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It's the ghost of the Patriots' past success." Peter Franklin, who invented the Cool Dog, has saved one box of the prepackaged treat — from around 2009 — in his freezer. (Jesse Costa/WBUR ...

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On an album that paints a panoramic view of human suffering, the Oklahoma City group sometimes sacrifices ferocity as it expands its muscular sludge-metal sound. With its winding pace and pile ...

At the height of the coronavirus pandemic LL Cool J donned a black mask, dark shades and hoodie and rode the New York subway with no security, in an experience he describes as "amazing".

On the cover of Chat Pile’s second full-length Cool World, a white cross looms over a grassy knoll. To the image’s right, emerald highway signs, traffic controllers and a lone Subaru interrupt ...

To fully understand the newest record Cool World from Oklahoma City noise-rock quartet Chat Pile, you have to listen to the previous record God's Country. The band is creating a raw, years-long ...