President Donald Trump has expanded his military campaign against the United States by deploying armed troops to yet another major metropolitan area, announcing on Monday that he is sending the National Guard into Washington, D.C., to “liberate” the city. The D.C. operation, launched two months after the start of his …
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Filmmaker Julia Loktev’s voice is the first we hear in her epic new documentary. Over a nighttime shot of Moscow, she warns, “The world you’re about to see no longer exists. None of us knew what was about to happen.” For the next five-and-a-half hours, My Undesirable Friends: Part I …
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This post contains spoilers for the first two episodes of Alien: Earth, now streaming on Hulu.The Alien movies are filled with so many ideas about what their future society is like that it feels close to (chest) bursting. But because most of the films are first and foremost suspense stories …
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For all the talk of authenticity in country music, few artists are truly willing to go there when it comes to opening up about tough times in their lives. That’s not the case with Ashley Monroe, whose new album, the stellar Tennessee Lightning, is informed in part by what she …
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The thing about puppies is, they start out all small and cute and oh-so-adorable. Look at their puppy paws, way too big for their itty-bitty widdle bodies! Listen to their playful woofs and yips, as they tumble around and trip over themselves! Feel how fuzzy their rolly-polly bellies are, as …
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Taylor Swift knows what she’s getting into by joining boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce on their New Heights podcast. “You guys have a lot of male sports fans that listen your podcast,” the musician said in the latest preview for the episode set to premiere at 7 …
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Zoë Kravitz almost got a bad reputation as Taylor Swift‘s house guest. During an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the actress described staying with her mom, Lisa Bonet, in Swift’s home after evacuating during the Los Angeles wildfires in January. “She was kind enough to let me stay …
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Stephen King couldn’t write anything as terrifying as Donald Trump‘s America. In a new interview, the author answered a series of fan questions for The Guardian, among them: “If you had to invent an ending forTrumpian America, what would it be?” “I think it would be impeachment — which, in …
Read More »Jisoo Embraces the Wilderness in 'Your Love' Music Video
Jisoo has shared a new music video for her song “Your Love.” The clip was filmed in Singapore’s Mandai Wildlife Reserve and sees the Blackpink singer standing amid the trees and inside a cave while wearing a flowing pink gown. “Your Love” comes off Jisoo’s recent effort, Amortage, which dropped …
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As Tory Lanez serves his 10-year prison sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in both feet back in July 2020, the rapper has been pursuing multiple avenues to try to overturn his conviction. On Tuesday, an appellate court in California denied a pair of so-called writ of habeas corpus petitions …
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