Month: January 2021

Faith Hill songs are some of the most popular of the last 20-plus years. Since her debut in 1993, the country superstar has sold more than 30 million records and scored more than a dozen No. 1 hits. From traditional-leaning material to uptempo contemporary country, Hill has recorded some of the best songs to come
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New York City native Rachel Ticotin shot to stardom in in the early ’90s after she took on the role of the martian-based sidekick, Melina — who helps Douglas Quaid defeat Vilos Cohaagen from blowing up Mars — in the 1990 spacey action film “Total Recall.” Rachel Ticotin starred in the high-budget film alongside Sharon
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It has been a tumultuous year for the music industry, but there was never a loss of resiliency or creativity. This year, the Lovecraft Country soundtrack made history by becoming the first-ever series scored by an online orchestra, with players from Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony and the Toronto Symphony recording solo in
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We’re revisiting some of our favorite posts of 2020 this holiday week! Grab a cup of cocoa and look back on some fun bookish goodness with us as we head toward the new year. Summertime is synonymous with a seasonal book category known as the “beach read.” Every May, readers are inundated with new releases
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MF DOOM, the legendary rapper and producer known for his intricate wordplay and signature mask, has passed away at the age of 49. The rapper died on October 31, according to his wife Jasmine Dumile, who first announced the news on his Instagram page. A cause of death has not been revealed. “The greatest husband,
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Some strange creatures are called “monsters” because, well, they are monstrous. The  Chupacabra certainly is. As are the Bigfoot creatures, the Abominable Snowman, the Jersey Devil, and the Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Other creatures achieve the term “monster” because of one thing: they are giant-sized. That’s right, it’s the scale that provokes the
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The Patty Jenkins-directed DC sequel has grossed more than $100M worldwide according to Warner Bros. Wonder Woman 1984 opened to $16.7M domestic last weekend in the U.S. and Canada where 60% of 5,5k theaters are shutdown. The film is also available on the studio’s streaming service HBO Max which is only available stateside, but will expand
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Inspired by the original ‘90s series, but totally reimagined for a new generation, Heartbreak High will make its global debut on Netflix in 2022. Fremantle Australia will produce the eight-episode series for Netflix in Sydney with Dutch production company NewBe, which acquired the rights from Brian Abel, partner of the late Ben Gannon, who created and
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In 1988, a young, mid-level employee named Art Bell pitched a novel concept—a television channel focused on just one thing: comedy—to the chairman of HBO. The station that would soon become Comedy Central was born. Bell’s new memoir, Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor (Ulysses Press, 978-1646040896, $24.95,
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It’s been a long time waiting but the first official trailer has dropped for Coming 2 America, featuring original stars Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall. The highly-anticipated Coming to America sequel follows Murphy’s beloved King Akeem as travels from his African nation of Zamunda to Queens, New York for another adventure. The Coming 2 America trailer reunites longtime fans
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Finding positivity in the infamous year that is 2020 may seem like a challenge, especially in the film world. Ever since the pandemic became an unfortunate factor in our lives, one of the many side effects has been the rampant pushbacks of anticipated films to later dates, including horror films like A Quiet Place: Part
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When Phil Everly died on Jan. 3, 2014, it brought an end to the career of one of the most essential partnerships in the history of modern music. The Everly Brothers played a key role in the development of early rock ’n’ roll, but their roots were in country music, and their influence in both genres was
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