It’s easy to lose track of all the corruption embedded within the Trump presidency. Every week brings a handful of new scandals, any one of which would be the biggest controversy of any other administration. Many of these happenings represent legitimate grounds for impeachment, if not the criminality of the …
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Chuck Berry rarely did interviews, and when he did, he could be confrontational and reticent. Which is why his 1987 appearance on the Tonight Show is so remarkable. At the time, Berry was well into his pickup-band years, touring the country and playing with local groups to save money. But …
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Sia Furler is looking for love. This being 2018, that means using apps like Tinder and Bumble. She doesn’t use her real name, but she does post real photos of herself on the apps. Not that anyone recognizes her; although she’s scored hits like “Chandelier” (1.9 billion YouTube views and …
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Craig Zadan, the prolific producer of musicals who, along with his producing partnerNeil Meron, had success with big-screen versions ofChicagoandHairsprayas well as the Oscars telecast,died of complications following shoulder replacement surgery,Robert Greenblatt, chairman NBC entertainment, confirmed in a statement. Zadan was 69. “It is with profound sadness that I am …
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A review of tonight’s Better Call Saul coming up just as soon as I have a large gold nugget traversing my colon… “You were meant for better things.” -Gus Early in “Something Beautiful,” Jimmy is stunned to have Mike turn down his offer to steal the Hummel figurine out of …
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Sorry To Bother Youdirector Boots Riley had some choice words about BlacKkKlansman. On Friday, the filmmaker and Coup rapperposted a three-page essay to Twitter citing his problems with the Spike Lee film. While Riley explains how much Lee has influenced him, he explained, “I’m not gonna hold my tongue.” In …
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Every Friday, we’re recommending an older movie that’s available to stream or download and worth seeing again through the lens of our current moment. We’re calling the series “Revisiting Hours” — consider this Rolling Stone’s unofficial film club. First up: Tim Grierson on Lars von Trier‘s warped Our-Town-through-a-glass-darkly parable Dogville. …
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Céline Dion paid tribute to Aretha Franklin, calling her “the most soulful and inspirational singer of our time.” Franklin died Thursday from pancreatic cancer at age 76. In a note on Facebook, Dion said, “I’m deeply saddened to learn that Aretha Franklin has passed. She was an unbelievable artist, who …
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Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney and Robert Plant are among the all-star cast of 75 living musicians whose signatures grace a rare guitar that is currently up for a charity auction taking place through Thursday. The lot benefits UCLA Health and Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit launched by the Who‘s …
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As show his appreciation for their viral Carpool Karaoke from Liverpool, James Corden gave Paul McCartney a backstage tour of the Late Late Show in this new video. “Paul, it was so incredible of you to give us a glimpse into your life when we back together in Liverpool,” Corden …
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