Chris and Rich Robinson — as the acoustic duo Brothers of a Feather — delivered a three-song set of Black Crowes classics during the brothers’ performance at this year’s Love Rocks NYC benefit. Ahead of the band’s Shake Your Money Maker 30th anniversary reunion tour, the Robinson brothers performed the …
Read More »Jia Tolentino and the Art of Millennial Angst
Whenever she’s working on an essay, Jia Tolentino pretends nobody will read it. “I don’t know if it’s a self-protective impulse, or like a chip missing, but I tend to only think about making myself happy,” she says. “The reward is satisfying whatever itch made me write in the first …
Read More »'First Cow' Review: Frontier Capitalism, Friendship, and the Great American Filmmaker
In the early days of the Oregon Territory, life was hard. The elements were harsh, and the lush landscape could be unforgiving. Experienced foragers and small-game hunters might go days without running across much potential for vittles. The brave souls who ventured out in search of gold or precious pelts …
Read More »Creepy TikToks Blur the Line Between Frightening Fantasy and Unsettling Reality
Most of the posts on Bonskinny’s TikTok account show a young white woman in shorts and a tank top dancing to various popular songs like Die Antwoord’s “Pitbull Terrier” or Insane Clown Posse’s “Great Milenko.” In this respect, it’s like pretty much any other TikTok, except Bonskinny is wearing a …
Read More »Can You Guess Why Trump Is Angry 'Parasite' Won Best Picture at the Oscars?
President Trump has long loathed the Academy Awards, viewing the ceremony as a teeming hive of the Hollywood elites who have categorically rejected him (except for Jon Voight). But he has a predictable new gripe with this year’s Oscars, which he aired Thursday night during a rally in Colorado. Trump …
Read More »How YouTube Changed Drag Culture
YouTube at 15 is our package of stories celebrating the streaming site’s anniversary. It’s hard to imagine, but there really was a time before makeup tutorials, conspiracy explainers, on-demand music videos — really, viral videos at large. Since it’s become such a ubiquitous part of culture, we set out to …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Spiral,' 'The Jesus Rolls,' 'The Way Back' and More
The Jesus Rolls John Turturro returns as Jesus Quintana, The Big Lebowski’s bowling alley enemy, for a new spin-off film. The clip opens as Jesus is released from prison and the warden warns him that he has one “strike” left. Jesus, however, is unconcerned. The rest of the scenes tease …
Read More »GOP Senators Face Threat: 'Vote Against the President and Your Head Will Be on a Pike'
In matters concerning the impeachment trial, Republican senators have been warned: if they go against Trump they should be prepared to reap the whirlwind. “Vote against the president and your head will be on a pike,” a source told CBS News’ Nancy Cordes. The report did not say whether the …
Read More »Sanders, Biden Tag Team Trump for 'Lying' on Iran
In a debate expected to produce fireworks between front-runners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, the two Democrats instead joined forces to blast Donald Trump for not telling the truth on Iran. The debate in Iowa began with questioning from CNN’s hawkish host Wolf Blitzer, questioning the judgments and qualifications of …
Read More »Ricky Gervais Blasted Hollywood in Hilarious Golden Globes Monologue
Ricky Gervais opened the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards by, as usual, lashing out at the industry everyone’s there to celebrate — cracking jokes about the death of traditional cinema, the Martin Scorsese/Marvel controversy and the terrible reviews for the new film adaptation of Cats. He opened on a darkly …
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