The National Film Registry at the Library of Congress has selected 25 new films for preservation, including The Dark Knight, Shrek, and The Blues Brothers. An announcement on the Library of Congress website explained that the Film Registry chooses movies based on their “cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to the …
Read More »'Loki': See 'Glorious' First Trailer for Marvel's Time-Twisting Disney+ Series
Tom Hiddleston reprises the role of Loki in the first trailer for the Disney+ series dedicated to the Avengers villain/Thor frenemy. The trailer opens with where Marvel Cinematic Universe fans last saw Loki: Escaping with the Tesseract during the time-travel back to the first Avengers film in the middle of …
Read More »Pornhub Upended the Porn Industry. Now New Changes Could Destroy Sex Workers' Livelihoods
At the start of the pandemic, Alex and Cassie, a same-sex, nonbinary, multiracial couple based in Canada, were laid off from their full-time jobs. Scrambling for income, and unable to leave the house because of Alex’s preexisting conditions, Alex and Cassie, who asked to be identified only by their first …
Read More »'Elf' Cast Reunites for Georgia Democratic Party Fundraiser
The cast of the Christmas movieElf is reuniting for a fundraiser for the Georgia runoff election. On December 13th at 4:00 p.m. ET, Will Ferrell,Zooey Deschanel, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, Mary Steenburgen, Amy Sedaris, Andy Richter, Kyle Gass, John Lithgow, Danny Woodburn, Pod Save America host Jon Favreau, Ed Helms, …
Read More »Caylee Hammack Covers Everclear's 'I Will Buy You a New Life' With Art Alexakis
Caylee Hammack is joined by Everclear’s Art Alexakis for a new rendition of the Nineties alt-rock smash “I Will Buy You a New Life” released on Wednesday. The collaboration comes on the heels of Alexakis’ surprise appearance in the Justin Clough-directed video for Hammack’s single “Just Friends.” Hammack’s rendition of …
Read More »Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Expands Web Store With Unreleased Demos
Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo has expanded a new online market where he’s selling thousands of demo recordings made over the past couple of decades. Cuomo quietly launched the site back in November with a single demo bundle, and today, December 8th, appeared to finalize the market, which now boasts 2,655 recordings. …
Read More »Bob Dylan Sells Entire Songwriting Catalog to Universal Music Publishing
Bob Dylan has sold his entire songwriting catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group for an undisclosed price that’s estimated to be more than $300 million, The New York Times reports. 4 Big Takeaways From the Dylan Deal Dylan has had control over nearly all of his songwriting copyrights throughout his …
Read More »Mariah Carey Teams With Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson for New 'Oh Santa!' Video
Ahead of Friday’s release of MariahCarey’s Magical Christmas Special, the singer has revealed the video for one of the AppleTV+ special’s most anticipated tracks, an updated version of “Oh Santa!” featuring Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson. “Oh Santa!” originally appeared on Carey’s 2010 Xmas LP Merry Christmas II You. For …
Read More »Jack Johnson Navigates the Storm of 2020 With 'The Captain Is Drunk'
Jack Johnson weathers the storm of 2020 in “The Captain Is Drunk,” a new single out Friday. “Hey what do I do/If the captain is drunk?” Johnson sings over tranquil acoustic chords. “And the winds are too much/He’s out looking for something.” Speaking about the track with Rolling Stone, Johnson …
Read More »What the Democratic Party Can Learn From Stacey Abrams' Success in Georgia
Stacey Abrams may have just ushered in a new political era in Georgia, helping to secure 16 electoral votes for Joe Biden, but right now, all she is concerned about is finishing our Zoom before the AT&T guy knocks out her internet. In the middle of the most chaotic and …
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