Writer’s block doesn’t discriminate. From fresh-faced novelists to literary legends, this creative paralysis has taken down giants throughout history. Maya Angelou experienced it. George R.R. Martin battles it. And in today’s hyperconnected world of constant notifications and endless scrolling, we’re facing a creativity crisis of unprecedented proportions. The landscape has …

Legendary electronic producer Aphex Twin will release a new compilation titled Music From the Merch Desk (2016-2023) for streaming this Tuesday, Dec. 17. Aphex Twin’s new compilation will feature all the music he has released over a seven-year period of vinyl drops. For nearly a decade now, he has been …

Lisa Kudrow condemned Robert Zemeckis’ Here, a film that uses digital aging technology, in a recent episode of the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard. Kudrow references Zemeckis’ film, which reunites Forrest Gump stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, and calls the time-jumping film “an endorsement for AI.” “They shot it, …

Lady Gaga‘s appearance on Carpool Karaoke‘s Christmas special featured a sweet moment with Brian Johnson. In one part of her drive with Zane Lowe in the episode that premiered on Apple TV+, the “Disease” singer is surprised by the AC/DC frontman, and they join forces for a rendition of “Highway …

Documentarian Michael Moore called people’s anger at the American health care system and for-profit insurance “1,000 percent justified” following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. On Friday, Moore penned a short essay for his Substack after being inundated with messages and interview requests following the revelation that Thompson’s suspected …

Waxahatchee returned to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series for the first time since 2013, this time performing songs from her Grammy-nominated sixth album, Tigers Blood. “I rolled out of the tour van … I sort of didn’t really know what I was doing at all. My amp broke in the …

L ocated next to a wastewater treatment plant, the River Raisin Bridge in Monroe, Michigan, isn’t photo-op material. The mud is deep and the puddles are enormous on a raw December morning. Still, camera crews and local politicians and union members gather as if Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is giving …

LCD Soundsystem dug into the vault during their show in Queens over the weekend, performing their 2007 track “North American Scum” for the first time since their farewell concert at Madison Square Garden in 2011. The band, who has been playing the Knockdown Center in Queens for the past few …

Apple TV+ debuted a holiday edition of Carpool Karaoke featuring three of 2024’s biggest pop stars: Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa, and Chappell Roan. The special, A Carpool Karaoke Christmas, sees the musicians joining Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in Tokyo, Missouri, and Los Angeles as they sing along to both holiday …

A new teaser trailer for the second season of 1923, a prequel to Yellowstone, has arrived on the heels of the Yellowstone series finale, which ended with its fifth season on Sunday. In the new 1923 clip, Harrison Ford’s Jacob declares, “This ranch is under attack. Our way of life …