Less than one month ago, there was no hope for any meaningful criminal justice reform to make its way out of this Republican-controlled Congress. But last week a large, bipartisan block of members of the House Judiciary Committee passed a narrow prison reform bill aimed at stemming the recidivism rate. …
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At this point, there is overwhelming evidence that Russia meddled heavily in the 2016 election. The primary tool Russian operatives used to do so was social media – particularly Facebook – which boasts close to 215 million American users. On Thursday, the House Intelligence Committee released nearly 3,500 Facebook ads …
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Parker Millsap is ready to have some fun. Over the course of his first three albums, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter has developed a heady reputation with his fire-and-brimstone folk and Southern Gothic storytelling. But on his latest LP, Other Arrangements, Millsap shows that, for him, growing up means learning to let …
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The triple album format springs to mind career-surveying hits compilations, Zappa-type improvisations, Grateful Dead live sets or the Clash’s Sandinista! A 27-song, three-disc record of all new material is not the kind of thing you’d associate with a pop-friendly hip-hop duo that had its first hits just four years ago. …
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Five decades after Johnny Cash‘s At Folsom Prison album was recorded, it remains as mythical as ever. The concert and its star bore into the international imagination and for various reasons never left it. Dressed in his trademark black on January 13th, 1968, he paradoxically celebrated prison and outlaw life …
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Stephen Colbert opened The Late Show Thursday with an overview of Rudy Giuliani’s potentially troublesome contradiction of Donald Trump in regards to the Stormy Daniels payoff. In an appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, Giuliani admitted that Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen was reimbursed for the $130,000 he paid …
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David Letterman learns the true origins of Chicago blues from one of the genre’s most acclaimed practitioners, Buddy Guy, in a clip from the host’s upcoming episode of Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. “I have an idea of the origin of the Chicago Blues – it’s kind …
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Liam Gallagher‘s new videoAs You Were song, “Paper Crown,” features a woman in a sequined dress going through a variety of emotions and literal self-reflection. Versions of her console herself, play the drums and sing the lyrics. It all takes place in a red-walled lounge, where the actress, Sienna Guillory, …
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Avengers: Infinity War set a new box office record for largest domestic opening ever, breaking the record established by Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Infinity War – the follow-up to 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron and the first half of the two-part epic unifying the Marvel Cinematic Universe – cracked …
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Fame at any age can be a daunting experience but with his debut single, 11-year-old Mason Ramsey puts it all into perspective. “Famous,” Ramsey’s first release on Atlantic Records and Big Loud (home to superstar Jake Owen), makes him one of the youngest acts to sign to a major Nashville …
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