Donald Trump hasn’t exactly done a great job handling the backlash to the Justice Department’s memo announcing that Jeffrey Epstein killed himself and there is no high-profile “client list.” The president lashed out at a reporter who asked about the memo, before posting a bizarre rant on Truth Social in …
Read More »House Republicans Block Release of Epstein Files
In a late night vote at the Capitol on Monday, House Republicans blocked a Democratic effort to unseal documents related to the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Republicans have long stoked conspiracies about the disgraced financier’s death, voted against the resolution in the heat of a MAGA civil …
Read More »Saul Williams, Carlos Niño Announce Collaborative LP, Fall Tour Dates
Saul Williams and Carlos Niño will release their debut collaborative album, Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople, on Aug. 28. The duo have previewed the LP with an expansive, 16-minute track titled “Sound Then Words.” The improvised album, produced by Niño, was recorded live under black oak …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Still Has No 'Desire' to Tour
It’s been more than a decade since Miley Cyrus last embarked on a proper headlining tour, and the musician insisted she has no plans to change that anytime soon. Speaking with Good Morning America, Cyrus was frank about her decision not to hit the road in support of her latest …
Read More »Louis Tomlinson Blasts Hateful Online 'Conspiracy' Comments: 'It's Just Too Hurtful'
As anyone who has even glanced at X over the past few years can attest, the social media platform has become a bottomless cesspool of misinformation, misogyny, spam, scams, bot-generated hate campaigns, absurd conspiracy theories, and bilious rage. And in a new post on X, One Direction‘s Louis Tomlinson says …
Read More »Has 'Star Trek' Lost Its Way?
At the start of the opening credits of each episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Anson Mount delivers a variation of the same famous speech that so many Trek captains have recited before him, about space being the final frontier, the voyages of the starship Enterprise, and how the …
Read More »'Did You Read My Letter?': Eminem Connects With Real 'Stans' in Documentary Teaser
The fan Eminem writes about in the first verse of his classic single “Stan” — the one who sent him two letters with his cell, pager, and home phone number at the bottom — missed his chance to shine in the feature documentary Stans. In select theaters for one weekend …
Read More »Amanda Shires Is Finally Ready to Talk About It
After a long couple of years, Amanda Shires is ready to reemerge. Her grandmother and, more recently, her father, died. There have been moments of crying at the gym (“like the Taylor Swift song,” Shires says), and moments of feeling so numb she could no longer feel her body. There’s …
Read More »Emmy Nominations 2025: 'The White Lotus' and 'Severance' Lead
The White Lotus, Severance, and The Studio will duke it out at the 2025 Emmy Awards, with all three shows receiving more than 20 nominations each this year. Severance led all programs with 27 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series and acting looks for stars Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, …
Read More »Bloc Party Goes Back to the Beginning on NPR Tiny Desk
Bloc Party appeared on NPR Tiny Desk for the first time with a career-spanning set that goes back to the very beginning. The U.K. rock band’s Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Louise Bartle, and Harry Deacon kicked off the performance with “Banquet,” a selection from their 2005 debut album Silent Alarm, …
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