Chase Oliver had to fit his campaign for Senate into the spare hours he had left over after his two day jobs. The 37-year-old ran the operation out of his basement, with four staffers, and help from friends. Every Saturday morning for the last several months, he would wake up …
Read More »Watch The Roots Honor Veterans By Making Up Impromptu Songs About Audience War Heroes
Jimmy Fallon put The Roots‘ musical improv skills to the test during Friday’s episode of The Tonight Show, challenging the band to make up songs about veteran audience members in honor of Veterans Day. Fallon first called on an audience member named Larry, who served in the Army. “If you …
Read More »Dita Von Teese Is Having a Main Girl Pop Moment
Lately, younger fans of Harry Styles and Taylor Swift have been trying to piece together the puzzle of exactly who Dita Von Teese is. The burlesque legend had a cameo in Styles’ leading man debut Don’t Worry Darling then popped up in the video for Swift’s Midnights single “Bejweled.” Von …
Read More »Cardi B Says She Has 'Struggled to Grasp' Takeoff's Death in Emotional Tribute: 'I Am Heartbroken'
Shortly after Takeoff‘s friends, family, and fans gathered to mourn the unexpected death of the Migos rapper at a funeral service on Friday, Cardi B took a reflective moment of her own to honor him. “Takeoff your untimely passing has brought a great deal of pain and sorrow to so …
Read More »Angela Bassett on 'Wakanda Forever,' Missing Chadwick Boseman and Playing Tina Turner
You play Ramonda, the Queen Mother of Wakanda, in the Black Panther films. Is there one person or inspiration you keep in your head to play a queen?For me, it’s just the essence of the Black woman. Our strength, resilience, patience, generosity, intellect. That’s what I try to hold onto. …
Read More »Joni Mitchell Reveals New Live Album Plans in Rare Interview With Elton John
Joni Mitchell has granted very few interviews since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015, but she just sat down with Elton John for an in-depth conversation that will air appear Saturday on his Apple Music 1 show Elton John’s Rocket Hour. In the interview, Mitchell revealed that she’s working on …
Read More »Elon Musk's Free-For-All Twitter Policy Led to Someone Impersonating a US Senator
Senator Ed Markey has a few questions for Elon Musk. Earlier today, Geoffrey A. Fowler of the Washington Post was able to successfully impersonate the senator and clinch a blue checkmark, putting into question (yet again) the effectiveness of Musk’s latest Twitter verification process. After “a spare iPhone, a credit …
Read More »Blake Masters Joins the Ranks of MAGA Wipeouts
Incumbent Senator Mark Kelly has defeated far-right Republican challenger Blake Masters, AP reports, denying conservatives a seat they sunk millions into and dealing yet another blow to former President Donald Trump’s endorsement power.Kelly’s win puts Democrats just one victory away from sealing control of the chamber and with Vice President …
Read More »At Takeoff's Memorial, Offset, Quavo, Drake and More Grapple With His 'Senseless' Death
The sky was gray with rain clouds as a crowd of mourners made their way into Atlanta’s State Farm Arena to celebrate the life of the rapper Takeoff, the cornerstone of the Migos who was shot dead on November 1. The showers, the mayor of Atlanta, Andre Dickens, would tell …
Read More »Nik Turner, Hawkwind Saxophonist and Pioneer of British Space Rock, Dead at 82
Nik Turner, the multi-instrumentalist of the British space-rock band Hawkwind, has died. His death was confirmed on his Facebook on Nov. 11. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Nik Turner – The Mighty Thunder Rider, who passed away peacefully at home on Thursday evening,” the statement on …
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