Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is putting the full weight of the Florida government behind an effort to defeat a ballot measure that would protect abortion access in the state —including by enlisting government lawyers in a campaign to silence a young mother with terminal brain cancer who is warning of …
Read More »Charli XCX Reveals 'Brat' Got Its Now-Iconic Blurry Text Cover to 'Save Money'
Charli XCX never thought Brat was going to have the cultural impact it has. In an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, the pop star revealed that she opted for the now-iconic chartreuse text cover to save money. “Where the actual first idea of doing a text cover came …
Read More »Troy Aikman Calls Taylor Swift 'The Mrs.' During Chiefs Game
During the Kansas City Chiefs‘ game Monday night, the former Cowboys quarterback and ESPN commentator Troy Aikman incorrectly described Taylor Swift as “the Mrs.” in reference to her relationship with Travis Kelce. After the camera cut to Swift following a play by Travis in the second quarter, Aikman said, “The …
Read More »Björk's Nearly 500-Page 'Cornucopia' Book Will Document Her Five-Year Tour
First a tour, then a film, and now a book. Björk announced Tuesday that she would release Cornucopia: The Book, which documents the five-year tour with images by photographer Santiago Felipe, next month. “Before this tour, I spent a decade working with 360-degree sound and visual software in virtual reality …
Read More »Yung Miami, GloRilla Set to Perform at 2024 BET Hip-Hop Music Awards
Female rappers GloRilla and Yung Miami will perform at the 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Joining them on one of Hip-Hop’s biggest nights are 310babii, 2 Chainz, Big Boogie, Bossman DLow, E-40, Juicy J, Roscoe Dash, Soulja Boy, and Trina. Travis Scott will receive the I Am Hip-Hop Award. The award …
Read More »'It Is Not Survivable:' Florida Officials Give Evacuation Warnings as Hurricane Milton Closes In
Florida officials continue to implore residents to evacuate as Hurricane Milton nears landfall Wednesday, with Gov. Ron DeSantis saying on Tuesday that “time is running out” for residents to protect themselves from the deadly storm. “You have time today. Time is running out,” DeSantis said Tuesday, as NBC News reports. …
Read More »Garth Brooks on Sexual Assault Lawsuit: 'This Thing Is On'
It’s business as usual for Garth Brooks, who was sued last week for sexual assault. On the Monday edition of his Facebook Live show, Inside Studio G, the country artist, who denied the allegations, indicated he would be in it for the long haul with a legal battle, which he …
Read More »Confusion and Comedy Combine in 'The Diplomat,' Season Two Trailer
The explosive ending of the first season of The Diplomat is right where the trailer for the second season opens. Did a car bomb kill the husband of Kate Wyler (Keri Russell), the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom? The answer arrives fairly quickly in the clip when Wyler approaches …
Read More »Trump Secretly Gave Putin Covid Tests During Shortage, Book Says
Donald Trump‘s political persona is based around putting the United States first. The pitch, as with just about everything the former president claims he stands for, comes with a few caveats. Journalist Bob Woodward writes in his new book War, for instance, that Trump secretly sent Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Read More »Netflix's 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' Adaptation to Premiere in December
The first part of Netflix‘s long-in-the-works adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s magic-realism masterpiece, One Hundred Years of Solitude, will debut on the streaming service on Dec. 11. There will be 16 episodes total with a second part premiering at a later, as yet unannounced date. A previously released teaser for …
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