The apparent behind-the-scenes drama on Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York City could probably make its own reality show. Last Friday, as NYC natives put in their happy-hour drink orders at the end of a long week, the city’s gossip bible, Page Six, reported that Bravo would be taking RHONY …
Read More »Lily Meola and Jamey Johnson Give Us the Heartache Song We Didn't Know We Needed
Over the course of her decade-plus-long career, Lily Meola has carved out a niche that isn’t really a niche; as heard on this year’s Postcards to Heaven EP, the Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter floats between modern country and willowy pop. But starting with one of her first mentors — Willie Nelson — …
Read More »Mumford & Sons Are Reviving Their Railroad Revival Tour
Mumford & Sons will hit the rails again for the first time in over a decade, announcing the return of their Railroad Revival Tour. The summer 2025 run will pick up where the 2011 tour left off, at New Orleans’ Woldenberg Park on Aug. 3. After that, Mumford & Sons …
Read More »Kennedy Ryan and the Fight to Make Romance Black
Before Kennedy Ryan was a New York Times bestselling romance author, she was an eighth grader in a rural North Carolina town hiding harlequin romances wherever she could fit them in her room. “It was the age of the cliche covers. You know, the kissing couple on the front,” Ryan …
Read More »'Murderbot': Rise of Alexander Skarsgård as the Machine
Is the title character of the new Apple TV+ series Murderbot the most relatable person, machine, or other in science fiction history? Yes, the security unit (played by Alexander Skarsgård) has no genitals and various deadly weapons built into its artificial body. But its desires are simple:“All I really wanted …
Read More »Farm Aid to Celebrate 40th Anniversary in Minneapolis
Farm Aid will celebrate its 40th anniversary on September 20 with a super-sized show at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, featuring Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, and Margo Price in addition to Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Trampled by …
Read More »Cassie Testifies on 'Freak-Offs' at Sean Combs Trial: 'I Felt Disgusting. I Was Humiliated'
Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage A year and a half after Casandra “Cassie” Ventura filed her explosive lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs, the R&B singer took the stand Tuesday in front of a packed courtroom to testify against the man she claimed emotionally, physically, and sexually abused …
Read More »Even MAGA Republicans Are Torching Trump for Accepting Jet From Qatar
It’s getting increasingly difficult for Republicans and even the MAGA faithful to defend Donald Trump’s unconstitutional or otherwise misguided actions as president. In the case of Trump accepting a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar, they aren’t even trying — and some of them, including some of the president’s most …
Read More »Gérard Depardieu Convicted of Sexual Assault in France
Gérard Depardieu was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, The New York Times reports. The French actor received an 18-month suspended sentence, and his name will be added to the national sex offender registry. Depardieu will also face civil penalties, with the judge …
Read More »Cynthia Erivo to Star in One-Woman London Production of 'Dracula'
Cynthia Erivo is headed back to the stage. The British actress will star in a one-woman production of Dracula on London’s West End, taking on all 23 roles in the play, according to Deadline. Dracula, adapted and directed by Kip Williams, will play at the Noel Coward Theatre for a …
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