So, How Was Your Decade is a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Sharon Van Etten’s 2010s could be subtitled A Tale of Two Half-Decades: A …
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When Elizabeth Warren officially entered the presidential race back in February, she made a controversial decision, one that ultimately caused her finance director to quit in protest: She swore off high-dollar fundraisers. Ten months later, that decision gave Warren some high ground when, on the debate stage in California, she …
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When a group of bills known as SESTA/FOSTA was introduced in early 2018, it garnered widespread bipartisan support. The bills were intended to curb online sex trafficking, a goal that was easy for lawmakers to get behind, and one that few wanted to be seen actively opposing. One of the …
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A Patreon subscription account accusing R. Kelly of abuse and manipulation purported to be run by one of his girlfriends, Joycelyn Savage, was shut down after its owner failed to verify Savage’s identity. Last Friday, an Instagram account allegedly belonging to Savage posted the message, “There’s something I need to …
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Beck has released a new extended play, recorded at Prince’s legendary Paisley Park Studios. The Paisley Park Sessions EP features renditions of Beck’s “Where It’s At” and “Up All Night” along with a medley of Prince covers, including “Kiss,” “Raspberry Beret” and “1999.” “I’ve heard the name since I was …
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WASHINGTON —Thursday, November 7 was a fateful day for the courts in America. By an 86-2 margin, the U.S. Senate approved William Nardini to a lifetime appointment on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals — Trump’s 45th appointment of an appeals-court judge. On the same day, the Senate Judiciary Committee …
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Hours after the House of Representatives voted to approve a resolution formalizing the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited the Late Show to talk about the process and what’s next. “This is truly a historic day, thank you for making time …
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On Friday, Miranda Lambert will release her seventh studio album Wildcard. Next Monday, Apple Music will release an original short film that shows what it was like to be in the room making it. A new teaser for “Behind Miranda Lambert’s Wildcard” is out today and shows Lambert discussing her …
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The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is here and it promises an epic fight between good and evil. Disney unveiled the final glimpse at the upcoming movie during Monday Night Football and it includes far more footage than we’ve seen so far. As the clip opens, …
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When we talk about deepfakes, the term used to describe a type of digitally manipulated videos, most of the discussion is focused on the implications of deepfake technology for spreading fake news and potentially even destabilizing elections, particularly the upcoming U.S. 2020 election. A new study from Deeptrace Labs, however, …
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