Mariah Carey remembered idolizing Olivia Newton-John as a kid and then later getting the chance to share the stage with her as an adult in a touching tribute to the late pop star/actress, who died yesterday, Aug. 8, at the age of 73. Carey wrote that she first “fell in …
Read More »IRS Must Hand Trump's Tax Returns Over to House Committee, Court Rules
The House Ways and Means Committee can obtain former President Donald Trump‘s tax returns, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The decision was spurred by Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), the committee chairman, writing to the IRS in April 2019 requesting Trump’s federal income tax returns, saying the committee …
Read More »'Summering' Works Better as a Mood Than It Does a Movie
There’s a moment within the first few minutes of Summering — James Ponsoldt’s delicate, affectionate tribute to the wonder years (or more specifically, the seasonal wonder months) between childhood’s end and teenage riots — that captures the blurred, giddy adrenaline rush of youth in full bloom. Four girls are goofing …
Read More »Black Thought, Danger Mouse Tap Fellow Heavyweights A$AP Rocky, Run the Jewels for 'Strangers'
Black Thought and Danger Mouse have enlisted two other hip-hop heavyweights, A$AP Rocky and Run the Jewels for their new song, “Strangers.” The track will appear on Black Thought and Danger Mouse’s upcoming collaborative album, Cheat Codes, out this Friday, Aug. 12 via BMG. With a Danger Mouse beat packed …
Read More »Snoop Dogg Wants Out of Lawsuit Linked to Drakeo the Ruler's Fatal Stabbing
Snoop Dogg is asking a Los Angeles judge to reject a lawsuit claiming his company bears liability in the fatal backstage stabbing of fellow rapper Drakeo the Ruler at the “Once Upon a Time in L.A.” music festival last December. In new court filings obtained by Rolling Stone, a lawyer …
Read More »Fred Savage Accused of Forcing Himself on Ex-'Wonder Years' Crew Member in Bar Bathroom
A former crew member on the reboot of The Wonder Years has accused Fred Savage of forcing himself on her at a bar one night in a new Hollywood Reporter piece detailing some of the allegations that may have led to Savage’s ouster from the show earlier this year. Back …
Read More »Albuquerque Police Reveal Suspect Arrested in Muslim Murders
Police in Albuquerque have announced that they have worked with the FBI to arrest a primary suspect, 51-year-old Muhammad Syed, in the murders of at least two Muslim men in the area. According to authorities, Syed was arrested after police identified his car as having been at the scenes of …
Read More »'It's Time to Do Something New': 'Better Call Saul' Co-Creator Vince Gilligan on His Final Episode as Writer-Director
Vince Gilligan will be the first to tell you he’s a bad planner. It’s not just that the co-creator of Better Call Saul missed his own show’s wrap party because he and his partner Holly had already scheduled a birthday getaway in Palm Springs for that night. It’s that throughout …
Read More »'Better Call Saul' Recap: Better Call Kim
A review of this week’s Better Call Saul, “Waterworks,” coming up just as soon as I call this a fish taco, legally… “This guy? Any good?” —Jesse “When I knew him, he was.” —Kim In a different world, Kim Wexler and Jesse Pinkman should have never met. She was a …
Read More »Lamont Dozier, Motown Songwriter Behind Countless Classics, Dead at 81
Lamont Dozier, the Motown songwriter and producer who helped craft hits for artists such as the Supremes, the Four Tops, and the Isley Brothers, has died. He was 81. The news was confirmed by his son, Lamont Dozier Jr., who wrote on Instagram, “Rest in Heavenly Peace, Dad!” A cause …
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