President Trump ignored a Jan. 6 call from Pentagon officials seeking a coordinated response to the Capitol attack, according to national security officials’ testimony to the Jan. 6 committee. Trump instead was calling Republican senators to ask them to delay certification of the 2020 election, the committee revealed on Thursday. …
Read More »Pence's Jan. 6 Security Called Their Families to Say Goodbye, Trump WH Official Says
A White House security official testified to the Jan. 6 committee that members of former Vice President Pence’s security detail were calling their families to “say goodbye” during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. “The members of the VP detail at this time were starting to fear for their …
Read More »'No Call? Nothing? Zero?': General Couldn't Believe Trump Didn't Act During Jan. 6 Attack
The Jan. 6 committee began its eighth hearing by laying out how former President Trump abdicated his duty by declining to take action as his supporters were attacking the Capitol. The hearing featured clips of several witnesses testifying both to the efforts of those around the former president to get …
Read More »Sebastián Yatra, Pablo Alborán Serenade an Unsuspecting Crowd in 'Contigo' Video
A crowd in Madrid was given the surprise of a lifetime after watching a crew set up two pianos in the middle of a crowded plaza before Pablo Alborán and Sebastián Yatra approached the instruments for a performance of their single “Contigo.” The surprise gig is highlighted in the new …
Read More »Justin Bieber Is Resuming His Tour — But Is His Career Back on Track, Too?
Justin Bieber just recovered from a scary bout of Ramsay Hunt syndrome, and is headed back on the road to finish his Justice tour, starting July 31st in Denmark. Before he had to postpone some of his U.S. arena dates, that run was fully sold out — a somewhat astonishing …
Read More »Taylor Swift Joins Haim for 'Love Story,' 'Gasoline' Mashup at O2 Arena
The squad reunited for a surprise performance when Taylor Swift popped in during Haim’s show at O2 Arena on Thursday, July 21. The song collaborators and former tourmates —Haim opened for Swift during her 1989 World Tour in 2015 — wowed fans with a mashup of their collaborative track “Gasoline” …
Read More »WTF Is The Disgusting, Viral 'Pink Sauce' on TikTok?
On an average day, it’s hard not to scroll through your TikTok For You page and be met with a barrage of stomach-churning food trends. A few months ago, the public was captivated by “Spokane-style pizza,” a (completely made-up) concoction of mozzarella cheese, strawberries, and canned salmon; just last month, …
Read More »'Industry' Season 2 Trailer: HBO's Cutthroat Workplace Drama Returns to the Office
Nearly two years after Industry — HBO’s drama about the cutthroat and high-stakes world of finance in London — premiered, the network has confirmed that the series will return for its second in August. HBO revealed the trailer for Season 2 Thursday, with the young graduates of Season 1 — …
Read More »How Yeat's 'Rich Minion' Became an Unlikely Viral Smash
Cole Bennett spent the first half of this year living out some of his biggest dreams: meeting and hanging out with one of his heroes, Love f.k.a. Diddy, shooting a new video with Kid Cudi, Denzel Curry, and JID, and drawing more than 90,000 people to Chicago’s West Side for …
Read More »How a Rising Brooklyn Rapper Created a Free Rap Festival That 'Makes Sense'
The font size on many music festival lineups has been shrinking lately, as new events, jam-packed with megastars (who sometimes don’t even show up) have cropped up in the time since pandemic restrictions have eased around the world. For fans, it can sometimes feel overwhelming. Rappers starting their own festivals, …
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