An estimated 7 million people turned out to more than 2,700 “No Kings” anti-authoritarian protests across the country on Saturday, according to organizers. If estimates are correct, it would be one of the largest one-day protests in American history. Although the rallies were peaceful and even joyful, that didn’t stop …
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“I’m a bit of a troublemaker,” says Avenged Sevenfold frontman M. Shadows. The self-described atheist is referencing the reaction to a video message he recorded for Israeli hostages Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal, welcoming the two men home after two years in captivity. Gilboa-Dalal, who was 22 when kidnapped by …
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Bruce Springsteen delivered a three-song acoustic set — including a rare performance of “Streets of Philadelphia” — Saturday at the Academy Museum Gala, where the E Street rocker was given the Legacy Award. Taking the stage at the Academy Museum, Springsteen opened with the track that earned him both the …
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Charley Crockett is making a career out of being underestimated, either by the business or by his very own fans. This past week, he proved that again with a three-night residency at one of Manhattan’s most exclusive and longest-running supper clubs, the Café Carlyle on the Upper East Side. This …
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Sabrina Carpenter mocked the controversy over her Man’s Best Friend album cover and fired back at her “horndog pop star” reputation during her Saturday Night Live monologue. “Last time I was here, for the 50th anniversary, I got to sing with Paul Simon, and since then my new album Man’s …
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There are dozens upon dozens of books, biographies, film-by-film breakdowns, published interviews, recorded public appearances and moderated Q&As, behind-the-scenes clips, and overall tributes to Martin Scorsese. There is, it’s safe to say, nothing quite like Mr. Scorsese, Rebecca Miller’s five-hour docuseries on the filmmaker who’s given us Mean Streets, Taxi …
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Two-time Saturday Night Live musical guest Sabrina Carpenter — also the host of Saturday’s show performed two tracks from her seventh and latest album, Man’s Best Friend. Carpenter opened with the lead single “Manchild,” which she co-wrote with Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff and Amy Allen. The pop star, who graced Rolling …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update took on Donald Trump‘s commutation of Republican former congressman and fraudster George Santos‘ seven-plus year prison sentence, his decision to give Argentina a $20 billion financial aid package, and the president’s recent Time magazine cover. “Yesterday, President Trumpfinally released what everyonehas been asking him torelease: …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Donald Trump joined a Gen Z boys’ podcast about snacks in which he simultaneously dissected both Airheads and his chances of getting into heaven. On “Snack Homiez,” Trump (James Austin Johnson) told the podcast hosts—one of whom was played by Sabrina Carpenter—that “it’sbeen a long time comingwith …
Read More »America Is 'Worth Fighting For' Say Protesters at 'No Kings' Rally
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators turned out in Washington, D.C., and cities across the nation on Saturday, to protest what they characterize as the increasingly authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. “We’re here representing normal people — regular, peaceful Americans — who are against what this administration is …
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