When it comes to assessing the prevalence of sexual assault, there’s still a lot we don’t know. We do know, for instance, that sexual assault is underreported, but we don’t know by how much — and that’s particularly true for incidents that fall in the “grey area” of sexual assault, …
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Shane Gillis will not join the cast of Saturday Night Live this fall, a spokesperson for the show on behalf of Lorne Michaels told The New York Times. “After talking with Shane Gillis, we have decided that he will not be joining SNL,” the statement read. “We want SNL to …
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When Ric Ocasek learned the Cars were finally entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in December 2017—14 years after they were first eligible—he was overjoyed. “It’s certainly a wonderful feeling to be accepted by peers,” said the singer, who was found dead in his New York townhouse on …
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Ringo Starr has organized a mini-Beatles reunion, tapping Paul McCartney for a rendition of John Lennon’s “Grow Old With Me,” which will appear on the musician’s new album,What’s My Name, out October 25th via UMe. “Grow Old With Me” was one of the last songs Lennon wrote before his death, …
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When he swore in Elizabeth Warren as a senator six years ago, then-Vice President Joe Biden recalled, with a mix of chagrin and admiration, a 2005 encounter when the two had butted heads (Biden as a senator; Warren as an expert witness) over bankruptcy law: “You gave me hell,” Biden …
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Vaping has become a topic of controversy lately as underage use has exploded while evidence has suggested that incessantly inhaling vaporous substances may not be as harmless to one’s health as the public thought. President Trump weighed in for the first time on Wednesday, telling reporters at the White House …
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors last week unanimously passed a resolution branding the National Rifle Association a “domestic terrorist organization.” The mostly-symbolic resolution called for the city to “assess the financial and contractual relationships our vendors and contractors have with this domestic terrorist organization… [and] limit those entities who …
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Old-school sales helped Tool‘s Fear Inoculum earn nearly 250,000 album-equivalent units during its debut week — and Number One on the latest RS200. Fear Inoculum, the band’s first album in 13 years,amassed just 26.5 million streams across its 10 tracks, some of which stretch past the ten-minute mark. But CDs …
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As a former “nice boy” trying to grow up to be a “good guy,” comedian Josh Gondelman is practiced in the art of failing — although not professionally. So far, he’s earned three Emmys for his work on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, currently writes and produces for the …
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Melanie Martinez accomplished a neat trick with her 2015 debut album, Cry Baby. Nothing from the album cracked the singles chart, which sometimes indicates that a release is a flop. But listeners kept returning to Martinez’s tracks, savoring them over long periods rather than devouring them in a quick gulp. …
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