(This column containsspoilersfor theYou’re the Worstseries finale, and the final season as a whole.) “Every day, we choose.” -Jimmy This bounceback final season of You’re the Worst began with one of the series’ most effective off-format episodes, “The Intransigence of Love.” A parody of romantic-comedy tropes (particularly those popular in …
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April, 2019
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3 April
Watch H.E.R. Get Emotional With 'Hard Place' on 'Colbert'
Grammy-winning musician H.E.R. took the stage at The Late Show to perform her single “Hard Place,” an emotive ballad that took on even more feeling live. Clad in her signature sunglasses on a darkened stage, the singer played a clear electric guitar as she belted the song’s lyrics. In the …
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2 April
'High Life' Review: Robert Pattinson's Spaced-Out Sci-Fi Will Stun You
As the vampire stud of the Twilight franchise, Robert Pattinson hit multiplex paydirt. Since then, he’s been raising his personal bar in the indie sphere (Good Time, Damsel). The star does himself proud in this elusive but bracing brainteaser from Claire Denis, the great French filmmaker (Beau Travail, Trouble Every …
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1 April
David Blaine Under Investigation for Two Alleged Sexual Assaults
The New York Police Department is investigating allegations that magician David Blaine sexually assaulted at least two women, The Daily Beast reports. Detectives with the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit reportedly took statements from two women, though one may fall outside the statute of limitations. That victim claimed Blaine sexually assaulted …
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March, 2019
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30 March
See the Zombies Celebrate Sixties Hits During Triumphant Rock Hall Performance
The Zombies revisited their idiosyncratic psych-pop at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday night.The surviving members of the Zombies’Oddessey and Oracle lineup reunited after giving speeches for a rousing performance, which leaned heavily on songs from that landmark 1968 album. Singer Colin Blunstone, keyboardist Rod …
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29 March
Trump Mocks Asylum Seekers, Adam Schiff and [Checks Notes] the Wind in Michigan
President Trump has been riding high since Attorney General William Barr submitted his four-page summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report to Congress. Though Barr’s conclusion raises more questions than it provides answers about the investigation’s findings, the president and his allies are falsely claiming “total exoneration” while also …
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28 March
Luke Combs to Headline Arenas on 2019 Fall Tour
Update [7/11]: Luke Combs has added five additional dates to his fall tour, with stops in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Antonio, Louisville, and a second show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. See the full itinerary below. In September, Luke Combs opened for Jason Aldean at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. A little …
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27 March
'Angry Birds Movie 2' Trailer: Birds, Pigs Form Truce to Face New Villain
The Angry Birds form an unlikely union with rival pigs to defend their homes in the new trailer for The Angry Birds Movie 2. Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Bill Hader and Peter Dinklage reprise their roles from Sony’s original computer-animated film, and Leslie Jones voices new villain Zeta. …
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26 March
Hear Sleater-Kinney/R.E.M. Supergroup's Trump Takedown 'November Man'
“We don’t have no love for November Man,” Sleater-Kinney vocalist-guitarist Corin Tucker sings on the new song by Filthy Friends, her collaboration with R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, whose guitar growls around her words. If it isn’t clear who she’s singing about, her label has placed an image of the White House …
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25 March
Taibbi: As the Mueller Probe Ends, New Russiagate Myths Begin
On Sunday, Attorney General William Barr sent a letter to Congress, summarizing the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s Russia investigation. The most telling section, quoted directly from Mueller’s report, read: “[T]he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in …
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