Dolly Parton is arguably the most beloved living American. How many people are alive today because Dolly told them to get the Covid vaccine back in early 2021? Of course, she’s a paragon of country music, but her reach goes far beyond Nashville, from the disco pop of her working-woman …
Read More »Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell Hide Their Hate Behind Heart Eyes in 'Anyone But You' Trailer
Enemies to lovers is one of the romance’s messiest tropes, but Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell mastered hiding their hate in the official trailer for Anyone But You, in theaters Dec. 22. The film features the two Hollywood stars at a destination wedding where love is in the air — …
Read More »The Making of That Pepsi Ad You *Think* You Watched on TV
A funny thing happened on the way to the Colosseum. That unbelievably epic three-minute Pepsi commercial you surely remember from the early 2000’s where Britney, Pink, and Beyoncé at their full-on fiercest joined forces to commandeer the ancient Roman amphitheater with a diva-liciously badass riff on Queen’s “We Will Rock …
Read More »George Santos Used Campaign Cash to Pay for OnlyFans and Botox: Ethics Report
The House Ethics Committee has found “substantial evidence of potential violations of federal criminal law” by indicted New York Congressman George Santos, and are referring the matter to the Justice Department. Santos announced that he will not be running for reelection in 2024 shortly after the committee released its report. …
Read More »Andre 3000 Stopped Rapping Because He Doesn't 'Have Anything to Talk About'
I’m sorry, Ms. Jackson, but André 3000 still really doesn’t feel like rapping. After announcing an album of instrumental flute music — which is notably not the rap album people might have expected from him — the musician opened up about his decision to switch up his style. In a …
Read More »Porno for Pyros Swim With Dolphins on 'Agua,' First New Song in 26 Years
A day after Porno for Pyros rescheduled their first tour in 25 years, the reunited Perry Farrell-led band has released “Agua,” their first new song in 26 years. The track, which the band worked on while rehearsing for their postponed reunion tour (now a farewell tour), was inspired by encounters …
Read More »Allie X Is Tearing Up Her Sound and Going Back to the Eighties
Allie X is still trying to figure out how to describe her upcoming album, Girl With No Face. With past records like Cape God and Super Sunset, she always “tried to tie a bow around” her music with a clear concept and message. For this new one, which she’s announcing …
Read More »'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes' Is One Stuffed (But Satisfying) Prequel
Long before there was a Katniss Everdeen, future victor of the Hunger Games and Panem’s No. 1 revolutionary icon, there was Lucy Gray Baird — a young woman who also hailed from District 12 and found herself recruited as a tribute in a fascist world’s annual entertainment death march. She …
Read More »'The Crown' Struggles Mightily With Princess Diana's Death
The 2006 film The Queen, written by Peter Morgan, dramatizes the immediate aftermath of the death of Princess Diana. Much of the conflict comes from Queen Elizabeth’s reluctance to publicly address the grief of her subjects, with British Prime Minister Tony Blair pleading with her to speak. In the fourth …
Read More »Kevin Hart Will Get His Flowers With Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Comedian, actor, writer, and mogul Kevin Hart will honored as the 25th recipient of theMark Twain Prize for American Humor next year. The Kennedy Center announced Wednesday that the “biggest names in comedy will gather” to honor Hart at a gala performance in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2024. “I’ve …
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