There’s a chill in the air. Starbucks employees everywhere are cracking open cases of pumpkin and apple brown sugar syrups. There’s a sudden urge to spend unreasonable amounts of money on books and stationary supplies, even if it won’t curb the incoming seasonal depression. Autumn is rapidly approaching, and Ed …
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The White Lotus doesn’t work without the eerie mystery that rests under the surface of every encounter between characters on the popular HBO series. And in order for an audience to completely lean into the suspense, they have to be fully grounded in it. That’s where composer Cristobal Tapia de …
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI technology and its impact on the digital world, marketing agencies face new challenges in protecting their clients from online hate speech and harmful content. One challenger brand is leading the charge ahead of ambiguous legislation and puzzling social media platform policies: Bodyguard.ai. I …
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In recent years, there’s been a noticeable shift in the landscape of mental health treatments. Traditional therapeutic methods sometimes fall short of delivering desired outcomes, leading to alternative approaches like cannabis and psychedelic therapies gaining traction. Cannabis and psychedelic therapies are most commonly used to treat the lasting effects of …
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Things are unsettled between Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal in the new trailer for Foe. The film, directed by Garth Davis and based on the novel by Iain Reid, stars the actors as a married couple facing a disruption to their assumed happiness in a dystopian future. The trailer reveals …
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Prince and the New Power Generation’s 1991 classic Diamonds and Pearls is getting the special reissue treatment complete with 47 unreleased tracks and over two hours of live concert footage. The reissue (in all of its various formats, available to pre-order now) will be released on Oct. 27. Two of …
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Sia is about to hit a major milestone in her Survivor fandom. In 2016, after appearing on a reunion special for the reality show, the singer started giving money to its contestants. She told contestant Tai Trang she would donate $50,000 to him personally and another $50,000 to a charity …
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This post contains spoilers for the Season Two finale of “And Just Like That …,” which is now streaming on Max. Can we talk, for a moment, about the guest list for the main event of “The Last Supper, Part Two: Entrée,” aka the finale of And Just Like That… …
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As Yungblud releases the most viscerally honest record of his career, he is standing by the truth that trauma isn’t neat, and it shouldn’t have to be. On his latest single, “Hated,” the musician shares an intimate conversation with his younger self as he attempts to unpack the lasting impact …
Read More »How Katy Perry Wound Up Nude on a Cotton-Candy Cloud
One day in early 2010, the artist Will Cotton was scrolling through his email and found a message from someone named Katheryn Hudson. She wondered if some of Cotton’s 2004 paintings — a series called “Cotton Candy Clouds,” which depicted pinup girls laying nude in a pink sky — were …
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