Michael J. Fox looks back on his life story in the upcoming documentary, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. A trailer for the film, which will premiere on Apple TV+ on May 12, shows clips from throughout the actor’s film and TV career (Family Ties, Back to the Future) before …
Read More »Democrat Cites Emoji Bullying as She Hands GOP a Veto-Proof Supermajority
North Carolina House Rep. Tricia Cotham stood before a bank of television cameras flanked by a dozen former rivals on Wednesday and announced she was done with the Democrats. “The modern Democratic Party has become unrecognizable to me and to so many others throughout this state and this country,” Cotham …
Read More »'The Little Mermaid' Remake Reworking Some Classic Songs' Lyrics to Include Consent
When The Little Mermaid returns to the big screen next month, the live-action remake will feature both new songs (co-written by Lin-Manuel Miranda), and some reworked lyrics on some of the animated film’s classics, composer Alan Menken reveals in a new interview. Speaking to Vanity Fair, Menken said that the …
Read More »Hold Steady Wake Up 'Late Night' With 'Sideways Skull'
The Hold Steady performed “Sideways Skull,” a track from their recently released The Price of Progress album, on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday. Frontman Craig Finn peered out into the void while hectoring a typically verbose narrative about meeting another band, drinking Newcastle, accepting a woman’s schoolyard insult-flirts …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Takes on the Emotions Classic 'Best of My Love' for Kellyoke
Love is no mystery to Kelly Clarkson. On the latest episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer ran through a cover of “Best of My Love,” the classic 1977 single from The Emotions, alongside her band Y’all. The song was originally recorded with vocals from multiple performers in the …
Read More »Louisiana's Coastline Is Crumbling. These Tribes Know How to Save it
T his story is part of thePulitzerCenter’s nationwideConnected Coastlinesreporting initiative. ROSINA PHILIPPE EXPERTLY steers a small metal boat through the brackish bayou. It’s a chilly February afternoon in Louisiana, and Philippe, an elder of the Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha Tribe, is bundled up in a camouflage hoodie. She’s lived here in the Grand …
Read More »How Musicians Survive the Road in a Post-Covid World
Life on the road may sound glamorous to some, but burnout and mental health challenges have affected musicians of all stripes since they first stepped on stage and struck a guitar chord on tour. The pandemic has worsened the load with many artists nixing tours and dates in favor of …
Read More »Michelle Obama and Oprah to Discuss 'The Light We Carry' in New Netflix Special
Six months after the release of her bestselling novel, The Light We Carry, former First Lady Michelle Obama will join Oprah for a Netflix special in which the two women discuss triumphing through difficult times. “The book came from people asking for guidance,” Obama tells Oprah in a new trailer. …
Read More »How Punk Legend Paul Simonon Channeled Del Shannon and Oscar Wilde on New Song
Decades ago, “when the Clash was falling apart” – as the band’s bassist Paul Simonon tells it – Joe Strummer wanted to return to his roots busking in public. So he and the band journeyed to the north of England to play in the streets. “We slept on a lot …
Read More »Dylan Mulvaney Won't Be Silenced by the Right-Wing Freakout Over Her and Bud Light
What do Kid Rock, conservative tears, and a bullet-ridden case of Bud Light have to do with transgender TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney? The answer should be absolutely nothing. Yet somehow, Mulvaney found herself the target of right-wing attacks due to a recently announced Bud Light collab with the trans TikTok …
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