On the second episode of John Krasinski’s quarantine talk show,Some Good News, the actor and host surprised 9-year-oldHamilton fan Aubrey with a surprise Zoom call from the cast of the hit musical. Krasinski first promised Aubrey that, once concerns over coronavirus had settled down, he would fly her and her …
Read More »Before Drake Released 'Toosie Slide,' He Turned to a Few Dancers for Help
The coronavirus pandemic, which has confined much of America to their homes and threatens to cause a worldwide economic catastrophe, almost also robbed humanity of a Drake song. Until three days ago, that is, when four 20-years-olds premiered a new TikTok-ready dance in a sparse living room with a stationary …
Read More »Who Was the Real Jeffrey Epstein?
Billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein knew a lot of powerful men’s secrets, from princes to captains of industry and global political leaders. But he protected his own behind teams of powerful lawyers who battled up until his death last summer to keep the black box of his sordid world sealed shut. …
Read More »'Bamboozled' is the Forgotten Gem in Spike Lee's Career
It still shocks you. No matter how many times you’ve seen those images, in history books and documentaries, museum exhibits and memorabilia collections, banned cartoons and the occasional old movie preserved on TCM (and preceded by a warning), the actual witnessing of it still stops you in your tracks. You …
Read More »Nurses: We Need Protective Gear. Now.
When registered nurse Charnai Prefontaine arrived Thursday for her shift at the intensive care unit of an Illinois hospital that’s treating three confirmed COVID-19 cases, she was greeted with unwelcome news: They were completely out of N95 masks in her size, for the first time in her seven-year career. “I’ve …
Read More »Chris Martin Performs Coldplay Songs, Covers David Bowie on Instagram Live
Chris Martin performed Coldplay tracks, covered David Bowie and answered fans’ questions on Instagram Live on Monday. The broadcast is the first installment of Together, at Home,in which artists perform virtually on the platform in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. “Maybe 9/11 was the last time I felt like …
Read More »Peter Jackson's Beatles Documentary Gets a Release Date
Peter Jackson‘s eagerly awaited The Beatles: Get Back, a new documentary on the band during its final year, will be released in theaters by Disney on September 4. Culled from 55 hours of footage shot in early 1969, as the Beatles were recording what would become Let It Be, the …
Read More »Country Radio Might Finally Be Ready to Forgive the Dixie Chicks
The Dixie Chicks have been unwelcome on country radio for 17 years. It defies common sense that programmers would turn their back on a million-selling, arena-filling, Grammy-winning group, but that was exactly what happened after the band told a London crowd they were against President Bush’s decision to invade Iraq …
Read More »That Time Kathleen Hanna Wrote a Song About Hillary Clinton
Before reuniting Bikini Kill in 2019, Kathleen Hanna pulled together members of her other band, Le Tigre, to throw their support behind Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016. “I’m with her/To the top/She’s with us /We won’t stop,” Hanna sang, decked out in a red pantsuit. In case you …
Read More »Watch Bob Weir Cover Another Bob on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros performed a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR, covering Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead. Weir and Wolf Bros — drummer Jay Lane and bassist Don Was — kicked off with “Only a River,” a solo track Weir released on 2016’s Blue Mountain. Then they launched …
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