Let us now praise Brad Pitt. Or rather, the whole repertory company of Brad Pitts — the leading man who chased kooky character-actor roles, the matinee idol who stopped worrying and learned to love movie stardom, the wild-card outlier, the endlessly snacking comic relief, the grungy sex symbol, the All-American …
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Don’t Let This Flopis released Wednesdays on all audio streaming platforms, including ApplePodcasts,Spotify,Amazon Music,Stitcherand more. If you can tell the difference between hard seltzer brands, you’ve probably got something special going on. For most of us, hard seltzer tastes the same regardless of brand. For self-proclaimed “Seltzpert” Loryn Powell, every …
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Fox News host Brian Kilmeade said Beyoncé has become “more vile than ever” for “X-rated lyrics” in her new album, including her celebratory references to stretch marks and body dimples in her new song “HEATED.” “Heated” was the source of controversy over its inclusion of an ableist slur in the lyrics, …
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Steven W. Thrasher has spent his career reporting on race, policing, and the criminalization of HIV. Along the way, he has come to understand that the vast inequalities in our society help decide who is exposed to viruses, the level of care they receive, and ultimately, who lives and dies. …
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Donald Glover didn’t think Atlanta would make it past the first season when it premiered in 2016, let alone be gearing up to unveil its fourth and final season six years later. But the actor has found his happiness and a bit of existentialism in the series, and he’s ready …
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TikTok quickly went from the app where Leah Kate’s career first blew up to the musician’s “worst nightmare” amid her current tour with Chase Atlantic. During the pandemic, the pop-punk singer — responsible for breakup bops “10 Things I Hate About You” and “Fuck Up This Friendship ” — got …
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“This is the point in the interview when they ask if we’re gonna join the Squad.” Summer Lee, a Democratic congressional candidate running for a Pittsburgh-area seat, stirred the straw in her ice water as she let her remark hang in a basement bar in Washington’s Logan Circle neighborhood on …
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Democratic Senate candidate Lucas Kunce isn’t running against Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). I was nevertheless curious: Had he seen the news about Hawley’s just-announced forthcoming book, Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs? Kunce gives a hearty snicker. “This is what we’re running against,” he says. “We’re running against the biggest …
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John Moreland can hardly remember writing many of the lyrics to his new album Birds in the Ceiling. That’s because in the early months of the pandemic, the Oklahoma singer-songwriter found himself settling into a new songwriting routine: After his wife went to sleep, starting around midnight, Moreland would light …
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Donald Trump’s lawyers are preemptively preparing a legal defense against criminal charges from the Justice Department, as the former president’s attorneys are increasingly anxious that their client will be prosecuted for his role in the attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Members of the ex-president’s legal team have already begun …
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