5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Weekend
It’s a good week for self-love: Lizzo‘s new album is one anthem of independence after another, including the joyous “Soulmate.” Soulful singer Camille Trust’s new ballad “Lavender” is like a …
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How A DJ’s Experiences With Immigration and Family Separation Inspired a Song for Change
As the refugee crisis widens across multiple continents, prominent musicians like Coldplay, the RZA and Amanda Palmer have released songs and music videos that grapple with issues of displacement and …
Read MoreHow the Black Colleges Beyoncé Honors in Homecoming Have Played a Vital Role in American History
The well-received release on Wednesday of Beyoncé’s documentary Homecoming has sparked interest in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to which she pays tribute throughout the film. “I always …
Read MoreAndrew Garfield and James Corden Fail Miserably and Hilariously at These Game of Thrones Auditions
Game of Thrones was cast long ago, and is now airing its eighth and final season of the hit HBO series. But that doesn’t mean Andrew Garfield and James Corden …
Read MoreLeslie Jones Screaming at Game of Thrones With Seth Meyers Is the Watch Party to Be at Right Now
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones. When it comes to watching Game of Thrones some fans prefer to watch in rapt silence. Leslie Jones is not one …
Read MoreHere’s Why Lil Dicky Recruited Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and More A-Listers for a Climate Change Anthem
If you were to pick one musician to be the face of the fight against climate change, it probably wouldn’t be Lil Dicky. The 31-year-old comedian-rapper has been a lightning …
Read MoreReview: In Someone Great, Gina Rodriguez and Friends Find More than Sex in the City
Somehow Sex and the City, despite its popularity and longevity, didn’t spark a golden age of TV shows or movies about friendships between women navigating the wilds of a major …
Read MoreOf Course the Actor Who Plays Lyanna Mormont on Game of Thrones Is Just As Ferocious in Real Life
Lyanna Mormont doesn’t just stand up for herself in Westeros. It turns out the actor behind the leader of Bear Island and everyone’s favorite Game of Thrones tough cookie keeps …
Read MoreThe newest ‘Smash Bros. Ultimate’ character is a stylish guest star from a PlayStation game. Here’s what you need to know about Joker.
Joker, the silent protagonist of “Persona 5,” is the newest playable character in “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.” Joker fights with a knife and pistol, and can summon his persona Arsene …
Read MoreGame of Thrones Actor Reveals the Perfectly Acceptable Reason for His ‘Creepy Bran Stare’
Actor Isaac Hempstead Wright — better known, perhaps, as Bran Stark or the Three-Eyed Raven on Game of Thrones — dropped by Jimmy Kimmel’s show this week, and he helped …
Read MoreAs France rebuilds Notre-Dame Cathedral, the French studio behind ‘Assassin’s Creed’ is offering up its ‘over 5,000 hours’ of research on the 800-year-old monument
A fire ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday, which destroyed the iconic spire built in the 19th century. An unlikely source has emerged as potentially helpful in the rebuilding …
Read More‘Khal Drogo’ Shaving His Beard Has Brought About a Pretty Widespread Freakout
As the final season of Game of Thrones gets underway, fans have started to say goodbye to their favorite characters—and so are the actors who play them. After Emilia Clarke …
Read MoreA new, smaller, less expensive Nintendo Switch will reportedly arrive this fall
A new version of the Nintendo Switch will arrive this fall, according to a new report in Nikkei. The new version of the Switch is reportedly smaller, less expensive, and …
Read MoreBeyoncé Claims Music’s Most Influential Stage for Black Culture in Homecoming
Music festivals have evolved a lot since the 1960s, but their archetypal crowds have stayed pretty much the same: drunk or high young people in sandals, fringe and the occasional …
Read MoreThe top 9 movies at the US box office in 2019, so far
“Captain Marvel” is still dominating the box office, nearing $400 million domestic and crossing $1 billion worldwide. Other movies topping the box office so far this year include “Glass” and …
Read More8 Things We Learned From Beyoncé’s New Netflix Documentary Homecoming
Homecoming isn’t just a concert documentary of Beyoncé’s now iconic 2018 Coachella headlining show: It’s also a peek inside the world of Queen Bey. The film includes some snippets of …
Read MoreIt Looks Like the New Game of Thrones Photos Tease a Long-Awaited Confrontation
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8. Following Jaime Lannister’s arrival at Winterfell and tense stare down with Bran Stark in the Game of Thrones season …
Read MoreAlamo Drafthouse CEO details his strategy for the Manhattan and Los Angeles movie theaters he’s opening this year
Alamo Drafthouse cofounder and CEO Tim League is one of Business Insider’s “100 people transforming business.” League’s 36-location movie theater chain is one of the most popular in the US, …
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