Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer who helped popularize bossa nova around the world with her recording of ‘The Girl From Ipanema’, has died. The artist’s granddaughter, Sofia Gilberto, revealed the news on Instagram, writing, “I’m here to bring you the sad news that my grandmother became a star today, and is next to my grandfather
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After the massive weekend success of Sony Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, many rival studios are looking at executing their comic book IP differently on the big screen. Quite often, animated superhero projects are released directly to the home (think Warner Bros-DC’s myriad superhero toon movies like 2010’s Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam and
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Spoilers below. The Idol is about nihilism, or consumerism, or gender power dynamics, or the ruins of culture, or sexual empowerment (but probably sexual manipulation), or maybe the price of one’s soul. Any of these explanations are equally plausible after the series’ disjointed, if intriguing, premiere episode, in which pop star Jocelyn (Lily Rose-Depp) attempts
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Former child actor turned right-wing political darling and author Kirk Cameron and publisher Brave Books are planning public library events August 5 across the country. They’re calling on supporters to begin planning for these public events in order to “pray, sing, and read BRAVE Books and other books of virtue.” Imagine, they note, filling public
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Tragic news out of the reality TV world today as it has been revealed that Bling Empire scene stealer Anna Shay has died. Shay was 62. According to a statement shared with various media outlets Monday afternoon, Shay passed away from a stroke. “It saddens our hearts to announce that Anna Shay, a loving mother,
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Left: Dress, earrings, necklace, $2,150, sandals, $790, Dior. Right: Jumpsuit, $4,100, earrings, necklace, $2,150, ring, $530, sandals, Dior.Dolly Devi Where you might see stitches, Maria Grazia Chiuri sees a language. Specifically, “a language of women.” The painstaking work that they have been doing in domestic spaces, without fanfare or recognition, is like an oral history
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Brian Eno has announced his first-ever solo tour. He’s set to perform his new live concert program, Ships, across Europe this fall, with backing from the Baltic Sea Philharmonic, orchestrated and conducted by Kristjan Järvi, as well the actor Peter Serafinowicz, and Eno’s longtime collaborators Leo Abrahams and Peter Chilvers. The concert is billed as
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When I think of award-winning graphic novels, two immediately come to mind. They are Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic and Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper series. Although I’m not as well-read in graphic novels as some, I’ve read both of those. I absolutely adored them for very different reasons. People recommend Bechdel’s memoir so often
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“Abbott Elementary” star Tyler James Williams is responding to rumors about his sexuality … and warning that the culture of trying to out people is creating a “dangerous” culture. Tyler posted a message saying, “I’m not gay,” but then quickly explained he’s only taking time to address the topic because, “Overanalyzing someone’s behavior in an
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