The United States Department of Justice’s civil rights division has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against SpaceX, Elon Musk‘s space exploration company, alleging that it discriminated against asylees and refugees in its hiring practices. According to the suit, between September 2018 and May 2022, SpaceX allegedly “discouraged asylees and refugees …
Read More »Trump Tells Allies He's Skipping Debate to Punish Fox, Murdochs
In the weeks leading up to his announcement that he’d snub Wednesday’s Fox News GOP presidential debate, Donald Trump was relishing the idea of punishing the Murdoch family. The ex-president’s plans to ditch and counter-program the debate is in part retribution for the Fox-controlling clan’s backing of Florida governor Ron …
Read More »'Ahsoka' Premiere: Non-'Star Wars' Superfans Will Be Lost in Space
This post contains spoilers for the two-part series premiere of Ahsoka, now streaming on Disney+. The Star Wars Disney+ shows run by Jon Favreau and/or Dave Filoni have had a very delicate relationship with Clone Wars and Rebels, the two animated series that Filoni ran in the 2000s and 2010s. …
Read More »'Reservation Dogs' Recap: Acid Trip or Alien Encounter?
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Reservation Dogs, “House Made of Bongs,” now streaming on Hulu. Earlier this season, Bear’s new friend Maximus showed him home movies from Maximus’ own teenage years, and it was hard to look at those images and not imagine a Seventies version …
Read More »Usher, Summer Walker, and 21 Savage Are 'Good Good' in New Video
There’s nothing better than an amicable breakup. On Wednesday, Usher released the music for his single “Good Good,” which features verses from R&B sweetheart Summer Walker and rap star 21 Savage. The Warren Fu-directed video opens with Usher showing off his dance moves in front of a city skyline wearing …
Read More »14 Lizzo Dancers Received Separate Settlement Prior to Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Six months before three dancers sued Lizzo for sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, 14 other dancers who worked with the singer received a separate settlement in connection to her 2022 documentary Love, Lizzo, the Los Angeles Times reports. At issue was a five-minute clip from the HBO …
Read More »Priscilla Presley Shares Bittersweet Memory of Her Last Night With Lisa Marie
Priscilla Presley shared some bittersweet memories of the last night she spent with her daughter, Lisa Marie, before her unexpected death earlier this year. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Presley said she gathered “there was something not right” with Lisa Marie’s health the last time they saw …
Read More »Suspect Identified in Killing of Store Owner Over Pride Flag
The suspect in the murder of Laura Ann Carleton has been identified. The beloved California store owner was fatally shot last week after a confrontation over a Pride flag. Travis Ikeguchi, 27, had made “several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag that stood outside the store before shooting Carleton,” according …
Read More »Margo Price Goes Down the Psychedelic Rabbit Hole With 'Strays II'
Margo Price continues to embark on her own evolution with Strays II, an extension of her original 2023 opus with nine new songs that will arrive in the form of three distinct acts. The Nashville singer-songwriter announced that the double album will arrive on Oct. 13, and shared Act I: …
Read More »16 Heat-Related Hospitalizations Reported After Snoop Dogg's Houston Show
With temperatures reaching 104 degrees in Houston this past weekend, more than two dozen fans attending Snoop Dogg‘s concert at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on Saturday experienced heat-related illnesses, according to reports from USA Today. Among the 35 affected attendees, 16 were transported to a local hospital for treatment …
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