Here in the States, the populace worships the Kardashians. In the U.K., there’s nothing like a Dame. In a sane world, there’s no contest. So do have tea with the Dames: Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins and Joan Plowright. Director Roger Michell (Notting Hill) has had the good sense …
Read More »Octopuses Got High on MDMA. For Science
Johns Hopkins researchers got octopuses high on MDMA, and their findings might lead to a deeper understanding of social interaction — not just in the fascinating cephalopods, but in humans, too. In a new study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology, researchers soaked octopuses in diluted MDMA, which they …
Read More »Flashback: Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck Jam on 'Layla' in 1983
A few years after he discovered he had multiple sclerosis, Small Faces and Faces bassist Ronnie Lane put together a charity concert that was a bit of a coup: He managed to unite the three most famous guitarists who played in the Yardbirds at different times onstage for the first …
Read More »Logic Channels 'The Dark Knight' in His Video for 'Everybody Dies'
Logic is hip-hop’s reigning pop culture connoisseur. For his latest video, “Everybody Dies,” the Maryland rapper recreates the underground bunker scene from 2008’s Christopher Nolan-directed Batman film, The Dark Knight, and cuts in quick shots from black and white films throughout the video. Logic also raps, “Had a lot of …
Read More »Trump Made His Most Desperate Move Yet to Discredit the Russia Investigation
President Trump may have a hard time focusing on a host of issues relevant to running the world’s most powerful nation, but there’s one topic from which his attention never deviates: the Russia investigation. His tweets about the subject have increased dramatically as former confidants like Michael Cohen and Paul …
Read More »Father John Misty Readies 'Live At Third Man Records' LP
Father John Misty‘s surprise concert at Nashville’s Third Man Records in September 2017 will be documented on an upcoming live album. Father John Misty: Live at Third Man Records features seven songs from the September 26th, 2017 afternoon performance at Third Man’s Blue Room, held just hours before the singer-songwriter’s …
Read More »If This Is Really Childish Gambino's Last Tour, He's Leaving It All on the Stage
It felt like part of Childish Gambino died last night. As his sturdy frame lumbered through golden LSD obelisks and beads of sweat pooled on his back as “Redbone” played, he had the bearing of an exhausted man leaving behind a husk he’d never return to collect. At the outset …
Read More »Mariah Carey Sips Wine in Lingerie in 'GTFO' Video
Mariah Carey revels in post-breakup independence in her video for new song “GTFO.” The singer reclines throughout her house in lingerie, drifting from the living room to the kitchen to the bedroom while sipping wine and posing for the camera. As she drifts through the shadowy home, Carey appears lost …
Read More »Teacher, Firefighter, Police and Other Retirement Funds Flow Into Sanctioned Russian Companies
For years, a river of American wealth has flowed into Russia — money from virtually every corner of the U.S. financial world. Public pensions, hedge funds, banks, insurers, university endowments, mutual funds and wealthy investors have collectively showered billions of dollars on Vladimir Putin’s regime and supported companies closely connected …
Read More »See Natalie Prass Dance Among Dead Presidents in New Video
Natalie Prass dances among the visages of dead presidents in the video for “The Fire,” a song off her new album, The Future and the Past. As holds an axe in front of George Washington and sits on Andrew Jackson’s shoulder, she sings a pop song about sidestepping safety in …
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