Some singers start young, before they have a clue about how the music business can chew up their talent and package it for mass consumption. Take Violet, the 17-year-old dreamer played with shy loveliness and a tough core by the luminous Elle Fanning. Violet lives in a tight squeeze on …
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Jordan Peele is very much the man of the moment in pop culture. His latest movie, Us, is turning out to be as big a phenomenon as his Oscar-winning debut film, Get Out. Both have attracted audiences in droves to original, non-franchise concepts, which the movie industry keeps claiming isn’t …
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Over the last 20 years, Puerto Rican MC Ivy Queen has earned many nicknames: including La Diva, La Caballota or, simply, the Queen. But above all she is the First Lady of reggaeton — no really, the first — and lest anybody forget, she’s bounded back to claim her throne …
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In theory, International Women’s Day (celebrated every year on March 8) is an event to commemorate the contributions of women around the world and advance the conversation surrounding a wide range of issues related to gender inequity, such as the pay gap, racial and sexual violence, and labor rights. But …
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Three people were injured as a San Francisco staging of Hamilton ended in chaos Friday after a medical emergency in the audience was mistaken for an active shooter inside the venue. The Orpheum Theatre was evacuated and the evening’s Hamilton performance was cut short after the series of incidents, which …
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Samantha Bee examined President Donald Trump’s growing — and worrying — interest in Venezuela, and warned that his administration’s actions and personnel decisions hint at not just the Iraq War, but America’s catastrophic actions in Latin America during the Cold War. On Full Frontal Wednesday, Bee noted how the Trump …
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Time may or may not be a flat circle, but the success rate of Wayne Hays and Roland West sure is. This week’s True Detective — “If You Have Ghosts” — comes straight from series creator Nic Pizzolatto, who shows our heroes working together diligently to solve the mystery of …
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Lock him up! Special Counsel Robert Mueller is recommending that President Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, face prison time for lying about his interactions with then-Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak at the tail end of the Obama administration. Flynn has already pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about …
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Kelly Clarkson took viewers on a rhythmic romp through her current single “Heat” on The Voice Tuesday night, turning up the feel-good temperature for an elimination night that was ultimately defined by controversy. Singing from a stage made to resemble an urban stoop and cityscape, Clarkson was flanked by a …
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Update: The marijuana legalization bill passed out of committee today. It is heading to the full legislature for a vote. With any luck, the Garden State will getting a whole lot greener in 2019. This week, New Jersey lawmakers are set to discuss a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana …
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