President Joe Biden asked if late Rep. Jackie Walorski was present during an event at the White House on Wednesday. Walorski was killed in a car crash along with two staffers and a driver on Aug. 3. She had been a champion of a bill that established the White House …
Read More »R. Kelly Ordered to Pay Over $300,000 in Restitution to Two Victims
R. Kelly has been ordered to pay over $309,000 in restitution to a pair of victims who testified against the convicted singer at his Brooklyn federal trial. “Jane,” who took the stand as “Jane Doe #6” during the trial, will receive $300,000 from Kelly to cover the costs of therapy …
Read More »Trump Saw Staffers of Color at White House, Assumed They Were Waiters, Book Says
It was January of 2017, and a newly inaugurated President Donald Trump held a reception at the White House to meet with top congressional leaders. Hors d’oeuvres were on the menu. And the new president turned to a row of racially diverse Democratic staffers and asked them to retrieve the …
Read More »Watch Dave Chappelle Cover Radiohead's 'Creep' at Taylor Hawkins Tribute
Dave Chappelle gave his best Thom Yorke impression at the Taylor Hawkins tribute show in Los Angeles last night. The comedian appeared on stage at the Kia Forum late in the show to cover Radiohead‘s classic “Creep” with the Foo Fighters. During the mediocre rendition, Chappelle urged the crowd to …
Read More »Santigold Cancels North American Tour Citing Changing Industry and Artist Welfare
Santigold has canceled her upcoming North American tour. In a lengthy note to fans posted to her website, the singer explained that the reality of being on the road following the pandemic is not sustainable for musicians, noting that “the landscapes we are re-entering are not the same.” “As a …
Read More »Nick Kroll Takes Credit for 'Don't Worry Darling' Drama on 'Fallon': 'I'm the Puppeteer'
Don’t Worry Darling has been plagued by a deluge of off-screen drama, but Jimmy Fallon has finally gotten to the bottom of it. In an interview on The Late Show, the film’s co-star Nick Kroll claimed credit for the film’s chaotic debut. “So, if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s …
Read More »Chinese Trolls Are Attempting Russia-Style Meddling in U.S. Elections, Facebook Says
Chinese trolls are taking a page from Russia’s 2016 playbook and trying to meddle in America’s midterm elections. But unlike their colleagues from St. Petersburg, these trolls aren’t trying very much and they’re failing — badly. In a report released on Tuesday, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, says it found networks …
Read More »How the 'Crazy, Creative Minds' Behind 'Los Espookys' Made Season 2 Even Weirder
To enter the carefully crafted upside-down world of Los Espookys, you need to suspend your disbelief. That the one-of-a-kind, predominantly Spanish-language HBO series isn’t quite concerned with rules or even logic is what makes it so wonderfully unpredictable. One of Los Espookys’ main characters, for example, has an ethereal water …
Read More »Nile Rodgers Just Got an Asteroid Named After Him for His 70th Birthday
Nile Rodgers can now destroy worlds. As of this past April, an asteroid — a minor planet hurtling through space in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter — is now officially known (at least to us Earthlings) as “Nilerodgers (191911),” according to the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Rodgers, who has …
Read More »Putin's Empire Starts to Crumble
VAYOTS DZOR PROVINCE, ARMENIA – The frequency of the ambulances starts to increase the further east you drive. It’s a sign of how bad the situation is. A mix of four-wheel-drive military trucks with red crosses and civilian ambulances are whisking away Armenian casualties in a steady trickle through the …
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