For starters, they’re called the Tobacco Force, and these intergalactic “avengers” battle extraterrestrial monsters by giving them cancer via chemicals like nicotine, mercury and ammonia… but let’s assume that any similarities to other groups of helmeted, high-kicking heroes, living or dead, are not coincidental. This quintet — technically a sextet …
Read More »Neil Diamond Has Only Started Processing His Parkinson's Diagnosis 'in the Last Few Weeks'
Neil Diamond is only just accepting his Parkinson’s diagnosis. The singer-songwriter, who is 82, first announced his diagnosis and that he would be retiring from touring in 2018. But in a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning that will air this weekend, Diamond admitted he spent the two years after …
Read More »Lizzo, Madonna Join Chorus of Artists Who 'Strongly Denounce' Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills
Lizzo and Madonna have both taken stances in calling out the recent rash of anti-LGBTQ bills like the Tennessee drag ban and laws aimed at trans healthcare. Earlier this month, Lizzo shared a series of tweets about getting to the root of the hate. “I’ve never heard a person say …
Read More »Las Vegas Shooter Was Obsessed With Hitler and Oklahoma City Bombers: FBI
The man who fatally shot 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest festival on Oct. 1, 2017, was into Hitler and other mass killers, according to new documents released by the FBI. The records paint a picture of 64-year-old Stephen Paddock as a recluse who became increasingly interested in guns …
Read More »Taylor Swift Is Getting a Street Renamed After Her in Arlington, Texas
Another stop on the Eras Tour, another ceremonial civic gesture honoring Taylor Swift: Arlington, Texas, has temporarily renamed a street near the AT&T Stadium — where Swift will perform this weekend — “Taylor Swift Way.” The city (located outside Dallas) announced the news Thursday with a characteristically goofy statement stuffed …
Read More »Lewis Capaldi Battles Tourette's and Anxiety — and Gets Support from Elton John — in Revealing Documentary
Lewis Capaldi has always wanted to sing. Ballads like “Someone You Loved” and “Before You Go,” which show off his powerful voice and heart-wrenching lyrics, made the Scottish artist a household name over the last few years — but fame and success haven’t been easy for him. His new documentary …
Read More »Douglass Mackey Found Guilty of Violating Rights With 2016 Memes Telling Hillary Fans to Vote By Text
A jury has found former internet troll Douglass Mackey guilty of violating people’s constitutional right to vote by disseminating memes encouraging Democrats to vote via text in the 2016 election. The decision comes after more than four days of deliberations. During the two-week trial, the prosecution presented testimony by MicroChip, …
Read More »'Yellowjackets' Finally Goes Full Cannibalism: 'We Scared the Crew'
Ever since the Yellowjackets pilot premiered, bookended by nightmarish sequences of its central characters ritualistically hunting and eating one of their own soccer teammates, a central question has hung over the show: when and why the hell did these seemingly ordinary teenage girls descend into gruesome cannibalism? It’s one of …
Read More »'Murder Mystery 2' Is Adam Sandler on Cruise Control
At this point in his career, after almost 30 years of cranking out hits and a recent Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Adam Sandler makes two kinds of movies. He can fully commit himself to projects of originality and depth, includingHustle, one of the few truly great basketball films …
Read More »First Look: Daniel Radcliffe Moderates Trevor Project Roundtable on Trans Day of Visibility
Friday, March 31, marks the Transgender Day of Visibility, an international celebration of transgender people and a day of awareness of the harassment and danger trans individuals can face. In honor of the day, the LGBTQ+ non-profit The Trevor Project will release its first episode of Sharing Space, a series …
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