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Dolly Parton, American hero and icon of inclusion, dies at 80
American icon Dolly Parton, whose career as a country singer, songwriter, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist spanned six decades, has died at age 80. The news was first announced on Parton’s Instagram account by her nephew Brian Seaver. He did not…
Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli: “Writing songs is the greatest gift I could give myself”
Greg Dulli has a thing about cars. In his songs with the Afghan Whigs in the 1990s and with the Twilight Singers in the 2000s, the Cincinnati-born, New Orleans-based songwriter always has a ride waiting outside. “I’ll get the car,…
The Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli on keeping it “fun” after death of a beloved bandmate
Low-key kings of ’90s alt-rock, the Afghan Whigs have been on a tear since reuniting in 2011. The band’s two post-reformation albums — 2014’s “Do to the Beast” and “In Spades,” which arrived in May — seethe with R&B-saturated roars, distortion-fuzzed…
The internet is losing its third places
When you’re looking at a thread of social media bots sharing the same five replies to AI-generated slapfights between anthropomorphic fruits, it can be hard to remember the internet used to be a lively place. Enthusiastic message boards, blogs dedicated…
Afghan Whigs don’t sound like the ’90s anymore
Greg Dulli and his Afghan Whigs are back with “Soft Control.” The new Whigs record is a strong collection of material that stands solidly amongst the existing catalog of v2 Whigs albums, with big rockers, piano ballads, and tape loops…
The pasta that starts in the freezer
For most of last fall, kielbasa was always on sale at my local Mariano’s. Not dramatically on sale, in the way of a holiday ham wearing a fluorescent sticker that announces some brief and glorious collapse in the market. Just…
“It Ends” beat Hollywood at its own game to reach theaters
Preparing to set out on a long car journey, naivety tends to get the best of us. “Google Maps says it’ll take eight hours, but I’m pretty sure I can make it in six.” We plan, and God laughs. Pull…
Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump
For over a generation, Texas Republicans have owned the politics of the southern border. Now the Trump administration’s latest border project has them cornered, stuck between constituents outraged over federal plans to carve roads and barriers through Big Bend and…
“They’re my people”: Trump shrugs off concerns of MAGA ranchers’ beef
President Donald Trump has some beef with the price of beef. American ranchers — many of them among his most reliable supporters — have some beef with his solution. Trump announced Friday that the United States would temporarily allow up…
Are kids “guinea pigs for chatbots”? McMahon backs classroom AI use
Education Secretary Linda McMahon praised the growing use of artificial intelligence in classrooms Sunday, even as she acknowledged there is little evidence yet showing how the technology affects student learning. During an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, McMahon pointed to…