When Nigerian singer Rema emerged with one of the best Afrobeats songs of the late 2010s, “Dumebi,” he was a teenager and he sounded like it. He looked like it in the video, too, a sunny hang with other fashionable teens in the kind of bright casuals you could snag …
Read More »Flashback: Shelley Duvall Battles Jack Nicholson in 'The Shining'
The sad news came down earlier today that actress Shelley Duvall died in her sleep of complications related to diabetes. She was 75. “My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us,” Dan Gilroy, her life partner, said in a statement. “Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly …
Read More »DaBaby Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Battery of California Homeowner
DaBaby accepted a misdemeanor, no-jail plea deal Thursday in his felony battery case involving a California homeowner who claims the “Suge” rapper sucker-punched him when he tried to break up an unauthorized video shoot at his rental property in December 2020. The rapper, who did not attend the court hearing …
Read More »Andy Samberg Opens Up About 'Difficult' Decision to Leave 'SNL': 'I Was Falling Apart in My Life'
Andy Samberg opened up about his “difficult” decision to depart Saturday Night Live in 2012 in a new interview with Kevin Hart. During his appearance on Peacock’s Hart to Heart, the former SNL Digital Short maestro and “Dick in a Box” singer said of his exit after seven seasons, “It …
Read More »Clairo Finds Liberation in Lush Seventies Melodies on 'Charm'
After the release of her 2019 debut album Immunity, Claire Cottrill could have capitalized on her music’s virality with another slew of made-for-TikTok bedroom-pop hits in the vein of the LP’s breakout songs, “Bags” and “Sofia.” But on her Laurel Canyon-esque 2021 follow-up Sling, the singer-songwriter opted for a far …
Read More »Wyatt Flores Stops Grand Ole Opry Show to Address Social Media Fallout After Fan's Suicide
An emotional Wyatt Flores, who has been open about his own struggles with mental health on and off the stage over the past year, performed an unreleased song on the topic Wednesday night at the Grand Ole Opry, dedicating it to his fans and acknowledging the late Aubreigh Wyatt. Playing …
Read More »He Wrote the Bush-Era 'Torture Memos.' Trumpworld Sees Him as a 'Guiding Light'
He wrote the infamous Bush-era “Torture Memos.” Today, John Yoo and his work are — in the words of one source close to Donald Trump — seen as a “guiding light” by MAGA lawyers and other Trump lieutenants who are seeking to form the legal foundations necessary for making a …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter's 'Hot Ones' Debut Proves Why Her New Album Isn't Called 'Short n' Spicy'
Sabrina Carpenter‘s tongue-in-cheek “Nonsense” outros are as spicy as she’s willing to get. The singer and songwriter powered through a row of increasingly hot chicken wings during her Hot Ones debut, only to come out on the other side knowing for certain that she’s far better suited for the sweet …
Read More »Zooming Past Zoom: How In-Person Connections Drive Business Success
Go ahead, tell me how great Zoom is. I have heard this more times than I care to repeat. In today’s fast-paced digital world, where communication tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams have become as commonplace as texts and emails, I remain steadfast in believing that nothing can truly replace …
Read More »The Great Computing Power Chase: Why It Matters and How We'll Win
We live in a world where every gadget, car, and even our homes are becoming brainier. This braininess, or “computing power,” is the magic sauce that makes everything smart and efficient. But recently, there’s been a lot of noise about this magic sauce running out. People used to worry that …
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