While Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said definitively Sunday that he “will bet on Kevin McCarthy any day” amid the Republican House Speaker’s struggle to wrangle enough votes from his party to fund the federal government and stave off a government shutdown next month, one of Turner’s colleagues took a different …
Read More »French Rapper MHD Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison After Murder Conviction
French rapper MHD was sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of a 2018 gang-related murder. The “afro trap” rapper born Mohamed Sylla was one of nine men charged in the killing of 23-year-old man named Loic K. On July 5, 2018, a black Mercedes rammed Loic …
Read More »Buttigieg: Trump's Disabled Veteran Bashing 'Outrageous'
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, a veteran of the Afghanistan War, was disgusted Sunday by a September 2019 comment that then-President Donald Trump made about a wounded Army captain, as reported Thursday in The Atlantic. Trump, in the same vein as his 2015 declaration that Vietnam veteran and prisoner of war …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Brings On the Hits, Omar Apollo Sparkles at Life Is Beautiful Day Two
It’s official. Summer is over. The second day of Life Is Beautiful inaugurated the Fall season with a diverse lineup of performers across the festival’s stages in Downtown Las Vegas, with artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Reneé Rapp, the 1975, and Omar Apollo performing throughout the evening. (It might be …
Read More »This Activewear Brand Wants to Be Lululemon for Fascists
Conservatives opposed to shopping at “woke” corporations have launched their own lines of pillows, piss beer, and mobile phone service. Now, unabashed white supremacists are setting up shop in this so-called parallel economy. Consider the fascist fashion house Will2Rise. Will2Rise makes sports gear for white nationalists — including muscle-tees, track …
Read More »'Expend4bles' Signals the End of the Elderly Action Hero
They sold it with a list of surnames: Stallone. Statham. Li. Lundgren. Couture. Austin. Crews. Willis. The only name missing was Schwarzenegger, and that’s simply because they wanted his cameo to be a surprise. (He’d make the poster for the sequel.) Two of them came from the worlds of pro-wrestling …
Read More »Usher Is Headed to the Super Bowl for 2024 Halftime Show
Usher has earned one of the biggest gigs of his career: The 2024 Super Bowl LVIII halftime show. Roc Nation, the NFL and Apple Music announced Sunday that the Grammy-winning “Yeah!” singer will take the centerstage February 11, 2024 at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. “It’s an honor of a lifetime …
Read More »How Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Distort Reality to Sell Fantasy
Jonathan Taplin has had more careers than most folks — Bob Dylan and The Band’s tour manager, film producer (the Last Waltz and Mean Streets) Wall Street entrepreneur,teacher at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. In an exclusive excerpt from his latest book,“The End of Reality: How 4 Billionaires …
Read More »See Beyoncé Bring Out Megan Thee Stallion for 'Savage Remix' at Hometown Houston Show
Beyoncé had a surprise in store for the first night of her two-concert stand in her hometown as she brought out fellow Houstonian Megan Thee Stallion for their first-ever performance of “Savage Remix” together. “Do we have any savage ladies and gentlemen in the house tonight?” Beyoncé asked the crowd …
Read More »'Sex Education's' Final Lesson Is Its Most Important
In its four-season run, Netflix’s teen comedy Sex Education has delved into a breadth of issues affecting every manner of teenager: asexuality, abortion, premature ejaculation, consent, assault, and the wide and wonderful world of vulvas. As a show, the Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey, and Gillian Anderson-led series became …
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