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Microsoft president claims Taylor Swift threatened to sue over racist chatbot, Tay

Brad Smith writes in his new biography Tools and Weapons that Taylor Swift's lawyers threatened Microsoft with legal action in 2016 over its ill-fated chatbot Tay.

music / Pop

Face/Off is being remade by the guy who wrote the Sonic The Hedgehog movie

John Travolta and Nicolas Cage's iconic 1997 film "Face/Off" is getting the reboot treatment.

culture / Film

Merchandisers are already co-opting Donald Trump calling Chrissy Teigen a “filthy mouthed wife”

After Donald Trump got into a Twitter spat with Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, people are trying tp profit off his insults yet again.

culture / Politics

A rare interview with Casey Frey, the comedian keeping viral videos surreal

In a rare interview, the Insta-famous video star Casey Frey talks about dissociating when his jokes become memes, splitting his life from his work, and the death of Vine.

culture / Internet

Critics are saying Cardi B shines in Hustlers

The Cardi B- and Jennifer Lopez-starring drama is earning raves at TIFF.

music / Hip-Hop

Vinyl records projected to outsell CDs for the first time in 30 years

The RIAA says that vinyl netted $224.1 million in the first half of 2019, just behind CDs at $247.9 million.

culture / News

A timeline of JAY-Z’s relationship with the NFL

Here's how JAY-Z went from showing public support for Colin Kaepernick's protest to signing a deal with the NFL.

music / Hip-Hop

Planned recipient of JAY-Z and NFL donation also has a history of engaging with alt-right Twitter

The founder of Crushers Club, an organization to which JAY-Z and the NFL plan to donate $200,000, says she “should have had more forethought” when liking alt-right tweets.

music / Hip-Hop

Apple Music is beta testing a web browser

Apple opens its Music app to web browsers for the first time as the company explores ways to open the platform up.

culture / Technology

Ghost Ship creative director acquitted over deadly 2016 fire

Max Harris, “creative director” of former Oakland DIY space Ghost Ship, has been acquitted on all charges of manslaughter in relation to the deadly 2016 fire that killed 36.

music / Experimental

JAY-Z and NFL plan to give money to a group who cut dreadlocks, professed “All Lives Matter” [UPDATED]

Social media posts made by the Chicago group Crushers Club are facing scurtiny following a donation announcement made by JAY-Z and the NFL.

culture / Politics