A lengthy investigation published by CNN on Tuesday alleges that the circumstances of James Brown’s death are suspicious and that his ex-wife Adrienne may not have died of an accidental overdose. Brown died on Christmas Day 2006 from a heart attack and fluid in his lungs, but there was never …
Read More »Rob Sheffield on How to Save the Grammys
Let’s face it – last year’s Grammy bash was a historic dud, even before the Sting/Shaggy duet. But never fear—it should be easy to fix this year’s show, especially with host Alicia Keys and such a stellar crew of nominees. This year is a chance to bring back the Grammy …
Read More »Area Billionaire Thinks 2020 Voters Like Nixon
In a throwback to the rhetoric of Richard Nixon, would-be independent presidential candidate Howard Schultz insisted on Twitter Monday that he’s going outside the two party system to represent a “silent majority.” The phrase has a dark history. Nixon appealed to a “silent majority” in an infamous 1969 speech as …
Read More »Trump Offers a Recycled 'Compromise' in Speech, Democrats Reject It
President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House to present his plan for reopening the government. Trump said that his plan will “break the log jam” of the government shutdown and to “solve the crisis on the southern border.” But early Democratic reaction …
Read More »Cardi B on Government Shutdown: 'Our Country is in a Hellhole Right Now, for a F-king Wall'
Cardi B slammed President Trump and the government shutdown, the longest in American history, and advocated for those having to work without getting paid in a humorously expletive-laden video post on Instagram on Wednesday. “Hey y’all, I just wanted to remind you because it’s been a little over three weeks, …
Read More »What's Next for Maria Butina?
Jailed Russian national Maria Butina has reached a deal with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to violate a prohibition on undeclared foreign agents, ABC and the Daily Beast report. In a version of the plea document to be filed with the court, Butina reportedly will …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Is Grammys' Biggest Snub
Here lies Taylor Swift‘s reputation — or at least the final nail in the coffin of herReputation era. Since its release last November, Swift’s sixth album has kept a deserved hold on the pop narrative of the last year, but on Friday, the album and its singles were all suspiciously …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Releases 'The Roxy 1975' Live Album
The newest chapter of Bruce Springsteen‘s ongoing live download series spotlights a show he played at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California on October 18th, 1975. Born To Run had come out a little less than two months before the show and the hype around the album was reaching a …
Read More »El Chapo Trial: Colombian Kingpin 'Chupeta' Describes Own Murders, Other Crimes
The brutality of the international drug trade was front and center this week at the trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, with one witness testifying in chillingly calm tones about dozens of gangland murders.The only catch? El Chapo wasn’t the murderer in question. In a riveting back and forth with …
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