By Lauren Rearick Taylor Swift is continuing her work as an activist, this time by donating to the Tennessee Equality Project, a company advocating for the equal rights of LGBTQ+ residents living in Tennessee. It seems she made the donation rather quietly; it was only any time Chris Sanders, executive director of Tennessee Equality Project, revealed that the singer had donated $113,0..

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Blessed be the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros going into Game of Thrones' final season. A vicious battle is on the horizon, pitting the living against the dead. To coincide with this epic conclusion, Columbia Records and HBO have revealed that a new Game of Thrones album is on the way. Christened For the Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones), the LP comes out on..

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By Dr. Leana Wen, President of Proposed Parenthood As a ER doctor, I have seen firsthand how key it is to prevent, detect, and treat STIs early. STIs are spread through sexual contact and so they can cause devastating infection whenever they are not diagnosed or treated. STIs — including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis — can lead to life-changing repercussions including infe..

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Lil Nas X's career so far has been a Western film of cowboys and steeds. It's one of these bronco-buster romps where the spurs-wearing hero gets double-crossed, left for dead, then, ultimately, makes a triumphant return in a hail of revolver smoke and fresh cigarettes. Lil Nas X's is smiling in the town saloon as cheers fill the air around him. Today (April 9), on his birthday, his ..

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The Internet's captivating guitarist Steve Lacy has released a sexy and magical new track, "N Side." It's smooth and awash in colors and is the sort of double-meaning tune that's either excessively adorable or intentionally hilarious. Either way, it's a welcome taste of what the musician has to provide ahead of what we aspire to be his sophomore album coming out. The world is well due..

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To quote the one and only Barbara Evans on tonight’s episode of Teen Mom 2: “Why can’t each person just get along?” This time, her comment was in regard to Nathan and his mother Doris taking Jenelle back to court about Kaiser’s custody arrangement. Several months ago, right after Doris and Nathan filed for emergency custody of the boy right after finding bruises on his butt..

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The revolution is here, and we have Foster the People to thank! On the heels of their crossover hit "Sit Next to Me," the indie-pop stalwarts have released fashion a new single that's part social commentary, part riotous anthem. The accompanying video, released on Monday (April 8), was directed by frontman Mark Foster, who's seen mobilizing a pack of free-thinking young people. "We'..

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By Christianna Silva each year and also 1/2 ago, in mid-September of 2017, Hurricane Maria started making its way across the Atlantic Ocean. On September 20, it made landfall on Puerto Rico, resulting in one of the deadliest organic disasters in U.S. History. The island hasn't nevertheless recovered, and then some residents are wondering if it ever will: the storm killed almost 3,000..

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Billie Eilish was place on Earth in 2001, a notable fact no matter what year you were place on Earth. If you're like most of them of music critics and those in the industry, Billie's age is a reminder that yes, you're getting old. Nevertheless if you are a fan (especially if you've been a fan), it's notable because you, also, might've been place on Earth in 2001. 2002. Or maybe later...

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Donald Glover and Rihanna in a film with each other? Who would have thought it — before the trailer for Guava Island released last November at the actor/musician's PHAROS festival in New Zealand? The film, directed by his longtime collaborator Hiro Murai as well as starring Letitia Wright and Nonso Anonzie, was an elusive mystery without a release date. Right now, while a specific ..

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Jordan Peele's Us is more tension than horror. The box office-hit follows Adelaide (Lupita Nyong’o) and her family’s terrifying journey because the four come face to face with their doppelgängers — known because the “tethered” in the film. There’s the imposing copy of father Gabe (Winston Duke), all brute force and flared nostrils; a teenage look-alike of daughter Zora (S..

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By Ilana Kaplan This past year has delivered a bevy of female musician narratives with A Star Is Born’s Ally (Lady Gaga), Vox Lux’s Celeste (Natalie Portman) and Her Smell’s Becky Something (Elisabeth Moss). Right now there’s another character to be added to the queue care of Teen Spirit’s Violet (Elle Fanning). In Max Minghella’s directorial debut, Fanning portrays a lo..

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