Mavis Staples will turn 80 years old on July 10th and has lined up a trio of shows to commemorate the milestone. “Mavis & Friends: Celebrating 80 Years of Mavis Staples” will feature the soul and gospel legend joined by a selection of to-be-announced musical guests each night. Presented by …
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On Valentine’s Day 2018, a 19-year-old ex-student took an Uber to his old high school; he walked across the campus and into a three-story building, where he killed 17 people and injured 17 more. It was the sixth of 24 shootings in U.S. schools last year, but the incident at …
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A power ballad by Southern rockers Bishop Gunn, a politically-charged rough-houser from the Felice Brothers and an intense performance by Emily Scott Robinson are among the must-hear country and Americana songs this week. Julian Lage, “Crying” It’s a bold move, covering a Roy Orbison song without singing an actual note. …
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When Lady Antebellum landed their Las Vegas residency gig a few months ago, they turned to current Vegas headliner Kix Brooks for advice. “He said to bring a lot of humidifiers,” the trio’s Charley Kelley said on Saturday before the group took the stage on the second night of their …
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By a vote of 5-to-4, the Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a law that would have shut down two of the three abortion-providing clinics left in the state of Louisiana. The law, which was set to take effect Friday, would have required abortion providers acquire admitting privileges at local hospitals. …
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If you spend any kind of time on social media, you’ve probably noticed a certain kind of photo post cluttering up your timeline over the past month. You know the ones: a drawer of T-shirts folded into perfect little rectangles, standing at attention like screen-printed soldiers; an artfully arranged linen …
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The Simpsons has been renewed by Fox for a 31st and 32nd season, which will bring them to a record-shattering 713 episodes by the end of the deal. “Woo hoo! 32 Seasons!” Homer Simpson said in a statement. “Watch your back Meet the Press.” Read: 150 Best ‘Simpsons’ Episodes And …
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President Trump strode to the podium in the House Chamber on Tuesday night with his red tie askew, its tip lost beneath his jacket somewhere between his belt and his breast. The address that followed was similarly devoid of tact. For more than an hour, the president touted his accomplishments, …
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When director Alfonso Cuarón askedBillie Eilish to contribute a song to the soundtrack forROMA, she and Finneas O’Connell—her brother and main collaborator—were drawn to a line of dialogue spoken by Marco Graf’s character: “When I was older I used to be a sailor, but I drowned in a storm.” They …
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President Trump took aim at the intelligence community last week, tweeting that its officials should “go back to school” after their threat assessments contradicted his rosy vision of international relations. It wasn’t the first time the president has dismissed the findings of the U.S. intelligence apparatus — last year he …
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