Jimmy Fallon is bringing on the Christmas season with Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion on their new track “It Was a Masked Christmas,” accompanied by a music video directed by Dan Opsal. “It Was a Masked Christmas” and the new video unsurprisingly lean into the experiences of the pandemic …
Read More »A Pandemic Descends in 'Station Eleven' — and Watching It Just Might Make You Feel Good
The timing of HBO Max‘s Station Eleven is either unfortunate or spectacular, depending how you look at it. The 10-part adaptation of Emily St. John Mandel’s acclaimed novel, about the aftermath of a flu pandemic that wipes out most of humanity, arrives while we are still fretting about the impact …
Read More »Tierra Whack's New 3-Song EP 'Rap?' Is a Distillation of Her Competitive Spirit
Tierra Whack rhymes like she’s a Mensa member from around the way, with a knack for turning each bar into a veritable game of the dozens. No surprise, seeing that the 26-year-old, who went to an arts academy, made her bones battling on North Philly blocks. Her new EP, Rap? …
Read More »Good 4 Us: Olivia Rodrigo, Phoebe Bridgers Share 'Austin City Limits' Bill
Olivia Rodrigo has yet to tour in support of her hit debut Sour, but she’s sprinkled in some performancesthroughout the year, including iHeart RadioFest and the American Music Awards. Now, the pop star will appear on an upcoming episode of Austin City Limits, premiering on Dec. 4. Rodrigo opened her …
Read More »Tips for Strategic Sales Success
As a former professional runner and a British Army veteran, my business background is in sales. I was with a global recruitment firm prior to founding SOS Hydration. As a recruitment professional, I was selling people’s skills to businesses, and to do my job well, I had to learn sales …
Read More »Intimidated by the Idea of the Metaverse? Don't Be
First thing’s first: What is the metaverse? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the metaverse is “a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users.” Still unclear? I’m not surprised. Breaking Down the Metaverse Concept Think of the metaverse as a virtual world where …
Read More »Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year Shows Just How Much of a Bummer 2021 Was
Dictionary giant Merriam-Webster released its Word of the Year contenders, with “vaccine” taking the top spot, followed by words like “woke,” “insurrection,” and “cicada.” Merriam-Webster chooses its Word of the Year based on lookup volume on its website, and Editor at Large Peter Sokolowski said searches for “vaccine” increased by …
Read More »'The Score' Trailer: Will Poulter, Johnny Flynn, Naomi Ackie Star In Musical Heist
Will Poulter, Johnny Flynn, Naomi Ackie, and Lydia Wilson appear in the first trailer for upcoming musical heist movie The Score. The film, directed by Malachi Smyth, features songs written by Flynn, who is the lead singer of band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit. The official synopsis reads, “Two …
Read More »Nick Cave, Warren Ellis Preview New Film Soundtrack With 'We Are Not Alone'
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have shared “We Are Not Alone,” the first single from their original soundtrack for the upcoming documentary Les Panthére Des Neiges. The album arrives on Dec. 17 via Invada Records/Lakeshore Records. The film will be released in the U.S. on Dec. 22. The accompanying video …
Read More »Joaquin Phoenix Has Adventures in Babysitting in 'C'mon C'mon'
Maybe the simplest way to describe Mike Mills’s new film C’mon C’mon is as an adventure in babysitting. Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) is a radio producer who’s undertaken an ambitious project to travel the country interviewing young people about the future and their feelings about it — about climate change, animal …
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