In the tradition of Maleficent comes Cruella, a live-action origin story for one of Disney’s most beloved villain. Emma Stone plays the young Cruella, who apparently didn’t always Continue Reading
15 Iconic Retail Stores That Don’t Exist Anymore (But We Totally Miss Shopping At)
Shopping online is great, but nothing will ever beat going to the mall and trying out a massage chair at Sharper Image before stopping by Continue Reading
25 Celebrities Who Got Starstruck by Other Famous People
Celebrities aren't exempt from getting starstruck just because they're famous. Some of our favorite celebs have been totally shook when meeting their childhood idols, favorite Continue Reading
Mogwai Perform Premiere of New Album 'As the Love Continues'
On Saturday, 13 February, to celebrate the release of their new studio album, As The Love Continues, Mogwai broadcast a premiere live performance from Glasgow’s Continue Reading
The 11 Best Chick Corea Albums
When the news arrived on Thursday that jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader Chick Corea had died of a rare form of cancer two days before, Continue Reading
'Firefly Lane' Betrays the Golden Rule of Chekhov's Gun
Firefly Lane, a Netflix original series released this month, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Kristin Hannah. It tells the Continue Reading
Slowthai's 'TYRON' Revels in Complexity of Human Relationships
Like a lot of artists, Slowthai had a long time to himself to think about things. Lockdown has been the source of inspiration for many Continue Reading
Chabrol Dives into Time-Warping Fantasy with 'Alice ou la dernière fugue'
Well known for an oeuvre of work that explores the moral complications that lie between the social classes, filmmaker Claude Chabrol managed to corner the Continue Reading
Remember When Paris Hilton Was Relentlessly Grilled About Her Traumatic Jail Experience by David Letterman?
In the wake of the public's recent reexamination of the questionable ways the media used to treat and talk about high profile women in the Continue Reading
Brandy and Todrick Hall Team Up for Magically Nostalgic ‘Cinderella’ Medley
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The 15 Best Judas Priest Songs
I present to you the 15 best songs by Judas Priest, expanded from the original idea of ten simply because the band’s legacy is too Continue Reading
'Black Against Empire' Assumes a Central and Critical Spot within the Black Panther Canon
“…It is both humiliating and humbling to discover that a single generation after the events that constructed me as a public personality, I am remembered Continue Reading
'Finding Yingying' Raises the Bar on True Crime Films
Weeks after the 2017 disappearance of University of Illinois graduate student Yingying Zhang, a psychic offers her services to the search crew. Her advice to Continue Reading
Mogwai's 'As the Love Continues' Is a 25th Anniversary Marked in Style
Humbled by the 2016 EU referendum, British Prime Minister David Cameron’s made his resignation speech to Parliament, musing, “I was the future once.” It was Continue Reading
4 Mars' 'Super Somali Sounds from the Gulf of Tadjoura' Highlights Djiboutian Popular Music
After years of negotiation with the national government, Ostinato Records released the first album ever produced in the Republic of Djibouti for international distribution: The Continue Reading
Joshua Chuquimia Crampton's '4' Is Powerful Landscape Music
Listening to Joshua Chuquimia Crampton is like watching a guitarist perform with a thought bubble over their head. We’re aware of his physical motions, his Continue Reading
Charlotte Grayson Says "Coffee" Tastes Like Breakups"
Charlotte Grayson is an indie-pop artist from the North of England who honed her musical chops on open mic night stages since age 14. All Continue Reading
Finnish Americana? Why Not? Hear Crimson Peak's "Lies"
Helsinki’s Crimson Peak drape their indie pop-rock in rootsy and folky tones on their latest single, “Lies”. The track leads off with an Americana acoustic Continue Reading
The Master's Tools Won't Dismantle the 'Women's Media' House
Gabrielle Korn, the former editor-in-chief of Nylon, and now the editorial and publishing lead for Netflix’s Most brand, a home for LGBTQ+ storytelling, released her Continue Reading
Cowpunk: A Brief Y'alternative History
Since punk first flirted with country music—and vice versa—in the late 1970s, a tsunami of terminology has descended to capture this most curious of hybrids. Continue Reading