Nostalgia has taken consumer interest by storm in almost every retail category. As a timely, yet unexpected succession, the alcohol brands that helped to birth these throwback eras have also begun returning to the surface. In a strategic move to reinvent the culture surrounding a legacy brand of cognac, Hennessy …
Read More »Solar Eclipse Skyrockets 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' Streams by 480%
Monday’s solar eclipse caused a major flare-up on streams for Bonnie Tyler‘s “Total Eclipse of The Heart,” with streams on the song jumping about 486 percent from Sunday versus Monday, according to data from Luminate. In the 10 days prior to the solar eclipse, the song was averaging about 233,000 …
Read More »Right-Wing Outlets and Influencers Sued By Man Misidentified as Mass Shooter
A man who was falsely accused of carrying out a deadly mass shooting in Allen, Texas has sued multiple prominent right-wing influencers and conservative media outlets for libel over their coverage of the massacre. According to HuffPost, which first reported the lawsuit, Mauricio Garcia — a 36-year old Texas resident …
Read More »'I Can't Blame Myself:' Tini Finds Peace After Grappling With Mental Health and Child Stardom
The trailer for Tini‘s new album, Un Mechón de Pelo, starts with the Argentine pop star looking at herself in the mirror with tears in her eyes. She’s holding metal scissors in one hand and a lock of her brown hair in another. A haunting, operatic voice sings in the …
Read More »Inside Jimmy Buffett's Tribute Concert: McCartney, Margaritas, and One Hell of a Parrothead Party
“Good evening, Hollywood-fucking-Bowl!” Paul McCartney exclaimed to the flock of Parrotheads gathered before him. A sold-out crowd had assembled in the famed Los Angeles venue on Thursday to celebrate the legacy of Jimmy Buffett at “Keep the Party Going,” a laid-back, one-night-only tribute show full of eclectic guests. “I had …
Read More »'Slender Man' Attacker Denied Release From Mental Institution
Morgan Geyser, the Wisconsin woman who nearly stabbed her friend to death to please the online fictional character Slender Man when she was 12, was denied release from a psychiatric hospital Thursday, April 11, The New York Times reports. A Wisconsin judge ruled that Geyser, now 21, will have to …
Read More »A Newbie's Guide to 'Fallout'
This week, the year’s biggest video game adaptation arrives with Prime Video’s Fallout. From executive producer and director Jonathan Nolan (Westworld, The Dark Knight trilogy), and showrunners Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, the series is among the most ambitious translations of a game to television. It’s pretty good, too. With …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter Gets Sun-Kissed and Pampered With a Pretty Boy's Gold Card in 'Espresso' Video
Sabrina Carpenter‘s Summer 2024 ins and outs list has arrived in the form of her sugary-sweet, intensely caffeinated new single “Espresso.” Feeling desperate and caring too much about the boy blowing up your phone? That’s out. Sending your “give a fucks” on vacation and taking your own to get sun-kissed …
Read More »Biden Just Forgave $7.4 Billion In Student Debt — Are You Eligible?
On Friday, President Joe Biden’s administration announced its latest student debt relief effort, authorizing $7.4 billion in student loan debt forgiveness for 277,000 borrowers. This latest round of debt forgiveness takes place under Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program, which ties monthly student loan payments and debt forgiveness …
Read More »O.J. Simpson Still Owed Goldman Family Over $100 Million When He Died
O.J. Simpson paid the family of Ron Goldman just a small fraction of the $33.5 million wrongful death judgment he owed them at the time of his death, an attorney for the Goldman family revealed Friday. In 1997, after Simpson was acquitted in the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson …
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