Beware of myth as we approach the nation's 250th year. The true threat to America has always been a white supremacist ...

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Influential Reprise Records president and free speech advocate Howie Klein has died aged 77, leaving a lasting legacy across music and politics.

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The result is On the Moon, Men Without Hats’ latest album, whose sound is built on the band’s catchy electronic pop and ...

This last column of the year propitiously comes out right around Christmastime, which gives me an opportunity to say happy ...

Matthew and Gunnar are glass-half-full guys. Positivity runs through the conversation and the book. So Matthew went backstage ...

The gorgeous soundscapes of 2025 were what we carried out of the theatre, off the couch, and away from the screen the most — here are the best original scores across film, TV, anime, and videogames th ...