The behind-the-bench drama at the YSL racketeering trial continued Wednesday as the judge who replaced the judge who was removed has also recused herself from the proceedings. Judge Shakura L. Ingram — who replaced Judge Ural Glanville on the bench after he was removed Monday — recused herself Wednesday, citing …
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Ryan Gosling earned the first Emmy nomination of his career for that episode of Saturday Night Live with the legendary Beavis and Butthead sketch and the Barbenheimer “All Too Well” duet with Emily Blunt. Gosling’s nomination came in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category. He’ll be up …
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Phish staged perhaps their smallest gig in decades as they packed into a cubicle for NPR’s latest Tiny Desk concert. Over the course of five songs and 35 minutes, the legendary jam band delivered a performance that spanned their decades-long discography, from the title track of their just-released album Evolve …
Read More »Trump Site Launches Limited-Edition Assassination Attempt Sneakers
GetTrumpSneakers.com, a website owned by Donald Trump, is the go-to retailer to secure a pair of high-top sneakers printed with an image from the recent assassination attempt against the former president. The limited-edition 5,000-quantity run are going for $299 and have already sold out in a number of sizes. The …
Read More »How the Kendrick-Drake Beef Became a Viral Video Game
“Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop.” Those five words are among the most memorable of all the vicious punches thrown by Kendrick Lamar in his Drake diss track “Not Like Us” — and now, they have inspired a video game. Not Like Us: The Game is a web-based whack-a-mole clone based …
Read More »Kim Kardashian Traces Her Fight-or-Flight Trauma Response Back to Paris Robbery
Going to therapy has started to help Kim Kardashian process and reflect on pivotal experiences she’s had throughout her life. But in an exclusive clip from an upcoming episode of The Kardashians, premiering July 18, a particularly profound breakthrough about her lingering trauma from being robbed at gunpoint comes not …
Read More »Jason Newsted to Sell Bass From Metallica's 'Black Album' Tour: 'A Piece of Metal Lore'
Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has teamed with Reverb to sell instruments from his personal collection, including some integral items from the heavy metal band’s history. Among the instruments for sale at the Official Jason Newsted Reverb Shop, opening on July 24, are basses used on the band’s tour in …
Read More »Emmy Nominations 2024: 'The Bear' and 'Shōgun' Lead
The Bear and Shōgun dominated as the nominees for the 76th Emmy Awards were announced on Wednesday, July 17. Shōgun, the smash historical drama based on James Clavell’s 1975 book of the same name, led all nominees with 25, including nods for Outstanding Drama Series and acting nomination for stars …
Read More »Drug Church Call Out the Utter Purposeless of Mankind on 'Demolition Man'
We’ve all wondered what it’d be like — to be an animal of some sort, just living life by instinct, your purpose woven into your DNA. That’s the conceit behind Drug Church‘s new single, “Demolition Man” off the punk band’s fifth studio album PRUDE. “Demolition Man” crashes in, quite fittingly, …
Read More »We Went Catfish Noodling With Country Music's Unpredictable Wild Man
With the afternoon sun beating down on East Texas, Koe Wetzel has decided it’s time to jump off the roof. It’s late June, and Wetzel, with a vodka and soda in hand, is sitting in his boathouse, staring out at the lake. This Friday, he’ll release his new album 9 …
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