QAnon supporters are overjoyed after Marjorie Taylor Greene won a congressional primary runoff in her home state of Georgia on Tuesday, a victory that virtually guarantees her a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Greene is a supporter of QAnon, the conspiracy theory that purports that President Trump is …
Read More »Bryan Cranston Talks Covid-19, 'Breaking Bad' Fan Theory on 'Fallon'
Bryan Cranston addressed a popular Breaking Bad fan theory while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonon Monday. Cranston first gave details about contracting Covid-19 in March, which he tested positive for around the same time as Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. “They came out with it right away, …
Read More »'Boys State' Review: Political Doc Smells Like Teen Spirit — and Hope
Scared about our political future? Boys State, the punchiest documentary so far this year, offers flashes of hope. And who will lead us out of bondage, you ask? Teen boys — 1,100 of them; their average age is 17 — who have gathered for an annual leadership conference run by …
Read More »Why Won't Cops Wear Masks?
Now that we’re six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us think of wearing a mask in the same vein as wallets or cell phones or keys: as a necessity anytime you go out. One group, however, does not appear to view masks in the same way: police officers, …
Read More »Feminist Singer Helen Reddy Gets Her Own Biopic With 'I Am Woman' Trailer
Australian-American singer Helen Reddy, known for her feminist empowerment anthems and activism during the Seventies, is getting her own biopic, I Am Woman. The first full-length trailer was released on Wednesday, and the movie will be out in theaters and on-demand on September 11th. Tilda Cobham-Hervey portrays Reddy, who starts …
Read More »Alanis Morissette Crafts Sweet Tribute to Her Family With 'Ablaze' Video
Alanis Morissette shared the video for “Ablaze” on Tuesday, featuring heartfelt moments with her family at home. The song, a track from her latest album Such Pretty Forks in the Road, is an earnest tribute to her children: “My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze,” she sings …
Read More »John Oliver Examines Whitewashed U.S. History in the Wake of George Floyd
John Oliver spends much of his time on the Last Week Tonight discussing the inequalities currently present in American systems. But on Sunday night — with the country still reeling from the killing of George Floyd — he devoted an entire segment to U.S. history and how whitewashed the teaching …
Read More »Watch Tucker Beathard and Lindsay Ell's Duet Version of 'Faithful'
Tucker Beathard has reimagined his recent song “Faithful” as a brooding duet, with singer-guitarist Lindsay Ell joining him in the studio for the collaboration. The track appears in its original solo form on Beathard’s upcoming album King, set for release on August 21st. Beathard leads off the tune with some …
Read More »Drake and J. Cole's Loosie-Filled Attempt to Age Gracefully
Drake and J. Cole are getting up there. At 33 and 35, respectively, the two titans have more in common now than they did during the decade they were critically and commercially pitted against one another. Both are relatively new fathers and closer to their forties than their early twenties. …
Read More »The Go-Go's Deserve Your Respect — A New Documentary Explains Why
Do not ask the Go-Go’s what they thought of their infamous 1997 episode of VH1’s Behind the Music. They did not like it. “We really were unhappy,” frontwoman Belinda Carlisle says. “It dwelled more on the darker moments and all the negative stuff. We were kind of embarrassed and very, …
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