Getty Images After recording their fifth album since 2009, indie rock band Real Estate tried a novel experiment: They aimed to be everywhere at once. In addition to a planned summer tour across the United States and Europe, the five-piece filmed a short set of new songs from The Main Thing, their latest release, in…
Month: April 2020
By Sophia Kianni On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, youth climate activists organized the largest online mass mobilization in history. Over a three-day period beginning on Wednesday, April 22, we coordinated a steady stream of celebrity appearances, climate activist lectures, and musical performances. We were joined by politicians such as Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN),…
Hulu/BBC By Alissa Schulman “You'll have noticed that neither Lenny nor I are millennial women,” Ed Guiney, executive producer of Hulu’s Normal People says of himself and director Lenny Abrahamson on a recent Zoom call with MTV News. “But we do have millennial women working with us.” This is the kind of statement that can…
Here is a story, for quarantined times, about extremely tiny organisms that do some of their best work by burping into uncooked dough. In the end, if things go well, there is good bread. If things go poorly, there is bad bread, or a mass of gluck you heave out so you can try again.…
Yolanda Hadid has confirmed that her supermodel Gigi Hadid is having a baby with former One Direction singer Zayn Malik. Thanks, mom! The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 56, broke the happy news that the famously on-again, off-again couple are becoming first-time parents in an interview with Dutch TV program RTL Boulevard on Wednesday. “Still shocked…
Amber told her Teen Mom OG producer that her children Leah and James are "numero uno" in her life. But there's another someone getting a bit of her attention -- and he and Amber have yet to interact in person. "I have been talking to somebody," Amber revealed during this week's episode. "Chemistry matters a…
A study in Wuhan, China, detected genetic material of the new coronavirus in airborne suspensions, or aerosols, in hospitals and public spaces. The finding reinforces the importance of thorough sterilization of infection hotspots, good ventilation, and avoidance of crowding.Share on PinterestA preliminary study of data from two hospitals in Wuhan, China, suggests that tiny airborne…
Sarah. Wes. Svetlana. Across many seasons of The Challenge, certain rookies have proven it is, indeed, possible to spend more time inside an elimination round arena than out of it. And Jay — one of the game's newest players — is the latest on a long list. And while lightning has struck twice for the…
Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call By Rachel Sanoff Earlier this year, 28-year-old Andrea*’s Pap smear results came back abnormal, meaning cell changes had been detected on her cervix. The Los Angeles resident was told to schedule a follow-up appointment with her gynecologist so that they could perform a cervical biopsy, a routine outpatient procedure…
At the end of a dim hallway in Casablanca’s Université Hassan II, I’ve walked into a dusty room containing a remarkable set of fossils—bones that raise foundational questions about Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, one of the weirdest dinosaurs ever discovered. Longer than an adult Tyrannosaurus rex, the 50-foot-long, seven-ton predator had a large sail on its back…
UPDATE (5/14/20, 10:00 a.m. ET): Mac Miller's breakout mixtape K.I.D.S. debuted at No. 112 on the Billboard 200 chart just weeks after its release to streaming services on April 29. April 29 marked the 10-year anniversary of the commercial release of Mac Miller's breakout mixtape, K.I.D.S. It was his fourth project overall, but thanks to songs like "Nikes on My Feet"…
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This story appears in the May 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. The butterflies just kept coming—at first thousands, then tens or even hundreds of thousands. Their wings were brown on the underside and vivid orange above, so as they flew by, they looked like chips of sunshine. The sight was marvelous, awe-inspiring, and more…
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