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2016. Stone Roses All For One screenshot

No, No, Don’t Stop: The New Stone Roses Song Is Actually Pretty Good

“I like it!” — Shaun in “Shaun of the Dead”

May 12, 2016

1999. The Mummy screenshot

Film + TV
Dudes, You Can’t Make a New “Mummy” Movie without Brendan Fraser

Get that Tom Cruise shit outta here.

May 05, 2016

2016. Blake Griffin injury screenshot

Art & Culture
The NBA Playoffs Are Ruined

Is Ewing Theory still in play when half the teams have lost a Ewing? At this point, it’s simply become a fight to stay healthy.

April 27, 2016

1982. Prince live screenshot

Staff Picks
“Can You Make It Rain Harder”: The Best Prince Videos (Currently) Online

Our favorite clips that the Purple One has left us with—for now.

April 21, 2016

2000. Screenshot of Christian Bale in American Psycho

Staff Picks
Happy 4/20! Here’re Five Songs That’ve Been Misappropriated by High People

Take the edge off by realizing that you’ve been taking the edge off way too much.

April 20, 2016

2016. Screenshot of the video of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard apologizing to Australia

Film + TV
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Just Gave the Performance of the Year…Apologizing to Australia

Also, Johnny Depp is married to Amber Heard?

April 18, 2016

2016. Kobe Bryant screenshot of his final free throw attempt

Art & Culture
Why Sixty Is Greater Than Seventy-Three

The Warriors made history last night, but Kobe rewrote it.

April 14, 2016

2016. Parquet Courts press photo by Ben Rayner

We’re Just a Band: The Object and Subject of Parquet Courts’ Affection

Fresh off the most abrasive release of their career, Andrew Savage and Austin Brown explain how nerves, the bigger picture, and Jeff Tweedy’s kitchen led to their brilliant new LP, “Human Performance.”

April 12, 2016

2016. Cate Le Bon Crab Day video screenshot

Cate Le Bon’s “Crab Day” Short Is Strange and Unsettling, and It’s a Blessing That It Is

The eleven-minute experimental experience is more than you might want, but it’s exactly what you need.

April 11, 2016

2016. Nicolas Cage and Vince Neil fighting in Vegas TMZ video screenshot

Film + TV
Nic Cage Fighting Vince Neil in Vegas Is the David Lynch Movie We’ve Been Waiting For

“Sailor Ripley, you get me some music on that radio this instant.”

April 08, 2016

2016. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer screenshot

Film + TV
WATCH: The Disney Empire Has Arrived in the “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” Trailer

The spin-off prequel is out December 16.

April 07, 2016

2016. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard press photo cred Lee Vincent Grub

LISTEN: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Fend Off the “People-Vultures”

“Nonagon Infinity” is out April 29 via ATO.

April 05, 2016
Reviews
Margo Price, “Midwest Farmer’s Daughter”

The music is barroom, and the attitude is lonesome, on’ry, and mean.

March 30, 2016

2016. Billy Dee Williams Colt 45 ad screenshot

Art & CultureFilm + TV
WATCH: Ahead of “Episode VIII,” Billy Dee Williams Is Back! …in Colt 45 Ads

Rian Johnson, you seeing this?

March 29, 2016

2016. Screenshot of local news report on the guy who was arrested for now returning “Freddy Got Fingered”

Film + TV
Area Man Arrested for Not Returning “Freddy Got Fingered” VHS in 2002

The warrant was out for a $200 “failure to return rental property” misdemeanor fee, for which Tom Green has now volunteered to pay.

March 24, 2016

2016. Ty Segall performing on Conan screenshot

WATCH: Ty Segall Mugs Through the “Californian Hills” on “Conan”

“You’re looking well, Ty.”

March 23, 2016
Film + TV
Showtime President Says “Twin Peaks” Is Already Halfway Through Filming; May See Theater Release

“Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh… everything’s perfectly all right now. We’re fine. We’re all fine here now, thank you. How are you?”

March 22, 2016

2016. Joanna Newsom Late Show with Seth Meyers screenshot

WATCH: Joanna Newsom Performs “A Pin-Light Bent” on “Seth Meyers”; Did Not Like “The Hobbit”

“Throwing keys over horses… I didn’t follow it really.”

March 17, 2016

2016. Loretta Lynn Full Circle cover hi-res

Reviews
Loretta Lynn, “Full Circle”

Who’s gonna miss her, though? As if she really needs to ask.

March 11, 2016

2016. Vice Principals Danny McBride trailer screenshot

Film + TV
WATCH: Danny McBride Gets Hit in the Face with Meat in the First Trailer for “Vice Principals”

The new series from the makers of “Eastbound & Down” will debut in July on HBO.

March 10, 2016
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