With all due respect to Coming to America’s Cleo McDowell — owner of an off-brand McDonald’s featuring a logo with golden arcs, not arches, and a Big Mick burger, not a Big Mac — John Amos’ two most iconic roles came more than a decade prior, in the Seventies. In …
Read More »See Slipknot Choke Down Hot Wings Through Their Masks and Profess Love for Britney Spears
They’re eating wings. They’re wearing masks. It’s less than a month until Halloween. What could go wrong? From the very first frame of a new episode of Hot Ones Versus, Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor is gasping for breath from behind his trademark mask, which looks like either a desiccating corpse …
Read More »Middle East Conflict Spirals Toward Catastrophe as Israel and Iran Trade Blows
The war in the Middle East is continuing to spiral toward catastrophe: Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles against Israel Tuesday, targeting what it said were three military bases around Tel Aviv. Only moments before, two attackers fired on a crowd of train passengers in the same city, killing seven …
Read More »Dems Say Tim Walz Was 'Too Nice' to J.D. Vance at the Debate
As he campaigned for the Democratic vice presidential spot, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz potently skewered Republican VP pick J.D. Vance as “weird” — creating a party-wide attack line on the GOP ticket that quickly got under Donald Trump’s skin. Team Trump has been baffled by the attack — as well …
Read More »Echoes of Prohibition: How Leaders Can Prepare For the Future of the Alcohol Industry
The Prohibition era (1920-1933) was a bold attempt to eliminate alcohol from American life, aiming to curb its negative societal effects. Instead, it unleashed unintended consequences that still echo today. Yet, nearly a century later, a quiet debate about alcohol’s role is resurfacing. A six-member panel, colloquially known as the …
Read More »Mariah Carey Starts Christmas Season Early by Claiming It's Too Early to Start Christmas Season
Mariah Carey, the undisputed Queen of Christmas, has pulled off a masterful gambit to jump-start the holiday season two days into October by casually claiming it’s definitely way too early to start the holiday season. The singer posted a short video on social media this morning that showed her lounging …
Read More »Robbie Williams Stars as Himself (as a Singing Monkey) in Teaser for 'Better Man' Biopic
Robbie Williams is set to star in a biopic about his own life, with an unusual twist: Instead of appearing as himself on-screen, he will instead lend his singing voice to a CGI monkey. The teaser trailer for Better Man arrived Tuesday, with the film billing itself as the “true …
Read More »TikTok vs. Instagram: Which Platform is Better for Going Viral?
Is TikTok still the champ, or does Instagram have a shot now with all its recent changes? Let’s break it down. No boring stats — just the good stuff. TikTok: The Viral Engine If you’ve spent even five minutes on TikTok, you’ve probably seen at least one video that made …
Read More »Asheville Is a Renowned Live Music Town. Helene's Floods Devastated Its Venues
Early last Friday morning, Lance Mills was awakened by his son telling him the Swannanoa River in their backyard was coming over its banks. In just a few hours, their home in the small community of Swannanoa, located between Asheville and Black Mountain, North Carolina, would be flooded. “I didn’t …
Read More »MJ Lenderman Postpones Tour Kickoff Due to Hurricane Helene Devastation
MJ Lenderman has announced that the first three dates of his Manning Fireworks tour will be postponed. His tour will now kick off in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Oct. 6. “Due to the ongoing natural disaster and humanitarian crisis in Western North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene, where most …
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