The man has balls, but they’ve suffered. A lot. By Danielle Cohen May 25, 2021 Steve-O and Johnny Knoxville, 2002.Theo Wargo / Getty Images Johnny Knoxville is intimately familiar with every body part he has—probably because he’s spent the last two decades fracturing, splitting, concussing, and smashing them thanks to the results of his infamous
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The minds behind True Detective, The Sinner, and more tell us what to watch next. By Gabriella Paiella May 25, 2021 A murder. A sad detective. A small town with secrets. A lingering sense of despair permeating absolutely everything. Put them all together and you’ve got the makings of a great binge watch. (Bonus points
The rapper brought Adonis onstage to accept his Billboard Music award for Artist of the Decade. By Danielle Cohen May 24, 2021 Drake accepts Artist of the Decade with son Adonis on stage during the 2021 Billboard Music Awards in Los Angeles, California.Courtesy of Christopher Polk/NBC Last night, Drake’s son Adonis made a public appearance
In the north Bronx, a small group of elite Ethiopian runners struggle to survive. The persecution they fled was far more harrowing. By David Alm Photography by George Grullon May 21, 2021 The West Side Runners is New York’s most dominant running club. Many of its members have fled the ethnic violence of Ethiopia’s civil
Music devotees are accustomed to doubting prolific bands or artists. Churning out new releases at a furious clip often denotes a lack of quality control for listeners. It suggests an assembly line mentality dominates the songwriting and sifting through the detritus for some sign of creative vitality may be slow-going. It isn’t the case, however,
Barry Jenkins rejected green screen, instead insisting on real-life trains, tunnels and tracks for his Amazon Prime slavery drama. The result is a rich set design that heightens the show’s emotional impact. By Danielle Cohen May 21, 2021 Marcus Gladney Jr. in The Underground Railroad, 2021. Kyle Kaplan/Amazon Studios Towards the beginning of Colson Whitehead’s The
The widely-panned Netflix thriller is deeply weird, artificial, and excessive—but that’s the point. By Kyle Turner May 21, 2021 Amy Adams as Anna Fox in The Woman in the Window (2021)Courtesy of Melinda Sue Gordon for Netflix Almost everything gets labeled as “campy” nowadays, from Ma to the trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
As the Dear Evan Hansen trailer makes painfully clear, suspension of disbelief only gets you so far. By Danielle Cohen May 20, 2021 Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, 1986.Everett Collection / Courtesy of Paramount This week, the trailer for a movie adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen was released, to much
Barry Jenkins’s lingering close-ups of his characters gazing direct to camera are powerfully intimate. By Keith Phipps May 20, 2021 Thuso Mbedu as Cora Randall in The Underground Railroad, 2021.Courtesy of Kyle Kaplan for Amazon Studios The Underground Railroad opens in confusion. Accompanied by the alarming strings of Nicholas Brittell’s score, the 10-part adaptation of
Ahead of an autobiographical documentary, Moby Doc, and stripped down album of re-recordings, Reprise, the musician discusses his public mishaps, the greatest Connecticut musicians, and David Bowie’s nickname for him. By ROB TANNENBAUM May 20, 2021 Moby at ‘The Art Of Elysium’s 13th Annual Celebration – Heaven’ on January 04, 2020 in Los Angeles.Kurt Krieger
Since being released from Swedish jail in 2019, rap’s foremost fashion darling has been on a journey of self-discovery, musical experimentation, and—alongside a certain megawatt pop-icon girlfriend—love. By Samuel Hine Photography by Inez & Vinoodh May 19, 2021 Shirt, $770, by Celine Homme by Hedi Slimane. Earrings (throughout), his own. Necklace (top), $93,500, by Verdura.
The comedian talks about replacing Chris D’Elia in Army of the Dead, doing her shoots without any other cast members, and how she thinks about “cancel culture.” By Kevin Hall May 18, 2021 Tig Notaro in Army of the Dead, 2021Courtesy of Scott Garfield and Clay Enos for Netflix Acting roles are recast all the
Each week, seemingly, an unexpected new cast member is announced for HBO’s beloved series and Daniel Craig’s whodunit sequel. Here’s a guide. By Danielle Cohen May 17, 2021 Knives Out (2019)Claire Folger / Courtesy of Lionsgate With the pandemic finally beginning to wane, it is time for long-awaited projects to resume production. There are seemingly
Since 2014 Forest Hills Drive, for sure. But also maybe ever? By Frazier Tharpe May 14, 2021 Rapper J. Cole performs during halftime of the 68th NBA All-Star Game on February 17, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)Jeff Hahne Poll J. Cole fans on his best album and the majority answer
On his new album, The Off-Season, Cole confirms an infamous, eight year-old rumor about himself and the rap legend. By Frazier Tharpe May 14, 2021 LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 24: J. Cole performs onstage at the 2018 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty
Chris Rock’s new Saw movie Spiral has to live up to eight films worth of creative Rube Goldberg death contraptions. By Kevin Hall May 14, 2021 Chris Rock in Spiral: From the Book of Saw, 2021.Everett Collection / Courtesy of Lions Gate The twisted Saw movie universe has pushed audiences to the brink with gore
Lessons in tae kwon do, style, and activism. By Alexander Chee May 14, 2021 Courtesy of Alex Chee Born in 1939 during what would be the last years of the Japanese colonial occupation of Korea, my father, Choung Tai Chee, also called Charles or Chuck or Charlie, came to the United States in 1960. He
The ten best films that feature rad bromances and wholesome camaraderie. By William Goodman May 13, 2021 Getty images; Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson Like any good internet meme, the history and usage of “dudes rock” already has a life of its own. The phrase originated in 2018 as a semi-ironic, self-aware way of embracing
Organizers who fought the AIDS crisis explain how the tactics of civil disobedience can change minds that don’t want to be changed. By Sarah Schulman May 13, 2021 Police remove ACT UP demonstrators during a sit-in at the New York State Capitol in Albany, March 28, 1990.Bettmann / Getty Images Excerpted from LET THE RECORD
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you: Twitter’s got a new “hand-cut” typeface. By Sophie Kemp May 12, 2021 Illustration by C.J. Robinson Recently, Twitter began to roll out a new custom typeface. If you haven’t noticed it yet, you’re probably not glued to the app 24/7, trying to craft a joke about the latest Bean