In April 2023, Good Charlotte played their first show in five years in one of the most improbable places: the vast, luxe halls of the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in the South of France. Wearing Doc Martens and black suits with tattoos peaking out, Joel and Benji Madden, bassist Paul Thomas, …
Read More »Joni Mitchell to Revisit Her Jazz Explorations for New Archival Release
Joni Mitchell’s next deep dive into her archives will focus on the singer-songwriter’s decades-long exploration into jazz music. Joni’s Jazz, out September 4, features 61 jazz-focused studio recordings, live performances, and alternate takes from Mitchell’s catalog, stretching from 1968 to 2023. Mitchell previously hinted at the release in the liner …
Read More »Mariska Hargitay Says Playing Olivia Benson Helped Her Open Up About Her Own Sexual Assault
Mariska Hargitay spoke about how her years of playing Detective Olivia Benson and acting out stories centered on sexual violence on Law & Order: SVU helped give her the “deep compassion and empathy and understanding” to finally talk about her own experience with sexual violence. In an essay for People …
Read More »Singer-Activist Evan Greer Remembers the 2000s on '$5'
If you’re a politically-minded rock fan old enough to remember the 2000s, the past few weeks have felt sadly familiar. Once again, we’ve got a Republican president starting an unconstitutional war in the Middle East based on faulty intel, and a broader national trend of right-wing backlash here at home. …
Read More »Right-Wingers Are Losing Their Minds Over Zohran's Win
That great popping sound you may have heard ripple across New York City and beyond Tuesday night around 10:30 p.m. wasn’t champagne. It was the sound of a thousand Republican heads exploding at the news that 67-year-old accused sex pest and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had conceded the …
Read More »Everything We Really Know About Cardi B's 'Am I the Drama?'
After teasing her sophomore album nearly every year since her groundbreaking 2018 debut, Invasion of Privacy, Cardi B finally announced that it will drop on Sept. 19. This week, she revealed the cover art for her next body of work, aptly titled Am I the Drama?, after serving as high-profile …
Read More »'Love Island' Urges Fans to 'Be Kind' to Islanders in Second Warning About Cyberbullying
Love Island USA viewers spend five nights a week checking in on the islanders looking for love in the villa. For a series that runs for six weeks, this is more than enough time to develop emotional investments in the fate of strangers-turned-reality stars. Without access to phones, the islanders …
Read More »'The Onion' CEO on That Brutal 'New York Times' Op-Ed: 'Expect Us in Weird Places'
Readers of Sunday’s New York Times were treated to an unusual full-page ad from a rival newspaper — the venerated satire periodical The Onion. Most of the available space was taken up by a mocking editorial piece with a headline that blared: “Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs …
Read More »Este Haim Explains How She 'Grifted' Her Way Into 'White Lotus' Music-Consultant Job
Este Haim revealed more details about her music consultant gig on the second season of The White Lotus during the Haim sisters’ visit to Watch What Happens. Back in 2023, it was revealed that the bassist-singer spent time on the Sicily set of the hit HBO series. As Este told …
Read More »'This Is in Our DNA.' Western Senator Blasts Mike Lee's Crusade to Privatize Public Land
A land grab in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” — which would put 250 million acres of public lands at risk of being auctioned to the highest bidder — has been judged out of bounds by the Senate’s in-house rulekeeper. Trump’s lard-the-rich legislation is being pushed through Congress as …
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