Jon Stewart defended Dave Chappelle’s controversial Saturday Night Live monologue — where the comedian was accused of “normalizing and popularizing” antisemitism by the Anti-Defamation League — during an appearance on The Late Show. Stewart has been friends with Chappelle for over two decades, dating back to at least when they …
Read More »Trump Is Losing Major Donors Less Than a Day After Announcing 2024 Bid
It’s the morning after Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign announcement and major donors are already running for the hills. Blackstone co-founder and CEO Stephen Schwarzman declared that he will not be backing Donald Trump in his renewed bid for the presidency. Schwarzman is the second high-level Trump donor to say he’s …
Read More »Spotify's RADAR Artists Are Bringing the Best Vibes to Close Out the Year
Regardless of where you are in the world right now — whether you’re summering in Sydney or getting bundled up in Brooklyn — you can feel the anticipation for the new year building. These waning months inherently evoke a mix of both contemplation and celebration, for things left undone and …
Read More »Willow Has a Dog Named Korn — and More of Her Hard-Rock Revelations
Willow made one of the best rock albums of the year with the nu-metal-influenced Coping Mechanism, but she’s quite aware that some people — especially “old white dudes” — love to question her rock and metal credentials. In reality, she’s been a metalhead since the age of five, as her …
Read More »Elon Musk Is No Help in Jimmy Fallon's Quest to Prove He Isn't Dead
Elon Musk’s assertion that comedy would be “legal” on Twitter now that he’s forked over $44 billion for the company was always rather dubious, especially since true posters know the good bits have always been plentiful. A classic one even got going yesterday when the #RIPJimmyFallon hashtag started trending despite …
Read More »Inside Neil Young and Crazy Horse's New LP 'World Record': 'The Rock Gods Were With Us'
A little over six months ago, Neil Young reached out to the three members of Crazy Horse and told them he was ready to cut a new LP. They recorded their last two albums (2019’s Colorado and 2021’s Barn) at remote studios in Colorado where they occasionally had to use …
Read More »Kevin Spacey to Face Seven More Sexual Assault Charges in London
Kevin Spacey will face seven more charges of sexual assault when he heads to trial in London next June. The Crown Prosecution Service announced the authorization of the new charges Wednesday, Nov. 16. Rosemary Ainslie, the head of the CPS Special Crime Division, said the new criminal charges were related …
Read More »Kimmel Jokes Trump Running for Presidency So He Can 'Lose the Popular Vote 3 Times in a Row'
Jimmy Kimmel’s latest episode poked fun at former President Donald Trump‘s innate knack for losing the popular vote. Trump, who announced his run for the White House in 2024 on Tuesday evening, has famously lost the popular vote in the last two presidential campaigns – by nearly three million votes …
Read More »Ivanka Trump Steps Away From Politics, Skips Dad's Big Announcement
Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump and a former senior adviser in his administration, says she does not plan to be involved in politics “going forward.” Her statement was posted on Instagram and came the same evening that her father announced his plans to run for the White …
Read More »Trump's 2024 Announcement Was So Boring Even Fox News Cut Away
Donald Trump said from behind a podium at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday that he’s launching a campaign to take back the White House in 2024. It wasn’t exactly a rousing announcement. The former president seemed bored as he squinted at his teleprompter and regurgitated well-trod talking points about immigration, crime, the …
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