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Unlike most of his peers, the lead singer of the world’s greatest rock and roll band has never been one for looking back, even at the recent past. There’s a scene in one of the…
Jem Aswad
CultureVarietyRichard L. O’Connor, Emmy-Winning Producer and ‘The Muppet Movie’ Executive, Dies at 96
Richard L. O’Connor, an Emmy-winning producer known for his work as an executive in charge of productions like “The Muppet Movie,” “On Golden Pond” and “Hickey & Boggs,” died July…
Matthew Minton
CultureVarietyInside Lollapalooza’s Biggest Brand Activations: From Nütrl Vodka Seltzers to a Coca-Cola Roller Rink
Lollapalooza’s 2026 lineup stretches far beyond the eight stages scattered throughout Chicago’s Grant Park. As Lorde, Charli xcx, Jennie, Tate McRae, The Smashing Pumpkins, John…
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Lollapalooza is streaming live on Disney+ and Hulu for the first time this year. Lorde, Charli xcx, Jennie, Tate McRae, The Smashing Pumpkins, John Summit, Olivia Dean and The xx…
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CultureVariety‘Barbie’ Sequel Stalls as David Zaslav Won’t Approve Bigger Salaries for Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie
When a movie makes more than $1.4 billion at the box office and earns eight Academy Award nominations, the studio is going to want to make a sequel. Such was the case with Warner…
Angelique Jackson
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” came out swinging at the domestic box office. “Brand New Day” grossed an astounding $168 million from 4,487 North American theaters on Friday, securing…
Jack Dunn
CultureIs this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop?The Mermaid Mask is a perfect vacation murder mystery
The Mermaid Mask , the next point-and-click game from Tangle Tower developer SFB Games, has everything you could ask for in a great murder mystery. It starts with a compelling…
Jay Peters
Both members of Massive Attack have been permanently barred from re-entering Singapore after unfurling a Palestinian flag during the British trip-hop group’s concert in the…
Naman Ramachandran
CultureVariety‘The Inbetweeners’ Reunion Movie in the Works at Netflix With Original Lead Cast to Return
“The Inbetweeners” — the hit Brit teen comedy series from the late 2000s that spawned two successful spin-off films — is officially back. A reunion movie is now in the works at…
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CultureCulture | The GuardianGregg Araki on sex, film and queer resistance: ‘All the terrible shit in the world is because of sexual repression’
As his 12th feature film, I Want Your Sex, hits theaters, the cult gay film-maker is as fired up as ever Is straight sex the most perverse sex of all? Gregg Araki ’s new film…
Owen Myers
CultureCulture | The Guardian‘A towering piece of monoculture’: how The Odyssey discourse has dominated this summer
Christopher Nolan’s smash hit epic has continued to excite and enrage everyone from rightwingers to academics, an old-fashioned throwback to a uniting big-screen event Peter…
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CultureVarietyFIFA Chief Gianni Infantino on the Ropes as He Ditches Controversial $20 Billion Private Investment Plan
Gianni Infantino, the embattled president of soccer’s governing body FIFA, has abandoned his controversial plan to create a $20 billion company, FIFA Forward Enterprise, that…
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