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When Celebrities Sue Celebrities: A History

By Jason Bailey on

The news that Donald Trump is dropping — for now, anyway! — his monumentally stupid (even for him) lawsuit against Bill Maher may be good for the humorless blowhard and reality TV star, but it’s disappointing for late-night comedy writers and celeb jurisprudence fans. C’mon, admit it: that would’ve been a fun trial, if for nothing else than Maher’s testimony. At any rate, while we’re waiting to see if Trump holds true on his threat to return to the matter at a later date, here’s a look back at other instances of celebrities — real and C-list — who’ve taken each other to court. … Read More

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A Selection of the Flat-Out Weirdest Careers in Music

By Tom Hawking on

As we noted yesterday, we’ve been going quietly gaga about the new Scott Walker record ever since we got a copy of it a few weeks back. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Bish Bosch is that, weird as it is — and, mark our words, it’s really fucking weird — it’s still not as strange as the career trajectory of the man who made it. Walker’s journey from the fresh-faced MOR pop idol of his Walker Brothers years to the experimental maverick who’s just made what’s arguably his best album yet at the age of 69 is one of music’s most unlikely stories, and got us thinking about other unusual career trajectories. We’ve put together a selection of our favorites, so click through and let us know what you make of it all. … Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. We’re dying to know the story behind this

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25 Photos of Glamorous Musicians Doing Regular Stuff

By Tom Hawking on

From a young Iggy Pop vacuuming his apartment to a costumed Lady Gaga making eggs, here’s a photo roundup of our most endearingly flamboyant musicians doing incongruously domestic… Read More

Music

Watch Drake’s High School Graduation Speech

By Emily Temple on

Years ago, Drake dropped out of his Canadian high school to be a hot shot at a fictional one, but earlier this month, at 26, he finally earned his diploma from Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto. In his inspiring address to the graduating class, he stressed the importance of following through and admitted to finally “getting” why high school was important, while tossing in a few obligatory “it’s not about being popular”s and “it’s about the journey, not the destination”s. And the rapper is obviously psyched — as he tweeted, “One of the greatest feelings in my entire life. As of tonight I have graduated high school!” Aww. Watch Drake (or one Jimmy Brooks, if you prefer) graduate after the jump. … Read More

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10 Auto-Tune Songs That Don’t Suck

By Tom Hawking on

Cat Power’s new album Sun dropped earlier this week, and the fact that she uses Auto-Tune on the track “3, 6, 9″ has generated almost as much interest as the album itself. For an ostensibly innocuous pitch-correction effect, Auto-Tune has generated a heap of controversy over the last decade, ever since Cher introduced it to the world during the chorus of “Believe.” Much of the opprobrium directed at the use of the software is entirely justified (Hi, Eiffel 65! Hi, Chris Cornell!), but that’s not to say that every Auto-Tuned track is a priori awful — so we’ve set ourselves the challenge of finding 10 tracks that use its sound in creative or interesting ways. And for clarity’s sake, we’re discussing Auto-Tune as an audible pseudo-vocoder effect here, not as a production tweak to correct an errant vocal — otherwise every chart song since the turn of the millennium would be eligible. Anyway, let us know if we’ve missed anything. First person to suggest “Believe” or anything by T-Pain gets a lump of coal for Christmas. … Read More

Music

Jay-Z, Run-DMC, and More: The Made in America Fest in Photos

By Doug Levy on

Jay-Z helped turn Philadelphia into a veritable music lover’s paradise over Labor Day weekend with the debut of his two-day Made in America festival. The fest, which the superstar hopes to make a yearly one, included performances from Janelle Monáe, D’Angelo, Miike Snow, Odd Future, Skrillex, The Hives, Santigold, Dirty Projectors, and Drake, in addition to headline performances by Pearl Jam and Jay-Z himself. It also marked hip-hop legends Run-DMC’s first return to the stage since the death of founding member Jam Master Jay in 2002. Surprise collaborations were a theme of the weekend, as well, with Eve joining Jill Scott during her set; Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music crew storming the stage to close out Jay-Z’s performance, and day one, with renditions of “Mercy,” “New God Flow,” and, of course, “Ni**as in Paris”; and Jay himself joining Pearl Jam for an unprecedented take on “99 Problems.” Even President Obama showed up, albeit in video form, urging people to vote while Jay looked on. Click through for our exclusive photo gallery from Made in America to see more of what went down in… Read More

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What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Alison Nastasi on

Today at Flavorpill, we got to know the Nudibranch— a sea slug — because nature is awesome. We read an interview with the guys who made that Drake-Illuminati comic we told you about recently. We browsed classic photos from the campaign trail. We discovered 13 famous authors’ Pantone… Read More

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What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Alison Nastasi on

Today at Flavorpill, we checked in with Time’s Fall Arts Preview — a look at the season’s most-anticipated films, shows, art, and more. We read the best comic ever about Drake fighting the Illuminati. We witnessed a giant bird in a man suit. We enjoyed 11 of the best… Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. “It was a weird, confusing space to be in, because as angry as I was, as angry and hurt and betrayed, I just felt like he made that mistake because he needed help and who’s going to help him? Nobody’s going to say he needs help. Everybody’s going to say he’s a monster without… Read More