A year ago, things were looking pretty grim, climate-wise. The president of the United States was a thug who thought climate change was a hoax and science was a conspiracy to remove him from office. In Oregon, when a bill came up to put a price on carbon, Republican legislators …
Read More »'Minari' Star Yeri Han and Composer Emile Mosseri Perform 'Rain Song'
Composer Emile Mosseri and Minari star Yeri Han have released a new live performance video for the acclaimed film’s original song, “Rain Song.” The simple, socially distanced clip has the feel of a visual collage as Mosseri builds the delicate song out of piano, acoustic guitar, and synthesizer. Han appears …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Sings for Vaccinated Healthcare Workers in 'Angels Like You' Clip
Last month, Miley Cyrus performed a special concert as part of Super Bowl LV’s official pregame event in Tampa Bay, Florida. The event was one of the first live concerts of its size since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic last March, put on for an audience of vaccinated and …
Read More »Andra Day Evokes Angela Davis in New 'Tigress and Tweed' Video
Andra Day evokes civil rights icon Angela Davis in the new visual for “Tigress and Tweed,” from The United States vs. Billie Holiday soundtrack. In the one-shot video, Day replicates Davis’ historic 1972 interview from a California State Prison cell, where she spoke about the Black Panthers, protests, and police …
Read More »Janet Jackson Two-Part Documentary to Simulcast on Lifetime and A&E
Janet Jackson will mark the 40th anniversary of her eponymous 1982 debut album with a two-part documentary that will simulcast on Lifetime and A&E, the networks announced on Wednesday. Tentatively titled Janet, the documentary is projected to premiere in early 2022. The pop icon, who serves as an executive producer …
Read More »If the U.S. Can Get Vaccinated by Summer, When Do We Get Concerts Back?
“Who is it that’s going to take the chance to go back on tour?” The question, voiced by a prominent music booking agent in the U.S., captures the sentiment of roiling uncertainty across the music industry right now. When President Joe Biden said this week that America will have enough …
Read More »From the Ocean to Outer Space: The Adventures of Dr. Kathy Sullivan
In 1976, Kathy Sullivan was finishing up her Ph.D. in oceanography when an intriguing, if somewhat far-fetched, opportunity presented itself: the chance to become an astronaut. Her expertise was in the geology of the deep-sea floor, a few hundred miles in the exact opposite direction of where a space flight …
Read More »Japanese Breakfast Previews New Album With 'Be Sweet'
Japanese Breakfast‘s Michelle Zauner continues her busy year with the announcement of Jubilee, her third album, out June 4th. Zauner dropped the single “Be Sweet” Tuesday, featuring a hilarious self-directed video that stars Zauner and Mannequin Pussy’s Marisa Dabice as FBI agents. They work late nights, tracing maps and gripping …
Read More »Watch Jane Fonda's Moving Acceptance Speech at the 2021 Golden Globes
Actress, activist and living legend Jane Fonda was the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2021 Golden Globes. In a mostly remote ceremony, the 83-year-old Fonda appeared onstage at the Globes while following Covid-19 safety protocols to accept her award. Eschewing the usual script for Golden Globes …
Read More »'It's Going to Be Like Myanmar.' Trump Cult Convinced Military Coup Will Put Him Back in Office
CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan ventured out to California recently and spoke to QAnon believers who are convinced Trump will be back in the White House very soon as a result of a deadly military coup that they fully support. “This whole thing with Biden… he’s like a puppet president. The military …
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