Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has temporarily stepped down as chairman of Revolt, the TV network he co-founded, amidst a wave of sexual assault allegations, Rolling Stone has confirmed. No further details about the decision were given, such as who would take up Combs’ role in the interim and when he might …
Read More »'We Feel Heard': Black Actors React to SAG's Hair and Makeup Changes
Meagan Good’s hair can change with each project. In Prime Video’s Harlem, red dreads trace her back, in Shazam! Fury of the Gods she wears a curled bob, and in Think Like A Man, she sports a middle part with a swept bang. Despite her hair’s versatility, not every stylist …
Read More »'F-cking Disgrace': CNN Gifts Trump Prime-Time Campaign Rally
CNN invited Donald Trump to lie on its airwaves for over an hour on Wednesday night. The evening was billed as a town hall, but played more like a campaign rally for the former president, who steamrolled and repeatedly mocked moderator Kaitlan Collins, pushing a torrent of misinformation about the …
Read More »'That '90s Show' and 'Night Court' Try to Breathe Life Into a Dying Form
Depending on the season, the opening credits sequences for Night Court and That ‘70s Show ran between 30 and 40 seconds. Their new legasequels — NBC’s Night Court and Netflix’s That ‘90s Show — use intros that top out around 15 seconds, with updated versions of familiar theme songs that …
Read More »Elon Musk to Face Twitter Over Terminated Takeover Deal During 5-Day October Trial
Elon Musk will face Twitter in a trial starting Oct. 17 over the Tesla CEO’s terminated $44 billion takeover of the social media platform. Lawyers for both Twitter and Musk agreed to a five-day trial in Delaware’s Court of Chancery, where Twitter filed a lawsuit against Musk earlier this month …
Read More »A Sign of the Times: How Gen Z Turned Rap Emo
In 2017, Lil Uzi Vert’s “XO TOUR Llif3” peaked at Number Seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The song explored themes of substance abuse and suicide, finding a loyal audience in young listeners. In the chorus, by now etched in rap infamy, Uzi sings, “Push me to the edge/All my …
Read More »Christine McVie on Navigating the 'Storm' of Fleetwood Mac and the Genius of Peter Green
When Christine McVie joined Fleetwood Mac in 1970, she had no idea she was kicking off a five-decade odyssey that would produce not only some of the most beloved songs of the rock era, but also more heartache and anguish than perhaps any other band in history. But during that …
Read More »How Trump's Team Conned Susan Collins Into Dooming Roe v. Wade
When the Supreme Court’s draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade leaked, Sen. Susan Collins said she was flabbergasted, deeply troubled, even shocked. After all, soon-to-be-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh had promised her in 2018 that Roe was a matter of settled law — despite his deeply conservative track record …
Read More »The NRA's 'Shadow Convention' Reveals the Group's True Purpose
On the third floor of Houston’s massive convention center, far above the noise and rabble of the gun show at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting, a luxury hospitality suite was closed to normal NRA members. It was reserved instead for the gun lobby’s biggest donors, who belong to its …
Read More »Amber Heard Says 'People Want to Kill Me' as She Returns to Witness Stand
Amber Heard is back on the witness stand, and tearfully testified Thursday about the death threats and harassment she says she’s received as the $50 million defamation trial between her and her ex-husband, Johnny Depp, comes to a close. “I am harassed, humiliated, threatened every single day. Even just walking …
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