The judge in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial on Tuesday asked a juror a series of questions in court to find out whether Maxwell should be granted a new trial based on false information he provided during the jury selection process. In December, Maxwell wasfound guilty of five of the …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo Isn't Graduating From 'High School Musical' Quite Yet
Olivia Rodrigo has shifted almost entirely into pop star mode, but she’s keeping one foot in the door at her old Disney+ stomping grounds, at least for now. According to Entertainment Tonight, the actress-turned-chart topper will reprise her lead role as Nina Salazar-Roberts on High School Musical: The Musical: The …
Read More »Feds Charge Proud Boys Leader for Plotting 'New Years Revolution' on Jan. 6
Enrique Tarrio, who served as National Chairman of the Proud Boys on Jan. 6, has been hit with federal conspiracy charges for working to obstruct Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over Donald Trump. The indictment, embedded below, brings charges against Tarrio and five other members of the …
Read More »Fox News' Invasion Expert Is a Trump-Appointed Putin Propagandist Who Thinks Russia Is Being 'Too Gentle'
Tucker Carlson has been a little confused about how to respond to Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine. He’s long praised Vladimir Putin and even said the other year that he was rooting for him against Ukraine. Putin has since waged a war that has resulted in thousands of deaths, muddling Carlson’s …
Read More »'Life & Beth': Amy Schumer Goes Home Again
For a few years in the mid-2010s, Amy Schumer was as prominent and acclaimed a comic voice as there was to be found anywhere in American pop culture. Her Comedy Central show Inside Amy Schumer wickedly parodied the television of the day. (Josh Charles came in for note-perfect spoofs of …
Read More »Flashback: Pearl Jam Wrap Up 2016 Arena Tour With an Epic 'Yellow Ledbetter'
Pearl Jam fans are a fiercely loyal bunch, but a quick glance at Twitter, Facebook, and their fan forums shows that many of them are getting a little impatient when it comes to the band’s North American tour plans. The group was originally supposed to hit U.S. arenas in March …
Read More »Lauren Jauregui Talks Self-Love, Imposter Syndrome, and Making Music as a 'New Bitch'
At the start of the pandemic and its self-reflection-causing lockdown, Lauren Jauregui took to Instagram Live for weekly conversations, a series titled Attunement. She’d speak to experts about voting, recite poems, and ultimately share space with other individuals. “I was talking about my own healing process and sharing tools that …
Read More »Kanye West Is 'Dead' in New Poetic Art Piece
Kanye West declared himself “Dead” in a new poem/visual art piece shared on Instagram Tuesday, March 8. Similar to the “Divorce” piece he posted over the weekend, “Dead” finds Ye ostensibly working through this tumultuous time in his life: “They ran through my account like the sign said free bread/But …
Read More »'I Was an Underdog': How Myke Towers Made the Whole World Listen Up
Myke Towers raps with a natural ease — effortless, fluid, like he was born to do it. Except, when he was growing up in Puerto Rico, being a performer barely crossed his mind. “Music always spoke to me, but I swear to you, I never, ever, ever thought that I …
Read More »Ghost Predicted the Pandemic. Now the Metal Band Is Foretelling the Fall of Empires
When your day job requires you to dress up as a satanic pope, you’re going to have a complicated view of Christianity. But that doesn’t mean Tobias Forge, the creative mastermind behind the occult-rock band Ghost, can’t appreciate the religion’s artistic and cultural beauty. “In the same way that I …
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