Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges Photo: Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via iMAGN Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges is an integral part of U.S. history lessons in classrooms nationwide, given her status as the first Black child to integrate an elementary school in the South. But to the right-wing culture warriors behind efforts to ban books about American
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The feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake continues to grow at a rapid pace, with each rapper releasing diss tracks directed at the other last night (May 3). The flurry of activity followed Lamar having dropped the song “6:16 in L.A.” earlier in the day, furthering a weeks-long dispute. Drake’s “Family Matters” arrived first, with
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Share Tweet Share Share Email Get ready for a blood-pumping adventure as Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac dive into the shadows of 1980s Los Angeles in the new vampire thriller, Flesh of the Gods. Directed by the visionary Panos Cosmatos, this film promises to be a rollercoaster of mayhem. The Return of a Vampire Legend Kristen Stewart,
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We’re zapping into science fiction territory and back into “re-adaptation” conversations this month for Revenge of the Remakes. Don Siegel and Philip Kaufman bring vastly different approaches to their Invasion of the Body Snatchers films, uniformly citing Jack Finney’s 1954 novel “The Body Snatchers” as their source. Kaufman isn’t directly remaking Siegel’s film but acknowledges
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Sometimes you watch a movie that makes you permanently dumber for sitting through it. May I present The Beekeeper, an inane Jason Statham action movie with a stupid story, annoying characters, and Jason Statham doing what Jason Statham does best: kicking ass. The Beekeeper is about… hell, I worry that trying to explain the plot
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Photography by Khris Cowley @asianprovocateur for Here & Now @wearehereandnow Whether joining forces on producing a track or sharing the decks on a live improvisational b2b (back to back) set, collaboration is definitely one of the most unique (and coolest) things about dance music. It speaks to the true community vibes that have largely defined
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Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Brag is Coming From Inside the House Book Riot’s Kelly Jensen has spent the last few years becoming a leading name in book banning coverage, and we couldn’t be prouder to see her named as one
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Share Tweet Share Share Email Tommy Dorfman has a surprise—she’s married! The star revealed a secret wedding with Elise Williams last year. Surprise! Tommy Dorfman, the star you loved in 13 Reasons Why and Love, Victor, has just dropped some big news—she got married and kept it a hush-hush affair! Late last year, Dorfman and
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