As early as 2018 Jamaican superstar Shenseea was telling interviewers “By next year I want to be international, and when I say that, I don’t mean just as a dancehall artiste, but an international pop star.” Just last week Shenseea wondered aloud to Spotify if she should start classifying her …
Read More »Leading the Change: Transforming Psychedelic Healthcare Through Harm Reduction Practices
The future of psychiatric treatment includes psychedelic healthcare. As the negative stigma around psychedelics and cannabis continues to shift, other stigmatized mind-altering medicines have emerged into mainstream culture and healthcare, offering options for addressing difficult mental health concerns, such as depression, anxiety, addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders …
Read More »DOJ vs. Live Nation and Ticketmaster: Read the Full Lawsuit
The Department of Justice rocked the live music world on Thursday with an explosive antitrust lawsuit it filed against concert and ticketing giant Live Nation Entertainment, the culmination of a years-long investigation the regulatory group launched in 2022. In an extensive complaint, the Justice Department accused Live Nation of exerting …
Read More »'Pod Save America' Co-Host Jon Lovett to Compete on 'Survivor'
Pod Save America co-host and former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett will take a break from podcasting in order to brave the outdoors and forge alliances on the next season of Survivor. The upcoming 47th (!) season of the reality competition was teased Wednesday night during the current season’s finale, and …
Read More »Supreme Court Architect Flew Same 'Appeal to Heaven' Flag as Alito
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flew an “Appeal to Heaven” flag at his New Jersey beach house. The flag’s close association with both far-right Christian nationalists and the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 raises serious questions about Alito’s ability …
Read More »'Survivor' Breakout Star Ben Katzman Wants You to Shred Away Your Pain
When the universe offers a sign — and the sign comes straight from the lips of Nicolas Cage — you can’t ignore it. That, in essence, is how 31-year-old guitarist Ben Katzman found himself on Survivor. The paperwork sat on his desk, but Katzman was racked with doubt. He’d already …
Read More »Live Nation Denies DOJ Monopoly Charges, Says Antitrust Suit Won't Make Tickets Cheaper
Live Nation disputed the Department of Justice’s claim that it maintains a monopoly over the live entertainment industry, defended its controversial merger with Ticketmaster, and argued that breaking up the company would not result in lower prices for concert tickets. On Thursday, May 23, the DOJ, along with 30 state …
Read More »Revisit the Jonestown Massacre in Trailer for New Docuseries About Final Hours of Jim Jones' Cult
Revisit the tragic and infamous Jonestown massacre in the new trailer for an upcoming docuseries that examines the final hours of Jim Jones’ cult in Guyana. Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown — the latest installment in Nat Geo and Hulu’s One Day in America franchise — features rare archival …
Read More »Celine Dion Fights to Keep Her Voice Through Health Struggles in First Documentary Trailer: 'I Won't Stop'
Celine Dion‘s most prized possession is her voice and the life it has allowed her to live. In the first trailer for the forthcoming Prime Video documentary I Am: Celine Dion, the singer makes clear that she will do anything it takes to protect it — even as she battles …
Read More »Ted Cruz Struggles to Defend Election Fraud Claims on CNN
Donald Trump has already refused to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election, and that he’s prepared to “fight” an outcome he doesn’t feel is “honest.” For his Republican allies, those are their marching orders, and on Wednesday night Ted Cruz struggled to avoid making his own commitment …
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