Lesbian singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile held a benefit concert in Minneapolis on Saturday that raised $600,000 for families impacted by ICE’s occupation of the city. “Last night was something I’ll never forget,” Carlile wrote Sunday on Instagram. “Minnesota is so deeply inspiring to me and the whole country. I can’t believe I got to sing for
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Walt Whitman famously professed in his poem ​‘Song to Myself’ to ​“contain multitudes”, and in doing so encapsulated the mysteries of the human condition and the idea that people are, in many respects, completely unknowable. As aviewer, this iconic quotation came to mind the first time Iencountered Joachim Trier’s 2011 film,Oslo, August 31st, about adrug
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Lizzie McGuire star Robert Carradine is dead at age 71 after a decades-long battle with Bipolar Disorder. Carradine’s family confirmed the news of his death on Monday, February 23. “It is with profound sadness that we must share that our beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and brother Robert Carradine has passed away,” they told Deadline in
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Image Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures Leonardo DiCaprio leads the star-studded cast of One Battle After Another, the Warner Bros. political thriller that has emerged as one of the biggest winners of the 2026 awards season. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film claimed Best Picture at the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards and went on to
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Only five years after fans said “bye-bye, all of Evangelion,” in what was reported to be the final film in the long-running Neon Genesis Evangelion series, studio Khara has announced the iconic anime franchise would be returning to TV once more. The series is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary in Japan at a special event
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Mother Foucault Bookshop Has The Best Bookstore Name Around. And Now They Bought Their Own Building. Powell’s is
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Olympic Hockey player Radko Gudas shouted a homophobic slur during the Czech Republic men’s team’s quarterfinal match last Wednesday against Canada at the Italian Winter Games. Gudas, who is also a National Hockey League (NHL) player for the Anaheim Ducks, lost the match 4-3 in overtime. “Get off your f**king knees, you f**king c**ksucker!” Gudas
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Tool, Limp Bizkit, Pantera, Pierce the Veil, Gojira, Halestorm, Sublime and Danny Elfman will join the previously announced Iron Maiden and My Chemical Romance atop the lineup for the 2026 edition of Louder Than Life, the Louisville, Ky.-based hard rock festival that last year drew more than 240,000 fans to Kentucky Exposition Center. Produced by
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Former Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn has detailed why he hasn’t had sex for more than four decades. During the Thursday, February 19, episode of Chelsea Handler’s “Dear Chelsea” podcast, Gunn, 72, explained that he’s been celibate for 43 years following a devastating breakup. “I had a very serious nine-year relationship in Washington, D.C., and
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During the 2026 BAFTAs, host Alan Cumming apologized and thanked the audience for their understanding after John Davidson, a nominee who suffers from severe Tourette’s Syndrome, audibly interrupted the ceremony on multiple occasions. Most notably, Davidson yelled the N-word while Michael B. Jordon and Delroy Lindo presented the award for Best Visual Effects. He also
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The Final Fantasy series is massive at this point. Not only are there sixteen mainline games, but Square Enix has also delivered countless spin-offs and two fully-fledged MMOs. If you’re a hardcore fan, odds are you haven’t fully completed all the games in the series. Given how much time that would take alone, the sample
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Gallup has confirmed it will stop conducting public opinion polling to establish presidential approval ratings or approval ratings for any individual political figures. The organization has been providing this data for eighty-eight years and is considered one of the leading and most reliable sources. The move has shocked many. A statement from the organization to
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Baelor Breakspear’s death isn’t just another tragic entry in Westeros history: it’s a heartbreak that cuts deepest into his younger brother, Maekar. The finale trailer makes it clear: while others express their feelings, Maekar silently drowns in grief. And if you’ve read the Dunk and Egg tales, you know this wasn’t just politics gone wrong;
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Miley Cyrus hopped in a car in malibu Published February 22, 2026 10:35 AM PST Miley Cyrus just turned Malibu into a full-blown “Hannah Montana” time capsule. The singer was photographed cruising along the Southern California coast Saturday with a camera crew in tow, rocking the iconic platinum blonde wig, oversized shades and a sleek
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Released in 1999, The Straight Story is often overlooked among David Lynch’s filmography for being the most ​‘conventional’ or the least ​‘Lynchian’ of his projects. Co-written, edited, and produced by Mary Sweeney – whose collaborations with Lynch spanned 20years – the film has finally received along-awaited 4K remaster from StudioCanal. To mark this release, we
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