Slow torture for kids and grownups alike, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms gives a bad name to the very concept of family entertainment. What went wrong? Where to begin?!? On the surface, this Disney debacle seems like a no-brainer for the holidays: It’s an 1816 gothic fairytale by E.T.A. …
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If you build it, they will, apparently, rock. Even as guitar-based rock faded in the mainstream, an educational infrastructure teaching kids how to play it has flourished over the course of this century. Options range from the for-profit School of Rock chain (which existed prior to the Jack Black-helmed movie) …
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Amazon has unveiled the new trailer for the much-anticipated second season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the streaming service’s Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy Award-winning show about a stand-up comedienne in the 1950s. Emmy-winning Rachel Brosnahan portrays Midge, the titular comedian whose journey from Jewish housewife to the smoky stages of …
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The Fire Ted Cruz Political Action Committee and filmmaker Richard Linklater are back at it again with a new ad against Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), who is engaged in a political battle for his senatorial seat against Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX). In keeping with the other two campaign ads …
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On Monday, a federal judge dismissed Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump, saying that inflammatory statements he’d made about her in the past — specifically, calling her claims of being threatened on his behalf “a total con job” — were protected by the First Amendment and “normal” political hyperbole. …
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A decades-old cassette sporting Jack White singing a cover of Blondie‘s “One Way or Another” has been unearthed by Third Man Records’ Ben Blackwell. Blackwell uprooted the tape while digging through his own collection as part of Discogs’ Cassette Week, happening at independent music stores through October 13th. “In late …
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After staying politically silent for her entire career, Taylor Swift has endorsed a pair of Tennessee Democrats in the November midterms. The pop superstar, who is a registered voter in the state of Tennessee, made the announcement in a lengthy Instagram post on Sunday night, saying that she would vote …
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EDITORS’ PICK: Jlin, Autobiography “America’s most acclaimed new electronic composer scores a piece by choreographer Wayne McGregor with her cutting-edge synthetic textures and brain-blendering pinball beats,” writes Christopher R. Weingarten. “Allowed to stretch, she explores a dripping, hard-panning, evocative ambient music made of bamboo clanks, tubular bells, ticking clocks, birds, …
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Adobe Analytics Cloud — a set of analytics tools used by large media companies including Spotify, Pandora, Time Warner, Viacom and CBS Interactive — launched a spate of new features Tuesday for its clients to gather an unprecedented amount of information from users’ audio-streaming habits. These metrics include meticulous streaming …
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A Paul McCartney concert saves a couple’s relationship in the singer’s new video for “Back in Brazil.” The clip, which follows the song’s loose narrative, opens with a free-spirited Brazilian woman walking on a beach, dancing with street performers and strolling through her city. At one point, she sparks a …
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