During a recent therapy session, I told my doctor that I was watching a new series called The Patient, where Steve Carell plays a psychologist kidnapped by a serial killer, who hopes Carell can cure him of his homicidal impulses. “That sounds funny!” my doctor said with a laugh. “Oh, …
Read More »Margo Price Takes a Psychedelic Journey in New Song 'Been to the Mountain'
Margo Price gets into her own trippy headspace with the new song “Been to the Mountain,” her latest indication of what direction she’ll be taking musically with the follow-up to 2020’s That’s How Rumors Get Started. Built around an insistent drum groove, “Been to the Mountain” combines a greasy low-end …
Read More »'Batgirl' Cast and Crew Say Goodbye to Scrapped Film With Private 'Funeral Screenings'
When Warner Bros. Discovery began a rampage of cancellations and cost-cutting measures, the forthcoming Batgirl film starring Leslie Grace didn’t survive the purge. Co-directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah recently revealed that they were blocked from accessing any of the footage for the film, which was already in post-production, …
Read More »How Student Debt Relief Went From a Progressive Pipe Dream To Biden's Pen
In September of 2019, Bernie Sanders announced from the Democratic presidential primary debate stage that, if elected, he would “cancel all student debt in this country.” Elizabeth Warren made a similar proposal during her campaign, but the progressives’ plans to nullify the vast majority of student loan debt — $1.75 …
Read More »Harry Styles Takes a Serious Turn in 'Don't Worry Darling' Sneak Peek
Harry Styles shows off his acting chops in Rolling Stone‘s exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming psychological drama,Don’t Worry Darling. In the film, Styles and costar Florence Pugh play Jack and Alice Chambers, a seemingly happy couple living in a seemingly idyllic company town operated by the firm Jack works …
Read More »Joni Mitchell Got an Honorary Doctorate From Berklee College of Music — and a Matching 'Dr. Joni' Beret
Joni Mitchell was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music at a small ceremony Tuesday night, Aug. 23. Berklee shared a handful of photos from the event on Instagram, including a great shot of Mitchell alongside her friends and occasional collaborators, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Mitchell …
Read More »California Is Banning the Sale of Gas Cars
California is expected to vote on Thursday to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. “The climate crisis is solvable if we focus on the big, bold steps necessary to stem the tide of carbon pollution,” Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement. The landmark move toward electric …
Read More »Olivia Wilde Talks 'Vicious' CinemaCon Custody Papers Incident: 'There's a Reason I Left That Relationship'
Olivia Wilde has opened about for the first time about the viral incident where she was served with custody papers during her CinemaCon presentation in April. Speaking about the awkward moment nearly four months later in a new interview with Variety, Wilde said, “It was my workplace. In any other …
Read More »'Orphan: First Kill' – Another Day, Another Family of Victims to Bathe in Blood
Orphan: First Kill — the nutty, enjoyable prequel to 2009’s Orphan — begins and ends with bloodbaths. As is only fair. In the 2009 movie, an orphaned girl named Esther (played by Isabelle Fuhrman) is taken in by a family that doesn’t know (yet) that she is in fact a …
Read More »Republicans Are Melting Down Over Biden Making Life Easier for Millions of Americans
President Joe Biden announced a plan to forgive up to $10,000 of federal student debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 a year, $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, and an extension on loan payment deferments through December 31, 2023. Biden said in announcing the plan on Twitter that the move …
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