If old school country music gives you that good buzz, now you know why. According to a therapist with the Sims Foundation — an organization that provides mental health and substance use recovery services — listening to music from your high school days “binds to brain” more than anything you hear as an adult. So, that’s
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There have been countless documentaries about the life and career of iconic folk singer Bob Dylan, and there was even a 2007 anthology film inspired by the musician’s various stages, but sometime soon we’ll be getting a full-fledged biopic. A Complete Unknown, the long-in-the-works biographical drama starring Timothée Chalamet, is finally happening and will bring
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A group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, only to find themselves locked inside with an actual monster vampire in Universal Pictures’ Abigail. Abigail, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and written by Stephen Shields (The Hole in the Ground, Zombie Bashers) and Guy Busick (Scream franchise, Ready or Not), transforms a heist movie into a
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The dance between cannabis and music spans decades, creating unique experiences that resonate deeply with those who partake. This exploration looks at  the nuanced relationship between THC, the principal psychoactive component of cannabis, and the auditory delight of music. The Science and Personal Echoes THC’s Interplay with the Endocannabinoid System and Brain Responses At the
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EXCLUSIVE: Drafthouse Films has acquired Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, the 4K Ultra HD reconstruction of the notorious Tinto Brass movie. This latest presentation of the famous movie made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 and includes never-before-seen footage and alternate takes and camera angles. Drafthouse will release the film theatrically —
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When ELLE first launched its signature career column, Office Hours, the intention was to create a space where people in powerful positions could share their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between—the moments they took big risks, the snacks that power them through the day, and the behind-the-scenes mechanics others rarely get to see.
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Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale, Last Voyage of the Demeter) stars as stop-motion artist Ella in Stopmotion, a psychological horror movie capturing the artist’s descent through her medium. On the latest episode of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast, the cohosts break from their usual format to dig into the meat puppets, psychological horror, and technical challenges that comes
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Kamasi Washington has released a new song, ‘Dream State’, featuring André 3000 on flute. It’s lifted from his new album, Fearless Movement, which also includes contributions from Thundercat, Terrace Martin, Patrice Quinn, vocalists George Clinton, BJ the Chicago Kid, and D Smoke, and others. Listen to ‘Dream State’ below. “When you receive a text from
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I can’t believe I’m actually about to type the following sentence, but here it goes. Director Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy has officially celebrated its 20th anniversary. It feels like only yesterday that the world fell in love with Ron Perlman’s incarnation of Mike Mignola’s legendary Dark Horse Comics character. But with my memories of two
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Netflix has released the first trailer for Bodkin, which stars Will Forte. The series comes from Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions. “Bodkin is a darkly comedic thriller about a motley crew of podcasters who set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in an idyllic, coastal Irish town,” the synopsis reads. But once they
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No one needed to make sunglasses cool–it’s in their DNA. From Neo’s miniscule frames in The Matrix to Holly Golightly’s much-copied oversize pair in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, sunglasses have been used to both tell and hide our favorite stories. Often underrated but never overlooked, the glasses we wear live lives unique to their category. They
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