Netflix has quietly released a new 40-minute video of Dave Chappelle lecturing a bunch of school children about why it’s unfair for them to criticize him for making transphobic jokes. What’s in a Name?, which is ostensibly being promoted as a stand-up special through Netflix’s comedy wing, captures a speech …
Read More »Burna Boy Guides Us Through His Triumphs and Struggles on 'Love, Damini'
Burna Boy makes deeply soulful songs that brim with a karma-clearing vivacity. The Nigerian native’s lucid bops feel like swagged-out libations to the ancestors: his songs convey a dutiful sense of history that blends seamlessly with the chill day-party vibes. And while the content in his songs is in many …
Read More »Aespa Celebrate Release of Mini-Album 'Girls' With Title Track Video
The girls of Aespa are our new favorite villain-fighting video game characters. On Friday, the K-pop group celebrated the release of their second mini-album,Girls, by dropping the action-packed video for their title track. Amid their signature choreography, the video sees the group — comprising Winter, Giselle, Karina, and Ningning — …
Read More »Jane Doe Drops $20 Million Rape Lawsuit Against Trey Songz
An unnamed woman who accused Trey Songs of raping her in a $20 million lawsuit earlier this year has had her case dismissed at her request. In court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, Jane Doe asked a judge in late June for the case to be dismissed without prejudice. On …
Read More »FLO Is the R&B Girl Group We Never Knew We Needed
“Oooooooo I like dis so much” is what R&B queen SZA said when she heard three-piece girl group FLO’s debut single “Cardboard Box” for the first time. At the time, Stella, Renee, and Jorja were just three British girls trying to launch their careers as an R&B group. Since then, …
Read More »'Broadway Fans and Rock Fans Have So Much in Common': Almost Famous Musical Will Finally Hit Broadway This Fall
It’s been four years since Cameron Crowe first teased an Almost Famous musical when he dropped a 20-second video of composer Tom Kitt playing piano, while William Miller’s signature yellow post-its displayed clues on the wall. Now, Crowe is officially bringing his beloved film to Broadway, slated to open at …
Read More »James Caan, Film Icon Who Starred in 'The Godfather', Dead at 82
James Caan, the Hollywood icon who portrayed Sonny Corleone in The Godfather and starred in films like Brian’s Song, Thief, and Misery, has died at the age of 82. The actor’s family announced Caan’s death Thursday on social media. “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the …
Read More »Herschel Walker Lied to His Own Campaign About His Secret Children
It isn’t hard to figure out what drew Donald Trump to Herschel Walker. The Heisman Trophy winner, like the former president who endorsed him for Senate in Georgia, is a habitual liar. It’s been revealed just in the past few months that Walker has lied about his academic record, that’s …
Read More »Trump Foes Were 'Randomly' Selected for Intensive IRS Audit
James Comey and Andrew McCabe — the former FBI director and former acting FBI director who drew former President Trump’s ire over the Russia investigation — were targets of an intensive, incredibly rare IRS audit that is supposed to be random, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The IRS …
Read More »Elon Musk Secretly Had Twins With a Company Exec Last Year: Report
Elon Musk is just doing his part to help populate Earth, according to his tweet following news that he secretly had twins with one of his company’s executives last year. “Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis,” he tweeted on Thursday, July 7. “A collapsing birth rate is the …
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