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Peter Max Painted the American Dream in Colors Loud Enough to Wake the Neighbors
Psychedelic pop artist Peter Max, whose cosmic colors covered posters, stamps, planes and an entire cultural era, has died at 88.
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Nostalgia, pop culture, forgotten technology, and the era that raised itself.
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An Israeli Gaza Documentary Wins in Venice and Ignites a Firestorm at Home
The Israeli documentary “NAZA” won a Venice Film Festival prize, then triggered denunciations and threats against its filmmakers at home.
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Annie Dillard Made Looking Closely Feel Like a Spiritual Discipline
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard, whose work joined nature, faith and fierce observation, has died at 81.
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Journey Starts the Last Leg of Its Farewell Tour, So Do Not Stop Believin’ Just Yet
Journey has begun the final North American leg of its Final Frontier farewell tour, with a hometown finale planned for San Francisco.
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Harry and Meghan Change Their Children’s School Over Security, Again
Prince Harry and Meghan moved Archie and Lilibet to another British school shortly after term began, citing security concerns.
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Kim Kardashian Wins One Euro in Paris, and That Was Exactly the Point
A Paris court awarded Kim Kardashian the symbolic one euro she requested after the traumatic 2016 armed jewelry robbery.
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Female Athletes Tell Sydney Sweeney’s Sports Ad to Take Several Seats
Athletes say a provocative sports-prediction ad featuring Sydney Sweeney reduces women’s sports to the same old sexualized marketing playbook.
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Ed Sheeran’s Opening Acts Walk Out After Macklemore Is Dropped
Multiple opening acts have left Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore after the rapper was removed over pro-Palestinian comments.
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Chrissie Hynde Made a Pretenders Documentary and Still Refuses to Pretend She Likes Documentaries
Chrissie Hynde agreed to the first authorized Pretenders documentary—with one interview, no glossy mythology and no intention of watching it.
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Salma Hayek Turns 60 With a Topless Ocean Swim and Absolutely No Interest in Aging Quietly
Salma Hayek celebrated her 60th birthday with a joyful topless ocean swim—and a reminder that Gen X women are not fading into anyone’s background.
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Carmen Electra Returns to Playboy 30 Years Later, and Gen X Just Sat Up Straighter
Carmen Electra is back in Playboy three decades after her first appearance, with new projects and no interest in disappearing quietly.
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Oasis Reunion Documentary Brings the Gallagher Brothers—and Their Truce—to Venice
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger pairs massive reunion-tour footage with the Gallagher brothers’ first joint interview in 25 years.