Month: July 2023

From Drake’s spicy verse to a Beyoncé feature and more Travis production than we’ve heard in years, these are the early highlights on his new album. By Grant Rindner July 29, 2023 Travis Scott performs during day two of Wireless Festival 2023 at Finsbury Park on July 08, 2023 in London, England.Courtesy of Simone Joyner
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Cruise line Virgin Voyages is betting big on its recently launched campaign starring J. Lo — and her digital twin, “Jen AI.” It starts with a commercial, featuring Jennifer Lopez riffing off artificial intelligence. The spot showcases “Jen AI” experiencing a hilarious malfunction, inadvertently unveiling her true identity: a guy named Kyle. But the campaign
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One does not simply listen to Tool. One plunges entirely into an immersive sonic experience that takes the listener through a thought-provoking spiral of complex musicianship and perplexing lyrical content. Part of the band’s mystique is their ability to carry an air of mystery with them, never fully divulging the meaning behind Maynard James Keenan‘s
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TODAY: In 1954, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring is published.   Poe vs. Himself: On Edgar Allan Poe’s one-sided war with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. | Lit Hub Biography Exploring the dreams of octopuses. | Lit Hub Animals How do we tell the stories of Picasso’s mistresses? Anne Boyd Rioux looks to the “weeping woman,” Dora Maar. | Lit Hub History
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“Aside from the countless people watching behind the cage and all the paparazzi when we were playing, it was just straight basketball.” GQ caught up with the Manhattan native who found himself casually shooting hoops with two of Hollywood’s most famous basketball fanatics. By Eileen Cartter July 28, 2023 Photograph: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte
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Courtesy Warner Bros. PicturesIn Barbie Land, what happens when you’re not perfect? By Natalie Michie Date July 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Everyone who has played with dolls has a Weird Barbie origin story. Maybe you tried to give your doll some layers with dull kitchen scissors. Perhaps you were going for a sophisticated makeover by
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July 28, 2023, 1:49pm In the olden days, the popular crowd were devouring Pamela, and watching Marianne Dashwood getting teary over a sonnet (sense before sensibility)—the beginning of what became known as the “sentimental” novel, especially popular for and by among females in the 18th and 19th centuries, though traceable to 17th century poets. T.S.
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Inga Swenson, famous for her work in the early 1980s ABC sitcom “Benson,” is dead. The actress died Sunday night in Los Angeles as a result of natural causes … her son, Mark, tells TMZ. Inga’s son says her husband, Lowell Harris, was with her when she died at a board and care facility. We’re
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Sony has delayed its upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel to 2024. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the next big-screen entry in the Ghostbusters franchise has moved from Dec. 20, 2023 to Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse’s previous release date of March 29, 2024. Beyond the Spider-Verse, in turn, has been delayed indefinitely. The Ghostbusters and Spider-Verse sequels are
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Digital IDs are sweeping the world, but are barely seeping into America.  This American techno-sluggishness has disturbing implications. We Americans have traditionally led the world with our technologies and our infrastructure.  That is no longer the case.  Our roadways and airports make us look like a third world country.  Even our water and sewage systems are
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