MSNBC host Rachel Maddow‘s new book, “Prequel,” delves into the dangerous rise of fascism here in the United States in the Thirties and Forties. Picking up the story from her hit podcast “Ultra,” Maddow explores the forgotten history of what amounted to a fifth column on the home front. The …
Read More »Indigenous Tribe Slams Coachella for Trademark Suit Over New Year's Eve Event
UPDATE (11/23): The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians slammed Coachella for its trademark infringement suit against Live Nation over the tribe’s upcoming New Year’s Eve event, originally known as “Coachella Day One 22.” While Coachella and its parent company, Goldenvoice, didn’t sue Twenty-Nine Palms directly because of sovereign immunity, …
Read More »Meek Mill to Share Final 'Dreamchasers' Mixtape as NFT
Meek Mill is set to release his final Dreamchasers mixtape — the fifth installment in his series — as an NFT. The Philly rapper revealed he would be taking this approach with his work for the first time via Instagram. “#DCPOUNDCAKE LAST DREAMCHASER MIXTAPE A NFT …. LOYALTY CLUB STARTS …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Shares New 'Tuned In Freestyle'
Megan has dropped a new freestyle for her “hotties” on Twitter. The Houston rapper playfully asked if her fans on Twitter were “up” before sharing a video for “Tuned In Freestyle,” a flow that addresses her haters and pays homage to some Pokémon characters. On the track, Megan even spits …
Read More »See Luke Combs Perform Rowdy 'Beer Never Broke My Heart' on 'SNL'
Luke Combs made his debut as a Saturday Night Live musical guest during the pre-Super Bowl J.J. Watt-hosted episode, filling Studio 8H with his Nineties honky-tonk sounds. For a performance of his 2019 single “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” which appears on both his EP The Prequel and his latest …
Read More »'SNL' Mocks Hallmark Channel's Christmas Movies, Addresses Brides Kissing Ad Controversy
In a follow-up to a 2017 Saturday Night Live sketch parodying the Hallmark Channel’s Christmas movies, the series spoofed the network’s holiday franchise once again. Similar to the sketch two years prior, the latest skit centered on Christmas movie stereotypes like a big-time career woman, a black character with no …
Read More »Hear Diplo's Uptempo Remix of Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus' 'Old Town Road'
Diplo is the latest musician to share his take on Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus‘ “Old Town Road.” Diplo’s heart-racing rendition of the track comes in celebration of his Stagecoach afterparty Sunday night, which featured the first Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus performance of “Old Town …
Read More »'BoJack Horseman' Season 5: The Episode That Bucks the Rules of Animation
Spoilers for the fifth season of BoJack Horseman — primarily for the season’s sixth episode, but with details about the rest sprinkled throughout — coming up just as soon as I check to see if I have a hand for a penis… When the new BoJack screeners arrived, they were …
Read More »'The First' Review: Plodding Series About Space Travel Fails to Achieve Liftoff
Hulu’s The First is being sold as the story of Sean Penn leading the crew chosen for the first manned mission to Mars. This is two bait-and-switches for the price of one. For starters, when the series begins, Penn is not actually part of that first crew until something goes …
Read More »Elizabeth Smart Kidnapper Wanda Barzee Granted Early Release from Prison
This week, the Utah Board of Pardons announced that Wanda Barzee, who aided in kidnapping then-teenager Elizabeth Smart in 2002, will be freed from prison on September 19th. Smart, now a 30-year-old mother of two who works as a child safety advocate, said she was “surprised and disappointed” by the …
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