It takes a special kind of writer to successfully merge comedy and tragedy. In many instances, you need to make your audience feel bad for you, but you also have to grant them permission to laugh.

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When The Band’s Levon Helm built his Woodstock barn and recording studio in 1975, he envisioned it as a place where people could come together to celebrate live music. More than five decades later, ...

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In the spirit of the great Sufjan Stevens, Paste is going to rank the best songs about all fifty American states. So be sure to stick with us on this multi-month journey, as we figure out if there are ...

The Kennedy Center has been ordered to cover $252,479.70 in legal fees for jazz musician Chuck Redd, whom it sued in March after he canceled a concert at the Center. Redd backed out of the late-2025 ...

A judge has thrown out the child sex trafficking lawsuit that four siblings launched against Michael Jackson’s estate this February. Edward, Dominic, Marie-Nicole, and Aldo Cascio grew up with Jackson ...

Morgan le Fay contained multitudes. According to Arthurian legend, she was a Celtic healer and the ruler of Avalon, the magical island where King Arthur received healing from his sorceress half-sister ...

Marco Rubio, the former Florida senator and Donald Trump’s current Secretary of State, has aired many objectionable opinions during his time in office: he’s a war hawk, a Latin American ...

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Ravyn Lenae first noticed it at Coachella last year. Her name appeared in the second-to-last line of the poster for Friday’s schedule. Goldenvoice shared the lineup in November 2024, just a few months ...