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“The Lowdown” puts a gritty spin on noir
“The Lowdown” introduces its scraggly detective Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke) by way of a visit to a private club where...
Lilith Fair rewrote the rules of rock
Within the first 15 minutes of “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – the Untold Story,” a new documentary about the...
Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger may give Trump even more influence over what Americans watch
Following unprecedented threats from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr, major affiliate station owners Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcasting pressured Disney’s...
#RaptureTok predicts the world will end tomorrow
The end is nigh! Well, at least according to one corner of TikTok. Under the hashtag #RaptureTok, creators are claiming...
Gen X women are going through it
At the end of last year, I started to see a cognitive behavioral therapist. My executive function, the set of...
Sourdough and submission in the name of God: Tradwife content fuses femininity with far-right ideas
When people think about online misogyny, they probably envision forums and video game chat rooms filled with young men using...
Robert Redford’s lasting mark on indie film
It may not even be autumn, but already, meteorologists are forecasting slick, icy roads in Park City, Utah, next January....
Colin Kaepernick pays for autopsy of Black student found hanging from tree
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“Buckingham Nicks”: The lost album that lit the fuse for Fleetwood Mac
Finally enjoying rerelease more than 50 years after its original debut, the “Buckingham Nicks” album is pure magic, a bright...
Jimmy Kimmel and the strongman’s fear of comedians
First, they came for “Puppets.” The weekly Russian satire known as “Kukly” — or “Puppets,” in English — lampooned Russian...
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