Who doesn’t wanna dance with Charli XCX? The U.K. star has been pop’s party girl since her debut, writing high-octane hits for other artists, like Icona Pop’s “I Love It” and Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” while saving her most extreme and wildest avant-garde impulses for her own excellent LPs, most recently …
Read More »Long Island Serial Killer Suspect to Face New Murder Charge This Week
Suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann is expected to be indicted on a new murder charge later this week, CBS News reports. No details about the charge or victim were given, though the new indictment is expected to be officially brought on Thursday, June 6. The news comes just …
Read More »Writing a Book? Things To Keep in Mind
Writing a book can be daunting and fulfilling, and therapeutic. Either way, this takes time. The questions below will help you figure out and formulate your book. These were taken both from the process I used to pitch to publishers and from what I learned reviewing (internally) books for Springer …
Read More »The Glasgow Willy Wonka Disaster Event Is Now the Subject of a Parody Song Performed by John Stamos
Something shifted when Timothée Chalamet put on the coat and top hat that transformed him into a budding chocolatier in Paul King’s Wonka. That simple act has moved us collectively into a chaos-ridden timeline in which families can get ripped off at a knockoff Willy Wonka-themed family event in Glasgow …
Read More »Are NFTs Dead?
To most people, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are those weird, often abstract and (they think) ugly pieces of digital art that sell for thousands of dollars if not more. On the surface, that seems right. Strange digital artwork of apes, dogs, cats and other abstract images are being sold for a …
Read More »Gypsy Rose Blanchard Sues True-Crime Content Creator for Defamation and Fraud
Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her family are suing a producer and true-crime content creator they used to work with, but now accuse of fraud, breach of contract, defamation, and more. The defendant in the suit is April Johns, also known as Franchesca or Fancy, Macelli. According to the suit (obtained …
Read More »Tems Debuts New Song 'Unfortunate' During NPR 'Tiny Desk' Concert
Tems brought an expansive live band along with her to record an episode of NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. The musician performed a five-song set, highlighting tracks from her forthcoming LP, Born in the Wild, with the help of five musicians and three backup vocalists. The Nigerian singer-songwriter kicked things …
Read More »Roots Picnic 2024 Highlights: Lil Wayne, Sexyy Red, Nas, André 3000
The Roots Picnic, held yearly in Philadelphia since 2008, is a special kind of music festival. The lineup this year covered a wide spectrum of hip-hop and R&B, plus country, go-go, and more, with the Roots’ own omnivorous musicality as the guiding force. Daily crowds of 30,000 made the pilgrimage …
Read More »Rebel Wilson Says the Idea That Only Gay Actors Can Play Gay Roles Is 'Total Nonsense'
Rebel Wilson said the idea that only straight actors can play straight roles and gay actors can play gay roles is “total nonsense.” In an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s “Desert Island Discs,” the Australian actor responded to host Lauren Laverne when she asked if Wilson felt there was a …
Read More »Watch Noah Kahan Perform Counting Crows Ballad 'A Long December' With Adam Duritz in Kentucky
Music festival season has been bringing together some dream pairings of acts that wouldn’t usually cross paths. In April, Olivia Rodrigo joined No Doubt during a special reunion performance at Coachella. Then, just last week, Ed Sheeran fulfilled a childhood dream when he performed with the Offspring at BottleRock Fest. …
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