The official teaser trailer for Issa Rae’s Rap Sh!t introduces the chaotic adventures of Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion) through the lens of Instagram – and it’s one story you won’t want to click through. The preview of the comedy series, which arrives on HBO Max on July 21, …
Read More »J.J. Abrams, Mark Ruffalo, and Shonda Rhimes Want Hollywood to Reconsider How Guns Are Used on Screen
After the latest spate of deadly mass shootings, Hollywood creators like J.J. Abrams, Mark Ruffalo, and Shonda Rhimes are asking their peers to reconsider how guns and gun violence are used in films and television shows. A new open letter — shared by the Brady Campaign and signed by over …
Read More »'It's a Grift': Kimberly Guilfoyle Made $60,000 Introducing Don Jr. at Coup Rally
Kimberly Guilfoyle was paid $60,000 to introduce Donald Trump Jr. at the rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol last Jan. 6. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) broke the news to CNN’s Jake Tapper on Monday after the Jan. 6 committee’s second hearing, during which Lofgren presented evidence detailing how …
Read More »Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc Returns for 'Knives Out' Sequel 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery'
Daniel Craig is once again swapping out his James Bond state of mind for the Mississippi drawl of Benoit Blanc in the long-awaited sequel to Rian Johnson’s 2019 film Knives Out. This time around, the hyper-focused detective is heading to Greece in the newly revealed Glass Onion: A Knives Out …
Read More »Ohio Shrinks Training Requirement for Teachers to Carry Guns From 700 Hours to 24
Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed into law a bill that cuts the number of training hours that teachers, principals, and other school staff must complete in order to carry guns from about 700 hours to a mere 24. Under the new legislation, school personnel will only have …
Read More »Trump Scammed Supporters Out of $250 Million for Nonexistent Fraud Fund
“Not only was there the Big Lie, there was the Big Ripoff,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) near the end of the Jan. 6 committee’s second hearing in laying out how the Trump campaign scammed money from supporters over false claims of election fraud. The Trump campaign sent “millions” of …
Read More »Inside hate5six, the YouTube Channel That's Bringing Hardcore to the Masses
One of Sunny Singh’s proudest moments as a videographer was the night he got punched in the face with his own camera. Singh — who for the past decade-plus has singlehandedly built up one of the web’s most robust and widely admired archives of live-music footage on his hate5six YouTube …
Read More »'Detached From Reality': Bill Barr Recounts Trump's Election Fraud Delusions
In its first hearing, the Jan. 6 committee last week played a clip of former Attorney General Bill Barr testifying that he told former President Trump that claims the 2020 election was stolen were “bullshit.” In its second hearing, the committee on Monday played several additional minutes of Barr’s testimony, …
Read More »The Kid Laroi Welcomes Australian Icons — Checks Notes — the Wiggles to Melbourne Show
The Kid Laroi invited some veritable legends of Australian music to join him on stage Sunday, June 12 — and not anyone from AC/DC, not Olivia Newton-John, Keith Urban, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Kylie Minogue, or Sia. Rather. Nope. It was the titans of down-under children’s entertainment, The Wiggles. The …
Read More »Watch Dead and Company Kick Off 2022 Tour With Live Premieres of 'Dear Mr. Fantasy' and 'Hey Jude'
Dead & Company kicked off their 2022 tour Friday evening with an epic show at L.A.’s Dodger Stadium that was heavy on Dead standards like “Casey Jones,” “China Doll,” “Jack Straw,” and “Scarlet Begonias.” Toward the end of the second set, they broke out a cover of Traffic’s “Dear Mr. …
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