Former president Donald Trump has endorsed some wacky candidates since leaving office, including Michigan’s Republican nominee for secretary of state, Kristina Karamo. In a podcast episode unearthed by CNN’s KFile, Karamo claimed that abortion is “child sacrifice” and a “satanic practice,” CNN revealed on Sunday. Karamo expressed her absurd beliefs …
Read More »Kinzinger: Hutchinson's Bombshell Testimony Is 'Inspiring' Others to Come Forward
According to Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson‘s devastating testimony to the Jan. 6 committee this week — where she revealed the inner workings of the Trump White House in the lead up to and during the Capitol attack — has inspired other witnesses to come …
Read More »The 25 Best True-Crime Podcasts of All Time
Ten years ago, most people hadn’t even heard of a podcast. Now, they’re an integral part of the media landscape, and none more so than those about true crime. To rank the best, we polled true-crime aficionados about their favorite shows, then sifted through the top choices. Whether they cover …
Read More »We Are Living Through the Worst Eighties Reboot: Cold War Dread Is Back
The past few years have seen plenty of Eighties revivals. But here’s one nobody wanted to see: the resurgence of Cold War anxiety. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, it looked like the end for pop culture’s obsession with the threat of World War 3. But with Putin’s long, …
Read More »Inside a Superfan's Secret Friendship With Eddie Van Halen
H ow’s Michael Anthony doing?” That’s the first thing I say to Eddie Van Halen, the legendary guitarist and co-namesake of the rock band Van Halen. Rather, that’s the first thing I say to someone who possibly is but probably isn’t Eddie Van Halen. I mean, who am I kidding? …
Read More »The Never-Ending Psychedelic Trip of Michael Pollan
There was a time when psychedelics such as LSD, mushrooms, and mescaline were primarily relegated to those who were wild and weird enough to brave the legal and social throes imposed by the War on Drugs. But those days are ending — if they haven’t already slipped into the past. …
Read More »Watch Drake Join Backstreet Boys to Perform 'I Want It That Way' at Toronto Concert
Backstreet Boys welcomed “sixth member” Drake onstage to perform “I Want It That Way” during the boy band’s concert Saturday in the rapper’s hometown of Toronto. Closing out their main set at the Budweiser Stage, the quintet brought out Drake, who told the audience a story about why the 1999 …
Read More »Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Reunite for Surprise Set of Fugees Songs at Essence Festival
The Fugees (partially) reunited once again as Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean made a surprise appearance to perform four songs together Friday night at the Essence Festival in New Orleans. Midway through Wyclef’s unannounced set at the city’s Caesars Superdome, Hill emerged onstage to first perform “Killing Me Softly” solo …
Read More »Travis Barker 'Much Better' After 'Severe Life Threatening Pancreatitis'
Travis Barker told fans he is feeling “much better” after a bout with pancreatitis that followed an endoscopy earlier this week. Five days after being taken to the hospital, the Blink-182 drummer posted a health update in his Instagram Stories and revealed the details behind his sudden ordeal. “I went …
Read More »How a Celebration of Go-Go Music Became a Scapegoat For Violence in D.C.
On a warm afternoon in June, crowds in Northwest D.C. celebrated Juneteenth by filling the air with the sounds of drums, toms, and voices, singing throughout the streets. I’m speed walking to catch my train home in order to spend the last few hours of Father’s day with my dad, …
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