to perform a table read in support of the …
Read More »'Cuties' Review: A Coming-of-Age Movie Caught in the Culture Wars
Here’s what Cuties, the debut feature from French-Senegalese filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré, is: the story of an 11-year-old named Amy (Fathia Youssouf) who’s stuck watching her family fall apart and is trying to find a place for herself in the world. Here’s what it is not: a salacious bit of pedo-bait …
Read More »John Lennon's Solo Work Gets Upgraded for New Box Set
To commemorate what would have been John Lennon‘s 80th birthday, his family selected 36 songs from his solo catalogue and enhanced them for a new box set, Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes. Each of the tracks in the collection — which was executive-produced by Yoko Ono Lennon and produced …
Read More »Metallica's Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich Break Down 'S&M2' Set List
Last fall, 20 years after the first Symphony and Metallica concerts, the thrash-metal firebrands returned for the orchestral shows documented on their new album, S&M2. As with the 1999 outing, the group teamed up with the San Francisco Symphony, but they decided to make the sequel an even bigger event, …
Read More »Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Talk 'Bill & Ted Face the Music'
It’s been nearly 30 years since Bill S. Preston, Esq., and Ted “Theodore” Logan graced the big screen, but on August 28th, the most excellent duo, played by Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, respectively, are back. The franchise’s long-awaited third installment, Bill & Ted Face the Music, kicks off with …
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