The Magicians returns for its fifth season on January 15th and Syfy has released a new trailer that hints at the magical mayhem to come. Following Quentin Coldwater’s sacrifice at the end of Season 4, the remaining band of magicians must learn to navigate the world without him. Julia, Alice, …
Read More »GOP Candidate Who Called For Rep. Omar to Be Hanged Is Banned From Twitter
Republican candidate, Danielle Stella, who is vying to unseat Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)has been permanently suspended from Twitter after threatening Omar’s life on the platform over a debunked conspiracy theory. On Tuesday, Stella spread a false story about the freshman congresswoman’s involvement in passing along classified information regarding Iran. …
Read More »'The Mandalorian' Recap: Hang Onto Your Hat
A review of this week’s The Mandalorian, “Sanctuary,” coming up just as soon as I chase off some raiders for lunch money… In many ways, the most interesting thing in “Sanctuary” is something we don’t quite see: Mando’s face, when he takes off his helmet in privacy to enjoy some …
Read More »Faith No More Detail First Live Shows in Four Years
UPDATE: Faith No More have extended their 2020 European tour with headlining dates in the U.K. and festival sets in France, Finland and Spain. The U.K. run kicks off June 10th in Manchester then continues with shows in Glasgow (June 11th), Birmingham (June 15th) and London (June 16th). The band …
Read More »Congress Sided with Hong Kong's Democracy Movement. Trump Is Cozying Up to China's Autocrats
Bipartisanship in Washington is in short supply these days, but there is one roiling issue around which Democrats and Republicans are united: Hong Kong. Since demonstrations against China’s authoritarian control of the territory began this summer, top lawmakers from both parties have rallied in support of the protesters. Last week, …
Read More »Watch Ryan Reynolds, Tracy Morgan Invade Will Ferrell's 'SNL' Monologue
Will Ferrell‘s Saturday Night Live monologue didn’t go as planned as the former SNL cast member returned to Studio 8H for his fifth hosting gig. As Ferrell began his monologue, he became flustered and nervous when he spotted Ryan Reynolds in the audience. When he found out Reynolds’ wife Blake …
Read More »The First Time: Jacquees
Jacquees sat down for a First Time interview with Rolling Stone to tackle the all-important question: When was the first time he felt like the “King of R&B”? “The first time I felt like the King of R&B was when I posted that video,” he said, referring to the December 2018 …
Read More »John Prine Sings Cowboy Jack Clement's 'Ballad of a Teenage Queen' at Country Music Hall of Fame
Producer, songwriter, music publisher, filmmaker, visionary: Cowboy Jack Clement was all of these, but, perhaps first and foremost, the late Country Music Hall of Fame member was, throughout his lifetime, a devoted friend to countless fellow musicians. On Tuesday, during an afternoon ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame …
Read More »Five Things You Need to Know About Wednesday's Explosive Impeachment Testimony
WASHINGTON —Gordon Sondland is a wealthy hotelier and lifelong Republican who, despite having no diplomatic experience, scored a plum gig as President Trump’s U.S. ambassador to the European Union. (Sondland’s $1 million donation to Trump’s inauguration surely didn’t hurt.) As ambassador, Sondland’s portfolio included Ukraine. From the spring to the …
Read More »See DJ Lag's Propulsive 'Amanikiniki' Video
At the end of September, an MC grabbed a hold of the microphone at a small but crowded club in Durban, South Africa. “Who knows about ‘Amanikiniki?’” he bellowed. “It’s a hit.” “Amanikiniki” is a hard-charging club single — brute-force bass, sing-song vocals — from the producer DJ Lag, working …
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