The stark cover of Maggie Rogers’ second album makes a statement: Gone are the twilight hues and soft focus of her 2019 debut,Heard It in a Past Life,and their suggestion of a young artist working her way through her own thrilling ascendance. That album capped off a several-year process of …
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While attending his son’s same-sex wedding, Republican representative Glenn Thompson shared how “blessed” he felt to have “a new son enter the family.” But just days before the happy occasion, Thompson voted against a House bill that would codify the right to same-sex marriage into federal law. Last week, 157 …
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Lawyers for Sam Smith and Normani have fired back at a copyright infringement suit that claims the pair’s 2019 hit, “Dancing With a Stranger,” ripped off a 2015 song of the same name. According to new court docs filed on Monday, July 25, Smith and Normani’s lawyers called the original …
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Sen. Joe Manchin has tested positive for Covid, the West Virginia Democrat announced on Monday. Manchin tweeted that he is experiencing “mild symptoms” and “will isolate and follow CDC guidelines” as he continues to work remotely.The diagnosis means Manchin may be unable to vote in key legislation Democrats plan to …
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Samantha Bee’s Full Frontal will not return to TBS this fall after seven seasons. Bee’s reps shared a statement with Rolling Stone that reads, “Samantha Bee is honored to have hosted the Emmy award winning series Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS for seven seasons, but the show will …
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Just selection has begun in Austin, Texas, for the defamation lawsuits against InfoWars founder Alex Jones who falsely claimed on his talk show that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting had been a hoax. Last September, a Texas judge ruled against Jones in defamation lawsuits brought by the parents …
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In a rare moment on Fox News, its viewers heard the truth about Jan. 6 — thanks to Rep. Liz Cheney, one of two sitting Republicans on the committee investigating the Capitol attack. Despite Bret Baier’s attempts to push the Fox/Trump narrative that the Jan. 6 committee is biased and …
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Bob Rafelson, the Oscar-nominated maverick filmmaker who directed Seventies classics like Five Easy Pieces and The King of Marvin Gardens in addition to co-creating The Monkees, has died at the age of 89. Both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety reported that Rafelson died of natural causes Saturday at his home …
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A mid the bustle of Tijuana, the average onlooker might miss the bulge in Claudia’s belly. That’s partially by design: Claudia, a petite 32-year-old who has been in limbo in Tijuana for over a year while waiting her turn to seek asylum, has become adept at keeping a low profile …
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For the first time in three years, Comic-Con is finally back in San Diego in full force, bringing hundreds of thousands of comic book and pop culture fans to the San Diego Convention Center — many of whom, predictably, arrived decked out in elaborate fantasy garb and cosplay, even on …
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