Kanye West’s third studio album, Graduation, sold 957,000 copies in its first week in 2007. A year later, Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III sold over a million. Two albums, two generational talents, both reaching their commercial pinnacles — these were coronations, and an era of rap at its peak. Now, …
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Bill Murray surprised fans at the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday night, crashing the stage to perform John Prine‘s “Paradise” with Prine and the bluegrass band the Steeldrivers. Murray is a passionate fan of the Steeldrivers since the group’s days with then singer Chris Stapleton. Appearing onstage for their scheduled …
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Moments before the start of Murphy Brown’s return to the world of TV news — which comes late in Murphy Brown‘s return to the world of TV sitcoms (it premieres September 27th on CBS) — Candice Bergen’s eponymous heroine has a rare moment of self-doubt. “What if nobody watches?” she …
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As Hurricane Florence barrels toward the Carolinas and officials urge residents to get out while they can, incarcerated individuals in South Carolina don’t have that option. “We’re not going to gamble with the lives of the people of South Carolina. Not a one,” South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said at …
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It wasn’t the usual start to an awards show, even if the award show was for the adult industry. Without any kind of announcement, a parade of porn stars, all wearing sheer monochromatic garments designed by Kanye West’s Yeezy brand, took the stage. The erotic photographer Richard Kern snapped their …
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Quentin Tarantino has spent his summer bringing his favorite stars aboard his next big project, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a 1960s crime drama set that reportedly will include the Manson Family murders. But perhaps the most intriguing role of all, Charles Manson, had remained unclaimed — until now. …
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Omarosa Manigault-Newman’s promotional tour for her new tell-all book continued Monday morning, when the former Apprentice-contestant-turned-White-House-employees went on theToday show. According to Omarosa, a day after Chief of Staff John Kelly called her into the Situation Room to fire her, she received a call from President Trump, who alleges he …
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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA —There were gasps in the courtroom, then stunned silence. It was close to 11 a.m. on the seventh day of Paul Manafort’s fraud trial, and Kevin Downing, one of Manafort’s lawyers, had just lobbed a grenade at Rick Gates, Manafort’s former protégé turned star witness for Special Counsel …
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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA —Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s case against Paul Manafort, the once-mighty political fixer and ex-chairman of President Trump’s 2016 campaign, rests in large part on four words. On Day 6 of the blockbuster trial, the jury heard those words uttered by Mueller’s star witness, Rick Gates: “At Mr. Manafort’s …
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On September 28th, ever-blunted hip-hop pioneers Cypress Hill will return with Elephants on Acid, their ninth album and first in eight years. The dank, fuzz-infused, acid-rock-inspired LP will be the first produced entirely by Muggs, the sonic architect behind landmarks like 1991’s Cypress Hill and 1993’s Black Sunday, since 2001. …
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