Leonard Cohen Gone

from Variety Singer-Songwriter Leonard Cohen Dies at 82 by Christopher Morris DAVID ROWLAND/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK Leonard Cohen, the Canadian poet and novelist who became a singular international presence as a singer-songwriter, has died. He was 82. A statement on his...

Hackman The Assman

from Vulture On the 30th Anniversary of Hoosiers, the Movie’s Director Recalls What a Pain Gene Hackman Was By David Marchese Gene Hackman in “Hoosiers” Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The success and long afterlife of Hoosiers — released almost exactly 30...

Earworms Explained

from The New York Times What Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ and Other Earworm Songs Have in Common By  JOANNA KLEIN You should stop reading this now. No really, just don’t. You’re still reading. O.K., you asked for it: “Rah rah ah-ah-ah!/ Ro mah ro-mah-mah!/ Gaga...

Robot Brothels Cool

from Mirror Online Robot brothels could soon become reality in UK as nation’s booming sex trade undergoes revolution BY RACHEL BISHOP A high-end sex doll in an industrial suburb of Beijing Sex robot brothels similar to those seen in Channel’s 4’s...