Texas public schools are set to begin providing parents with DNA and fingerprinting kits to aid in identifying their children in the event of an “emergency.” The program, which was set in motion following the 2013 Santa Fe High School shooting, is coming into implementation less than a year after …
Read More »He Gave Hip-Hop a Voice at the Grammys Before Being Fired. Ten Years Later, He's Ready to Talk
I t’s been nearly 20 years, but Alan Foster can still remember the first time he was passed over for a promotion at the Recording Academy. Foster had been working in the organization’s ticketing department for more than four years when, in 2003, his boss told him to interview for …
Read More »Trump Says He Wants Marjorie Taylor Greene in His Next Administration
If you’re wondering what a second term of Donald Trump would look like, look no further than Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. As he lays the groundwork for a 2024 presidential run, Trump has talked to close associates about who he’d tap for top government positions should he win back the …
Read More »Black Thought and Danger Mouse Deliver Pensive Ode to MF Doom in 'Belize' Video
The hip-hop duo Black Thought and Danger Mouse delivered a pensive ode to the late musician MF Doom in the music video for “Belize,” which appeared on their recently released collaborative album Cheat Codes. Super-producer Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton filmed the video under the direction of UNCANNY, also appearing in …
Read More »'Harry Potter' Star Tom Felton Says Emma Watson Encouraged Him to Write About Rehab Stints and Escape in New Memoir
British actor Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film franchise, credited his co-star and longtime friend Emma Watson with encouraging him to write about his struggles with alcoholism and multiple stints in rehab in his new memoir. In Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of …
Read More »'I'm Coming for Everything': Michael B. Jordan Makes the Past His Enemy in First 'Creed III' Trailer
It’s Michael B. Jordan vs. Jonathan Majors. The trailer for Creed III offers a glimpse at the next bout in the boxing franchise as Jordan’s Donnie Creed (son of Rocky rival, Apollo Creed) steps into the ring with Majors’ character Damian, a childhood friend who just got out of prison. …
Read More »Arctic Monkeys Perform 'The Car' Single 'I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am' Live From Brooklyn in New Video
Arctic Monkeys previewed their seventh studio album, The Car, for the first time with a debut live performance of “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am” just before the project was officially announced to the public. With the record set to arrive on Friday, the band has shared the …
Read More »Georgia Is Already Breaking Early-Voting Records
Georgia election workers say that the first day of early voting turnout for the November midterms has surpassed their midterm record set in the 2018 elections. Reports that over 125,000 Georgians casting their ballot just one day into early voting bolster national treads predicting massive turnout for the midterms, and …
Read More »Linqua Franqa Is Fighting for a Better World, Onstage and at the Picket Line
For most artists, standing on stage at New York’s Lincoln Center next to a gaggle of celebrities and staring out into a packed audience as your gear unceremoniously craps out on you would be nothing short of a living nightmare. (Imagine standing there fiddling with your guitar pedal while Alexander …
Read More »Trump Used Secret Service Protection to Scam Taxpayers
Donald Trump charged the Secret Service as much as five times the typical government rate to stay at his properties, records obtained by the House Oversight Committee reveal. The development is only the latest example of the former president using the office to enrich himself. “The exorbitant rates charged to …
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