After months of exploring options for possible exemption, BTS‘ label has confirmed that all seven members of the K-Pop group plan to fulfill their mandatory military duties in South Korea. Jin will be the first to enlist following the release of his forthcoming solo material at the end of the …
Read More »Steve Bannon Should Get Six-Month Prison Sentence, Government Says
The federal government wants a six-month prison sentence and a $200,000 fine for Steve Bannon, the longtime Trump ally who has been convicted of contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee. “For his sustained, bad-faith contempt of Congress, the Defendant should be …
Read More »Kanye West Buying Right-Wing 'Free Speech' App Parler to Do God Knows What
Just days after spouting more antisemitic comments and spreading debunked claims about George Floyd’s death, Kanye West is further leaning into the world of conservatism by reportedly agreeing to buy the right-wing social media platform Parler. Parler’s parent company, Parlement Technologies, announced that Ye had agreed in principle to purchase …
Read More »Sam Smith Announces Fourth Album 'Gloria': It 'Feels Like a Coming of Age'
Following the success of their single “Unholy” with Kim Petras, Sam Smith is ready for what’s next: their fourth studio album. On Monday, the British singer announced that their LP Gloria will be released on Jan. 27, 2023. “It feels like emotional, sexual, and spiritual liberation,” Smith said in a …
Read More »George Floyd's Family Feel 'Betrayed' by Kanye West, as They Consider Suing Rapper and Candace Owens
An attorney for the family of George Floyd says the family feels “betrayed” by Kanye West’s false claim that the 46-year-old’s death was from fentanyl and not a police officer kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Attorney Lee Merritt confirms to Rolling Stone that the Floyd family is …
Read More »Elon Musk Can't Stop Peddling Putin Propaganda
Elon Musk has taken some time off from his protracted legal battle with Twitter to try to end the war in Ukraine. The world’s richest man earlier this month drew intense scrutiny for advocating a peace agreement that involves recognizing Crimea as part of Russia. He pushed Vladimir Putin‘s claim …
Read More »Dwayne Johnson Singing Loretta Lynn's 'Don't Come Home a Drinkin” With Kelly Clarkson? Why Not
Dwayne Johnson is an unabashed country music fan, particularly of the outlaw variety —he cites Sturgill Simpson, Cody Jinks, and Jamey Johnson as modern-day favorites. If it’s got teeth, The Rock is all in, which is probably why it wasn’t the least bit strange for him to cover “Don’t Come …
Read More »Bullies Beware: The Heroine of 'Piggy' Means Bloody Business
Carlota Pereda’s debut feature, Piggy, takes horror’s revenge trope and twists it just so. It isn’t so simple as a much-abused underdog getting a freakish chance to get her payback and painting the landscape with her enemies’ dispatched blood and guts, though in this case, as in many cases, you …
Read More »Gunna Files Another Bond Motion After Being Denied Release Three Times
On Monday, attorneys for Gunna (born Sergio Kitchens) filed a fourth motion for reasonable bond, days after a judge denied his release, stating that the State “has failed” to provide adequate proof that the rapper would intimidate witnesses were he to be released. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville …
Read More »Mike Schank, Unlikely Star of an 'American Movie,' Dead at 56
Mike Schank, the unlikely star of the cult 1999 documentary American Movie — about two Wisconsin friends making an ultra-low budget horror film — has died at the age of 56. Schank’s friend Jackie Bogenberger told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that he had been battling a “super rare” form of cancer …
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