Galileo was persecuted for daring to claim that the Earth revolved around the sun. Nearly 400 years later, Donald Trump was ruthlessly mocked online for staring directly into that same star. In a court filing related to the former president’s lawsuit against Twitter, his lawyers claim that the two men …
Read More »Danny Masterson Declines to Testify in Rape Trial as Final Attempt to Dismiss Case Is Denied
Danny Masterson has opted not to testify in his ongoing rape trial, he told the court in downtown Los Angeles Monday morning. The That ’70s Show star has been charged with three counts of forceable rape dating from 2001 to 2003. He has denied the allegations and faces 45 years …
Read More »Roberta Flack Reveals ALS Diagnosis, Says She Can No Longer Sing
Roberta Flack, the soulful voice behind the hits “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” has been diagnosed with ALS, aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The artist, who is 85 and survived a stroke in 2016, can no longer sing and has trouble …
Read More »Jean Deaux Sees Art Everywhere, Especially in the Music that Makes Up Her Life in 10 Songs
When Jean Deaux says she’s always creating, she means always. The rapper/singer/songwriter from Chicago has made it a goal to put out music every year after releasing her debut EP, Krash, in 2018. Jean Deaux has been like this her entire life in fact. As a kindergartener, she remembers trying …
Read More »Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Other Foreign Governments Balled Out at Trump Hotel, New Docs Reveal
You can still see the faint outline of Trump’s name on the facade of Washington, D.C.’s Old Post Office, which from the year of the former president’s election to this May was home to the Trump International Hotel. Sitting just down the street from the White House, it was the …
Read More »A Harvard Law Professor Breaks Down Vogue's Lawsuit Against Drake and 21 Savage
No matter what Drake and 21 Savage hoped to accomplish with the faux-Vogue issue that kicked off the pseudo-media blitz ahead of the joint album Her Loss — impressive album promotion, thoughtful cultural commentary, just general hijinks, or all three — those magazines have been distributed, their covers have been …
Read More »Elon Musk Keeps Taking Twitter Advice From Right-Wing Trolls
One week after taking Twitter private in a $44 billion deal, Elon Musk tweeted that the social media giant “needs to become by far the most accurate source of information about the world,” describing this as “our mission.” Many were quick to point out that just days earlier, he’d shared …
Read More »University of Virginia School Shooting Victims Remembered: 'Y'all Were Truly Blood Brothers'
Shortly after learning that three UVA students were shot and killed Sunday night with two others injured, the victim’s friends, family, and community were given some good news: the suspect, who had been on the run for 12 hours, had finally been caught. But before they could breathe a sigh …
Read More »Nick Carter Raising Money for Children's Mental Health Following Brother Aaron Carter's Death
Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter and his sister Angel have started a fund to raise money for children’s mental health wellness in honor of their sibling Aaron, who died a little over a week ago. “Very grateful for the outpour of love and support for my brother,” Nick wrote in …
Read More »Latin Grammys 2022: Nicole Zignago, Pol Granch, and Yahritza y Su Esencia React To Their 'Best New Artist' Nominations
The Best New Artist category is one that always draws a tremendous amount of anticipation at the Latin Grammys. Fans eagerly wait to see which of their favorite rising stars might get a nod from the Latin Recording Academy — and this year, 11 artists representing different genres and distinct …
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