Author Gillian Flynn’s (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects) new show, Utopia, is a conspiracy thriller that follows a group of comic book nerds who are trying to save the world from a global pandemic. Adapted from the 2013 British original, Utopia stars Rainn Wilson, John Cusack, Sasha Lane and Daniel Byrd. …

The official trailer for The Haunting of Bly Manor mixes human warmth and spooky chills to great effect in what looks to be a gorgeous revamp of Henry James’ classic 1898 horror novella The Turn of the Screw. The show is the second installment of Mike Flanagan‘s Netflix series, which …

In the early days of the pandemic, Ziggy Marley found himself stuck at home in California, wondering how to address the pain of the current moment with his music. Since he was also occupied with family, that desire to write led to More Family Time, the new follow-up to his …

“Don’t tell me your position, don’t need no sympathy,” California singer-songwriter Tré Burt sings in his piercing new folk polemic. “Your bleeding heart’s complicit if you ain’t in the street.” That song is “Under the Devil’s Knee,” a haunting folk-roots number that mourns the lives of George Floyd, Eric Garner, …

Ellen DeGeneres addressed the toxic work environment allegations that rocked her daytime talk show this summer, apologizing “to the people who were affected” on the Season 18 premiere Monday, September 21st. “As you may have heard, this summer there were allegations of a toxic work environment at our show and …

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service — run by GOP megadonor-turned-Postmaster Louis DeJoy — to suspend and reverse changes that risk disrupting the 2020 election. District Judge Stanley Bastian’s ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by 14 states that alleged DeJoy misused his authority as …

On November 13th, Elton John will release a career-spanning eight-CD box set titled Elton: Jewel Box. John personally selected the tracks for the collection, which includes rarities, demos, B-sides and fan favorites from throughout his long career. To preview the set, John has dropped the previously unreleased 1969 rarity “Sing …

20-year-old Jack Rutter has an alter ego. The Salt Lake City native moonlights asRitt Momney — a musical project that started out as an indie rock band with high-school friends, before its other members dispersed to follow Mormon missions.As a solo artist, Rutter turned inward to record a 13-song LP, …

U.K. soul singer Yola performed Nina Simone‘s “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” onstage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for a Tuesday night appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers. Filmed in the empty venue, with its recognizable stained-glass windows illuminated behind her, Yola and her band delivered an empowering, joyful …

Stephen Malkmus pays tribute to Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers in “Juliefuckingette,” a B-side to his recent LP Traditional Techniques. “Polish the chrome on the ‘Vette/Romeo and Juliefuckingette, the star-crossed lovers,” Malkmus sings over a serene, 12-string acoustic. “You know you wanna be them but you can’t do that quite yet.” Malkmus …