“All monsters were once men.” Repeated frequently throughout Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, this phrase works not just as a useful thematic through-line, but as a question: Can you, the player, see the monster within yourself? Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, the newest game from Xbox Games Studios and Ninja Theory, would …
Read More »Grammys Sets 2025 Ceremony and Nominations Dates
The Grammy Awards will return to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Alongside the official date for the 2025 ceremony, the Recording Academy has also revealed the schedule for when nominations will be announced in the lead-up to music’s biggest night. The eligibility period for the 2025 …
Read More »The Four Seasons Orlando Baby Speaks (Kind Of)
“I have a question for everyone,” the woman behind the camera asks her 4-year-old daughter, her almost-13-month-old baby, and her husband. “Who wants to go to the Four Seasons Orlando?” The baby’s hand shoots up, a split second before her sister and dad. “Meeeeee!” they all chime in. That’s all …
Read More »Prince Harry Can't Add Rupert Murdoch, Princess Diana, Meghan Markle Claims to Tabloid Snooping Suit
Prince Harry was not allowed to amend his upcoming lawsuit against News Group Newspapers with several new allegations, some of which pertained to media mogul Rupert Murdoch and others that involved his late mother, Princess Diana, and wife Meghan Markle. Harry and the more than 40 other plaintiffs involved in …
Read More »Louisiana House Passes Bill Criminalizing Life-Saving Pregnancy Care Pills
On Tuesday, lawmakers in Louisiana voted 64-29 to reclassify drugs used in abortion as controlled dangerous substances. It’s a move staunchly protested by hundreds of physicians in the state, who fear passing this bill will interfere with patient care given how commonly one of the pills, misoprostol, is used to …
Read More »Trump's Allies Didn't Want Him to Testify: 'The Jury Would Hate Him'
Donald Trump’s defense rested on Tuesday, which means the former president will not be testifying in his criminal hush-money trial. Few would have begrudged Trump for declining to testify, but he promised he would take the stand while suggesting the only thing that prevented him from doing so was his …
Read More »'The Apprentice' Director Offers Trump Film Screening Following Campaign's Lawsuit Threat
Ali Abbasi’s film The Apprentice premiered at Cannes Film Festival on Monday evening and no sooner than the run time could reach its conclusion was the Trump Campaign already threatening to file a lawsuit. In response, Abbasi is extending the offer for Donald Trump to see the film for himself …
Read More »These Abortion-Clinic Defenders Aren't Going Anywhere
I T WAS JUNE 24, 2022, and Karen Musick was working at Little Rock Family Planning Services, the last abortion clinic in Arkansas. She was guiding patients into the clinic when she heard a protester scream out the news. That’s how she found out the Supreme Court had issued a …
Read More »Watch Perry Farrell Talk About His Disastrous Attempt to Revive Lollapalooza in 2004
The upcoming Paramount+ documentary Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza traces the story of Perry Farrell‘s alternative music extravaganza from its roots in 1991 as a Jane’s Addiction farewell tour all the way through its role today as one of the largest festivals on the planet. The three-part special, which features …
Read More »Pavement, James Blake, Kurt Vile Lead 2024 Bumbershoot Festival
The annual Seattle music and arts festival Bumbershoot has locked in its 2024 performance lineup. Returning during Labor Day weekend on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, the event will feature headlining appearances from Pavement, James Blake, and Kurt Vile. Courtney Barnett, Kim Gordon, Freddie Gibbs, and Aly & AJ will …
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