Former vice president Mike Pence claimed that Donald Trump showed “genuine remorse” when the two met five days after the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. Yes, you read that correctly. The man for whom Trump supporters constructed a gallows somehow believes the former president harbors regret regarding that day. …
Read More »Republican Who Took Oath to Defend Constitution Totally OK With Trump Saying He'd Terminate It
Republican Rep. Dave Joyce not only refused to condemn Trump’s recent statement calling for the Constitution to be suspended, the congressman said he would still support the former president should he become the GOP presidential nominee in 2024. In case the representative needs a reminder, he swore in his oath …
Read More »Barack Obama's Werewolf Jokes Appear to Have Hurt Herschel Walker's Feelings
Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker fails to see the humor in former president Barack Obama‘s jokes about Walker’s preference to be a werewolf rather than a vampire. Appearing on Fox News, the candidate claimed Obama did not “tell the whole story” when joking about comments Walker made in November where …
Read More »Why Are More Black Men Voting Republican?
Wanted: Black Men needed to be buffoons —think Hershel Walker —in exchange for being treated like a King of the Moment and a figurehead greeted by Republican cheers? If interested, please call the GOP. Perhaps it is too easy to reduce the small but increasing rush of Black male Republicans …
Read More »The Future of Classic Rock Tours: One or Two Surviving Members…or None?
In the last few years, CJ Strock,a talent agent who worked with the later incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band, faced an unusual dilemma. As seen in catalog and merch sales, a market still existed for the Allmans, their quintessentially Southern rock & roll, and their improvisational live shows, but …
Read More »'He's a Repeat Offender:' Dems Condemn Trump's Call to Terminate Constitution
After Donald Trump called for the “termination” of the Constitution, falsely claiming there was “MASSIVE & WIDESPREAD FRAUD & DECEPTION” in the 2020 election, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) trolled Republican Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). “Sounds like the Constitution doesn’t matter much to your boss,” he wrote in a tweet …
Read More »Inside the Worst Music Decisions of All Time
Any truly exhaustive list of bad decisions made by musicians would stretch into the thousands, with many duplicate entries for “tried heroin for the first time.” So Rolling Stone‘s recent list of the top 50 worst choices, created by senior writer Andy Greene, narrowed it down by keeping it mostly …
Read More »How 'Good Moms, Bad Choices' Is Bringing Black Motherhood to the Mainstream
It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon in New York City’s Meatpacking district and Jamilah Mapp and Erica Dickerson are having brunch on the rooftop of the SoHo Hotel. It’s the day after their New York live show, and two California moms have spent much of September recording and traveling for their …
Read More »'SNL': Kenan and Kel Reunite Alongside Keke Palmer
Saturday Night Live saw guest host Keke Palmer propose and star in a reboot of the famed Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel titled Kenan & Kelly. “I thought it was going to be a Jordan Peele-produced streaming series,” Thompson said in a backstage interview.As for Palmer, she “had already sold …
Read More »'SNL' Monologue: Proud, Pregnant Keke Palmer Is Here To 'Manifest, Honey'
SNL guest host Keke Palmer opened her monologue on a jubilant — if not exaggerated — note. “This has been an awesome yearfor me,” began the co-star of Jordan Peele’s Nope, noting that performance. “And I was nominated for an Academy Award!” “That part’s not true,” she admitted right after. …
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