Tommy Tuberville tried to brush off a request from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to discuss the Alabama senator’s refusal to approve key military promotions, alleging that he didn’t have time for a call with the Pentagon chief. Tuberville reconsidered a few hours later, opting to take a brief break from …
Read More »Duran Duran to Honor Guitarist Andy Taylor With Benefit Concert
Duran Duran will play a special benefit concert next month to raise money for the fight against prostate cancer, in honor of guitarist Andy Taylor, who revealed his own diagnosis last year. The gig will take place at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, California, on Aug. 19. Presale tickets …
Read More »Keeping Up With Kim Kardashian 'Nothing to Do With Fun,' Fran Drescher Says
Smiling cheek to cheek with Kim Kardashian “had nothing to do with being at a party or having fun,” according to Fran Drescher, the former Nanny star who’s now president of the labor union for actors, SAG-AFTRA. Drescher had to defend the company she keeps up with on Thursday, after …
Read More »'20 Days in Mariupol' Is a Chilling, You-Are-There Look at the Ukraine War
“My brain desperately wants to forget all of this. But the camera will not let it happen.” The voice on the soundtrack belongs to Mstyslav Chernov, a longtime war correspondent for the Associated Press. He had grown up in Ukraine, in the town of Kharkiv, and was part of a …
Read More »Trump Cheered His Killing As 'Retribution,' Now His Family Is Suing in Court
When far-left activist Michael Reinoehl was shot dead by law enforcement in a hail of bullets in September 2020, then-president Donald Trump infamously cheered his death as “retribution,” and Attorney General Bill Barr touted the killing as the “takedown” of an “admitted Antifa member.” Reinoehl’s estate is now suing in …
Read More »Kevin Spacey Calls Crotch Grabbing Claim 'Absolute Bollocks'
Kevin Spacey repeatedly rebuffed groping claims during his second day of testimony at his London sexual assault trial, July 14, leading to one particularly contentious exchange with a prosecutor. Per The Associated Press, Spacey responded to one complainant’s claim that the actor grabbed him backstage at a charity event by …
Read More »Juanes' Central Park Concert Abruptly Canceled Due to Excessive Crowd, 'Abundance of Caution'
Juanes’ concert Wednesday at New York’s Central Park was canceled early in the performance due to an enormous overflow crowd and an “abundance of caution,” organizers said. The Colombian rocker was just two songs into his set at the SummerStage when the concert was abruptly halted; while the SummerStage venue …
Read More »'Full Circle': Steven Soderbergh's Max Series Is a Confounding Mystery
Midway through Steven Soderbergh’s new thriller miniseries Full Circle, Sam Browne (Claire Danes) asks her brooding husband Derek (Timothy Olyphant), “Is there something else going on?” The query comes as the Brownes are dealing with a kidnap threat against their son, an apparent murder, and someone targeting the corporate empire …
Read More »Eric Church on Fans' Outraged Reaction to His CMA Fest Performance: 'I Was Shocked'
When Eric Church walked offstage at CMA Fest in June, he had no idea how polarizing the reaction would be to the set he had just performed. Some fans, perhaps expecting a show of note-for-note hits, were confused by Church’s jammy, soulful readings of singles, deep cuts, and even a …
Read More »Lucki Became One of Rap's Biggest Stars by Doing Things His Way
Only a select few rappers can move seamlessly from what is considered rap’s underground into a successful mainstream career. Chicago rapper Lucki‘s 2022 project Flawless Like Me reached number 12 on the Billboard 200, while his new highly anticipated album S*ex M*ney Dr*gs, released last week, earned him his highest …
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