Jiande
November 30, 2023 (Sub)Culture Features, Culture
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With the launch of Pepsi Max’s “Uncle Drew” campaign in 2012, there was a touch of Eddie Murphy in Coming to America and a dash of Jackass, with a covert Kyrie Irving under piles of Hollywood makeup, pairing surprising improv comedy chops with his incredible hoop skills. What there wasn’t, …
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November 28, 2023 Music, Music News
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Federal prosecutors are pushing back against NBA YoungBoy‘s request to relax the rules of his Utah house arrest due to his “deteriorating” mental health and declining sales of his music. In a new court filing Monday, prosecutors said the rapper’s motion to make outside studio visits and “certain” life-enrichment activities …
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Jiande
November 23, 2023 Latin Music, Music
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After going viral with his “Dembow Bélico,” Luis R. Conrquiz is ready for a new genre. On Friday, the Mexican corrido singer joined Ryan Castro for “Plebita.” The video for the track sees both stars singing about rocking luxury brands and blasting “corridos en la troca” as they play poker …
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November 17, 2023 TV amp; Movies, TV amp; Movies News
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The story behind the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special is the focus of the documentary A Disturbance in the Force, which — following its premiere at Sundance earlier this year — will head to streaming and DVD this December. The ill-fated special, which aired Thanksgiving weekend in 1978, is now …
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November 13, 2023 TV amp; Movies, TV amp; Movies News
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A lasagna-loving feline is returning to the big screen next year. Sony Pictures released The Garfield Movie trailer Monday, giving fans their first look at Chris Pratt‘s version of the beloved orange feline. The trailer begins with a hungry, wide-eyed young Garfield stumbling across a man sitting by himself in …
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October 4, 2023 Music, Music News
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Jelly Roll delivered his latest confessional to the late-night stage on Tuesday with “Halfway to Hell,” the first track from his new record Whitsitt Chapel. Backed by his band, the Tennessee singer performed the rocker about being caught between “a county jail revival” and “a bottle and a Bible,” as …
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Jiande
April 23, 2023 Politics, Politics Features
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Donald Trump loathes Ron DeSantis for the Florida governor’s “disloyal” challenge to Trump’s iron grip on the Republican Party. The former president’s ire, however, is dwarfed by the intense desire harbored by some of Trump’s key aides and allies to see DeSantis politically ruined. These advisers, lawmakers, and operatives personally …
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Jiande
April 20, 2023 Culture Council, Expert Panels
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Especially for small businesses, embracing your local community can be vital to your ongoing success. Your local community members not only make up the large portion of your customers — if not all of them — but they also can act as key support when times are tough and help …
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April 17, 2023 Music, Music News
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Soundgarden and Chris Cornell’s estate have ended a protracted legal battle, paving the way for seven final recordings with Cornell to finally see release. “Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out of court resolution,” read …
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Jiande
January 23, 2023 (Sub)Culture News, Culture
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The man who disarmed the Monterey Park shooting suspect after he entered a second dance hall with a gun recalled the harrowing confrontation in a new interview with Good Morning America. Brandon Tsay, 26, was at the Lai Lai Ballroom and Studio, which he helps run with his parents, in …
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