Fans of Lana Del Rey wanted so badly to hear more of the Honeymoon singer on “Snow on the Beach” that Taylor Swift released an edition with “more” Lana on the deluxe edition of Midnights earlier this year. Well, Del Rey is setting the record straight: She was “all over” …
Read More »Boygenius Bring Joy, Tears to Their Triumphant Madison Square Garden Debut
Toward the end of boygenius‘ headlining set at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 2, Phoebe Bridgers asked the sold-out crowd for a favor. Could we all put away our phones for the next song? Remarkably, all but a scattering of contrarians complied. “I was emboldened to write this song because …
Read More »Boygenius Are Back in Town to Save 2023
Boygenius spontaneously formed and released a beloved EP in 2018, but fans have always hoped for more. Well, the wait is over: The indie supergroup — consisting of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus — will finally release a full-length debut, titled The Record, slated for March 31 via …
Read More »Ariana Grande and Maren Morris Are 'Gagging' Over RuPaul's Drag Race's New Queens in Trailer
Hold on to your wigs, and apply that lipstick because RuPaul‘s Drag Race is back! On Monday, the beloved drag queen competition released its official trailer for Season 15, boasting a star-studded list of guest judges. Among the celebrity guest judges are Ariana Grande, who’ll join the queens on the …
Read More »Mexican Classics, Corridos, and a Plaza Filled With Mariachi: The Sounds of Solidarity in Uvalde
Standing under a canopy of trees at the center of Uvalde’s town square, more than 40 mariachi musicians lifted their instruments and sang in unison one afternoon in June, their voices brawny and unwavering. The music, a swell of trumpets, violins, and guitar-like vihuelas, soared across the lush fountain park …
Read More »The Supreme Court Just Fused Church and State — and It Has Even Uglier Plans Ahead
It’s that time of year again,whensixconservativelawyersimpose a retrograde view of the worldon unsuspecting people everywhere. Yup, it’s the end of the year for the Supreme Court. And this year,the rightwing hijacking of thecourt is going to be more apparent than ever. Tuesday’sdecision inCarson v. Makinreally sets the tone for the …
Read More »John Oliver Knows Your Rent Is Too Damn High and Wants to Do Something About It
John Oliver began his main story by defining housing in the United States as “the thing that 16-year-old TikTok millionaires can afford, and you can’t.” This week’s episode of Last Week Tonight only got more infuriating from there. More than a third of U.S. households are currently renters, which is …
Read More »Nabil Ayers Looks Back on His First Sit-Down With His Jazz-Legend Father
If you’ve spent any amount of time in or around the worlds of indie rock or outside-the-box jazz in the past decade or so, chances are you’re familiar with the name Nabil Ayers. You might have come across his sturdy, hard-hitting drumming in Seattle bands like the Long Winters and …
Read More »'Crimes of the Future': David Cronenberg Returns to His Sexy, Sticky Body-Horror Past
A man lies sleeping in his bed, tossing and turning. Well, “bed” doesn’t quite describe it: more like an organic cocoon cleaved in half, suspended from the ceiling by stringy, sinewy tentacles. The gent squirming around inside this pituitary gland-like pod is haggard but handsome, silver-maned, eyebrowless; if it weren’t …
Read More »Rita Moreno Joins Growing 'Fast X' Family as Vin Diesel's Grandmother
The Fast and Furious family tree is branching out. Oscar-winning actress Rita Moreno has joined the cast of the highly anticipated Fast X, the actress announced Tuesday alongside franchise star Vin Diesel. The actress will star asGrandma Toretto, the maternal figure to Diesel’s Dom Toretto. Diesel and Moreno shared the …
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