Mark Latunski — who murdered Kevin Bacon in 2019 after meeting him on Grindr — was sentenced to life in prison Thursday. “The court finds that this is a crime of cold calculation,” Judge Matthew Stewart said, per CBS. “Kevin Bacon’s death was Mark Latunski’s design.” Latunski pleaded guilty in …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Sings Third Eye Blind's 'Jumper' in Honor of the LGBTQ Community
Kelly Clarkson is lending her voice to celebrate the LGBTQ community and discourage discrimination on Spirit Day. On Thursday, during her beloved “Kellyoke” segment of her talk show, Clarkson sang Third Eye Blind‘s “Jumper.” After belting the track’s lyrics while backed by her My Band Y’all, Clarkson explained the significance …
Read More »The GOP Voter Suppression Machine Has a New Target: Trans People
The Republican campaign of voter suppression — voter ID laws, closures of polling places, voter purges — is normally aimed at making it harder for people of color to vote, in the hopes of preserving Republicans’ white-minority rule for as long as possible. But another population has found itself in …
Read More »Tegan and Sara's 'Crybaby' Is A Wild Ride
In the two-plus decades since twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin started making music together, they’ve become more than just a beloved pop duo; High School, the Clea DuVall-created TV show based on their joint memoir of the same name, debuted on Amazon FreeVee earlier this month, and their LGBTQ …
Read More »Lucinda Williams Is Set to Tell Her Secrets in Upcoming Memoir
In her song “Metal Firecracker,” Lucinda Williams pleaded with her traveling companion not to reveal any of the secrets they talked about on their journey. But in 2023, Williams herself will share those untold stories in a new memoir titled after that lyric in the Car Wheels on a Gravel …
Read More »'All Quiet on the Western Front' Trailer Highlights the Horrors of War in New Netflix Adaptation
The iconic anti-war novel, “All Quiet on the Western Front,” was written by Erich Maria Remarque, a German World War I veteran, in a newspaper in 1928, then later a book in 1929. The story follows the journey of German soldiers during the war and the mental and physical toll …
Read More »Sheryl Crow, Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild Join Nashville Benefit for Sandy Hook Promise
Sheryl Crow and Little Big Town singer Karen Fairchild are two of the numerous artists set to perform at a Nashville benefit concert on Nov. 30 for Sandy Hook Promise, the gun violence prevention nonprofit founded by musician Mark Barden after losing his son in the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, massacre. …
Read More »George Clooney? Julia Roberts? A Rom-com? 'Ticket to Paradise' Isn't a Movie, It's a Time Machine
Movie stars — remember them? Ticket to Paradise sure does, and it’s banking on the fact that you, the audience member, would actually be willing to leave the comfort of your couch and 7,200 streaming services to go see two of ’em! Together! In a romantic comedy! On a big …
Read More »Family of Astroworld Victim Settles Lawsuit Against Travis Scott, Live Nation
The family of one of the people killed in the Astroworld tragedy has settled their lawsuit against Travis Scott, Live Nation, and others involved in the Nov. 5, 2021, crowd surge that killed 10 people and injured hundreds more at the Houston festival. Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee, who, on behalf …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Wrote a James Bond Theme Before Billie Eilish Took Over: 'I'm Not Gonna Pretend It Didn't Hurt'
“I’m not gonna pretend it didn’t hurt not doing it,” Sheeran said during an appearance on That Peter Crouch Podcast. In 2019, he had already begun writing his take on the famous theme for Daniel Craig’s latest Bond film. The opportunity first came in 2017 when Bond producer Barbara Broccoli …
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