Although Ozzy Osbourne has faced daunting odds over the past year — recovering from a vicious fall and learning that he has Parkinson’s disease — he is in a peaceful state of mind. “Do I ever think about when my time’s gonna come? I think about it [but] I don’t …
Read More »Rock Hall 2020: Welcome to the Machines
According to the late rock & roll historian Bon Scott of AC/DC and his barnstorming Old Testament scripture “Let There Be Rock,” the genre was born around 1955, when Pyotr Tchaikovsky said, “Let there be sound … light … drums … guitar,” all leading up to the revelation, “Let there …
Read More »'Avenue 5' Review: Hugh Laurie Lost in Space
There are many surprises contained withinAvenue 5, HBO‘s new sci-fi comedy about a space cruise to Saturn that goes awry. Some of these are good, and it would ruin many of the show’s jokes to reveal them here. But the biggest surprise is a disappointing one: that Veep creator Armando …
Read More »Metallica's Lars Ulrich Pays Tribute to Rush Drummer Neil Peart
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich paid tribute Neil Peart Friday, soon after it was revealed that the legendary Rush drummer died earlier in the week at the age of 67. “Thank you Neil,” Ulrich wrote on Instagram. “Thank you for inspiring me and for all your help and advice along the way, …
Read More »News of John Lewis' Illness Prompts Heartfelt Reactions
Rep. John Lewis has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, the Democratic congressman and civil-rights icon who has represented Georgia’s 5th District since 1987 announced on Sunday. “I have been in some kind of fight — for freedom, equality, basic human rights — for nearly my entire life. I have never faced …
Read More »Watch Taylor Swift Craft 'Christmas Tree Farm' in Behind-the-Scenes Video
Taylor Swift unveiled a video diary documenting the creation of her new holiday song, “Christmas Tree Farm.” Swift released “Christmas Tree Farm” on December 6th, just five days after coming up with the idea for the song. The first video in the new behind-the-scenes clip is dated December 1st and …
Read More »Watch Bruce Springsteen's Final Performance With Clarence Clemons: 'Blue Christmas'
On December 7th, 2010, about 60 lucky Bruce Springsteen fans crammed into the Carousel House on the Asbury Park boardwalk to watch a special live concert of songs from the new Darkness on the Edge of Town box set The Promise. It was the last time Springsteen would play with …
Read More »'The L Word: Generation Q': One Small Step for Queer-kind
When The L Word first hit the airwaves in 2004, there was nothing else like it on TV. It was a show that didn’t just prominently feature queer women — it put them front and center, earning itself a devoted fanbase who were seeing themselves writ large on the small …
Read More »Trump's Ukraine Shakedown Scheme Was a Textbook Case of Abuse of Power, Report Says
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump abused the power of the presidency for his personal benefit when he and his cronies shook down the government of Ukraine by withholding a White House meeting and $391 million in foreign aid unless Ukraine said they’d investigate Trump’s rivals. After this quid pro quo scheme …
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. …
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