The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our
“RIP Dolly Smoky Mountain Angel” was one of the first signs we saw as we pulled up on the side of a motel in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Just down the same road was another memorial to her on a Burger King sign. This was in early October. Dolly Parton, the country singer and actor, widely


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Odessa A’zion Fifteen years, a room full of Hollywood royalty, and a record-breaking nearly $7 million later, Eva Chow had one more announcement to make. At LACMA’s 15th annual Art+Film Gala, the longtime co-chair revealed that this year’s celebration would be her last in the role—closing a chapter she helped turn into one of Los
Producer prices in China grew at the fastest rate since June 2022, accelerating for the third month in a row. The PPI for October came in at 5.7%, compared to the 5.3% expected by economists polled by Reuters. The increase was driven by a sharp rise in prices in the mining and raw materials industries.
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter India’s most expensive movie ever is Ramayana, which is one of the latest 2026 movie releases to hit theaters. The movie was a massive undertaking, and that’s evident just by watching the trailer. All in all, the film is firmly
Specialty distributors and alternative fare from live concerts to Indian films to faith-based fare and TV series ruled the top 10 at the box office and beyond this weekend, showcasing the strength of a market that’s helped the box office weather downturns and is now fueling its resurgence. Godzilla Minus Zero from independent distributor GKids
Some of Hollywood’s biggest main characters, including Artificial co-stars Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro, Nicole Kidman, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Paulson, and Viola Davis posed by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s famous Urban Lights installation last night to celebrate the 15th annual LACMA Art+Film Gala, which was co-founded in 2011 by museum trustee Eva
SUNDAY AM: Toho’s lizard had no plans to be undone by a Hindu deity in a fight at the global box office as Godzilla Minus Zero roared $63M WW over Prime Focus Studio and Sony’s Ramayana: Rise of a Legend‘s $55.7M global, the bulk of that gross in India. Ramayana had good fortune in Europe,
Before Villeneuve took the stage, a video capturing his film legacy of big, bold, and personal epics like Sicario, Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, and the Dune trilogy was played, featuring a slew of A-list directors singing his praises, including Steven Spielberg, Alfonso Cuaron, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, James Cameron, and Chloé Zhao. “I’ve always felt that
Share The Article Millions of Americans book winter flights to tropical destinations expecting crystal clear bathwater. What they don’t realize is that not all tropical water is created equal. When winter cold fronts push down from North America in January and February, the ocean temperatures in the northernmost tropical zones can drop significantly. A quick
Yesterday marked a full calendar year since Rosalía dropped her third album Lux, and she marked the occasion with a couple of celebratory offerings. They include a 1,000-song Spotify playlist titled “1000 TEMAS QUE TE DAN LUX,” with tracks from Kate Bush, Mozart, Bon Iver, Yung Lean, Labi Siffre, Pink Floyd, Caetano Veloso, Verdi, and
Oh, to spend an evening lounging in a hotel bed with Hayley Williams while she noodles on the guitar. That’s essentially the premise of the music video for “Dream Girl in Shibuya,” a song from Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party that’s all about hoping someone will come hit up your hotel room. Check out
Share The Article Navigating the airspace around the nation’s capital has become a grind for frequent flyers. If you book a flight into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), you are entering one of the most congested and delay-prone corridors in the country, fighting for runway space alongside constant military drills and VIP airspace restrictions.
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter SPOILERS ahead for Clayface, now playing in theaters. Read ahead at your own risk. It’s been a couple of weeks since Clayface officially debuted, and I can’t stop thinking about THAT ending and how Matt Hagen looks in the final
Wendy Stuart will be hosting TriVersity Talk! this Wednesday at 7 PM ET with featured guest Alex Burgnon. TriVersity Talk! is a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community. With TriVersity Talk!, the goal is to laugh and learn. TriVersity Talk! Is part of TriVersity’s
If this rumor comes to fruition, it would not be the first time O’Connor took on an iconic UK role. In 2021, he took home the outstanding lead actor Emmy for his role as then-Prince, now-King Charles III, in Netflix series The Crown. While in his role as the future king, he was encouraged to
The Princess of Wales visits Dose of Nature. Laura Lewis/ Kensington Palace Kate Middleton has long been a champion of the importance of nature for mental and physical well-being. In a recent essay, she wrote: “By spending time in nature or being creative, we can nurture the very skills and emotions that cannot be digitised:
Share The Article You go on vacation to escape the daily grind, but most travelers end up sitting in the exact same bumper to bumper traffic they left behind at home. Whether you are waiting for an expensive rideshare, fighting for beach parking, or listening to loud horns from your hotel balcony, vehicle noise completely
Richard Lloyd, the co-founding guitarist of Television, has died, The New York Times reports. The cause was cholangiocarcinoma, a bile duct cancer. He was 75. In August, a GoFundMe was launched to raise money for Lloyd’s treatment. “His loving wife Sheila and his dog Willie Mays were with him at the end,” his family said
Share The Article Right now, as the morning frost starts freezing the grass in my backyard here in the states, I’m constantly thinking about where I could escape to with warm weather. Also, I just realized my passport renewal date is approaching way faster than I realized! That got me thinking, what if you could


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Calvin Harris. The Chainsmokers. Diplo. RÜFÜS DU SOL. When XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas decided to come back, it didn’t announce a reopening so much as a festival. From November 5 to 8, four of dance music’s biggest acts are taking turns christening the completely reimagined Encore nightclub, one of the most anticipated returns


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I Play Rocky steps into the ring in NY, L.A. and Philly for a weekend of contenders from Club Kid, Wild Horse Nine and Mouse to Jimmy and Godzilla Minus Zero and Academy runs for Everytime and Nuisance Bear. Screen counts range from one to wide. La Bola Negra from Netflix expands to its widest
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The huge success of Michael took me by surprise. I knew it would be popular, as I’m a child of the ‘80s and I remember just how huge Michael Jackson was. In fact, the first cassette tape I ever owned
Mentioned in this issue: Donald Trump, Lonnie Bunch, Alma Allen, Tilman Fertitta, Yoshitomo Nara, Loïc Gouzer, Vija Celmins, Matthew Marks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Eva Chow, Denis Villeneuve, Gary Hume, Jacqueline Tran, Michael Govan, Katherine Ross, James Turrell, Riko Mizuno, Matthew Barney, Roni Horn, Meshell Ndegeocello, Steve McQueen, Matthieu Blazy, Rosemarie Trockel, Carrie Mae Weems, Marina Abramović,
Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their
In a bizarre turn of events, on Wednesday November 4th, New York City’s Queens Public Library (QPL) system, which operates 66 branches, experienced an attack on its online networks by a hacker. The entire system is offline, and is being held for ransom. According to the QPL, all branches remain open, but online networks are
Our friends at n+1are back with their annual pre-yuletide gift. Bookmatch, the highly bespoke literary quiz, pairs readers with a custom-made syllabus based on their answers to a dozen or so quirky questions. Be warned: this is not Buzzfeed’s multiple choice. Last year, Bookmatch pitched existential softballs, like “You like it when a book _____
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