The 71st annual Emmy awards announced their nominations, with the usual mix of the familiar (Better Call Saul‘s Bob Odenkirk, Veep‘s Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the behemoth that is Game of Thrones) and intriguing fresh faces/choices (Barry‘s Anthony Carrigan, our beloved Fleabag, Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy for Schitt’s Creek!). Looking at …
Read More »Watch Lana Del Rey's Live Debut of Sublime Cover 'Doin' Time'
Lana Del Rey staged the live debut of her Sublime cover “Doin’ Time” during a concert Saturday at Dublin, Ireland’s Malahide Castle. Set against an orange sunset backdrop and palm trees, Del Rey swayed as she sultrily crooned the lyrics to “Doin’ Time” while the audience sang along. The performance …
Read More »Elizabeth Warren's Rise Is a Plus for Issue Politics — And a Bad Sign for Billionaires
Back in 2009, I called for Elizabeth Warren to run for president. I may have been the first media figure to do so. This was early in the Obama presidency, when he was beginning to renege on some of his progressive campaign promises (closing Gitmo, drug re-importation, etc.), but more …
Read More »The Heavy Metal Grifter
A mong Dallas’ elite at the upscale restaurant Javier’s Gourmet Mexicano, Gabe Reed charms, dazzles and exudes confidence. He drops rock legends’ names that would mesmerize any 1980s hair-metal child. As the founder of Gabe Reed Productions, he could easily be mistaken for one of the rock gods that fans …
Read More »See Joaquin Phoenix Become 'Joker' in Twisted First Trailer
Joaquin Phoenix transforms from a mild-mannered man into a terrifying villain in the first trailer for Joker, director Todd Phillips’ upcoming take on the iconic DC Comics character. The clip opens with an ordinary-looking Arthur Fleck sitting with his therapist, who asks, “Does it help to have someone to talk …
Read More »Radiohead, Stevie Nicks, the Cure, Janet Jackson Enter Rock Hall at Epic Ceremony
Trent Reznor was nearly done inducting the Cure into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when he went off on a slight tangent to talk about the institution itself. “I think it’s only right for me to admit that I’ve been, let’s say, ambivalent about the existence of certain …
Read More »Alaska Approves On-Site Marijuana Use
Alaska is associated with many good things: cold-weather cruises, salmon bakes, a 1996 feel-good movie starring Pete from Mad Men and a baby polar bear, TK. And now, we can add one more entry to the list: on Tuesday, Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Myers signed new legislation making the state …
Read More »Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman Charged In Massive College Cheating Scheme
More than 40 people, including Oscar-nominated actor Felicity Huffman and Fuller House star Lori Loughlin, have been charged with fraud for their alleged involvement in a massive college admissions scheme, per court documents that were unsealed on Tuesday. Huffman has been arrested, Deadline Hollywood confirmed. Despite reports that Loughlin was …
Read More »10 Best Movies to See in March: 'Captain Marvel,' 'Dumbo,' 'Us'
What’s up movie-wise in March? Harmony “Spring Breakers” Korine returns to Florida with Matthew McConaughey for a stoner’s odyssey; Jordan Peele unleashes a family of murderous lookalikes; Marvel punches gender iniquity in the face with their first female-fronted solo film; a miraculous documentary places you in America’s first voyage to …
Read More »After 27 Years, Billy Corgan Finally Reunites With Stolen 'Gish' Guitar
About a year after Smashing Pumpkins issued their fuzzy, trippy debut, Gish, a thief stole Billy Corgan‘s favorite guitar. The band had just finished a gig at Detroit’s Saint Andrew’s Hall in June 1992 when a friend who was acting as a roadie told him, “Somebody just walked out the …
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