Charmian “Charlie” Ross (Florence Pugh), the title character of The Little Drummer Girl, is an actress who is recruited to be a spy and possibly a terrorist. But what AMC’s adaptation of the 1983 John Le Carré novel presupposes is… maybe all three of those are the same thing? Little …

One of the most important narratives in contemporary pop has been the emergence of Latin music as a potent commercial force in the United States. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of Spanish-language entries on the Hot 100 jumped from a mere four to 19. So far this year, there …

Jake Owen may not expect to see his name in a hall of fame, but it was at least there in large print on the backdrop of the Jimmy Kimmel Live! concert stage on Tuesday, where the Florida native stopped by to play his ambling ode to local legends, “Down …

Hugh Jackman remembered standing in the shadow of Stan Lee at Comic-Con during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Monday. Lee, the mastermind behind the Marvel universe, died yesterday at the age of 95. Since 2000, Jackman has portrayed Wolverine in the film adaptations of one of …

Chance the Rapper is adding to his already lengthy list of side projects by developing a new movie musical called Hope for MGM.The story is close to Chance’s heart as, according to the studio, it follows a group of teenagers who turn “art into [community] action.” Since Chance’s rise to …

Like Propel water, The Scarlet Letter and mechanical pencils, Taylor Swift’s Fearless pairs well with the sporadic squeak of team-issued sneakers, overpriced hot lunches and the kind of angst that defines comfortably suburb-bound teenage years. Sliding open the album on Spotify with my iPhone 8, I can still feel my …

Kellyanne Conway appeared on Fox News Sunday this morning with more of her patented alternative facts. This time, the White House aide was discussing video the administration shared of the interaction between CNN reporter Jim Acosta and a White House press intern who tried to take a mic away from …

Mitski‘s Be the Cowboy is full of little hooks and big ones, tumbling around and catching hold as the songs speed past. A perfect example is “Washing Machine Heart.” It’s two minutes long, but it has at least three distinct musical ideas within it. First there’s the percussive, almost industrial …

Vince Staples and Mac Miller had a special bond. The Pittsburgh rapper was instrumental in Vince’s early career, persuading him to stick with rapping when he was starting to become disillusioned with it as a full-time profession. During an interview with Big Boy, the Staplesdescribed how he first met Mac. …

It appears that Brian Kemp almost suppressed his own ability to vote. The Georgia gubernatorial candidate — who also serves as the state’s secretary of state, meaning he oversees the state’s election system — has long been under fire for his voter suppression tactics. Polling just about dead even with …