A monster can be a green, scaly lizard that towers over buildings. Or a bloodsucking fiend in a black cape. Or an equivocating, self-pitying old man who refuses to own up to the lives he has destroyed and hides behind the blinkered assurance that God will forgive him for his …
Read More »Pink's Summer Carnival Tour Will Return to North America in 2024
Pink‘s Summer Carnival tour, which placed the singer in arenas and stadiums worldwide this year in support of her new album Trustfall, will return to North America in 2024. On Tuesday, the singer revealed a slate of new tour dates for which special guest Sheryl Crow will join her on …
Read More »'Poor Things': What If Emma Stone Was Frankenstein But Feminist and Horny?
“I ought to be thy Adam,” says the Creature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. “But I am rather a fallen angel.” It’s the basis for every mad scientist story: You try to create man and end up with a monster. Fuck around with playing God and see what happens. Poor Things …
Read More »The Weeknd Set to Headline 'Fortnite Festival' Game Mode
Fortnite has announced its first headlining act for its Festival game, and it’s The Weeknd.Fortnite Festivalis set to launch exclusively inFortniteon Dec. 9.The Canadian artist dropped a trailer Tuesday night, featuring different The Weeknd skins performing his 2022 hit, “Take My Breath.” According to a press release, “Fortnite Festivalis a …
Read More »Alicia Keys Musical 'Hell's Kitchen' Headed to Broadway This Spring
Hell’s Kitchen, themusical based loosely on the life of Alicia Keys, is headed to Broadway this spring. The show, with a score written by Keys and a book by Kristoffer Diaz, made its world premiere at the Public Theater on Nov. 19. The show will transfer to the Shubert Theater …
Read More »Jamie Foxx Makes First Public Appearance Since Hospitalization
Surprise guest Jamie Foxx took the stage Monday night at theCritics ChoiceAssociation’s Celebration of Cinema and Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements, marking it his first public outing since he was hospitalized for medical complications in April. Foxx, whose attendance was not announced in advance, was there to receive …
Read More »Diageo Begs Judge to Block 'Toxic' Diddy From New Ads, Cites Three Sexual Assault Lawsuits
Liquor giant Diageo says Sean “Diddy” Combs has become so “toxic” in the wake of three sexual assault lawsuits filed against him, it would be “unfair” for a judge to grant his request for control over an incoming $15 million marketing budget for DeLéon Tequila. In a new letter to …
Read More »See Fantastic Cat — Dudes Who Wear Cat Masks and Suits — Cover 'Band on the Run' With Butch Walker
Fantastic Cat make their case as the Harlem Globetrotters of Americana music with a head-spinning, instrument-trading, vocal-swapping rendition of Wings’ “Band on the Run.” The note-perfect but still ramshackle cover arrives on the 50th anniversary of the release of Paul McCartney and Wings’ 1973 album, Band on the Run, and …
Read More »Former Tucker Carlson Producer Accused of Sexual Assault
Tucker Carlson‘s former top producer at Fox News is being accused of sexually assaulting a former employee when they both worked at the network 15 years ago. In the lawsuit filed in New York State Court, Andrew Delancey alleged that after Justin Wells had promised to help advance his career, …
Read More »65 Years Later, Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' Soars to No. 1
It’s a holiday gift — 65 years in the making! On Monday, Brenda Lee‘s holiday classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song’s distinction arrives a whopping 65 years after it was first released when she was just 13 years old, breaking …
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