Kevin Smith has revealed that he took a monthlong break last January to get treatment for his mental health. After recognizing that he was dealing with trauma stemming from childhood sexual abuse and body dysmorphia, which spurred what he described to People as a “complete break from reality,” the filmmaker …
Read More »Montana Legislature Punishes Trans Lawmaker for Telling It Like It Is
On Wednesday, after closing the House Chamber gallery to the public, Montana’s House Republicans voted to ban State Rep. Zooey Zephyr, who is trans, from entering the chamber floor, anteroom, and gallery for the rest of this session. Zephyr, a Democrat, will still be able to vote remotely on legislation. …
Read More »Pras Michel Convicted in Federal Conspiracy Case
The Fugees‘ Pras Michel was convicted on federal charges of conspiracy and falsifying records for his role in a multimillion-dollar government influence campaign that involved both the Obama and Trump administrations. Michel was convicted of all 10 counts against him, as The Washington Post reports. Those charges included money laundering, …
Read More »E. Jean Carroll Recounts 'Extremely Painful' Rape, Trump Stays Home Shitposting
“I’m here because Donald Trump raped me.” That’s how E. Jean Carroll opened her testimony on Wednesday against Donald Trump in Manhattan Federal Court, according to the Associated Press. She continued, “When I wrote about it, he said it didn’t happen. He lied and shattered my reputation, and I’m here …
Read More »Kesha Reveals Her New Album: 'I Really Dug Into My Uglier Emotions'
K esha was on the verge of a panic attack in the spring of 2020 when her aging cat Mr. Peeps brought over her headphones. She’d been spiraling a lot back then, like so many people, her anxiety mounting as the pandemic shut down the music industry — but she …
Read More »Boring is Good: The Moral Case for Joe Biden
If you’re a little bit bored by Tuesday’s announcement that Joe Biden is running for re-election, I sympathize. The guy and his re-election campaign are not that exciting. Ageism aside, he’s 80 and showing it. He’s basically an establishment liberal, not pushing for the kinds of systemic changes that many …
Read More »Neil Gorsuch Has Joined the Supreme Court Ethics Scandal Party
Clarence Thomas is not alone. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has also benefitted financially from parties with an interest in the high court’s business while neglecting to disclose the relationship, growing concerns over corruption within the institution. Politico reported on Tuesday that Gorsuch had been trying to sell a piece …
Read More »Roger Waters Concert in Frankfurt Can Go Ahead, German Court Rules
Roger Waters will be allowed to play a concert in Frankfurt, Germany at the end of May, after an administrative court ruled against local officials who had tried to cancel the concert. According to German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle, neither the city of Frankfurt, nor the German state of Hesse …
Read More »DeSantis' Surgeon General Doctored Covid Vaccine Study
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo altered the findings of a 2022 Covid-19 vaccine study to present the risk of adverse cardiac events in vaccinated males as being higher than it actually was, according to documents obtained by Politico. In a draft of the study, Ladapo, a vocal vaccine skeptic associated …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Album of Break-Up Songs and Possible Scrapped Demos Surfaces Under Pseudonym
On March 10, Miley Cyrus returned with her eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation. It wasn’t the devastating divorce album she was expected to release, with her ruminations on the dissolution of her relationship with Liam Hemsworth tucked in between sweaty dance records and self-love anthems. All of the grit …
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