The Grateful Dead’s New Album Didn’t Just Sell Well — It Sold Out In One Week BusinessHollywood & Entertainment

The Grateful Dead’s New Album Didn’t Just Sell Well — It Sold Out In One Week

ByHugh McIntyre,

Senior Contributor.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Every year, the jam outfit lands new wins across multiple tallies, thanks to a bursting archive that just keeps delivering and a fan base that’s arguably as passionate now as it was at the peak of the group’s touring days.

This time around, the band returns with yet another live recording that proves just how potent its catalog remains. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

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The Grateful Dead’s Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, June 14, 1976 debuts on Billboard’s Vinyl Albums … Read more about it here.

How ‘British Teeth’ Sparked a Smile Revolution

March 31, 2025

Aimee Lou Wood in The White Lotus

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The so-called imperfect English smile, really, is nothing new. (Take Austin Powers, in which lead Mike Myers deliberately gave the character comically bad teeth to exaggerate the stereotype.)

The idea that the British have worse teeth than Americans stems largely from cultural and historical differences rather than anything genetic. While Hollywood stars like Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe sported bleached smiles, many Britons, having endured rationing and limited dental care, had noticeably less polished teeth. Straightening or whitening teeth was considered unnecessary unless it affected health.

This divide became even more pronounced in the post-war years. Read more about it here.