Following Donald Trump‘s bizarre speech to West Point graduates, where the president opined on topics ranging from yachts and trophy wives to drag shows and golf, Rep. Jasmine Crockett is calling on Republicans to “start calling him out and start questioning his mental acuity, and whether or not he is …
Read More »Neil Young Performs Eighties Deep Cut 'My Boy' for First Time in 42 Years
Neil Young played his first full show of the year Friday night at a special benefit for Ontario’s Lakefield College School on the campus grounds. It was a frigid, rainy night, and tickets cost upwards of $1,500, with all the money going towards the restoration of a 116-year-old cottage near …
Read More »Mike Johnson Insists It's 'Moral' to Throw People Off Medicaid
Speaker Mike Johnson defended Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” that the House passed last week in the middle of the night, claiming the newly added Medicaid work requirements are “moral.” Meanwhile, the legislation will hand the rich a gigantic tax cut. “We looked at your home state, and the …
Read More »Trump's Crypto Grift Is the Latest Corruption Mike Johnson Says He's Too 'Busy' to Care About
House Speaker Mike Johnson wants you to know he is a very “busy” man. Too busy, in fact, to care about Donald Trump‘s blatant corruption. When confronted with legitimate concerns that Trump is using the power of the presidency to enrich himself by launching a crypto meme coin and allowing …
Read More »What Democrats Can Learn From Bruce Springsteen
“The America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration,” Bruce Springsteen declared from a Manchester, U.K. stage May 14. At the kick-off show of his newly …
Read More »Billy Joel 'Entirely Committed to Making a Full Recovery,' Daughter Alexa Ray Says
Following news of Billy Joel’s battle with a brain disorder, the Piano Man’s daughter Alexa Ray Joel turned to social media to thank his fans for their support as well as share a hopeful prognosis for her father. “I just wanted to thank you all for the beautiful outpouring of …
Read More »Judges Consider Managing Their Own Security Force Due to Rising Threats
Federal judges, worried that the president could withdraw the U.S. marshals protecting them in retaliation for ruling against his administration, are considering managing their own security force as threats to the judiciary are rising. The Wall Street Journal reports that judges discussed the idea of creating their own security detail …
Read More »Watch Fountains of Wayne Play First Public Concert in 12 Years
The reformed Fountains of Wayne staged their first full concert in 12 years Saturday, with the New Jersey power pop rockers delivering an hour-long set in Boca Raton, Florida. Earlier this year, the surviving members of Fountains of Wayne — singer Chris Collingwood, guitarist Jody Porter, and drummer Brian Young …
Read More »Sean Combs Trial: Kid Cudi Testifies, 'Diddy-Bopping,' and Obama-Shaped Ecstasy Pills
Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage The second week of Sean Combs’ criminal trial brought another celebrity witness to the stand: Kid Cudi, who testified Combs stood posed like a “Marvel supervillain” when he confronted the jealous hip-hop mogul over his car being firebombed in 2012. The alleged arson …
Read More »Mike Birbiglia Took 'The Good Life' From Stage to Screen in 60 Days. Here's How
I n his twenties, the comedian, director, and actor Mike Birbiglia learned to play the guitar because of its theatrical simplicity. “I always admired people who could walk into a bar and just… that’s the show,” he tells me. He liked the idea of not having to tech beforehand. No …
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