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'Velvet Underground' director Todd Haynes says pop culture peaked in the 1960s: 'It's all been downhill from there'
The acclaimed writer/director discusses his recent rock doc, and the 25th anniversary of the David Bowie-inspired "Velvet Goldmine."
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35 years later, Lou Reed's banned 'No Money Down' video is still nightmare fuel
When the animatronic video premiered in '86, MTV was deluged with complaints that it was making traumatized younger viewers cry.
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Val Kilmer’s Twitter Feed Is a Hidden Gem of Bizarre, Star-Studded Stories
The first thing you’ll probably notice when visiting Val Kilmer’s Twitter account is one of the actor’s colorful abstract paintings. The nostalgic anecdotes (most begin with the word “Once”) are kept brief, due to Twitter’s 140-character limit, and are written not unlike poems (unsurprisingly, Kilmer is also a poet).
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Lou Reed, Philip Glass Portraits Decorate NYC’s New Subway
Chuck Close’s series of nine-foot-tall mosaics also depict Cindy Sherman, Kara Walker, and more.
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Holly Woodlawn, Immortalized in Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side,' Dies at 69
Actress and transgender icon Holly Woodlawn died on Sunday, Dec. 6, after a battle with brain and liver cancer. Inspired by Holly Golightly, Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s character, she decided on Holly as a first name.