NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — To attend the Conservative Political Action Conference is to find oneself on the front lines of the war against woke. During her speech on Friday, 2024 hopeful Nikki Haley deemed “wokeness” a “virus more dangerous than any pandemic.” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) argued Americans ought not …
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Kelsea Ballerini made her Saturday Night Live debut this weekend, performing during an episode that featured NFL star Travis Kelce (yes, they noticed how similar their names sound) as host. Ballerini’s two songs included “Blindsided” and “Penthouse,” selections from her recent surprise EP Rolling Up the Welcome Mat. For her …
Read More »SNL Weekend Update Roasts Dilbert Creator Scott Adams for Racist Rant
Recently, Dilbert creator Scott Adams had his comic strip dropped by its distributor, Andrews McMeel Syndication, and newspapers across the country when he went on a racist rant on his Real Coffee with Scott Adams program. Adams, who’s morphed into a right-wing conspiracy theorist in recent years, was responding to …
Read More »SNL Goes After Fox News, CPAC, and the MyPillow Guy in Cold Open
Mere minutes after Chris Rock’s live Netflix stand-up special Selective Outrage ended, Saturday Night Live kicked off with its cold open — a parody of Fox & Friends featuring Mikey Day as Steve Doocy, Heidi Gardner as Ainsley Earhardt, and Bowen Yang as Brian Kilmeade. After ripping into New York …
Read More »Chris Rock Eviscerates Will Smith in Live Netflix Stand-up Special
It was nearly a year ago that Will Smith marched onto the Dolby Theatre stage and smacked the piss out of host Chris Rock in the middle of the Oscars ceremony — all for the crime of making an off-color joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hairdo. You surely …
Read More »Watch Phoebe Bridgers, Cardi B Join SZA for Madison Square Garden Performance
SZA was all about delivering surprises at her show at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, where she brought out unannounced guest Phoebe Bridgers to perform “Ghost in the Machine” together for the first time live. Cardi B was also a surprise guest, and the crowd reaction was fierce. “Ghost in …
Read More »SST Records Producer Glen 'Spot' Lockett Dead at 72
Glen “Spot” Lockett, who served as the in-house producer and engineer for legendary punk label SST Records, died on Saturday at age 72. The news was confirmed by former label co-owner Joe Carducci. According to Carducci’s Facebook post, Lockett died at Morningside Healthcare in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He had been been …
Read More »Trump Promises to Continue Presidential Campaign if Indicted, Then Delivers a Snoozy CPAC Speech
At a press conference ahead of Donald Trump‘s speech to the Conservative Political Action Coalition’s annual event, Newsmax’s James Rosen asked whether he would drop out of the presidential race if he is indicted on criminal charges. “I wouldn’t even think of leaving [the race],” Trump responded. “Probably it will …
Read More »Glastonbury Co-Organizer Promises Female Headliners in 2024 After All-Male Top Billing This Year
Following criticism that the 2023 Glastonbury Festival features all-male headliners, the co-organizer of the famed British music fest has pledged that next year’s lineup will have two women with top billing. On Friday, Glastonbury announced half of its 2023 lineup, and while the initial 52 artists billed are almost evenly …
Read More »This Top-Rated Sonos Dupe Is On Sale for Just $64
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Few companies compete with Sonos when it comes to portable speakers, but at $159 for the cheapest offering (the new Sonos Roam SL), owning a Sonos Bluetooth speaker …
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