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#TaylorSwift
is the most famous musician—and, arguably, person—on Earth, but on ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ she can’t help but infantilize the very people who buy into her music and drive her successes upwards in the first place. Read our review ↓
#WarriorNun
's cancellation marks another low point for Netflix, axing another unique and well-made series with a passionate fanbase and something important to say.
@annagovert
breaks down this bleak news:
Cyberpunk 2077's multiple failures sum up everything wrong with the videogame industry. It's the game of the year in the same way Hitler was Time's Man of the Year.
In
#WarriorNun
's second season, the relationship between Ava and Beatrice (fan-favorite
#Avatrice
) finally offers queer audiences sapphic catharsis,
@annagovert
writes:
IP obsession has killed the mid-budget movie, it’s killed the movie star, and it’s coming for the rest of the industry.
@JacobOller
writes about the venture capital philosophy poisoning Hollywood:
Recently,
@ItsCieloPerez
sat down with Australia-born, South Korean-based multi-hyphenate DPR IAN (
@DPRIAN_
) to talk about mental health, spirituality and his brand new EP, ‘Dear Insanity.’
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Why does Spotify pay Joe Rogan over $100 million to encourage younger listeners to not get the vaccine, while paying musicians and artists fractions of a penny per stream?
In this week's Reality AF,
@terryterrones
writes on how
#WrexhamFX
highlights all the best parts of reality TV, making it much more than its Ted Lasso comparisons suggest:
After releasing his most personal album with the 400 Unit to date, acting in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and securing three Grammy nominations for ‘Weathervanes,’ Jason Isbell (
@JasonIsbell
) is our 2023 Artist of the Year. Read our editor
@yogurttowne
’s latest profile on Isbell…
On its 25th anniversary,
@IllusiveKen
returns to Meet Joe Black, the ridiculous, lengthy movie (that cost $20M more than Saving Private Ryan) where Death takes over Brad Pitt's body for shenanigans:
If anything,
#ALeagueOfTheirOwn
's consolation renewal is proof that even our best isn’t good enough when it comes to queer shows and their survival odds, writes
@annagovert
.
#ALOTO
Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti star in a new comedy about a Groundhog Day-style time loop. Palm Springs is produced by The Lonely Island and you can watch a trailer right now.
We spoke with
#Outlander
's Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish about their new Scottish travel show
@MenInKiltsSTARZ
, where they reignited clan feuds, rappelled off cliffs, and more:
.
@kaytiburt
explores the process behind bringing the
#BTS
memoir
#BEYOND_THE_STORY
to American audiences, and the translators who helped bring it to life.
We caught up with Will Toledo about saying goodbye to his Trait getup, referencing Neil Young and Talking Heads on stage, the derailment of the Car Seat Headrest’s (
@carseatheadrest
) first post-lockdown tour, ‘Faces From the Masquerade’ and where the band might be heading next.…
We recently caught up with Big Time Rush (
@bigtimerush
) about the quartet’s return after a seven-year hiatus, whether or not a boy band resurgence is imminent and their comeback LP, ‘Another Life.’ ⭐️⬇��
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