Interview

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  The Cast of 'Blink Twice' Evoke a "Sexy and Somehow Culty" Vision of Wealth

  PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2024

  A summer release calls for star power. Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut has a star-studded cast while taking advantage of its release window...

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  illuminati hotties' Grammy-Winning Production Skills "Create a Universe" in a Spare Bedroom

  PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2024

  Sarah Tudzin has been in demand over the last few years — and not just because of her cultishly beloved indie rock albums under the name il...

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  LEATHERS Discusses Her Croc-Stealing, Life-Rescuing "Angel Dog" Mary

  PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2024

  LEATHERS' debut album, 'Ultraviolet,' is full of thumping, gothic synthpop bangers — but it ends on a moment of touching reflection, with a...

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  Joan Chen on Progress Hollywood Made to Get to 'Dìdi (弟弟)'

  PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2024

  When Joan Chen moved to California from Shanghai, she had just won Best Actress at the Hundred Flowers Awards (at the time considered to be...

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  Toronto's Lexxicon Joyfully Brings Queer Pride to Dancehall

  PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2024

  Lexxicon wants to leave as big a mark on dancehall as the genre has had on him. The Toronto musician may very well pull that off with...

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  'Alien: Romulus' Director Fede Álvarez Is Sick of Hollywood's Obsession with Opening Weekends

  PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2024

  "The [focus on] opening weekend is more based on the fact that most movies are terrible and they think you can hopefully fool people into...

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  k-os Celebrates the "Eureka Moment" of 'Joyful Rebellion' as Sophomore LP Turns 20

  PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2024

  k-os's second album was never supposed to happen. Despite having had some early success, Kevin Brereton named his 2002 debut album Exit, an...

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  Energy Slime Embrace Musical and Personal Transformation

  PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2024

  On the song "Negative Attention" from 'Planet Perfect' the wonderfully danceable full-length debut by Vancouver's Energy Slime, Jay Arner...