The USPS is refuting a viral post that suggests shopping on Amazon during their Prime Day event next week could slow down the handling of election mail. The post, which has been circulating online in various formats since last week, encourages people not to shop on Amazon during Prime Day, …
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John Mayer paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen in an Instagram post following news of the guitarist’s death on Tuesday. “Eddie Van Halen was a guitar superhero,” Mayer wrote. “A true virtuoso. A stunningly good musician and composer. Looking up to him as a young kid was one of the …
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UPDATE (10/5):The release date for Dune has been pushed from December 18th all the way to October 5th, 2021. ** The trailer for Dune — the latest adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 science-fiction epic — has finally arrived. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, the film is out on December 18th. Set …
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BTS wrapped up their virtual five-night Tonight Show residency Friday with their hit “Dynamite.” For the pre-taped performance, the K-pop act conjured up disco days as BTS piled onto a dance floor under a half-dozen mirrorballs to deliver their latest single. The performance then concluded with a group rollerskating session. …
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Jon Bon Jovi is seated in the office of his Manhattan home, the New York skyline visible over his shoulder in the window behind him. A framed Shepard Fairey silkscreen of a hand grenade spray-painting the word “POWER” in a pop-art font hangs on the wall. In the glass, you …
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Austin City Limits kicks off its latest season on Saturday, October 3rd, with a career-spanning tribute to John Prine, who died of complications related to Covid-19 this past April. The episode, which covers Prine’s ACL debut in 1978 all the way to his most recent appearance in 2018, features the …
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Pearl Jam, David Byrne and Jenny Lewis are among the many artists featured on Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy: Volume Two. The collection will be available on Friday for 24 hours only as part of the Bandcamp Fridays series. The tracklist is nearly twice the size …
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The late Toots Hibbert appears in the new animated video for “Three Little Birds” alongside Ziggy Marley and Ringo Starr. The track appears off Toots and the Maytals‘ Got to Be Tough,out now via Trojan Jamaica/BMG Records. The animated trio performs the Bob Marley cover while flying over cities, ancient …
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WASHINGTON —There’s a good rule of thumb for thinking about President Trump’s personal finances: It’s not what he owns; it’s what he owes. The New York Times’ explosive new investigation into Trump’s history of tax avoidance and IRS battles not only reveals that Trump paid a measly $750 in federal …
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First-round Grammy voting gets underway on September 30th and runs through October 12th. For our2021 Grammy preview issue, we asked a series of likely contenders for next year’s awards to reflect on their past experiences at the ceremony, look ahead to the future, and discuss the albums and singles that …
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