Dolly Parton stunned a lot of her fans earlier this week when withdrew herself from consideration for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “Even though I am extremely flattered to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right,” …
Read More »Tom Brady Says JK, He's Not Retiring From the NFL
Well, that didn’t last long. After 40 whole days of retirement, Tom Brady, announced on Twitter on Sunday that he is returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to play his 23rd NFL season. “These past two months I’ve realized my place is still on the field and not in the …
Read More »Trump Compares YouTube Removing His Election Lies to Russian Authoritarianism
YouTube has removed a video of Donald Trump‘s appearance on the podcast of the popular creator collective the Nelk Boys, after the former president pushed lies about the 2020 election. Trump is not happy. “Whatever happened to free speech in our Country?” Trump complained in a statement on Friday. “Incredibly, …
Read More »New Billy Joel Biopic Is Missing One Thing: Support From Billy Joel
A Billy Joel biopic is on its way — and the Piano Man himself has nothing to do with it. On Wednesday, Michael Jai White’s Jaigantic Studios greenlit the film, titledPiano Man,despite Joel refusing to grant rights to his music, name, and likeness. A rep for the singer tellsRolling Stone …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen: 'You'll Be Seeing the E Street Band Pretty Soon'
Bruce Springsteen phoned up SiriusXM’s E Street Radio Wednesday and gave host Jim Rotolo an update on his touring plans. “We’ll be out there,” he said. “We hoped to be out there this year, but I just didn’t have the confidence or want to take the risk for my audience …
Read More »Pussy Riot 'Don't Give a F-k About Playing Nice' in 'Laugh It Off'
The artist-activists in Pussy Riot are marking International Women’s Day by releasing a new song, “Laugh It Off,” and launching a new organization to benefit women and LGBTQ+ artists called UnicornDAO. The DAO follows Pussy Riot’s UkraineDAO, which has raised more than $7 million for citizens of the war-torn country. …
Read More »How a Former Fox News Director Landed in Jail for Pushing Putin Propaganda
On election night 2016, former Fox News director Jack Hanick was in Moscow — attending a pro-GOP party, where the organizers unveiled a larger-than-life portrait of Donald Trump, with with a piercing blue-eyed gaze, painted on a stark black canvas. Hanick sat for a video interview at that party, facing …
Read More »'SNL': Oscar Isaac Unveils Childhood Precursor to 'Moon Knight' in Monologue
Oscar Isaac began his first-ever monologue as the host of Saturday Night Live with an air of self-deprecation: “They actually asked me to host back in 2015 but I said, ‘Nah, I’m not ready. I want to wait until after the pandemic.’ And they were like, ‘What pandemic?’” The Star …
Read More »Dolly Parton's 'Run, Rose, Run' Is a Sturdy Reminder of Her Songwriting Greatness and Vocal Command
Dolly Parton tends to release records for a reason. Unlike her Seventies contemporary Willie Nelson, who, at a dozen years her senior, records albums for no other purpose than to suit his own whims, Parton’s release schedule over the past half-dozen years has largely served as an extension of her …
Read More »Russia's Cats Are Now Banned From International Competition
Russia-bred cats are the latest species to experience the impact of their country’s invasion of Ukraine, as the International Cat Federation has banned Russia’s felines from its competitions. The French organization — also known as the Fédération Internationale Féline (FIFe), and the self-proclaimed “United Nations of Cat Federations,” the Washington …
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