Dr. Luke is a “limited public figure,” the New York Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The new update comes about a month before the trial between the producer (real name Lukasz Gottwald) and Kesha is set to begin. As a public figure, Luke will be subject to a higher burden …
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Extreme supporters of Donald Trump are spreading the word to remain non-violent at the protests of his indictment in Miami — less because violence is unjustified and more because they believe the demonstrations are a trap, set by the feds, to snare MAGAdonians in Jan. 6-style legal trouble. On his …
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Cormac McCarthy, the celebrated novelist known for his stunning, apocalyptic visions of the American West, died Tuesday, June 13. He was 89. McCarthy’s publisher, Penguin Random House, confirmed his death in a statement, according to The Washington Post. A cause of death was not given. McCarthy’s work was often bleak …
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A few years ago, around the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a perplexing shift in the wellness space. Yoga teachers, holistic healers, crystal sellers — people who had never posted anything remotely political, seemed, all of a sudden, to start posting about the dangers of 5G radiation, surgical …
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The 2023 Tony Awards were able to continue to air as planned this year on the condition that it be unscripted so as not to cross the Writers Guild of American picket lines. This resulted in a show that stumbled through a few hiccups but bolstered some savage moments — …
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Come Friday, all eyes will be on the much-anticipated premiere of The Flash. It’s for two reasons: the Barry Allen-centered movie is Warner Bros. and DC’s main hope for a blockbuster hit following the studio’s shock decision to shelve the completed $90 million Batgirl film last year in light of …
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Fox News is escalating its effort to prevent Tucker Carlson from hosting a new show on Twitter, with Axios reporting on Monday that the network has sent its former star host a cease-and-desist letter. The letter comes a week after Fox sent Carlson a letter informing him that his new …
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Banking giant JPMorgan Chase has agreed to a settlement with the victims of Jeffrey Epstein. The tentative agreement, announced June 12, settles a lawsuit brought last fall over the bank’s ties to the disgraced financier, who built a sex trafficking operation during the 2000s and 2010s and sexually abused dozens …
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New York’s own Hot 97 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop at the musical heart of the genre’s birthplace: Madison Square Garden. The celebration, currently scheduled for Sept. 15, will be hosted by special guests Mariah Carey and Maxwell, two artists who exemplify hip-hop‘s extended influence beyond the realm …
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The Golden Globe Awards will soon be under new ownership, with Dick Clark Productions purchasing the awards show and all its assets from the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The acquisition will mean the “winddown” (as it was put in a statement) of the HFPA and its membership, as well …
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