Travis M. Andrews – Page 3

Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

Tupac told Madonna he broke up with her because of race, newly surfaced letter reveals

June 3, 2018 at 10:22 a.m.

It seems like a relationship between rapper Tupac Shakur and pop superstar Madonna at the height of their careers would have been fodder for the world's tabloids. Instead, it was...

Fitness trackers largely inaccurate when counting calories, Stanford researchers say

June 4, 2018 at 5:51 p.m.

Calorie counting is a useful way to lose weight, but a new study suggests a fitness tracker could sabotage your efforts. The devices are overwhelmingly popular. For instance, since its...

After Chris Cornell’s death: ‘Only Eddie Vedder is left. Let that sink in.’

June 4, 2018 at 7:31 p.m.

Eddie Vedder stands alone now. Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell's death Wednesday night left rock fans reflecting on the grunge era, and many came to a sorrowful realization: Vedder, the frontman...

‘I’ve got nothing to hide’: Fox News’ Shepard Smith talks about being gay

June 4, 2018 at 10:09 p.m.

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith, usually tight-lipped about his personal life, recently discussed his experience of growing up gay in the conservative South and the effect it had on his...

Percentage of teens and children hospitalized for suicidal thoughts doubled from 2008 to 2015

June 4, 2018 at 10:48 p.m.

From 2008 to 2015, the percentage of children ages 5 to 17 hospitalized for suicidal thoughts or actions more than doubled, according to data presented Sunday at the 2017 Pediatric...

Cosmo Magazine Tweet seems to imply cancer is a diet plan

June 5, 2018 at 6:03 a.m.

Cosmopolitan, one of the country's most widely distributed consumer magazines, has long come under fire for its focus on physical attractiveness. On Monday, many people thought the publication went too...

Movie villains are marked by bad skin conditions. Dermatologists aren’t happy.

June 5, 2018 at 6:43 a.m.

Among the few telltale signs of a movie villain: a sadistic laugh, a penchant toward explaining evil plans and a skin disease. Dermatologists are taking notice with a critical eye....

Trump supporters riled by fake radio station launched to promote ‘The Man in the High Castle’

December 17, 2018 at 5:13 p.m.

An ad campaign for a dystopian television show has some Trump supporters seeing red. Amazon's "The Man in the High Castle," loosely based on a Philip K. Dick novel, is...

How a blogger in Ohio discovered a runner in Florida cheating in a half-marathon

June 5, 2018 at 8:16 p.m.

For a fleeting moment, she had everyone fooled. And why not? After all, 24-year-old Harvard graduate Jane Seo is a food and fitness writer in New York City, penning such...

To promote film, 20th Century Fox created fake news sites with fake anti-Trump stories

June 5, 2018 at 9:52 p.m.

"BOMBSHELL," the headline howled in bold, all-capital letters, before continuing, "Trump and Putin Spotted at Swiss Resort Prior to Election." WHAT?! A cursory glance around the Sacramento Dispatch's website revealed...

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