Saturday Night Live host and musical guest Dua Lipa performed two entries from her third studio album, Radical Optimism, which came out Friday. After leading off with the dance track “Illusion,” the British pop star returned with “Happy For You,” the album’s closing single. Lipa, Rolling Stone‘s cover artist back …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update Trashes Courtroom Trump, Puppy Killer Kristi Noem
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update addressed Donald Trump‘s courtroom appearances during his criminal trial in New York, as well as Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem‘s admission in her forthcoming memoir that she shot and killed her puppy. Co-anchor Michael Che recalled how Trump had “complained that none of his …
Read More »'SNL' Monologue: Not Even Radical Optimist Dua Lipa Can Put a Positive Spin on Kristi Noem Killing Her Puppy
Saturday Night Live host and musical guest Dua Lipa, whose brand new album, Radical Optimism, was released Friday, was at a loss for how South Dakota’s Republican governor, Kristi Noem, could salvage her reputation as a puppy and goat killer. In her monologue, Lipa explained that the title of her …
Read More »Despite Cease-Fire Talks, Israeli Officials Cast Doubt on War's End: Reports
As representatives for Hamas arrived in Cairo to continue peacemaking negotiations on Saturday, Israeli officials appeared to reject the impending end of the war, according to several reports. Israeli newspaper Haaretz spoke with an anonymous Israeli official Saturday who said “Israel will, under no circumstances, agree to end the war …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Fires Up Another Shot at Drake With 'Not Like Us'
Kendrick Lamar and Drake traded barbs on Friday, with Drake accusing Lamar of infidelity on “Family Matters” and Kendrick claiming Drake has a secret daughter on “Meet the Grahams.” But the weekend is not over, nor is this beef. On Saturday, Lamar dropped another diss track called “Not Like Us.” …
Read More »Cardi B and Sha'Carri Richardson Talk Olympics Over Manicures in New Ad
Two stars known for elaborate nail art link up over manicures in a new promotion for this summer’s Olympics in Paris from NBC. In it, Olympic Track and Field hopeful Sha’Carri Richardson and rap supernova Cardi B talk about their respective work routines and look ahead to the Games. “I’ve …
Read More »Adam Driver Balances on a Ledge in Anxiety-Inducing 'Megalopolis' First Look Clip
Adam Driver precipitously balances himself on a ledge of a building in a first look clip from Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis. The director shared the anxiety-inducing clip from his long-brewing project on May 4, the date of his late wife Eleanor’s birthday. “Megalopolis has always been a film dedicated to …
Read More »Pro-Palestine Protest Disrupts U of M's Graduation Ceremony as Schools Prep for Commencements
Pro-Palestine protesters marched toward the University of Michigan‘s commencement stage Saturday as ongoing campus protests over Israel’s conflict in Gaza roll into graduation season. Videos taken by eyewitnesses at Michigan Stadium show dozens of protesters walking through the aisles holding Palestinian flags. The protesters could be heard reciting chants such …
Read More »'I Love You, Paul!': Family Believes Their Mom Is 'Adrienne From Brooklyn' From Viral Beatles Clip
“I don’t care what anybody thinks! I’ll love the Beatles forever and I’ll always love them. Even when I’m 105 and an old grandmother I’ll love them,” the girl in the video gushes. She has a thick New York accent, as dense as an overgrown weed patch in an abandoned …
Read More »'Star Wars' Marks 'May the Fourth' With New Trailer for 'The Acolyte'
May 4th annually marks “May the Fourth” in the Star Wars community, and on Saturday the space franchise celebrated the occasion with a new trailer for the upcoming Disney+ series The Acolyte. As previous previews have hinted, The Acolyte centers on a conspiracy to kill the Jedi in events that …
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