| | | Filling his father's shoes, Gandolfini steps into the role for 'Many Saints of Newark,' which finally has a trailer. | | If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser. | | | | |  | | |  | | | | Michael Gandolfini Opens Up About the Difficult Decision to Portray Tony Soprano | | | | Stepping into your father's shoes would be fraught for any of us. Your identity becomes forever entwined with his. Now imagine you are not just pursuing your father's profession, seeking your own path, but you are also taking on the role he made iconic. So here you are, playing the younger version of a man your father brought to life, and yet your father, the man who created this role—as well as you, his son—is gone. Has been since you were fourteen years old. You were there when he died of a heart attack, in June 2013, while on a family vacation in Rome. He was just fifty-one. Here, Michael Gandolfini, the son of the man who played the adult Tony Soprano, James Gandolfini, opens up about taking on his father's iconic role in The Many Saints of Newark. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | 22 Pairs of Summer Pants That'll Make You Forget All About Your Shorts | | | | Shorts may be having a moment—and make no mistake, shorts are having a big moment—but even when the sun is shining and the temperature is blazing, sometimes you just gotta wear pants. You might be heading back to the office, or meeting the in-laws for the first time. Hell, you might just recoil at the sight of your own pasty calves (right there with you, buddy). Well, the great thing about summer style is that it's relaxed and up for interpretation. But sometimes, yeah, you do have to wear pants. Start here. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | The Best Ray-Ban Wayfarer Is On Sale Right Now | | | | The real star of the show in the Wayfarer lineup is the Wayfarer Ease. It maintains the doesn't-get-better-than-this shape of the originals, but takes away the tilt so the sunglasses fit more comfortably on more faces. And because on this Tuesday, for whatever reason, the style gods have seen fit to bless us, the Wayfarer Ease is currently on sale for 30 percent off. That means that most timeless combo—black with G15 lenses, naturally—rings in at just $112.70. (Oh, also: The Wayfarer Classic is also on sale. Same markdown, same new price. If you opt for the tilt, hey, I'm not going to blame you. Not everyone has to agree with me!) By no means is this the cheapest pair of sunglasses you'll find. But for a bonafide classic made even better by a clever modern update, it's a damn steal. Please shop accordingly. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | Rare Photos of Celebrities Inside L.A.'s Infamous Viper Room | | | | The Viper Room opened on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood in 1993. Johnny Depp was one of the owners (he would give up his stake in 2004). The music venue quickly became a gathering spot for the cool kids in Hollywood and gained notoriety when, on Halloween night in 1993, River Phoenix overdosed on drugs and died at the age of 23. That did not hurt the club's popularity, however. Stars of the time continued to turn up, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Aniston, and Keanu Reeves. Adam Duritz, the lead singer of Counting Crows, bartended at the Viper Room while his band was putting out hit singles. During the '90s and early 200os, it was one of those places with an outsized reputation. It was also relatively free of photographers; however, some photos were taken throughout that period, and they offer a glimpse into a wild world. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | If You Thought the Reaction to the '1619 Project' Was Ugly, Just Wait for This | | | | Sooner or later, somebody finds where the bodies are buried. For an institution based on the concept of resurrection, Holy Mother Church certainly hasn't grasped the concept that the dead do not always stay buried. Its complicity in colonialism—cultural and otherwise—mixed with its own millennia-old perversity toward human sexuality has led it into horrors that, in their own way, rival the crimes committed against children, and covered up, that have come to light over the past 20 years. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | The Many Saints of Newark Trailer Shows Tony Soprano's Glorious Coming of Age | | | | We have much to get excited about for our return to New Jersey, as we finally got our first full-length trailer for The Many Saints of Newark this Tuesday. The film is will be set in the 1960s and 1970s, showing a young Tony Soprano's coming of age against the backdrop of the 1967 riots in Newark. As for this new trailer? Whoo, boy. It's a hell of a ride, as if you expected anything else. And before you read on, just know that it culminates in "Woke Up This Morning," which is on the nose, yes—but exactly what you needed today. Read More | | | | | | | | | | | |
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