America is in crisis. It’s the late 1960s, and President John F. Kennedy’s promise to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade has yet to be fulfilled. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration — NASA, for short — has experienced a major setback when a …
Read More »George Clooney Calls On Biden to End Campaign: 'This Is About Age'
Longtime Democrat and Oscar-winning actor George Clooney called on President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid and allow the Democratic Party to begin the process of selecting a new nominee for November’s ticket. In an op-ed penned for The New York Times, Clooney wrote that while he loves President …
Read More »Bartees Strange Delivers an Interstate Love Song With New Single 'Lie 95'
Bartees Strange pens a literal “interstate love song” on the singer-songwriter’s new single “Lie 95.” “This song is about searching for love all across the Northeast corridor (I-95) — my universe,” Strange said of the track in a statement. “I’m thinking of Love in a broad way: partners, friends, and …
Read More »Margo Price Opens Up About Nose Operation in Personal Essay
In a lengthy personal essay, Margo Price wrote about her decision to get septoplasty and rhinoplasty, and the depression she felt before and after the operation this past March. “I didn’t recognize the person staring back at me,” she wrote in the Substack missive, “As Plain as the Nose on …
Read More »Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Trial Begins as Prosecutors, Defense Spar Over Gun Safety Violations
The prosecution and defense disputed whether Alec Baldwin violated the “cardinal rules of firearm safety” during their opening statements in the actor’s involuntary manslaughter case in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Prosecutor Erlinda Johnson opened the states case by saying: “When someone plays make-believe with a real …
Read More »Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield Fall in Love in 'We Live in Time' Trailer
Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield navigate the ups and downs of love and wrestle with the nature of time in the new trailer for the romantic dramedy We Live in Time. The film, helmed by Brooklyn director John Crowley, stars the two British actors as a couple brought together by …
Read More »Ellen DeGeneres Is Leaving Hollywood Before It Kicks Her Out Again: 'After My Netflix Special, I'm Done'
Ellen DeGeneres had already experienced being ousted from the entertainment business before her daytime television empire crumbled following allegations that she fostered a toxic work environment. During a recent stop on her comeback (and farewell) tour, Ellen’s Last Stand… Up, she counted coming out as a lesbian in 1997 as …
Read More »'Severance' Season Two Trailer Ups the Tension for the Innies
A teaser for the second season of Severance previews more tension and regret for Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, and John Turturro. Although not much happens in the half-minute or so clip, it gives a sense of how Apple TV+’s pseudo-serious satire of Americans’ inability to achieve a work-life …
Read More »Jon Bon Jovi's Mom, Carol Bongiovi, Dead at 83
Jon Bon Jovi’s mother, Carol A. Bongiovi, died yesterday, July 9, at the Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey. She was 83. Bon Jovi confirmed his mother’s death in a statement, though no cause was given. She died just three days before her 84th birthday. “Our mother was …
Read More »How Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' Helped Young Kenyans Lead a Successful Protest in Their Country
Like many African countries colonized in the 20th century, Kenya has struggled to find its diplomatic footing in the decades since gaining independence. The East African nation successfully broke away from British rule in 1962, and a small circle of affluent and influential Kenyans quickly took over. They banked on …
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