Aaron Sorkin, the filmmaker behind The Social Network, shared an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg, accusing him and Facebook of “assaulting truth” after their decision not to fact-check political ads on the site. In The New York Times, Sorkin opened his letter by recalling the intense vetting system The Social …
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'I Was Proud to Do This Work With Him': David Simon on James Franco Controversy
As a show about pornography, at various points in its three-season run HBO’s The Deuce naturally dramatized incidents where men on film sets coerced actresses into doing things on camera that made the women uncomfortable. The series also employed — as its leading man (playing two different roles), a producer, …
Read More »Best Movies to See In Nov.: 'The Irishman,' 'Knives Out,' 'Frozen 2'
It’s arguably the busiest month in the movie year, jam-packed with awards contenders, well-feted indies, and the occasional sequel to huge hits and/or iconic flicks. You want new works by Todd Haynes, Rian Johnson, and one Martin “Saint Marty” Scorsese? You got ’em. How about some more Stephen King horrorshows, …
Read More »Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers Team Up for 2020 Tour
Sturgill Simpson and Tyler Childers have announced dates for their anticipated 2020 tour. Dubbed A Good Look’n Tour, the trek kicks off in February in Birmingham, Alabama, and winds its way across the country before wrapping up with a home state show in Louisville, Kentucky. Both Simpson and Childers are …
Read More »'The Current War' Review: Are Friends (and Foes) Electric?
The year is 1880. Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch), future inventor of many great things and already a whiz at self-promotion, has brought a group of finely dressed, top-hatted businessman by train to a field in Menlo Park, New Jersey. Then, upon their exit, he shows them what he’s just patented: …
Read More »Kanye West, a Punctual Man Who Never Misses Release Dates, Announces Christmas Album
Watch The Throne 2. Yeezus 2. Good Ass Job. Yandhi. Cruel Winter. Turbo Grafx 16. Child Rebel Soldier. That unnamed, but rumored Kanye West and Drake collaborative album. There’s a vast and tangled graveyard of all the announced, scrapped, and retooled Kanye projects that will never see the light of …
Read More »Hear Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' 'Watchman' End Credits Score
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have shared the full end credits music for HBO series Watchman via Nine Inch Nails’ YouTube channel. The ambient, pulsating track, which played for two minutes at the end of Sunday’s premiere episode, clocks in at nearly five minutes in total. The video includes the …
Read More »Lori Loughlin Faces New Bribery Charges in College Admissions Scandal
Actress Lori Loughlin, her husband Mossimo Giannulli and nine other parents will face new bribery charges in the college admissions scandal, known as Operation Varsity Blues. The new charges, returned by a grand jury in the District of Massachusetts Tuesday, allege that Loughlin, Giannulli and the others bribed employees at …
Read More »Thai King Strips New Consort of Title for 'Disobedience'
Two months ago, the world was introduced to Maj. Gen. Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi — the first Thai consort in nearly 100 years — through a set of more than 60 photos released on the Royal Household Bureau’s website. But these weren’t your average royal portraits: they featured Sineenat in a variety …
Read More »Rolling Loud and the NYPD Pulled 5 Rappers From the Festival. The Repercussions Are Only Beginning
On October 12th and 13th, five New York City rappers — Pop Smoke, Casanova, Don Q, Sheff G, and 22gz — were scheduled to perform at Rolling Loud, the popular rap festival that was finally making its debut in the birthplace of hip-hop after dominating Los Angeles, San Francisco, and …
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