Trevor Noah used the recently thwarted plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer as a jumping-off point for a deep dive into the history of militias on The Daily Show Wednesday, October 14th. Noah shared a handful of clips that helped trace the evolution of militias in the United States: …
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CBS All Access has unveiled the latest trailer for its limited series remake of Stephen King’s The Stand, premiering on the streaming service on December 17th. The new preview for the post-apocalyptic (and uncomfortably timely) novel’s adaptation makes creepy use of Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” to introduce the characters …
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Director Joe Mantello’s The Boys in the Band begins with a spark, specifically the sound of a lighter, as we see Harold (played by Zachary Quinto in full Afro-wigged glory) light up and put a record on his hi-fi. The sound of Erma Franklin’s cover of Sam & Dave’s “Hold …
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Bob Dylan, Bono, Gregg Allman and Willie Nelson appear in the new trailer for Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President, out September 9th. Directed by Mary Wharton, the trailer opens with Carter listening to Dylan’s Bringing It All Back Home on vinyl. “All right!” he says giddily as “Mr. Tambourine …
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Screenwriter Mattson Tomlin’s latest movie,Project Power, is about a new street drug called Power that can make those who swallow it a superhero — at a price. The movie stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Foxx, and Dominique Fishback (Darlene on HBO’sThe Deuce) and is now streaming on Netflix. In our latest …
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Very few TV shows enjoy the level of untouchable nostalgia that surrounds The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. While it only arrived on a streaming platform for the first time this year, nearly everything about the Nineties sitcom — from its theme song to Will Smith‘s Air Jordan rotation — was …
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Maya Rudolph, who was nominated for an Emmy earlier this month for her impersonations of Senator Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live, will likely be reprising that role more often following the announcement that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has named Harris as his running mate. Rudolph, an SNL …
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Jamie Foxx and Dominique Fishback — co-stars of the upcoming Netflix action flick Project Power — discuss their earliest performances, first records, and most striking celebrity encounters in the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s The First Time. The clip opens with Fishback recalling her audition for Project Power. She flew …
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Maybe we should start with that subtitle: “America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine.” [Clears throat at the volume of a jet engine.] Scott Crawford’s documentary on the estimable, invaluable 1970s music rag does stoop to mention another U.S. publication that was covering rock stars and the counterculture scene, one that …
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The final season of Star Trek: The Next Generation features an episode called “Lower Decks,” told from the point of view of a group of junior officers on the Enterprise who see our heroes as their demanding and at times unfair bosses. It offered a fresh perspective on a show …
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