The true crime story about a millionaire dentist, his wife, and his mistress, and one of their suspicious deaths on a Zambian safari — a mystery documented in the pages of Rolling Stone — will be the focus of a Hulu docuseries out next month. Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari …
Read More »Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Wants to 'Take Back My Life' After Completing Parole Program
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard said she has “taken accountability” for her role in the death of her abusive mother, and now plans to “take back my life.” On Instagram earlier this week, Blanchard shared a lengthy statement after completing her parole program on June 24. “When I accepted my sentence, I accepted …
Read More »Israeli Soldiers Ordered to Shoot at Unarmed Palestinians Waiting for Aid: Report
Soldiers in the Israeli military have told the Israeli news outlet Haaretz that aid distribution centers in Gaza have become “a killing field,” with military leadership ordering soldiers to fire on unarmed Palestinians. Massacres at aid distribution sites have become a common occurrence in recent weeks as the Israeli military …
Read More »LL Cool J Takes a Trip Through NYC Rap History in New 'Hip-Hop Was Born Here' Trailer
LL Cool J digs into how New York City shaped the creation and evolution of rap in the new trailer for the upcoming docuseries, Hip-Hop Was Born Here. The five-part series will offer a kind of historical and musical tour of the five boroughs as LL Cool J visits the …
Read More »Supreme Court Hands Trump 'GIANT WIN' in Birthright Citizenship Case
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that lower federal courts should not have the power to issue nationwide injunctions blocking presidential orders — no matter how obviously unconstitutional such an order may be. The decision is a monumental gift to Donald Trump’s administration, which is seeking to implement much of …
Read More »'The Bear' Season 4 Goes Big and Goes Small in Two Very Special Episodes. Both Work
This post contains spoilers for Season Four of The Bear, which is now streaming on Hulu. Late in “Bears,” the seventh episode of the new season of The Bear, 16 different people are seated under the same table at a wedding reception. When we first see this table — part …
Read More »'F1 The Album' Is a Thrilling Listen From Lights Out to Checkered Flag
There was a period in the late Nineties and early aughts when every blockbuster movie was seemingly accompanied by an equally-popular soundtrack, with the songs and A-list artists almost as inescapable as the action on screen. From Titanic and Twilight to The Fast & The Furious, the songs released from …
Read More »Rebekah Del Rio, 'Mulholland Drive' Singer of 'Llorando,' Dead at 57
Rebekah Del Rio, the singer who delivered a powerful, Spanish-language rendition of a Roy Orbison classic in a pivotal scene in David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, has died at the age of 57. The Los Angeles Coroner’s Office confirmed Del Rio’s death to Variety, noting she died June 23 at her …
Read More »'Squid Game' Season 3: We Don't Hate the Players, But We're Over the Game
This post contains spoilers for the third and final season of Squid Game, which is now streaming on Netflix. Once upon a time, the cameo that comes in the concluding scene of Squid Game would have been thrilling, and very much in keeping with the Netflix drama’s status as the …
Read More »How Many Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen Lyrics Can You Identify in This New York Writer's New Song?
Steven Keene, a New York singer-songwriter, challenges fans of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen to identify as many of the creative giants’ lyrics as they can in his rollicking new song “Thesaurus.” Just shy of four minutes, there’s nonetheless a lot to digest in Keene’s word-packed song, which he sells …
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