For a while, it looked like D'Angelo was going to become R&B's Axl Rose. The parallels are easy to spot: Both individuals are massively talented perfectionists whose personal struggles threatened to drown long-awaited follow-ups to early successes. In Rose's case, that would be Chinese Democracy, a Guns N' Roses album so delayed it became a running joke ("We'll have democracy in China before we have Chinese Democracy," for example), and for D'Angelo, it was the follow-up to 2000's Voodoo, which was eventually released in Dec. 2014 as Black Messiah. On Monday, Black Messiah quickly earned two Grammy Awards - Best...
- 2/15/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Ext. The Dawn Of Time - Day A proto-human Hominid kneels on the ground of the prehistoric Earth. Suddenly, a large shadow covers him. He looks up and sees a large rectangular Monolith. A voiceover begins, British. British Voiceover: The first recorded monolith appeared on Earth 4 million years ago, in the Pleistocene era. Int. Laboratory Filled With Chalkboards - Day Dr. Heywood Floyd stands in front of chalkboards with important-looking quantum-physics proofs scrawled across them. He is old, British, and probably played by Michael Caine. Heywood Floyd: That would dovetail almost precisely with the first appearance of simple tools. It...
- 11/7/2014
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
"Orange Is the New Black" is the new thing to watch. The Netflix series chronicling the daily highs and lows of life as an incarcerated woman has charmed critics with its well-balanced servings of humor, heartbreak and above all, humanity.
But if the phrase "is the new" sounds familiar to you, that's because, of course, it is. "[Blank] is the new black" originated in the fashion world, and nascent uses came in the early '80s in the Los Angeles Times. (A late-'70s version, from the New York Times: "Colors are the new neutrals.")
The entertainment world loves "is the new," too. You could even say that "Orange is the New Black" is the new "is the new." Take a look at some other examples below, and let us know if you think "Orange is the New Black" is the best "is the new" in the comments.
1. "Brown Is the...
But if the phrase "is the new" sounds familiar to you, that's because, of course, it is. "[Blank] is the new black" originated in the fashion world, and nascent uses came in the early '80s in the Los Angeles Times. (A late-'70s version, from the New York Times: "Colors are the new neutrals.")
The entertainment world loves "is the new," too. You could even say that "Orange is the New Black" is the new "is the new." Take a look at some other examples below, and let us know if you think "Orange is the New Black" is the best "is the new" in the comments.
1. "Brown Is the...
- 8/7/2013
- by Kia Makarechi
- Huffington Post
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