The Weeknd revisited his 2013 album Kiss Land on the Friday episode of his Apple Music radio show Momento Mori, where Abel Tesfaye premiered “a few songs and ideas that didn’t make the album.” During the broadcast — which also featured Kiss Land songs as well as tracks that inspired …
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 »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 »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 »DeSantis and Rubio Brutally Fumble Their Responses to Lewis' Death
So far three Republicans have made complete fools of themselves following the death of civil rights hero John Lewis on Friday. On Saturday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis mishandled the somber occasion by callously brushing off a reporter’s question about Lewis’ passing during a coronavirus press conference. Senator Marco Rubio, also …
Read More »The Plot Against America: The GOP's Plan to Suppress the Vote and Sabotage the Election
In June, President Trump sat in the Oval Office for one of his periodic interviews-turned-airing-of-grievances. When the conversation turned to the 2020 election, Trump singled out what he called the “biggest risk” to his bid for a second term. It was not the mounting death toll from COVID-19, or further …
Read More »See Tina Fey Chastise Non-Mask Wearers in '30 Rock' Reunion Teaser
Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon chastises New Yorkers for not wearing face masks in the new teaser for 30 Rock: A One-Time Special, premiering July 16th on NBC. “No mask, hotshot?,” Lemon berates one New Yorker as she wears two masks: A standard purple one, then another underneath with a photo …
Read More »Mariah Carey Announces Memoir 'The Meaning of Mariah Carey'
Mariah Carey will be telling all with her new memoirThe Meaning of Mariah. Carey revealed to fans that she finished the book earlier this week. Officially announced Thursday morning,The Meaning of Mariah Carey will be released on September 29th by Andy Cohen Books, an imprint at Henry Holt & Company, …
Read More »Charlie Daniels Meets the Beatles (and Bob Dylan) in 1970
Charlie Daniels, who died Monday of a stroke at 83, was best known for his manic fiddle playing, his kinship with Seventies Southern rockers, and hits like “Uneasy Rider” and “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” But over the course of his five-plus-decades career, Daniels also intersected with many non-Southern …
Read More »Axl Rose Defends His Political Outspokenness in July 4th Message
A day after Axl Rose tweeted criticism directed toward the U.S. Surgeon General, the Guns N’ Roses singer penned a July 4th message defending his political outspokenness. “My disdain 4 [our] current administration n’ what I perceive as its threat to [our] democracy is no secret,” Rose wrote; while the …
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