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Read More »Flavor Flav Wants a Clock on His Tombstone
I n my 45 years on Earth, I’ve never seen a person place this order at a restaurant. Flavor Flav is at the Millennium Hilton near the United Nations in New York the day before Thanksgiving. He’s in town to catch the Macy’s parade with his family and attend to …
Read More »SZA Says a Fresh Version of 'Lana' Will Arrive Next Week With New Songs
SZA has promised fans that an updated version of Lana, featuring fresh mixes and new songs, will arrive next Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. The musician released the long-awaited Lana — at once a new album, but also technically an expansion upon 2022’s SOS — on Dec. 20. But not only …
Read More »Is 'The Agency' the Best Neurotic-Spy Workplace Drama on TV?
Francophiles, adventurous TV viewers, and those prone to scoffing at streamer algorithms may remember the first time they came across The Bureau, a drama set within the General Directorate for External Security (in French, the DGSE). Actor-director Matthieu Kassovitz played Guillaume Debailly — code name: Malotru — a spy who’d …
Read More »Charli XCX Channeled 'Desire, Chaos, and Destruction' in 'Brat' Mission Statement
In 2025, Pinterest manifestation boards are out, and sprawling declarations of success and artistic visions written in all caps are in. After all, it worked for Charli XCX. On her private Instagram account, the musician revealed the mission statement she created for Brat in 2023, one year before the blockbuster …
Read More »Incoming Trump Border Czar's Firm Brags About Helping Companies Get Contracts
Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar,” Tom Homan, has led a consulting firm that openly brags about helping private companies secure federal contracts. Asked about this work, Homan says he has recused himself “from any involvement, discussion, input, or decision of any future government contracts.” Homan, who previously directed U.S. Immigration …
Read More »Linda Lavin, Acclaimed Star of Sitcom 'Alice,' Dead at 87
Linda Lavin, a revered Broadway and TV actress and singer best known for hit CBS series Alice, has died at 87. Lavin died unexpectedly in Los Angeles due to complications from lung cancer, according to her PR representative. Lavin was best known for playing a waitress named Alice Hyatton Alice, …
Read More »Gal Gadot Reveals She Survived 'Massive Blood Clot' in Brain During Pregnancy
Gal Gadot opened up about a “terrifying” medical crisis she endured during her eighth month of pregnancy. The actress revealed her experience in a lengthy Instagram post on Sunday night, acknowledging that she wrestled with whether to “share a personal story.” “In February, during my eighth month of pregnancy, I …
Read More »Jimmy Carter's 'Giant' Legacy: Politicians and Celebrities Pay Tribute
Musicians, actors, politicians, and public figures paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter, celebrating his philanthropic and political legacy. Carter died at the age of 100 in his Georgia home on Sunday. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden reflected on their close relationship with the former president, calling …
Read More »'He Was a Guide to Us': Dickey Betts on Jimmy Carter
It’s become commonplace for presidents and politicians to consort with musicians, but that was not the case in the Seventies, when the two worlds barely collided. Starting with his run for governor of Georgia in the Sixties and continuing through his presidential campaign the following decade, Jimmy Carter proudly and …
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