June 19, 2019 11:18 AM EDT
Despite the fact that Rihanna recently told her Ocean’s 8 co-star Sarah Paulson that she was “working on” her long-awaited ninth album in an interview for Interview, Rih now appears to be trolling her music-thirsty fans with a new Fenty t-shirt.
At a Fenty pop-up in New York City on Tuesday, Rihanna debuted a new $230 Fenty t-shirt emblazoned with the words “No More Music.
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Season 3 might be better than Pablo Escobar years
Which is why when he was inevitably killed off at the end of the show's second season, not many could imagine any meaningful chances of the show's progress until a new season was announced. The end of its major selling point was supposed to also mean the pronouncement of the show's obituary, but that might just have to wait on evidence of what the third season puts on the plate.
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Sons of Anarchy at 10: Kurt Sutter Reflects on Biker Drama Worldbuilding and Legacy
Ten years ago, “Sons of Anarchy,” Kurt Sutter‘s crime drama about a gun-running motorcycle gang in the fictional town of Charming, Calif., premiered on FX. Over the course of the seven-season run that followed, the show became the top-rated show on the cable network and developed a dedicated audience on social media before concluding in 2014.
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St. Louis Cardinals in History
Branch Rickey (1881-1965)
1881-12-20 American Baseball HOF catcher (St. Louis Browns), manager (St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals), and executive (GM St. Louis Cardinals - 4X World Series champions, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates), noted for bfreaking MLB color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson, born in Stockdale, Ohio
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Super Blue Blood Moon 2018: Best Eclipse Memes
January 31, 2018 12:50 PM EST
The Internet had a whole lot of feelings about watching the “super blue blood moon” eclipse crossing the night sky.
Wednesday was the first time since 1982 that a supermoon, blue moon and total lunar eclipse all took place in one night and the first time since 1866 that the latter two coincided in North America. NASA even live-streamed the special sight for those who weren’t able to look up and see it.
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The Price of Salt: Best Romance Books
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Originally written under the pseudonym Claire Morgan, The Price of Salt is Patricia Highsmith’s only openly lesbian novel, and it became a cult classic after its 1952 release. The book begins with a young woman named Therese Belivet, who works at a department store and is dating a man she doesn’t actually enjoy being with. It’s Christmas time when Therese first meets Carol Aird, a wealthy housewife from the suburbs in the midst of a nasty divorce.
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The real fight between Uber and Google over what 'may be the most lucrative business in history' is
The lines from one of Uber's court filings are more than mere hyperbole. Two of the largest companies in the self-driving-car sector have been mud-slinging since Waymo, a recent spin-out of Google, sued Uber in February. On Wednesday, the technology giants will finally face off in court over Waymo's bid to stop Uber's self-driving-car research in its tracks. Uber has sought to frame the development of this technology as "
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The Rich History of Mystery Writers of Color
The mystery and crime-writing genre set its roots in detective novels, with early hits like The Notting Hill Mystery by Charles Felix in 1862 and A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. In the 20th century, Agatha Christie popularized the whodunit; Dashiell Hammett, the hard-boiled subgenre; and Patricia Highsmith, suspense. If you searched for the top mystery writers of all time, you’d find these three on every list.
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Thomas Matthew Crooks: What We Know About the Trump Rally Shooter
Twenty-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks was identified by the FBI on Sunday, July 14, as the shooter behind the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on the evening of July 13 that left one bystander dead and two others injured.
What We Know So Far About the Trump Rally ShootingCrooks fired multiple shots towards where Trump stood before he was killed at the scene by a Secret Service sniper.
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Virgin River Renewed for Season 6 at Netflix Ahead of Season 5 Premiere
“Virgin River” has been renewed for Season 6 at Netflix. The announcement was made as part of Netflix’s first ever upfront presentation to advertisers. It comes before Season 5 of the popular drama series has even set a premiere date, though it is expected to air in the fall. “Virgin River” was renewed for both Seasons 4 and 5 back in 2021, with Season 4 debuting in July 2022. The series is based on the Robyn Carr book series of the same name.
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