Month: March 2023

Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera had yet another smashing, down-to-the-wire week at the Majestic, grossing more than $3 million for the second consecutive week as the countdown to its April 16 closing continues. Meanwhile, another villainous character – the bloodthirsty killer of the ecstatically reviewed Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street –
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Vince Bucci/Getty Images News The Roots’ Black Thought and Questlove Sued By the Estate of Former Bassist Filed by Leonard “Hub” Hubbard’s widow, the suit claims that they violated federal RICO statutes by manipulating business ventures By Allison Hussey March 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Stephanie Hubbard, the widow of the Roots’ former bassist,
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It’s been six years since Victor LaValle published his acclaimed modern fairy tale, The Changeling. Now the author returns with another fantastical story that could only take place in America. Set in 1914 Montana, Lone Women follows Black homesteader Adelaide Henry, who, after the mysterious death of her parents, flees her home in California with
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“Even though I identify as gay,” Carlos explains in the trailer, “I’m actually bisexual.” When VaLentine confronts Carlos about “emotionally cheating” with a woman, Carlos shouts, “Nothing is going on!” Elsewhere, 56-year-old Dominican Republic native Lidia and her Florida-based partner Scott are having a hard time getting through to each other—quite literally—during their first time meeting in
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Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike and El-P, photo by Jonathan Mannion News Run the Jewels Announce 10th Anniversary Tour Killer Mike and El-P will celebrate a decade of jewel-running with concerts in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles By Matthew Strauss March 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter In April 2013, Killer Mike and
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Disney’s live-action take on The Little Mermaid has been cleared for theatrical release in China, as has Fast X — the penultimate installment in Universal’s long-running Fast & Furious action franchise. Dates are still to be set for both films in the market which has increasingly been handing out day-and-date releases for Hollywood titles even
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Over the last decade, we’ve all become increasingly well-informed about where, how, and by whom our clothing is manufactured. Activist Aditi Mayer has been one of the voices bringing attention to those questions. She began examining the historical, social, and political injustices that bolster the estimated $1.7 trillion industry in the wake of 2013’s Rana
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Coldplay’s Chris Martin performs at the Music of the Spheres tour in Dallas, TX (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Atlantic Records ) News Watch Coldplay Perform “My Universe” at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards A performance in Brazil with a virtual cameo from BTS By Madison Bloom March 27, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Coldplay performed
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EXCLUSIVE: Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, Hollywood swore off the booming and lucrative box office territory, with the first studios, Disney and Warner Bros, respectively pulling their big movies out of the country, Turning Red and The Batman. However, this past weekend, Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4 made it through
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I don’t believe I’ve ever met a pasta I didn’t like. There are, however, many pasta shapes I’ve not had the pleasure of meeting—yet. In An A–Z of Pasta, Rome-based author Rachel Roddy introduces readers to 50 of them, some of which, like brichetti, are not often found beyond specific Italian regions. (As if I
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Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Riding the Storm” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, March 28th, at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky has
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Elizaveta Porodina Beauty compounds. That’s the theme of Wes Gordon’s latest campaign for Carolina Herrera (as in treatments formulated to deliver results). For their fifth collaboration since 2020, Gordon once again teamed up with photographer Elizaveta Porodina—but this time, to amplify the artistry of the designer’s resort and spring/summer 2023 collections, he tapped Dove Cameron
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Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (Leon Bennett/FilmMagic), Toulouse, Marie, and Berlioz (©Walt Disney Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection) News Questlove to Direct Disney’s New Aristocats Movie The Roots drummer will also oversee the music for the “live-action/hybrid reimagining” of the 1970 film By Matthew Strauss March 27, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Academy Award–winning director and Roots drummer Ahmir
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Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chair Joe Drake had much to celebrate this morning. The studio reaped a record global and domestic box office debut for the John Wick franchise, with John Wick: Chapter 4 making $137.5M WW and $73.5M. The fourthquel was the best-received John Wick of all-time with audiences (A CinemaScore) and critics (95%
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