One of the four men charged in the murder of rapper Pop Smoke has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home invasion robbery. The 20-year-old man — whose name has been withheld from the court because he was a 17-year-old minor at the time of Pop Smoke’s Feb. 2020 death …
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An early scene in Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker, a new two-part documentary about the German tennis great who famously won Wimbledon at the age of 17 before going down like the Hindenburg, encapsulates what’s made the athlete such a controversial figure. Ion Tiriac, a Romanian businessman who …
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TV shows and movies inspired by real-life events tend to overstate the truth for dramatic effect. Netflix’s Transatlantic is a rare case of underplaying history — in this case, the work of Varian Fry, Mary Jayne Gold, and the rest of the European Rescue Committee, who worked to get Jewish …
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There is more than one way to burn a book, Ray Bradbury wrote, and the world is full of people running about with lit matches. Texas House Rep. Steve Toth brandished the equivalent of a butane torch earlier this session when he introduced House Bill 2690, legislation that seeks to …
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The Jonas Brothers have different, fonder memories of Waffle House than what the restaurant’s reputation might suggest. On their latest single, aptly titled “Waffle House,” the three-piece band reminisce about deep conversations shared over hot plates of breakfast food — not stumbling into Waffle House after a night out and …
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Like many people, musicians Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn found themselves in isolation during the pandemic, conjuring up memories of sharing space with strangers on a dancefloor. The time spent indoors would eventually lead the pair, who began releasing music in the Eighties as Everything But the Girl, to find …
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Singer-songwriter JP Saxe released his new single “I Don’t Miss You” on Friday. The track is the lead single for his upcoming record slated for later this year, and produced by Malay with co-writing and guitar by John Mayer. The breezy song captures the aftermath of a breakup as Saxe …
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Art can be taken in (or, from a more mercenary point of view, consumed) as something abstract, enlightening, subtextual, subversive, thought-provoking, transcendental. The actual making of it, however, depends on a very specific inspiration-to-perspiration ratio. Showing Up is all about putting the work into artwork, what it takes to marshal …
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Rosario Dawson is ready to take center stage in a galaxy far, far away in the new trailer for her Mandalorian spin-off series, Ahsoka. Dawson plays the titular exiled rebel Jedi, who was once Anakin Skywalker’s padawan before he succumbed to the dark side and became Darth Vader. The new …
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Vivian Trimble, best known for her work with Luscious Jackson, has died at 59 following a battle with cancer. The multi-instrumentalist and singer had been being treated for the disease for several years, per a post on Luscious Jackson’s Instagram page. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our …
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