Jay-Z emerged from his legal battle with Parlux Fragrances unscathed on Wednesday. The perfume company had accused him of shirking contractual obligations to promote Gold Jay-Z cologne; the rapper had subsequently countersued. The jury ruled that neither party had successfully argued their case, and awarded no money to either side. …
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A long, imposing row of straight-backed men and women, all of them on horseback, all of them confronting the horizon of a Western plain. Strange how affecting an image as simple as this can be. But the genre of Westerns is built on such images. We could be talking about …
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During times of mass tragedy, it’s natural for people to seek answers to difficult questions. In the wake of the Astroworld concert in Houston on Friday, many people have been asking why, exactly, eight concertgoers between the ages of 14 and 27 died. Some are questioning what happened in that …
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Saturday Night Live skewered Aaron Rodgers’ disastrous first post-Covid interview earlier this week by bringing the Green Bay Packers quarterback (played by Pete Davidson) to Jeanine Pirro, with Cecily Strong reprising her role of that Fox News host. “Our first guest is brave enough to say ‘Screw you, science. I …
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French Montana teams with Fivio Foreign for “Panicking,” the latest single off the rapper’s upcoming album They Got Amnesia, due out next week. The track was accompanied by an insanely aspect-ratioed video where Montana and Foreign parachute out of a jet with a palette of money, only to conveniently crash-land …
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Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé looks to reinvent herself on her new song, “Look What You’ve Done.” For the first time in her career, Sandé self-produced the track, which is anchored in a classic U.K. garage breakbeat, the drums skipping briskly beneath atmospheric synths and delicate piano. “And it’s not usually …
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We’ve all heard the saying: “Don’t do business with friends.” People don’t believe in doing business with friends for various reasons, like stressing over business details remaining confidential and having fears about the friendship breaking down if things don’t go as planned. At the core of it, though, I think …
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UPDATE: Glenn Youngkin defeated Terry McAuliffe and will be the next governor of Virginia. The Associated Press called the race early Wednesday morning. Original story below. *** Glenn Youngkin is squaring off against Terry McAuliffe for the keys to the Virginia Governor’s Mansion on Tuesday. It’s been a strange campaign. …
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There is a bumper sticker slogan that’s popular among gun advocates: My rights don’t end where your feelings begin. You’ll find it at shooting ranges, Trump rallies, and all over Etsy, where it’s emblazoned on t-shirts, coffee mugs, lawn signs, and face masks. At the Supreme Court on Monday, Texas …
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Derek “MixedByAli” Ali, the mixing engineer behind classic albums by Kendrick Lamar, Nipsey Hussle, Mac Miller, and SZA, has launched a new label, NoName Recordings. Its first signee is Baltimore artist Malik Moses, whose debut single, “Show Me Something” (featuring Bas), exclusively premieres here. Ali teamed up with longtime friend …
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