Like gladiators in ancient Rome, rappers Drake and Kanye West entered the Los Angeles Coliseum last night with the energy of two people about to enter a fateful battle. The pair, who spent the majority of 2021 in acrimonious tension, trading coded bars at each other on their respective releases, …
Read More »Ron Johnson Insists Mouthwash Can Kill Coronavirus. A Mouthwash Company Disagrees
Republican opposition to the two most sensible and ways to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, vaccines and masks, has led lawmakers to recommend a variety of quack treatments for the disease that has killed nearly a million Americans. There’s ivermectin. There’s hydroxychloroquine. There’s, as Trump floated last spring, injecting oneself …
Read More »David Bowie's 75th Birthday Celebration to Feature Simon Le Bon, Ricky Gervais, Evan Rachel Wood
David Bowie would have turned 75 on Jan. 8, 2022, and his friends and relatives are marking the occasion by holding A Bowie Celebration. The livestreaming event via RollingLiveStudios.com will feature Def Leppard, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Living Colour, Gary Oldman, Rob Thomas, Walk the Moon, Jake Wesley Rogers, …
Read More »Mitski Drops Ode to Insomnia, 'Heat Lightning'
“I’ve laid awake since one/And now it’s four o’clock.” Mitski has dropped “Heat Lightning,” a stirring ode to insomnia. A track from her upcoming album Laurel Hell, “Heat Lightning” is accompanied by a lyric video created by Alex Moy. It features surreal landscapes — from floating furniture to rising glaciers …
Read More »Trump Just Wanted to Remind America that He Committed Obstruction of Justice
Former President Trump went on Mark Levin’s show on Sunday to promote his new picture book, a MAGA holiday essential you can get your hands on for a mere $74.99 (or $229.99 if you want one autographed by the “author” himself). The provides a glossy overview of Trump’s four years …
Read More »Parents of Accused Michigan High School Shooter Arrested in Detroit After Manhunt
The parents of the accused Michigan high school shooter were arrested early Saturday morning after an hours-long manhunt that followed the couple being charged with involuntary manslaughter for their son’s shooting rampage. James and Jennifer Crumbley — the parents of 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley, accused of killing four students at Oxford …
Read More »Hulu Pulls Astroworld Documentary From Streaming Service Following Backlash
Hulu has pulled a documentary about the Astroworld tragedy hours after it appeared on the streaming service, quickly sparking a backlash over the timing of the special. On Wednesday, Dec. 1, Astroworld: Concert From Hell was uploaded onto Hulu with little fanfare or promotion; soon after, word of the insensitively …
Read More »Rittenhouse Continues to Bash 'Fraud' Lawyer Lin Wood on Right-Wing Media Martyr Tour
Conservative darling Kyle Rittenhouse continues to make the rounds on right-wing talk shows following his acquittal last month, and he continues to blast his former attorney, Trump ally Lin Wood, for what the teen claims was poor legal representation. Wood, meanwhile, is denying Rittenhouse’s accusations and posting increasingly unhinged messages …
Read More »No One Loved Virgil Abloh More Than His Critics
Virgil Abloh, the multihyphenate creative who passed away on Sunday, inspired a clear and rapacious passion from his fans, which in addition to athletes, celebrities, and everyone in between, included legions of young people around the globe — devotees of his many aesthetic whims. But for Abloh’s detractors, the relationship …
Read More »Ari Lennox Arrested in Amsterdam After Claiming She Was Racially Profiled
Ari Lennox was arrested at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport Monday, Nov. 29, with the singer claiming she was reacting to being racially profiled. Lennox shared her account of the situation in real-time on Twitter: “Fuck Amsterdam security,” she wrote. “They hate black people.” Later, she wrote, “They’re arresting me.” And finally, …
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