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How ‘Star Wars’ Fan Edits Saved the Original Movies
George Lucas wants them to fade into oblivion. But some rebel fans spent more than a decade digitally restoring the original “Star Wars” trilogy, preserving...
Joe Camp, Filmmaker Behind ‘Benji’ Franchise, Dies at 84
He defied the odds to turn “Benji,” a live-action film series from a dog’s perspective, into a smash hit, and turned the film industry on...
Millennials Flock to Instagram to Share Pictures of Themselves at 21
The generation that rose with smartphones and social media had a chance to look back this week.
A Lead Scare Strikes Stanley Tumblers, but You Don’t Need to Worry
There is some lead in the sealing material used in the cup, the company says. But experts say it’s inaccessible to people drinking from one,...
A Lead Scare Strikes Stanley Tumblers, but You Don’t Need to Worry
There is some lead in the sealing material used in the cup, the company says. But experts say it’s inaccessible to people drinking from one,...
Condé Nast Is Folding Pitchfork Into GQ, With Layoffs
Multiple employees at the storied music criticism site “will be leaving the company,” according to a memo from Anna Wintour.
How ‘Insomniac’ Became an a Cappella Sensation
Few people were aware of the 1994 single “Insomniac” by the rock duo Billy Pilgrim, and it quickly sank into obscurity. But a cappella groups...
Beatles Biographer Grapples With the ‘Paradox’ of George Harrison
Philip Norman, the author of books about Paul McCartney, John Lennon and the Beatles as a group, discovers that Harrison was, among other things, a...
George Brown of Kool & the Gang Dies at 74
Mr. Brown kept time for a group that combined funk, disco, R&B and jazz to create some of the most memorable pop songs of the...
What the Suburbs Did for Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen
A new book by the author Jim Cullen explores the uncanny parallels between the careers of these two musicians, and how they were products of...