Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicted Donald Trump on Monday for working to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, just weeks after Special Counsel Jack Smith indicted him on federal charges for his efforts to subvert the democratic process nationwide. It all seems pretty damning, but the wily …
Read More »X, Formerly Twitter, Wants Lawsuit From Music Publishers Thrown Out
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has motioned to dismiss the lawsuit major music publishers filed against the company in June, accusing the platform of wide-scale copyright infringement. In the motion, reviewed by Rolling Stone, X cited a 2005 supreme court ruling from MGM Studios v. Grokester …
Read More »Rhiannon Giddens Doesn't Just Want to Be a Folk Singer Anymore, And We're Here For It
Opening with a fiddle and banjo straight out of a folk recital, “You’re the One,” the title track on Rhiannon Giddens‘ third album under her own name, starts the way one would expect a Giddens song to open. Addressing one of her children, she sings in a voice that’s warm …
Read More »SAG Clarifies What Movie and TV Shoots Will Be Permitted During Strike
With Hollywood studios currently floating offers on AI protections, the sharing of streaming numbers, and residual raises to Writers Guild of America members, SAG-AFTRA members have reached Day 33 on the picket lines hoping to get the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to the bargaining table. Thus, …
Read More »Trump's Georgia Lawyer Donated to Fani Willis' DA Campaign
Drew Findling has a storied history within the Georgia legal world. The high-profile Atlanta attorney is known for representing celebrity clients like Cardi B, Migos’ Offset, DaBaby, and NBA Youngboy, garnering him the moniker #BillionDollarLawyer. Findling has also been a frequent backer of Democratic political figures, so much so that …
Read More »Officials Identify Victim at Minneapolis Punk Show
Officials have identified the victim who was killed during a shooting at a punk show held at a Minneapolis home on Friday, Aug. 11. Nicholas Trevor Golden, who also went by August Golden, was killed, and at least six were injured when, per reports, two suspected gunmen opened fire into …
Read More »Caroline Polachek Gives Lorde the 'Green Light' During Surprise Festival Appearance
Lorde‘s Melodrama single “Green Light” is made to be screamed — particularly alongside tens of thousands of people who will come get their things, but can’t let go. The singer ramped up her performance of the track at this year’s Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary with a special guest appearance …
Read More »A Little-Known Trump Ally Is in Major Trouble for Plotting Coup
Ken Chesebro’s name hasn’t been in as many headlines as some of Donald Trump’s other coup-plotting allies, but it may soon be listed next to several of them on a criminal indictment. The Justice Department indicted Donald Trump last month for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, listing …
Read More »Trump's 'Co-Conspirators' Are Already Starting to Turn on Each Other
Jack Smith’s latest indictment of Donald Trump isn’t yet two weeks old, but the alleged “co-conspirators” it identifies are already beginning to turn on each other —and some of them aren’t even being subtle about it. A number of the ex-president’s chief lieutenants and alleged co-conspirators in the plot to …
Read More »'Scouts Honor': Netflix Reveals the Boy Scouts' Child Sexual Abuse Cover-Up
On Sept. 6, Netflix will debut Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America, a documentary about how one of the largest youth organizations in the U.S. — with over 700,000 members — tried to cover up one of the most widespread child sexual abuse scandals in …
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