Flipboard Culture Desk 2 months ago

Have you thought about buying a gun since President Trump won a second term last November? Many liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans have done so out of fear in the last year. [@npr](

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) reports on the U.S.’s changing face of gun ownership: https://flip.it/IIyJnJ #Culture #America #Guns #Safety #LGBTQ

Flipboard Culture Desk 2 months ago

"The Running Man" 2025 is getting so-so reviews (63% on Rotten Tomatoes) but we'll still watch it because we love the work of director Edgar Wright. Here's what [@IndieWire](

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) thought of the movie, an adaptation of Stephen King's 1982 novel. We want to know, which do you think is the best Edgar Wright movie? (We're excluding this one, which we assume you haven't seen, his 1995 debut, "A Fistful of Fingers," which we also assume you haven't seen, and his "Sparks" documentary.)

The Running Man Review: Edgar Wright's Fun but Furious Action Thriller

Glen Powell says 'no war but class war' in 'The Running Man,' the rare movie that wants to send audiences home angry — just ...

#Movies #Film #Cinema #Entertainment #EdgarWright #CornettoTrilogy

Flipboard Culture Desk 2 months ago

What's going on on X? Joyce Carol Oates has turned her attention to Elon Musk. In response to Musk getting defensive about Tesla, the novelist, essayist and poet wrote: "So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend’s or relative’s accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the ‘most wealthy person in the world.'” The tech billionaire clapped back, showing his own mastery of the English language: “Oates is a liar and delights in being mean. Not a good human." Here's more from [@AVClub](

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Great Job, Internet!: Joyce Carol Oates ethers Elon Musk on his own platform

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Flipboard Culture Desk 2 months ago

Zohran Mamdani majored in Africana Studies at Bowdoin College in Maine, at the time Peter Coviello taught the subject there, though he can't remember if New York City's Mayor-elect was his student or not. For LitHub, he explains how he was approached by a New York Times reporter to speak about Mamdani but didn't, because the writer missed the appointment, and what he thinks of the eventual piece, "a wreck, but of a form so pure, so purely Timesian, you almost have to admire it."

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Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani

It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “el...

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Flipboard Culture Desk 2 months ago

The Clash released “Cut the Crap” 40 years ago. It became one of the most hated albums of the '80s. “History is full of cases where great bands make terrible records, yet history stands speechless at what The Clash accomplished here,” Rob Sheffield writes for [@RollingStone](

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). Sheffield explores how this happened to the Only Band That Mattered:

The Legend of 'Cut the Crap': The Disaster That Killed the Clash

Forty years ago this month, the Clash drove into a ditch with 'Cut the Crap.' Here's the story behind one of rock's most legend...

#Culture #Music #TheClash #Entertainment #Punk #Rock

Flipboard Culture Desk 2 months ago

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place tonight (Saturday), and The Ringer’s Alan Siegel revisits inductee Warren Zevon’s 2022 appearance on “The Late Show With David Letterman." Zevon had recently been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. “It was the only time in my talk show history that I did anything like that,” Letterman recalls. “I’ve never sat down and talked to anybody on television where we both understood they were about to die.” Find this moving story in the first link. Plus, [@ew](

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) shares how to watch in the second:

“Thank You, and Goodbye”

Before Warren Zevon is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, revisit one of his final performances, a stunning, emotional return ...

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How to watch the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Here's how to watch the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, honoring the White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden, and more.

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Flipboard Culture Desk 2 months ago

More than 40 million people in the United States rely on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) for food assistance. But they’ve been caught up in the escalating political drama around the federal government shutdown. You can help give them something to be thankful for by donating to or volunteering at food banks and nonprofits like Feeding America or No Kid Hungry. Read more from [@foodandwine](