A review of this week’s The Mandalorian, “Sanctuary,” coming up just as soon as I chase off some raiders for lunch money… In many ways, the most interesting thing in “Sanctuary” is something we don’t quite see: Mando’s face, when he takes off his helmet in privacy to enjoy some …
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Will Ferrell‘s Saturday Night Live monologue didn’t go as planned as the former SNL cast member returned to Studio 8H for his fifth hosting gig. As Ferrell began his monologue, he became flustered and nervous when he spotted Ryan Reynolds in the audience. When he found out Reynolds’ wife Blake …
Read More »John Prine Sings Cowboy Jack Clement's 'Ballad of a Teenage Queen' at Country Music Hall of Fame
Producer, songwriter, music publisher, filmmaker, visionary: Cowboy Jack Clement was all of these, but, perhaps first and foremost, the late Country Music Hall of Fame member was, throughout his lifetime, a devoted friend to countless fellow musicians. On Tuesday, during an afternoon ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame …
Read More »Sure, Streaming's Transformed the Music Business. But What's Next?
The fortunes of the global record industry can be neatly summed up in three stats: Its peak came in 1999, back when Ricky Martin wasLivin’ La Vida Loca, as the world’s record companies generated nearly$29 billion; by the close of 2013, according to IFPI data, that number had been slashed …
Read More »Watch Bruce Springsteen Perform 'Thunder Road' at Surprise Stone Pony Concert
Bruce Springsteen played a surprise two-hour set at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey on Saturday evening to raise funds for Boston College. Backed by former Bon Jovi/Asbury Jukes guitarist Bobby Bandiera and his band, with Max Weinberg of the E Street Band handling drums for some of …
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Marilyn Manson made an unlikely appearance at Travis Scott’s second annual Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, this past Saturday. While hip-hop acts like Megan Thee Stallion, Migos and Travis himself dominated the festival lineup, Manson was met with an adoring crowd for his six-song mini set late on Saturday night. …
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Bad Boys for Life Will Smith (Mike) and Martin Lawrence (Marcus) reunite for the first Bad Boys film sine 2002. The film’s most recent trailer opens with the duo speeding through the streets of Miami, only, Marcus is feeling the wear of the fast life and has his eye on …
Read More »Democrats' Romp in Virginia Gives the Equal Rights Amendment a Fighting Chance
Tuesday’s election results all but guarantee that another monumental issue will move itself front and center next year: the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment. The election results that matter here are from Virginia, where Democrats secured complete control of state government, now controlling the governorship, the senate, and the …
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Bernie Sanders sat down with Showtime’s Desus and Mero at the Brooklyn Farmacy, an old school soda shop not all that far from the Midwood neighborhood where Sanders grew up. It wasn’t boring! (“I do do a lot of boring ones,” Sanders said.) Among the things we learned, from this …
Read More »HBO Confirms 'Game of Thrones' Prequel 'House of the Dragon'
HBO has ordered a Game of Thrones prequel series titled House of the Dragon, which will center around House Targaryen, Variety reports. House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s 2018 book, Fire and Blood, a companion to the main A Song of Ice and Fire series, which …
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