Madi Diaz — one of Nashville’s brightest and most brutally honest songwriters — asks a simple question on her new single: “Do you think this could ruin your life? Cause I can see it ruining mine.” Diaz unravels “Same Risk” over cozy acoustic guitar, while the accompanying video features her …
Read More »RFK Jr.'s Family Bashes Him After Third Party Announcement
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in Philadelphia on Monday that he will launch an independent, third-party run for the presidency, abandoning his previous bid to topple President Joe Biden asthe Democratic nominee. “I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate for president of the United States,” he said to cheers …
Read More »Trump and MAGA Allies Push Conspiracy Theory About Hamas Crossing Southern Border
Responding to an eruption of deadly violence between Hamas militants and Israeli Defense Forces that threatens to claim many more lives in the days ahead, Donald Trump and far-right allies are using the crisis to push a familiar anti-immigration narrative back home. According to MAGA world, Hamas won’t stop at …
Read More »Extreme Heat, Palm Trees and Crocodiles in Wyoming and the Craziest Climate Crisis Theory of Them All
After having witnessed the warmest summer on record, many are understandably wondering just how hot it could get? Perhaps there are some clues in Earth’s past. If we’re looking for a paleo-analog for the deadly heat we might face if we continue to warm our planet through fossil fuel burning …
Read More »'Fair Play' Director Chloe Domont on Consent and That Shocking Ending
I t’s late summer, and I’m seated across from Chloe Domont in a congested Brooklyn coffee shop. Both the writers’ and actors’ strikes are in full effect, creating an air of unease. This should be a time of celebration for Domont, whose first feature Fair Play — a sexy psychological …
Read More »The Twin Flames Dating 'Cult' Targeting the Lonely (and Ryan Gosling)
A combination of modern loneliness and New Age woo-woo has convinced a great many people not merely that they need a soulmate, but that, through some unwritten promise of the universe, they are owed one. This belief, along with the more modest goal of a quick hookup, has kept countless …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Plots Return to the Road in Spring 2024
Bruce Springsteen is aiming to return to the road by next spring after postponing the rest of his 2023 tour as he continues to undergo treatment for peptic ulcer disease. Springsteen and the E Street band will launch the new trek March 19, 2024 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, …
Read More »See One of Angus Cloud's Final Performances in 'Your Lucky Day' Trailer
“This is America,” Angus Cloud says at the beginning of the trailer for the upcoming film, Your Lucky Day. “America don’t care how you get yo’ money.” In the film, the late actor, who died of an accidental overdose in July, plays an enterprising thug who robs a lottery winner …
Read More »Does Martin Scorsese Know What 'Hits Different' and 'Simp' Mean?
Martin Scorsese has proven once again that, even into his eighties, he’s still capable of grasping and channeling the particular nuances of the American experience better than anyone. No, this doesn’t have to do with his new movie Killers of the Flower Moon, but rather his really solid understanding of …
Read More »Roy Wood Jr. Exits 'The Daily Show' After 8 Years as Correspondent
The Daily Show still hasn’t hired a permanent host, and now they’ve lost their correspondent Roy Wood Jr. The comedian has informed Comedy Central that he will not be returning to the position he has held for the past eight years when the show returns later this month, according to …
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