A group of centrist Republicans is worried nobody on the GOP primary debate stage will hold Donald Trump accountable for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection. But they have a plan to fix that: boost Chris Christie. The group Country First — a centrist nonprofit founded by Adam …
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The Grammy Awards are getting ahead of the curve when it comes to dealing with artificial intelligence in the music industry. A change to the ceremony’s guidelines last month opened the door for music created with AI to be eligible for awards, however, “a work that contains no human authorship …
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Drena De Niro mourned the death of her son (and Robert De Niro’s grandson), Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, in an emotional post on Instagram, writing, “You were kindness, acceptance, and love, and I can’t believe any of this is real.” Rodriguez died on Monday, July 3, at the age of …
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In 1873, the United States passed a sweeping anti-obscenity law named for the vice-squad crusader put in charge of its enforcement. Anthony Comstock is said to have bragged that in his role as U.S. postal inspector he seized 150 tons of books, made 4,000 arrests — including of feminists Emma …
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It looks like Luke Combs and sounds like Luke Combs, but the words the country star is “speaking” in an online ad peddling “miracle” weight-loss gummies sure aren’t his. “I was at an all-time low, and then God blessed me with the miracle root gummies. My good friend Lainey Wilson …
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Taylor Swift knows we need more — so she’s giving us just that. The singer has added 14 more shows to the European/U.K. leg of her Eras Tour, and announced that Paramore will provide support throughout the trek. “Really can’t contain my excitement because… we’re adding 14 new shows to …
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Adele has had it with the news of people throwing crap at artists while they are performing. While at her Las Vegas residency, Adele called bullshit on an alarming trend that’s endangered artists and disrupted several shows over the last few weeks. “Have you noticed how people are like, forgetting …
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The morning after I graduated high school, I awoke to read the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, an attack on the right to control of one’s own body that led to a year of exhaustive anti-choice legislation. On Thursday, the summer after my first year at Harvard University, I awoke to …
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Bowen Yang‘s podcast Las Culturistas has paused production while the comedian and host addresses what he described as “bad bouts of depersonalization.” “Taking a very short break from [the podcast]. Bad bouts of depersonalization are fucking me up bad but I am doing my best to get better!” Yang wrote …
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Over the weekend, promotional posters for Jung Kook‘s forthcoming single “Seven” were plastered across London. The BTS member’s latest solo release is scheduled to arrive on July 14, but he’s kicking things off early with two not-so-new singles: “My You” and “Still With You.” Both records, released in 2020 and …
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