Taylor Swift delivered the debut live performance of “No Body, No Crime” alongside the song’s featured guests Haim Saturday at her Era Tour stop in Seattle. With Haim joining the tour as the opening act for the remainder of the North American leg, it was likely the sisters would join …
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N ov. 27, 2007, was a hot and humid Tuesday in Manila, Philippines, and David Bunevacz was getting the shit kicked out of him. He had been invited to the home of one of his partners in a recent cosmetic surgery venture, the Beverly Hills 6750 clinic in Makati City, …
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The 1975 have called off the remainder of their Asian tour following the band’s performance that resulted in the cancellation of a Malaysian music festival. Matty Healy and company were scheduled to play at Jakarta, Indonesia’s We the Fest on Sunday as well as in Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday, but …
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Toward the end of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie, our titular heroine’s (Margot Robbie) journey culminates in the arrival of an unexpected guest: Her creator, the late Ruth Handler (played by Rhea Perlman). Having just spent two hours confronting the reality that Barbies didn’t actually solve all inequality and are, in …
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The double feature is something of a bygone pleasure. Sure, repertory theaters will curate stacked showings of classic fare or art house favorites for the cultured cinephile in us, but the first-run double — one you might randomly drop into knowing little about either movie — seems the relic of …
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Guttural screams, every 15 minutes. That’s become the tragic routine of H.R., the mesmerizing singer of influential hardcore band Bad Brains. Since 2014, H.R. has been suffering from an excruciating type of rare head affliction known as SUNCT headaches that leave him all but devastated. “I have sharp, stabbing pains …
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Ed Sheeran welcomed an unlikely surprise guest during his concert Saturday in Detroit as Eminem appeared onstage to perform two of his biggest hits alongside the British singer. Performing at the Motor City’s Ford Field, Sheeran acknowledged Eminem’s hometown by first launching into the 8 Mile hit “Lose Yourself” solo, …
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The Righteous Gemstones wouldn’t gel without Judy. The middle sibling and only sister among three adult heirs to a televangelist empire in the brash, ungodly HBO series — played by the comedic wonder Edi Patterson, also a writer on the show — Judy Gemstone is a chaotic hinge for her …
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Jane Birkin, the iconic British-born actress, singer and model who became a chart-topping artist in France with her collaborations with then-partner Serge Gainsbourg, has died at the age of 76. Birkin’s death was announced Sunday by the French culture ministry, which said Birkin was found dead at her Paris home. …
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“I can’t believe what my life is,” says Tom Segura. Segura has good reason to be proud. The 44-year-old comic has grinded away for decades to become one of the most successful (and prolific) comedians around. He co-hosts a pair of popular podcasts — Two Bears One Cave with pal …
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