On paper, nothing about Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon should work. Developed by Platinum Games and directors Abebe Tinari and Hideki Kamiya, it serves as a companion piece to the main Bayonetta trilogy […]
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Andrea: Due in Color
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Lucinda Chua: YIAN
The word yian, or yàn (燕), refers to a swallow, the migratory harbinger of spring that in Chinese culture appears often in maobi paintings, children’s songs, girls’ names, and superstitions. In her largely self-produced debut full-length, YIAN, Lucinda […]
Lindsay Lohan and a MILF Porn Star Among Celebrities Charged With Illegally Promoting Crypto
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Death of South Carolina Teen Stephen Smith Now Investigated as a Homicide
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) confirmed Tuesday that they are now treating the 2015 death of South Carolina teen Stephen Smith as a homicide following new information that arose during their investigation of […]
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When pharmacist Jack Korbutov opened The Art of Medicine, a Philadelphia compounding pharmacy, in September 2012, low-dose naltrexone (LDN) was among the first prescriptions he filled. Before starting his own specialty pharmacy, Korbutov had worked […]
Tasting Notes
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Difficult Fun: March 2023 Best Punk and South By Something or Other…
Welcome to Difficult Fun! Each month, SPIN will spotlight the best punk on the planet and discuss it here, with the ambition of challenging preconceived notions of what the four-letter word actually means and, ideally, […]
EST Gee: Mad
In the mid 2010s Yo Gotti’s label CMG stood for “Cocaine Muzik Group,” until 50 Cent told him that the name was “too harsh” and would scare people off—which I took to mean potential investors and fans. […]