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Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl Photo: Jason Merritt (Getty Images) It’s been nearly two months since the death of Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins, and today Rolling Stone shared a profile chronicling the musician’s final days with the band. In it, several friends and colleagues say Hawkins regularly felt the stress of the band’s constant touring, and he had allegedly reached his limit. “He had a heart-to-heart with Dave and, yeah, he told me that he ‘couldn’t fucking do it anymore’—those were his words,” Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron explains. “So I guess they did come to some understanding, but it just seems like the touring schedule got even crazier after that.” “He tried to keep up,” Cameron adds. “He just did whatever it took to keep up, and in the end he couldn’t keep up...

The monarch, walking with a stick, wore a bright yellow outfit and hat to visit the Elizabeth line, which is named in her honor. She was given a pre-paid Oyster travel card at the event at Paddington station, in west London, on Tuesday, but did not use the train line herself. The Queen attended with her son, Prince Edward, and was welcomed by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and London mayor Sadiq Khan. The Elizabeth line is named after the British monarch. Andrew Matthews/Getty Images The 96-year-old monarch has been suffering from mobility issues and canceled several appearances in recent months, including the opening of Parliament last week. Opening Parliament is a key constitutional responsibility and can't happen without the monarch. The Queen had to delegate that responsib...

Johnny Depp's attorney will continue her cross-examination of his ex-wife Amber Heard on Tuesday, as the actor takes the stand in her fourth day of testimony. Heard concluded her direct testimony Monday with a third day that was centered on the final months of her marriage to Depp. Then, Depp attorney Camille Vasquez pressed Heard on cross-examination about photos taken in the days following alleged assaults by Depp, and whether she had made promised donations to two charities from the $7 million divorce settlement Heard testified she did not want. Amber Heard testifies in the libel case filed against her by Johnny Depp, at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va., on Monday, May 16, 2022.  Steve Helber / A...

May 17, 2022, 12:57 p.m. ETMay 17, 2022, 12:57 p.m. ET Romain Duris in “Final Cut.”Credit...Getaway Films When it comes to the opening night film at Cannes, the festival usually rolls out the red carpet for a returning director. The last 10 years have seen festival openers from familiar faces including Baz Luhrmann, Woody Allen and Jim Jarmusch. Its fitting, then, that Michel Hazanavicius gets this year’s edition started with “Final Cut.” The French director has previously presented three films in competition at Cannes, including the 2011 silent-era homage “The Artist,” which went on to win five Oscars. “Final Cut” is a French-language remake of Shinichiro Ueda’s 2017 zombie comedy “One Cut of the Dead.” In a review for The New York Times, Elisabeth Vincentelli described the ...