In 1988, reality-TV producer John Langley was plotting out his next show. A few years earlier, his first foray into the then-nascent genre, American Vice: The Doping of a Nation, had brought live drug arrests to prime time. He had the basic premise for a follow-up — follow police officers …
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In honor of would have been Prince‘s birthday Sunday — and protests around the country over the police killing of George Floyd — the Prince estate released a new lyric video for “Baltimore.” Prince dropped the song in 2015 in response to the death of Baltimore’s Freddie Gray, who died …
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On May 25th, George Floyd died after being continuously and repeatedly choked by a Minneapolis police officer. The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have risen up in protest in the days since Floyd’s death, which came less than four years after a Twin Cities police officer killed Philando Castile …
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“Why are you so extreme with everything, man?” Ramy’s friend Ahmed asks him. “Everything with you, dude. You’re, like, the most emotional, extreme Muslim I’ve ever met.” This is the important thing to understand about Ramy, the superb Hulu dramedy returning this week for its second season. It’s not just …
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In 2017, Roger Waters launched a lengthy tour, his first in four years, that came to a total of 156 shows — and, more important, incorporated more of his Pink Floyd work than ever before. Waters will commemorate those historic shows with a new concert film, Roger Waters: Us + …
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In this unprecedented time in global history, we’re all dealing with the stresses of the pandemic in different ways. Some of us are volunteering. Some of us are baking. Some of us are taking fistfuls of Klonopin and watching The Officein footy pajamas. And some of us are being filthily, …
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Billy Porter chatted with Trevor Noah onThe Daily Show this week about staying creative and politically engaged during the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. “I am taking a break, I am learning what self-care is, I am learning what boundaries are, I am learning what balance is,” thePose actor said. …
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Jerry Stiller — perhaps best known for playing George’s father Frank Costanza on Seinfeld — has died at the age of 92. His son, actor Ben Stiller, confirmed the news on Monday morning via Twitter. “I’m sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes,” the …
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Remember going out at night? Those were different times. But late-night brooding can be the perfect time to lose yourself in music. And these songs are a perfect soundtrack to get lost in, for those long, moody evenings on your own. As part of Rolling Stone’s new weekly playlist series, …
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The Grammy Museum has partnered with Producer Entertainment Group’s Digital Drag Fest to host Writing With Pride, a day of panels in performances in celebration of LGBTQ+ songwriters and performers. RuPaul’s Drag Race and Drag Race All Stars winners Alaska, Jinkx Monsoon, and Trixie Mattel will participate alongside pop secret …
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