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The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for August

It’s Val Kilmer’s world, as seen through the eyes of Val Kilmer. Plus, Taika Waititi’s new comedy.

Country Music's Brightest Star Is a Black British Woman

Yola's "Stand For Myself" is an excellent collection of tracks that defy any easy genre classification

Did DaBaby Make the Worst Apology Video of All Time?

The "Giving What It's Supposed to Give" video references his homophobic rant, and it only makes things worse

Behind Bangladesh: The Day That George Harrison Became the Most Endearing Ex-Beatle

50 years ago, Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s “Concert for Bangladesh” created the blueprint for the benefit concert

The North Face’s Latest Expedition: A Music Streaming Station With Sonos

The "Never Stop Exploring" channel is a soundtrack to far-flung adventure destinations, overseen by Wilco's Mikael Jorgensen

Excerpt: How I Learned to Love Warren Zevon, Despite Him

In “American Dream Machine,” Matthew Specktor unravels the many myths and icons of the city he grew up in: Los Angeles

Elvis Presley Annotated His Copy of "The Prophet," and Now It's For Sale

Elvis wasn't the only musical admirer of Gibran's book

Why a Topless Photo of Britney Spears Still Gets Our Attention

We've seen Britney in various states of undress for decades, but in her recent topless Instagram posts, Spears seems to embrace her sexuality on her own terms

A Morgan Wallen Apology Isn’t Enough to Fix Country Music’s Race Problem

Wallen appeared on "Good Morning America" on Friday to apologize again for the video of him using a racial slur. But has he done the work?

The Latest TikTok Trend Is Making Fun of Greta Van Fleet

TikTok users are poking fun at the band's 2019 "SNL" performance

Festival Organizer for Woodstock '99 Blames Women for Their Assaults

"I am critical of the hundreds of women that were walking around with no clothes on, and expecting not to be touched," says John Scher

Elon Musk Obviously Doesn’t Fund Grimes’s Career

Grimes recently had to remind a fan that her billionaire boyfriend is not financially supporting her extremely successful music career

These Are the Pop Stars With the "Cleanest" and "Dirtiest" Lyrics, According to a Study

But does a lack of swear words alone really make a song "clean"?

Eric Clapton Won’t Play Venues That Require Proof of Vaccination

The anti-vaxxer says he won't play shows "where there is a discriminated audience present"

25 Years Later, Tom Petty’s “She’s the One” Soundtrack Is Reborn as “Angel Dream”

A proper album's worth of songs from one of Petty's most productive eras