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Lionsgate apologizes to Coppola for now-pulled 'Megalopolis’ trailer

7:34pm August 22, 2024

“We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola and American Zoetrope for this inexcusable error,” a Lionsgate spokesperson said in a statement.

Everyone wants Taylor Swift's vote. But celebrity endorsements are complicated.

2:38pm August 22, 2024

How much sway do stars really have when it comes to putting the next President in the White House?

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Tinashe and Ravyn Lenae lean into the paradox of 'alt-R&B'

1:27pm August 22, 2024

The new albums Quantum Baby and Bird's Eye are exercises in self-liberation, leveraging the sounds and potential of a loaded category while rejecting its limits.

Rob Delaney on the red carpet for the UK sneak peek event for <em>Deadpool & Wolverine</em> in July.

Why Rob Delaney loves failure: 'I smash it up into a powder and I snort it'

3:00am August 22, 2024

Rob Delaney has experienced great success as a comedian and actor. He created and starred in the acclaimed TV series Catastrophe and he's been featured in blockbuster movies like this summer's Deadpool & Wolverine. But he's also experienced tragedy, including the death of his son. He talks to Rachel about loss, failure and why he kind of wants a meteor to hit his house.

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Jon Stewart doesn't feel vindicated bringing 'The Daily Show' to a Harris-led DNC

4:39pm August 21, 2024

by Eric Deggans

Stewart and The Daily Show’s executive producer Jennifer Flanz say the show is “clicking” with correspondents in the host chair. Is that a sustainable format for the late night comedy show? They’ll revisit that question after the DNC.

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Frazier's 'Paradise Bronx' makes you want to linger in NYC's 'drive-through borough'

11:46am August 21, 2024

Ian Frazier’s signature voice — droll, ruminative, generous — draws readers in. But his underlying subject here is even bigger than the Bronx: It’s the way the past “bleeds through” the present.

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How Trump bent the Justice Department and FBI to his will

11:45am August 21, 2024

by Dave Davies

NBC Newsinvestigative reporter David Rohde says that since 2016, Trump has used conspiracy theories, co-option and threats to undermine federal law enforcement. His new book is Where Tyranny Begins.

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Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood is on borrowed time. A film is documenting it all

5:00am August 21, 2024

Mountains, the first feature by filmmaker Monica Sorelle, focuses on a Haitian American family struggling to get ahead in a South Florida neighborhood targeted by developers.

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Charm offensive: Up the status of your handbag with charms

4:45am August 21, 2024

Bag charms are a simple, fun way to embellish handbags. According to the fashion magazine Marie Claire, searches for bag charms have spiked 240 percent on Pinterest since last year.

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A tour through Taylor Swift's London for her last concert of the summer there

4:42pm August 20, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

Fans in friendship bracelets have descended on the U.K. capital, where Taylor Swift has played more concerts as part of her Eras Tour than any other city.

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