Christina Aguilera told Jimmy Kimmel she would have been able to “squash” a perceived rivalry with Britney Spears in the late 1990s if social media had existed at the time. Aguilera said she was initially skeptical of social media and “vain” selfie culture until she realized that these platforms gave …
Read More »'A Star Is Born': Sexual Harassment Claims Surface Against Producer
A Star Is Born, coming off its acclaimed premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, hit a speed bump on the way to awards season when it was revealed that Jon Peters, one of the film’s producers, was accused of sexual harassment on multiple occasions. However, A Star Is Born‘s …
Read More »K.D. Lang on 'Ingenue' Tour, Recording 'Shadowland' in Nashville
On September 12th, k.d. lang will be presented with the Americana Music Association’s Trailblazer Award at the organization’s 17th Annual Americana Honors and Awards show taking place at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. A few days later on September 16th, she’ll close out the Americana Music Festival by bringing the Ingénue Redux …
Read More »Once Again, Women Are Left to Clean up the Mess of #MeToo
On Monday’s CBS This Morning, anchor Norah O’Donnell offered the first public comment from the network on the forced resignation of her now former boss, Leslie Moonves. Moonves stepped down as chairman, president and CEO of CBS Sunday night, after the New Yorker revealed that a total of 12 women …
Read More »Watch Drake and Meek Mill Squash Beef at Boston Concert
Drake and Meek Mill officially squashed their beef Saturday night when the two rappers appeared onstage together to perform Meek Mill‘s “Dreams and Nightmares” during Drake’s Boston concert. Three years after Drake and Meek Mill volleyed high-profile diss tracks at one another, the two rappers shared the TD Garden stage …
Read More »Yes, All of This Stuff Really Happened This Week
We should have known it was coming. After a quiet Labor Day weekend, the news floodgates opened on Tuesday and the torrent hasn’t stopped. First came bombshell teasers for Bob Woodward’s new expose of the Trump White House, followed by fireworks from Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court hearings. Then a “senior …
Read More »'Peppermint' Review: Formulaic Shoot-'Em-Up Lets Down Audiences — and Its Star
Anything Liam Neeson can do, Jennifer Garner can do better. At least that’s the premise of this hilariously awful, insanely hard-to-swallow action thriller from Taken director Pierre Morel. Turns out the only ones who’ll be taken by this shoddy rip-off are the audience. Peppermint stars Garner as Riley North, an …
Read More »Hear the Hold Steady's New Songs 'Confusion in the Marketplace,' 'T-Shirt Tux'
The Hold Steady continued their new-song hot streak with “Confusion in the Marketplace” and “T-Shirt Tux.” The former track blends heavy distortion with anthemic piano, trumpet and zooming synthesizer leads. Frontman Craig Finn opens the cut with an array of surreal lines full of alliteration: “Princess came to breakfast looking …
Read More »See Diamante Eléctrico Flaunt Outcast Pride in New Video for 'Rotos'
Latin Grammy-winning alternative band Diamante Eléctrico dropped a video for “Rotos” Thursday night. “Rotos” is the third single off their upcoming album, Buitres. Directed by Santiago Cortés & Gustavo Martinez, the band’s latest video offers a glimpse into the lives of schoolchildren, tormented by bullies both young and old. Set …
Read More »New Study Finds People With Schizophrenia More Likely To Smoke Weed
Update: The New York Times recently published an opinion piece by Alex Berenson to promote his new book, Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence. In it, he argues that current pro-marijuana movement is ignoring scientific evidence that pot could be more harmful than advocates are …
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