Read any Best Strokes Songs list and youll find the same ones written about over and over again. It makes sense: those records are nearly flawless. Meanwhile, their post-2003 output was met with middling (at best) reviews from critics and fans alike. Credit: Mason Trullinger/FilmMagic The band seems to agree since their concert setlists tend to ignore their last two albums entirely. Nothing on Trigger resembles what the Strokes have done before or since....

Its a generous look into the experiences that shapedMariah Careyinto the Grammy-decorated, record-settingBillboardchart champion she is today. These vibrant memories are met with her imploring, internal dissections. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Carey performing at Cathedral Of St John The Divine in 1994.Credit: Kevin Mazur Archive/WireImage …I smuggled myself out, bit by bit, through the lyrics of my songs. “I created the fun and free girl in my videos so that I could watch a version of myself be alive," writes Carey in her new memoir....

Martin Sheen is supposed to be the sentimental draw inThe Subject Was Roses, the revival of a Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Frank Gilroy, which runs through March 21 at L.A.s Mark Taper Forum. When it opened on Broadway in 1964, Sheen played the son who returns from WWII; this time hes the dad. Naturally, the 69-year-old actor is terrific as the emotionally detached John Clearly, who attempts to use beer and boxing to reconnect with son Timmy, played adequately enough by Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker)....

The Montreal rockers are back A decade or three ago, Arcade Fire probably wouldn?t have needed the “indie” appellation; they’d just be rock. Today, the grand, earnest Canadian collective is almost old-fashioned in its commitment to dense and deeply felt albums, the kind of passion projects that defy easy digestion but ultimately yield rich rewards. (Hence, perhaps, the professed Arcade fandom of names like Bono, David Bowie, and Peter Gabriel.)...

The books it’s crucial that you know about this season. It’s wish fulfillment tangled up in a takedown of the patriarchy. The author goes back 64 years to deliver the origin story of Coriolanus Snow. Random House It’s already in the works for a film adaptation. (June 2)S.R. This collection is hyper-contemporary, following topics like a celebrity nanny scandal and a rehab center. (Sept. 1)S.R. She launches her own investigation and spirals deeper and deeper into insanity....

Stamford, Conn. isn’t exactly the capital of gay culture. “We use every bit of the space.” “We’re limitless. HBO Max We literally wear our capes every single day and now we’re just soaring over the buildings. We’re really flying now.” The capes in episode 7, featuring a superhero-themed “Capes and Tights” ball, are literal. HBO Max Keeping with the comic-book theme of the night, any truly good adversary doesn’t remain gone for long....

Here we go again. Who are the culprits here? of all obscene blunders, Janet Jackson andBoobgateat the 2004 Super Bowl. Credit: Cher: Michael Caulfield/WireImage; Richie: Kevin Winter/Getty Images So, what to do about these once-a-year (or thereabouts) goofs? People have been using questionable language in public forums since, well, Biblical times, according tosome folks. (If anything, its when the media runs with the story that offensivelanguage gets maximum exposure.) But what do you think?...

And I like to say that Mr. Moonves has stepped down. Hes an extremely wealthy man. And good luck to him, hes worked hard. Credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS He made this connection No. However, when a new regime comes into a company they sweep clean. Everyone at CBS is nervous about their jobs … historically when somebody new comes in, things change. I care about the producers, the crew and as Mr....

Still crying overFive Feet Apart? Weve got another heartbreaker from the team behind that No. 1 best-selling novel to announce. Credit: Alfonso Bresciani/CBS Films The film went on to gross more than $80 million globally. Daughtry co-wrote the screenplay with Tobias Iaconis, both of whom received writing credit on the novel as well. Courtesy of Mikki Daughtry; Courtesy of Rachael Lippincott

Jake Borelliknows you hate Valentines Day. To be honest, hes not the biggest fan either. Ive never had a boyfriend on Valentines Day, which is a little sad, theGreys Anatomystar admits. Parrish Lewis/Freeform This is not trying to be anything else. This one doesnt deal with coming out at all. It doesnt deal with really shame at all. Parrish Lewis/Freeform Whats it been like to make that leap from one to the other?...

Kevin Kwan is struggling to find the right words. “I mean, my heart definitely skipped a beat,” he says. “To see the story unfold,justhow I imagined it, was…” He trails off. “I’m being fabulously inarticulate, but everything that’s happened has been amazing. I feel like every few months I have to pinch myself.” That periodic pinching has been going on for more than four years. to yachts equipped with swimming pools (yes, more than one!...

The Throwbackis a recurring column where we deep dive into hit songs from years' past. During the pandemic, B.o.B has been catching up on Netflix’sOzarkand the Chicago Bulls documentaryThe Last Dance. 1 draft pick" of tracks to move forward with. Credit: Brian Kersey/WireImage “Everyone was grabbing at it,” B.o.B. During a smoke break he remembers seeing the future “24K Magic” performer singing and playing guitar. “I’m like, ‘You should be a fing artist....

The Throwbackis a recurring column where we deep dive into hit songs from years past. He’ll then release his new EP,Crown Jewel, this summer. Chingy yearns for a past era of hip-hop. Credit: YouTube “When I came out, they tried to make me urban,” he recalls. “But my music instantly crossed over and went mainstream and pop. He proved that as his first three singles not only landed at No....