For Chris Murphy, the newly re-elected junior senator from Connecticut, Yemen is a byword for the failures of American foreign policy in the Middle East. For the past three years, he has been a consistent and often lonely voice in the government for ending United States military support for Saudi …
Read More »Lil Peep's 'Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2' Is a Glimpse of the Rockstar That Should've Been
Some artists seem to sense death. Sometimes they see it in others, but more often that gnawing presence percolates within themselves. On November 16 of last year, Lil Peep died of an overdose at the age of 21. The half-singing, half-rapping musician was an ascendant presence on SoundCloud right as …
Read More »'Outlaw King' Review: Bloody Epic Proves Chris Pine Is Brave of Heart
It starts with a close-up of a candle and ends with flaming debris being flung at a castle wall by a catapult — in terms of kicking off a period-piece epic with a single unbroken shot, you could say that Outlaw King sets a high bar. This serpentine opening sequence …
Read More »'Suspiria' Review: Horror Remake Is Mesmerizing, Maddening and a Mess
Polarizing is too tame a word to describe reactions to Luca Guadagnino’s radical rethinking of Suspiria. Either you’ll dig in or bolt for the exit — no in between. For starters, Dario Argento’s 1977 landmark of horror didn’t need a remake. The original, about an exclusively female dance academy run …
Read More »Samantha Bee on GOP's 'Shameless' Voter Suppression in Midterm Elections
On Wednesday’s Full Frontal, Samantha Bee accused the Republican Party of widespread voter suppression, highlighting states like North Dakota and Georgia, where controversial laws could stifle key demographics and ultimately swing elections for the GOP. “The vote hasn’t been this suppressed since Blake Shelton won [People‘s] ‘Sexiest Man Alive,’” the …
Read More »How Instagram Is Deciding the Future of Concerts and Live Music
Artists these days have a new concern at the forefront of their minds when designing tours and concerts: how they look not just to live audiences — but also to millions, and potentially billions, of people at home. A chief driver of that worry is Instagram. In the last year, …
Read More »Kanye West Announces the Release of 'Yandhi'
UPDATE (11/12): Kanye West again delayed his new album Yandhi, from its planned Black Friday arrival to an indefinite release date. “It felt so good being on the stage last night with my brother Cudi. After performing again, I realize the new album I’ve been working on isn’t ready yet,” …
Read More »Sean Penn Calls #MeToo Movement a 'Receptacle of the Salacious'
ATodayinterview withSean Pennand Natascha McElhone turned into a frank discussion of the #MeToo movement. The topic arose from discussing their newHulu series The First, a sci-fi drama about a mission to Mars, when McElhone noted that her character was informed by #MeToo and women coming forward with their stories of …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Recruits Jack Antonoff for New Song 'Mariners Apartment Complex'
Lana Del Rey teams with Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff for a folky, psychedelic new song “Mariners Apartment Complex.” The track, which premiered Wednesday on BBC1, is expected to appear on her upcoming, Antonoff-produced sixth LP. Del Rey ruminates on two of her favorite subjects, sadness and romance, throughout the brooding track. …
Read More »The Saints and Sinners of 'Riverdale'
S ave for the main characters’ Crayola-classic hair color — and Jughead’s signature jaunty hat — people with even a passing knowledge of the 1940s-era comic Archie might not recognize its latest incarnation, Riverdale, the TV revival entering Season Three on the CW on October 10th. While the kids of …
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