Joe Trohman’s new memoir, None of This Rocks: A Memoir, is a funny, sometimes dark, ultra-honest confessional from Fall Out Boy‘s co-founder and lead guitarist. In this excerpt, he gives a detailed account of the formation of his band. Many people know the story, so I think it’s wise that …
Read More »New Report Claims YouTube Is Cashing in on Misogyny, Racism, and Targeted Harassment
On YouTube, engagement is king. The platform, which thrives on its dual status as both a social media network and news space, pays creators handsomely for making videos that get large amounts of views and interactions from any given audience. To keep the worst out, the sheer influx of content …
Read More »Nashville Is Changing at Lightning Speed. But Not Inside This Old-School Honky-Tonk
Brennen Leigh was visiting Nashville about a decade ago when the Minnesota-raised songwriter wandered into Robert’s Western World, a neon-lit honky-tonk in Nashville’s quickly evolving Lower Broadway entertainment district. Inside Robert’s, however, time stood still. Fried bologna sandwiches sizzled on the flattop, Pabst Blue Ribbon cans lined the bar, and …
Read More »How 'Channel 5' Is Changing Journalism, One YouTube Post at a Time
I t’s 11 o’clock in the morning on a sweltering Sunday in New York’s East Village, and Andrew Callaghan, sporting a smirk and shock of curly blond hair, is, uncharacteristically, moving a little slow. A few blocks down from his aunt’s apartment, where he crashed the night before, Callaghan, 25, …
Read More »Archives Think Trump Could STILL Be Hoarding Docs, Panel Says
The National Archives suspect that former President Donald Trump could still be retaining documents that should have been turned over to the archives, according to a letter from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) indicated in the letter, which was sent to National Archives …
Read More »Alex Jones Is the Real Victim, Argues Lawyer in Trial Against Families of Dead Sandy Hook Children
Alex Jones‘ second Sandy Hook defamation trial kicked off in Connecticut on Tuesday, and the conspiracy monger and InfoWars founder’s lawyer is attempting to win over the court by arguing that it’s not the families of slain children, but Jones himself who is the real victim in the dispute, describing …
Read More »TikTok Is Full of Pro-Drunk Driving Videos. Are They for Real?
Who is the most oppressed in today’s society? People of color facing police violence and mass incarceration? LGBTQ groups vilified as sexual predators? Women denied their right to reproductive healthcare? All compelling answers, and all issues worthy of continued advocacy. But across social media, you can also find moral support …
Read More »Yungblud Sets 2023 Tour in Support of Self-Titled Album
Yungblud will hit the road next year for a massive North American tour in support of his recent self-titled album. The 29-city tour will kick off on April 28 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington, and run all the way through July 25 at the Uptown Theater in Kansas …
Read More »'House of the Dragon' Recap: Cry Uncle
Come on — this is the Game of Thrones universe. You didn’t think we’d escape without a little incest, did you? Inbreeding is a hallowed tradition in the world of House of the Dragon. Old King Jahaerys and Good Queen Alysanne, King Viserys’s grandparents and immediate predecessors on the Iron …
Read More »Under the Big Sky Festival Taps Into Montana Fever With Americana Music and Grand Views
Thanks to the popularity of Yellowstone, everyone seems to have Montana fever these days. The Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish, in the northwest corner of Montana, combines sweeping views of the state that give the TV drama its grandeur with some of the most rough-hewn and cutting-edge artists …
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