PJ Harvey and composerTim Phillips have released a new cover Leonard Cohen‘s “Who by Fire.” The ornately-arranged version was created for Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters, whose executive producer and starSharon Horgansought Harvey out for the cover. “I thought of the words of‘Who by Fire’soon after the series was picked …
Read More »'Beast': Idris Elba Battles the 'Cujo' of Lions
“It’s the law of the jungle,” one character says fairly early on in Beast — “early” as in after we’ve established that a lion decides to become a four-legged vigilante once some poachers slaughter his pride, but before this one-cat army sets his sights on our hero and his family. …
Read More »Prosecutors Talk R. Kelly's 'Dark Side'; Defense Calls Witnesses 'Extortionists' at Trial
Chicago, Ill. — A federal prosecutor made an initial attempt at shedding light on R. Kelly’s “dark side” during opening statements for the disgraced artist’s federal sex crimes and child pornography trial in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 17. According to the Chicago Tribune, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Julien told jurors …
Read More »Liz Cheney Leaks Audio Contradicting Trump-Backed Rival's Accusations
What should have been a quick phone call between primary opponents has now devolved into a televised, audio-leaking debacle between the defeated Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and her Trump-backed primary opponent Harriet Hageman. It started when Cheney said that once the election was decided she tried to call Hageman to …
Read More »BTS Might Not Have to Serve in the Military if They Keep Serving on Stage
Amid their ongoing success, both collectively and individually, the members of BTS have been followed by the shadow of their looming military service duties. In South Korea, it is standard for men to begin a 21-month term by their 28th birthday. Those in BTS who have already passed the age …
Read More »C'mon Guys, Kanye West Isn't Selling Clothes Out of Garbage Bags — They're Obviously Construction Bags
Kanye West popped up on — where else? — Fox News to clear up some ostensible confusion about how he’s selling his new Yeezy Gap collection. The various items, the rapper/designer insisted, aren’t being sold out of large trash bags (even though that’s exactly what it looks like). They’re being …
Read More »Trina from 'Victorious' and Jenny from 'Gossip Girl' Were Almost Cast as Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana was never just an “Ordinary Girl.” Sixteen years after Miley Cyrus took on the role of Miley Ray Stewart and her alter ego Hannah Montana, the casting director for the beloved Disney Channel show revealed the two other actresses who were in the final running for the iconic …
Read More »Q Lazzarus, Cult Favorite Behind 'Goodbye Horses' Who Disappeared for Decades, Dead at 61
Q Lazzarus, the mysterious cult artist best known for her 1988 single “Goodbye Horses” — which featured prominently in The Silence of the Lambs — died last month. She was 61. A cause of death was not immediately available. A short obituary notice for Diane Luckey — Q Lazzarus’ real …
Read More »FBI Questioning Trump's National Security Staff About His Top Secret Document Alibi
When FBI agents found top secret documents at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, the former president and his staff claimed the docs were actually declassified by a mysterious “standing” declassification rule. Now, the feds are investigating Trump’s alibi to see if anyone besides Trump heard about it. Two people familiar with …
Read More »Cheney Loses Reelection Bid to Trump-Backed Challenger
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) — the vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee and one of the only Republican to openly criticize former President Donald Trump — saw her bid for reelection come to an end on Tuesday when she lost the Republican primary to represent Wyoming‘s at-large district in …
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