“The Awake I always knew was politically completely indifferent.” Bennett Brizes refers to Robert E. Crimo III by his rapper name when discussing his longtime online friend. Crimo was arrested on Monday in connection with the Fourth of July parade shooting that killed seven people and injured 30 others in …
Read More »John Turturro: An Illegal Abortion Killed My Grandmother
Decades before the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, John Turturro’s maternal grandmother Rosa died as a result of an illegal abortion, a tragic event that sparked reverberations for the actor to this day. “I lost my grandmother because she died during an illegal botched abortion,” Turturro tells Rolling …
Read More »Kid Cudi's 2008 Debut Mixtape to Stream for the First Time
Kid Cudi has announced his 2008 debut mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, will officially hit streaming services for the first time on July 15. “This official release is 2 days shy of the 14th anniversary,” he tweeted. “I am so damn excited u all get to enjoy it again, remastered, …
Read More »Cinema Bans and Annoyed Theater Employees Push Back on 'Minions: The Rise Of Gru' Viral #Gentleminions Trend
Teenagers wearing suits have been banned from attending some screenings of Minions: The Rise Of Gru after a viral trend prompted unruly behavior. Groups of young friends in sharp suits have been filming themselves attending the latest Despicable Me spin-off before posting it on TikTok as part of the new …
Read More »What the Hell Happened to Justin Timberlake?
Zoomers, particularly those on TikTok, are really good at making previously lauded white men seem remarkably uncool. This is a curse that has now befallen Justin Timberlake, the once pop prince. At the turn of the century, Timberlake dominated every facet of pop culture. He was the de facto breakout …
Read More »'Let's Move On': Republicans Prove Once Again They're Beyond Caring About Mass Shootings
After seven people were killed in a mass shooting at a 4th of July parade in the Highland Park suburb of Chicago, Republican lawmakers are grasping at anything they can to avoid acknowledging America’s gun problem. The suspected gunman, Robert E. Crimo III, opened fire shortly after 10 a.m. on …
Read More »'Thor: Love and Thunder' Is Part Marvel Rom-Com, Part Greek Tragedy — and a Total Mess
Go back and rewatch that first Thor movie if you haven’t seen it in a while. You might have forgotten how self-serious it is. Sure, you’ve got Tom Hiddleston’s trickster-bro Loki, and Thor eating enough pancakes to give a rhino a cardiac arrest, and our man throwing a mug on …
Read More »Paul Haggis Released From House Arrest in Italy Amid Sexual Assault Investigation
Paul Haggis has been released from house arrest in Italy after being charged with sexual assault, an Italian judge has ruled. The Crash director will remain in Italy while prosecutors determine whether they will continue an investigation into the sexual assault charges against him. Haggis was placed in custody at …
Read More »Watch Olivia Rodrigo Perform Surprise 'Sour' Tour Show Encore at U.K. Dive Bar
After running through her setlist of emotionally devastating and top-tier melodramatic Sour songs during her sold-out stop at the Manchester O2 Apollo on Sunday, Olivia Rodrigo still had some energy to burn off on stage. The singer popped up at the U.K dive bar Bunny Jackson’s for an impromptu performance …
Read More »What You Need to Know Before the End of 'Better Call Saul'
Saul Goodman’s first TV appearance was in the Breaking Bad second-season episode titled, appropriately, “Better Call Saul,” which debuted on AMC on April 26, 2009. It has, in other words, been a minute since we met the title character of the great prequel series Better Call Saul, and only slightly …
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