The Weeknd’s controversial, 5-episode show The Idol is over. And with it, viewers of the HBO series got to hear Troye Sivan reimagine “My Sweet Lord,” the beloved, guitar-backed 1970 song by Beatle George Harrison, during the final episode. Sivan’s sweet vocals hum and echo over a haunting, synthy organ as he sings the Harrison lyrics: “Really want to go with you/Really want to show you Lord/But it won’t take long, my Lord.” The track is very XO-esque, thanks to its production by Mike Dean and the Weeknd himself. Following the release of the fifth and final episode, The Weeknd…
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Fairy man. We spent June discussing a cisgender male demon trapped in a female body, genderfluid dinosaurs and evil weaves, so we’re kicking off July with a film that’s a bit more grounded: Robert Harmon‘s classic cautionary tale The Hitcher! In The Hitcher, Jim (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a hitchhiker named John Ryder (Rutger Hauer) while transporting a car from Chicago to San Diego. After quickly showing Jim his murderous ways, John is kicked out of the car and begins a relentless pursuit of Jim, murdering anyone who gets in his way and framing Jim for the murders. With no one…
13. Lovell was Neil Armstrong’s backup for Apollo 11, and then he was put on the schedule for Apollo 14, but he and his crew were bumped up in line. ”I went home and I told my wife, ‘We’re gonna go on 13, not 14,’ and she said, ’13?'” Lovell recalled in an interview with Astronomy magazine. ”I said, ‘Well, it comes after 12.’ Then they put that in the movie.” 14. Kathleen Quinlan (who made her movie debut in 1973’s American Graffiti co-starring Howard) was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her turn as Marilyn Lovell, Jim’s high school sweetheart and wife since 1952. And just as the…
Every year, America throws a huge birthday party, and this year, several country artists will be joining the fun on various platforms.While many stars will be performing in Nashville, others will be headed to New York City or Washington, D.C. to celebrate America’s 247th birthday.Once again, Macy’s will be sponsoring a massive red, white and blue celebration in the Big Apple. Set on the Brooklyn Bridge, the 47th annual 4th of July Fireworks show will feature three country artists in its lineup: Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll and Brett Young. Non-country performers include Ashanti, Bebe Rexha, LL Cool J, Ja Rule and more.…
Hip-hop has lived and thrived for 50 years, and some of the genre’s pioneers are reflecting on the genre’s cultural influence. Speaking at Essence Fest over the weekend, KRS-One and Ice-T looked back at the genre’s longevity and its future. “Fifty years ago, some of us knew this was going to happen, most of us did not know to the magnitude it would happen,” said KRS-One, per People. “But 50 years later proves that first of all, you can do anything with your mind and secondly, culture is probably the most magnificent strategy for human development known on the planet.”…
Our friends over at Severin Films just kicked off their epic Summer Sale with prices slashed by 50% on most catalogue releases, along with a handful of brand new offerings. One of the standout new arrivals this week is the controversial 1981 horror movie Nightmare – also known as Nightmares in a Damaged Brain – now available on 4K Ultra HD from Severin. The 1980s horror film has been scanned from the internegative and various foreign print sources to create the most complete version EVER assembled. The film’s 4K UHD debut comes complete with a brand new roster of extras, including the…
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is starting its own publishing company: 8th Note Press. It’s already reached out to some authors, mostly self-published romance authors, looking to buy the rights to distribute their books. The appeal for authors looks to be less about the advance and more the marketing services ByteDance offers. One romance author, Tricia O’Malley, was offered just $3,500 each for two of her books — less than the authors reports makes from them monthly as a self-published author. TikTok is well known to sell a lot of books — just browse any Barnes and Noble and…
1. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, N.Y., to Thomas Cruise Mapother III, an electrical engineer, and Mary Lee Pfeiffer, both of Louisville, Ky. (His grandfather and great-grandfather were both Thomas Cruise Mapother, as well.)2. He has two older sisters, Lee Anne and Marian, and one younger sister, Catherine, nicknamed Cass. 3. Cruise wanted to act from around the time he was 4 and started doing impressions of everyone from Donald Duck to Humphrey Bogart and Elvis Presley. 4. In 1974, when the family was living in Ottawa, Mary Lee packed up and took the kids back to Louisville.…
Toby Keith took the stage for a second consecutive night at Norman, Okla.’s Hollywood Corners on Saturday (July 1.) Both of the back-to-back shows were relatively impromptu, as the singer eases back towards touring after taking a break to focus on his cancer battle.But according to photos posted on the star’s social media account from Saturday night’s show, Keith wasn’t just able to perform — he was having a blast doing it. The snapshots show him looking markedly thinner than he has in the past, but wearing a big smile as he performed for the crowd.For his second night at…
Musician delivered “The Hills of Aberfeldy” and “Eyes Closed” during impromptu set Ed Sheeran made a surprise appearance on Saturday at Tobin Community Center in Boston, where young musicians from the Boston Music Project were giving an outdoor performance. Sheeran’s impromptu set took place ahead of his second headlining appearance over the weekend at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. “Morning off in Boston so went to surprise this kids music group, was so fun,” Sheeran wrote on Instagram. “Onto the second stadium show now see ya later x.” In his Instagram post, he shared snippets of his performance, backed by the…
Original Chris Redfield actor Charlie Kraslavsky is suddenly a busy guy with Resident Evil tributes. Not only is he currently involved in Andrew Saullo‘s Resident Evil fan film The Keeper’s Diary (which launches its kickstarter next month), as well as filmmaker Shaun Meyer‘s film noir webseries CARRIER: A Raccoon City Story, but he’s now involved with Invader Studios’ upcoming Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle. Charlie took to Twitter yesterday to reveal that he’s doing a little cameo in the prequel to 2019’s Daymare: 1998. Speaking from his home city of Tokyo, Charlie revealed that for the first time in 27 years, he…
The Lemme supplements founder—who shares kids Mason Disick, 13, Penelope Disick, 10, and Reign Disick, 8, with ex Scott Disick—and the musician—father to Atiana De La Hoya, 24, Landon Barker, 19, and Alabama Barker, 17—announced at a rock concert-themed sex reveal party in late June that they are expecting a baby boy.Kourtney and Travis planned the event in less than 48 hours, according to a post shared on the Poosh website. “The initial plan was always to have Travis play the drums, and since baby pink and blue wasn’t really on-brand for them, an on-the-nose, rock-n-roll theme (plus a little of Kourt’s elevated, chic…
Photography by Getty Images We love you, Madonna! By Maddison Glendinning Date June 29, 2023 Facebook Twitter This article was originally published on August 16, 2019 and has been updated. The legend that is Madonna turns 61 today and to celebrate, we’re taking a look at some of her most memorable style transformations. One thing’s for sure: the evolution of Madonna’s style has been a wild ride. The Marilyn Monroe moment in Material Girl Madonna had only been on the scene for a few years when she recreated Marilyn Monroe’s famous Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend look for her 1985 film…
Toby Keith fans, rejoice! The country superstar has returned to the stage after battling stomach cancer, performing an impromptu pop-up show that reportedly ran two-and-a-half hours and spanned his hits and more.A post to Keith’s social media on Saturday morning (July 1) shared a picture of Keith looking thinner than in the past, but healthy and smiling as he performed on stage, his trademark red Solo cup nearby.”Toby‘s first rehearsal turned into a 2 1/2 hour pop-up show,” the post states. “He sang all the hits plus the Bus Songs…Toby is back!”According to an audience-shot video posted to Twitter, Keith’s…