‘Hicks with very little taste’: Why Silicon Valley and the far right are so determined to build colossal monuments
The drive to erect enormous structures that reject modernity has united technology investors and the White House
The secrets of Whitney Houston’s first hit: Affairs, coming out and two romances at once
‘Saving All My Love for You’ propelled the singer to global fame in 1985, but behind that tender ballad lay a secret story that would shape her career and her fate
The new trivialization of drugs: How celebrities are normalizing their use
Wordplay flirting with substance abuse in prime time and political barbs have brought drugs into the media. Do they normalize drug use or act as a deterrent? Various experts reflect on the issue
Tracy Chapman, 17 years on since her last album: ‘I’m worried about democracy in the United States’
In one of the few interviews she’s given in over a decade, the singer-songwriter reflects on a career that began with her 1988 debut record, which has now been reissued
Musical performances that nearly ruined careers
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Country singer Ingrid Andress’ unfortunate rendition of the American national anthem adds to the long list of good artists’ bad nights
‘The high point of my life was not a movie’: Kevin Costner, a classic heartthrob in search of his last chance
The big star of the 1980s and 1990s hit rock bottom with ‘Waterworld’ and has been trying to climb back up for the past 30 years. His latest effort is called ‘Horizon: An American Saga’
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