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If the world seemed a little bit sluggish this morning – if the birds weren’t singing as sweetly, or the sun hung a bit lower in the sky – it might be because Dwayne Johnson didn’t work out. On any other day, Johnson would be up before dawn, clanging and banging on the 45,000 pounds of equipment in the torture chamber of a home gym he calls his Iron Paradise. But not today. Today Johnson slept in until the downright slothful hour of 6 a.m., in a hotel suite in Beverly Hills under the alias Sam Cooke, where he now sits perusing the newspaper while his longtime girlfriend, Lauren Hashian, enjoys a bowl of room-service granola. The reason for this uncharacteristic idleness? Johnson and Hashian have a two-year-old daughter, Jasmine, and a second child arriving in a few weeks. “We’re in the home stretch,” says Hashian, rubbing her belly – so they left the toddler with the nanny for the night and snuck off for a little romantic getaway. … [Read more...] about Dwayne Johnson: The Pain and the Passion That Fuel the Rock

Comedian Chris Cotton, who co-wrote and co-starred in Comedy Central’s online talk show Every Damn Day, has died. He was 32. “We’re devastated by the loss of Chris Cotton – a hilarious comedian, a beloved member of the Comedy Central family and a joy to be around,” Comedy Central said in a tweet. “He will be missed.” A cause of death was not disclosed. A Philadelphia stand-up comic, Cotton made his national breakthrough with his work for Comedy Central. In July 2018, he was the red carpet host for the network’s Bruce Willis roast; prior to that, he appeared in Carpool Rules, a 2015 web series; and Diwal’oween, a 2017 multi-cultural Halloween-related indie film. Comic Hannibal Buress tweeted a remembrance of Cotton. “A few weeks ago Chris Cotton randomly hit me up to thank me for a gig I got him YEARS ago that led to some other work for him,” Buress wrote. “I was in the middle of booking Isola Fest and … [Read more...] about Chris Cotton Dies: Comedy Central Comic, Co-Host Of ‘Every Damn Day’ Was 32

Canadian musician/producer Claire Boucher, aka Grimes, is no stranger to physically intensive routines. While making her 2012 album Visions, she infamously barricaded herself inside a room for nine days without food, sleep or visitors. “Once you hit day nine, you start accessing some really crazy shit,” she told The Guardian. “You have no stimulation, so your subconscious starts filling in the blanks. I started to feel like I was channelling spirits. I was convinced my music was a gift from God. It was like I knew exactly what to do next, as if my songs were already written.” It’s this futurist, crypto-Zen approach to her art that, in hindsight, makes Grimes’ well-documented relationship with Elon Musk feel like a no-brainer. But when Grimes, in partnership with Adidas, posted her entire fitness routine to Instagram on Tuesday, people were no less confused over whether the musician was making a serious endorsement for Peter Thiel-esque … [Read more...] about We Appreciate Wellness: A Breakdown of Grimes’ Bonkers Fitness Routine