The look on Sen. Cory Booker’s face told us what the next five minutes were going to be like for William Barr. After just one question from the colleague and presidential primary rival sitting to his immediate left, it seemed the New Jersey Democrat had to muster every bit of …
Read More »Facebook Bans InfoWars, Louis Farrakhan, Laura Loomer, Milo Yiannopoulos, More
In the wake of the 2016 election, Facebook has been actively waging war against its reputation as a bastion of “fake news.” As a result, it’s been cracking down on content that propagates conspiracy theories (such as anti-vaxxer pages and groups) and booting people who violate its anti-hate speech guidelines. …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Reveals Joe Biden's Catchy New MAGA Slogan
Stephen Colbert dug into Joe Biden‘s first few days on the campaign, highlighting the ways he’s already getting under President Donald Trump‘s skin and his new Obama-heavy ad on The Late Show Tuesday. After officially announcing last week, Biden jumped to a commanding lead in the Democratic primary polls. During …
Read More »CMA Fest 2019: Kassi Ashton, Dillon Carmichael Anchor Free Stages
With three free daytime stages and more than 110 artists performing across them, June’s CMA Fest offers plenty of no-cost entertainment options for fans over the event’s four days. On Tuesday, the CMA announced a slate of artists who will appear on the free stages: Kassi Ashton, Kelleigh Bannen, Dillon …
Read More »John Singleton, 'Boyz n the Hood' and 'Poetic Justice' Director, Dead at 51
John Singleton, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind films like Boyz n the Hood, Rosewood and Four Brothers, died Monday after suffering a stroke. He was 51. Singleton was hospitalized April 17th and later fell into a coma. Per a statement from his family, he was immediately placed in the hospital’s intensive …
Read More »Samantha Bee Dreads 2020 Election in 'Aliens' Spoof With Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver reprised the role of Ripley in an Aliens spoof where Samantha Bee and other prominent journalists shuttle off to outer space to avoid the 2020 election. The prerecorded sketch screened Friday at Bee’s Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. In the sketch, Weaver’s Ripley and her crew are …
Read More »Obama: 'Leaders Who Feed Fear Typically Are Also Ones Who Avoid Facts'
In a not-so-subtle jab at President Trump, former president Barack Obama told an audience gathered at the The National Museum of African American History and Culture to celebrate the centennial of Nelson Mandela’s birth on Saturday why those in power might spread lies: “Leaders who feed fear typically are also …
Read More »See Rammstein Become Old-Timey Big Band in 'Radio' Video
After an old-timey introduction promising “dance music,” a dapper-looking Rammstein launch into a heavy-metal march (complete with imagery of stormtroopers) in the video for “Radio,” a track off their upcoming, as-yet-untitled album. The black-and-white clip, directed by longtime Rammstein collaborator Jörn Heitmann, shows imagery of women in World War II-era …
Read More »Destiny's Child Musical in Works From Beyonce's Father
Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé‘s father and the co-creator and former manager of Destiny’s Child, has announced he is producing a musical about the group told from his perspective. It’s unclear if the group’s classic lineup –Beyoncé, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland – have any involvement with the upcoming production. “I want …
Read More »Taylor Swift Released a New Single. The Stakes Are High
If you work in radio right now and you want to hear the new Taylor Swift single before it comes out at midnight, you are required to navigate a series of stringent security measures. A label representative comes to your station at a pre-appointed time. Before hearing the single, you …
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