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Shane Barnes

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New York, NY, United States

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Past:
  • Flavorwire
  • Men's Journal
  • VICE

Past articles by Shane:

The 25 Best Albums of 2018

Our picks for the year's must-have, must-hear music. → Read More

Taste Test: The Best All-Natural Peanut Butters

Not all peanut butter tastes the same. → Read More

'S-Town' and the Loneliness of Being Gay in the Rural South

The popular true-crime podcast is most interesting when it begins to explore the lives of isolated gay men. → Read More

Nitro Cold Brew is the Best Thing to Happen to Coffee Since Ice

Nitro cold brew coffee is on the rise: here's what it is and why it's here to stay. → Read More

The Definitive List of Must-Read Poetry Books from 2016 (So Far)

In a new monthly column, we catch up on the year's noteworthy poetry. → Read More

Rihanna’s “Needed Me” Is a Glorious Middle Finger to Old School Decorum

The first music video broadcast on MTV, which launched in 1981, was "Video Killed the Radio Star." The second was Pat Benatar's "You Better Run." In the performance video, Benatar struts in front of her backing band of goofy men while posing hard and threateningly in the direction of some off-scre... → Read More

Shepard Fairey to DJ, Edward Sharpe to Perform at Bernie Sanders Coachella Party

Maybe Bernie Sanders has finally gone too far. While Hillary Clinton has long been lambasted for trying to appeal to young voters, Bernie has been applauded for the way he's courted bands such as Vampire Weekend and Grizzly Bear. → Read More

Idris Elba to Star in Showtime’s New ’70s Drama ‘Guerrilla’

Idris Elba might not be best known for his work on Luther, but it's work that has certainly jumpstarted and buoyed his career. That show is ongoing, but word's come in that he might take on yet another series, this time one that's a collaboration between Showtime and Sky. → Read More

Watch a Teaser for ‘The Magnificent Seven,’ Starring Chris Pratt, Denzel Washington, and More

Director Antoine Fuqua is best known for his gritty work behind the lens of films like Training Day and Olympus Has Fallen, though he has strayed from his guns and bombs formula before (King Arthur). → Read More

Supreme Loves Coltrane, Beyoncé’s Clothes, and ‘Shadow of the Colossus’: Today’s Recommended Reading

Here at Flavorwire, we pride ourselves on not only writing some of the best content on the internet, but keeping an eye on all of the great writing that other folks on the ‘net are doing, too. → Read More

Tracy Morgan, Pearl Jam, and More Boycott Mississippi and North Carolina Due to “Religious Freedom” Laws

For weeks now politicians and musicians have been boycotting the states of Mississippi and North Carolina because of controversial anti-LGBT laws that were passed in the name of religious rights. → Read More

Watch a Teaser for ‘Hands of Stone,’ a De Niro Movie That Might Not Be Awful

Every year, it seems Robert De Niro tests his fans. First, he made Meet the Parents and its subsequent sequels. Then, he did Last Vegas, and The Intern, and, most recently, Dirty Grandpa. → Read More

Watch Savages Perform “Adore” on ‘Ellen’

Savages are a pretty hardcore band from England, and they make music that is spare, thrilling, and filled with dark hope. They also wear only black. Ellen DeGeneres is a legendary comedian and lover of animals who hosts a talk show that is best known for forcing people to dance and hosting internet-... → Read More

Willem Dafoe Joins ‘Justice League’ As a… Good Guy?

Willem Dafoe is such a great, underutilized actor, right? That forehead, those teeth, those eyes, that grin. Such a good villain, such a good gay cop, such a good Green Goblin, such a good Charlotte Gainsbourg tormentor, such a good Wes Anderson character. → Read More

Pat Boone Wants ‘SNL’ Meanies to Stop Bullying God

Pat Boone was born in 1934, but he's still hip to the times. Sure, he might not be whitewashing music like he was back in the '50s, but he's still keeping it real by acting and appearing in films like Boonville Redemption (?) and God's Not Dead 2. → Read More

Watch: Samantha Bee Battles Optimistic Bernie Bros in ‘Full Frontal’ Clip

Today is the New York Primary, so here's a little bit of political entertainment. There's plenty to be said about what Bernie Sanders can and can't do based on his very long track record, but most of what Hillary Clinton and the Republicans have been saying boils down to: Bernie shouldn't be Presid... → Read More

Hear a New Song from Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs: “Honey and Smoke”

Musical supergroups trend toward lackluster, and are often better for serving the vanity of their members than for providing fans with any real, substantive music. So far, that's not true of case/lang/veirs, the new band from Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs. → Read More

Watch Colbert Sing a Waffle House Song with Sturgill Simpson

You might not recognize the name, but Sturgill Simpson is one of the most exciting acts in country music right now. It makes perfect sense, then, that last night on the Late Show, he and Stephen Colbert decided to write a song called "No Shirts, No Shoes, No Knuckleheads" for the Waffle House. → Read More

Doris Roberts, Star of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ Dies at 90

Doris Roberts, who starred as Marie Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond and Mildred Krebs on Remington Steele, passed away Sunday in Los Angeles. She died of natural causes in her sleep. She was 90 years old. → Read More

Squirrels, Queer Lions, and James Franco: Today’s Recommended Reading

Here at Flavorwire, we pride ourselves on not only writing some of the best content on the internet, but keeping an eye on all of the great writing that other folks on the ‘net are doing, too. → Read More