Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and fierce critic of Vladimir Putin, died on Friday while imprisoned in Russia. Navalny’s death comes as the American conservative movement has grown sympathetic toward Putin, an autocrat whose political enemies have a long history of dying under mysterious circumstances. Former Fox News host …
Read More »A Quartet of Billy Joels From Throughout Time Sing 'Turn the Lights Back On' in New Video
Billy Joels from every decade share the same worry — “Did I wait too long to turn the lights back on?” — in the video for Joel’s first new song in 17 years, “Turn the Lights Back On.” The clip uses AI technology to transition from early Seventies Piano Man …
Read More »'Do I Really Want to Put My Business Out There?' How Prince Royce Dove Into Heartbreak on His First Album in Four Years
Prince Royce has a “weird relationship” with his new album, Llamada Pérdida, out today. The new album has 23 songs that he describes as “bachata in 4K,” as he explores genre fusions while getting in touch with his emotions. The lyrics show a more vulnerable side of the singer, including …
Read More »Should Your Business Hop on the Latest Trend? Nine Ways to Decide
Trends come and pass, with customers eventually losing interest or forgetting why a particular thing was popular in the first place. Your business, however, should have true staying power. Regardless of the time or place, customers should want to continue buying your products or services because of the distinct value …
Read More »Yulia Navalnaya Demands Justice in Powerful Speech After Husband's Death
Yulia Navalnaya, now the widow of Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny, demanded after her husband’s death on Friday that the Russian autocrat and his government “be personally held responsible for all of the atrocities they have committed.” Russian correctional authorities announced earlier on Friday that Alexei Navalny, who was serving …
Read More »Prince Harry Breaks Silence on King Charles' Cancer Diagnosis: 'Sickness Brings Families Together'
Prince Harry plans on supporting his father, King Charles III of England, as the monarch battles his recent cancer diagnosis. “I’ll stop in and see my family as much as I can,” Harry said on Good Morning America in an interview that aired Friday, marking the first time he’s publicly …
Read More »'They're Frightened of Diversity': Rob Reiner on the Threat of Christian Nationalism
In a way, Rob Reiner has come full circle. Decades ago, before The Princess Bride, before A Few Good Men, Reiner first made his mark as Michael “Meathead” Stivic, the liberal son-in-law to the racist, conservative Archie Bunker on one of the biggest TV shows of the 1970s, All in …
Read More »Phaedra Parks Knows Exactly Why She's the Breakout Star of 'The Traitors'
Longtime Bravo fans know Phaedra Parks is — and always has been — a star. But thanks to her standout performance on Season Two of The Traitors, the rest of the world has also discovered an important fact: Phaedra is made for television. The hit Peacock show features reality TV …
Read More »What Loretta Lynn, Deana Carter, and the Chicks Taught Me About Liberation
In 2017, I ended my marriage of almost 12 years. It wasn’t one big betrayal. No one was a villain, not really. What happened was the oppressive weight of being a wife and mother and the burden of heterosexual marriage broke me. Three years later, in 2020, I realized I …
Read More »Beach Boys Founder Brian Wilson Suffering From Dementia as Reps Seek Conservatorship
Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson, the wildly talented but troubled genius who co-founded the legendary group and composed most of its landmark Pet Sounds album, is suffering from dementia at the age of 81, court filings obtained by Rolling Stone confirm. In a petition for a conservatorship filed Wednesday in …
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