SAG-AFTRA members have voted to ratify the tentative three-year contract with major Hollywood studios and streaming companies. The deal was green-lit by a vote of 78.33 percent to 21.67 percent with a turnout of 38.15 percent; the new agreement will take effect retroactive to June 9, and will extend to …
Read More »Trump to Hannity on Whether He'll Abuse Power as President: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
After declaring last week he’d swoop the blue states if Jesus himself “came down,” Donald Trump returned to Iowa for a town hall in Davenport hosted by Fox News’Sean Hannity. During the sit-down, the former president evaded Hannity’s questions on whether he would abuse power if he were to be …
Read More »Texas High School Suspends Black Student Again Over Locs
Darryl George, a Texas high school student who sued his school for discriminating against him for having locs, was placed in an in-school suspension Tuesday after returning to school. The reason this time? The length of his hair, George’s spokesperson Dr. Candice Matthews confirmed. The new disciplinary measure from Barbers …
Read More »Limp Bizkit Call It What It Is With Their 'Loserville' Tour
Limp Bizkit invite you to Loserville. On Tuesday, the Fred Durst-fronted band announced the dates for their 2024 Loserville summer tour, which will see the group hitting amphitheaters next summer. The group will start their 24-date run in Wisconsin, before stopping in cities such as Toronto, Charlotte, Phoenix, and Salt …
Read More »'Power at Any Cost': Jack Smith Reveals Plan to Paint Damning Portrait of Trump
A new filing to D.C.’s District Court has revealed Special Counsel Jack Smith’s strategy to convict former President Donald Trump in his upcoming 2020 election interference trial. Details contained in the Tuesday filing, a notice of evidence to be introduced in the trial, indicate that Smith and his team plan …
Read More »Right-Wing Trolls Waste No Time Trying to Start Transphobic 'Grand Theft Auto' Backlash
Grand Theft Auto VI won’t be released until 2025, much to the dismay of gamers intent on revisiting Vice City. But that hasn’t stopped a handful of observers from attempting to astroturf a transphobic outrage over the gender identity of the main character, Lucia. It’s a clumsy campaign to place …
Read More »Baby Keem Marks the End of an Era With Introspective 'The Melodic Blue' Visual
The Melodic Blue, the debut studio album from Baby Keem, has spanned more than three years of the young rapper’s career. Its earliest single arrived in 2020, with the record itself following a full year later. Keem stretched the release into 2022 with the release of a deluxe edition that …
Read More »Geddy Lee Unearths Solo Tracks Nearly 25 Years After Album Release
Following the release of his excellent memoir My Effin’ Life, Geddy Lee continues to dig through the past by dusting off two solo tracks: “Gone” and “I Am…You Are.” Left on the cutting room floor during the making of his 2000 debut (and currently only) solo album My Favorite Headache, …
Read More »Florida GOP Chair Accused of Rape Instructed Moms for Liberty: 'Apologizing Makes You Weak'
Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler trained members of his wife’s right-wing advocacy group Moms for Liberty on how to combat negative press during a June media training session. As of last week, Ziegler is under investigation regarding allegations of sexual assault brought forth by a woman involved in a long-term …
Read More »The Thunderous Pop Confessions of Francisca Valenzuela
Back in March 2011, when Lollapalooza made its first international expedition and held an edition in Chile, pop singer-songwriter Francisca Valenzuela was the first artist to ever play the festival there. At the time she was on the verge of releasing her hit sophomore LP Buen Soldado, while still frantically …
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