What does a Trump administration official have in common with a woman fleeing gang violence in El Salvador and a student in Iran speaking out against Ahmadinejad? They share the rare distinction of having written anonymous op-eds for the New York Times. On Wednesday, the Times published an anonymous op-ed …
Read More »Bob Woodward's New Trump Book Sounds Both Damning and Frightening
Fire and Fury, the New York Times bestseller chronicling the first year of the Trump White House, provided a shockingly intimate look into the machinations of a chaotic presidential administration. Its allegations were detailed and damming, but its author, Michael Wolff, carried an unsavory reputation as a journalist known to …
Read More »Aretha Franklin Funeral: Jennifer Hudson Delivers Roaring Rendition of 'Amazing Grace'
Jennifer Hudson performed “Amazing Grace” in honor of Aretha Franklin at the Queen of Soul’s funeral in Detroit on Friday. This was no easy feat: Franklin was a fearsome gospel singer, and the version of “Amazing Grace” that appears on her 1972 album of the same name is remarkable, stretching …
Read More »Campus Sexual Assault: How Will DeVos' Proposed Policies Impact Victims?
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is developing new policies for how sexual assault and harassment will be handled on college campuses — further rolling back the protections for victims that President Obama put into place. DeVos’ new policies, which are still in progress but were obtained by the New York Times, …
Read More »Lil Peep and XXXTentatcion Collaboration Is Coming
New music from Lil Peep and XXXTentacion is coming, according to ILoveMakonnen. The rapper broke the news about the posthumous collaboration on Instagram in what appears to be a studio session from XXXTentacion where he’s reflecting on Lil Peep’s death in 2017. “When I heard X’s recording, talking about my …
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