Conan O’Brien recently spoke with us about his Catholic upbringing, writing for The Simpsons and his 25 years in late night while spreading the word about Conan, the new half-hour version of his TBS talk show. During that conversation, O’Brien also answered a question about Donald Trump, who was a …
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Lady Gaga criticized Vice President Mike Pence during the singer’s Enigma concert Saturday night in Las Vegas. Earlier in the week, Pence’s wife Karen revealed she would resume teaching at a Christian school that barred LGBTQ students and employees. Following the uproar over Karen Pence’s role at the school, the …
Read More »Like Death, Taxes and Climate Change, Post Malone Appears to Be Inevitable
This week, Post Malone returned to Number One on the Hot 100. He got there with “Sunflower,” a light, breezy collaboration with Rae Sremmurd’s Swae Lee. It’s not a huge surprise that this song topped the charts. “Sunflower” was recorded for theSpider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse soundtrack, a movie that to …
Read More »The Anxious Comedy of Howie Mandel
These days, Howie Mandel is hanging in there OK, all things considered. “In my humble opinion, I’m doing fine,” is what he says. On the plus side, he’s got his nine-seasons-and-no-stop-in-sight judging gig on America’s Got Talent; he’s presiding over a reboot of Deal or No Deal on CNBC, the …
Read More »Future Changed Rap for a Generation. He Doesn't Know How to Feel About It
Future lounges in a white office, in a cream coat, occasionally flashing his pearly white teeth. It’s the eighth anniversary of Dirty Sprite, the 2011 mixtape that served as the foundation for an impossibly prolific run for the rapper. The tape — and everything that came with it; the drink, …
Read More »Watch Keanu Reeves Confront Assassin Army in 'John Wick 3' Trailer
Keanu Reeves‘ ultimate action hero John Wick fends off seemingly every assassin in the world in the wild new trailer for John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. The new film picks up right after the events of the 2017 sequel with Wick finding himself with a $14 million bounty on …
Read More »Karen Pence Returns to Teach at School Known for Anti-LGBTQ Views
Karen Pence has accepted a part-time position teaching art at Immanuel Christian School in Virginia, a private institution that does not accept gay students and demands that employees agree to define marriage as “the uniting of one man and one woman,” The New York Times reports. Those who wish to …
Read More »Trump's Shutdown Is Officially Hurting the Troops
There’s no end in sight for the longest government shutdown in American history. President Trump and congressional Democrats have dug in to the point that some senior Republicans close to the White House have said the only way it’s ending is through some sort of external disaster, like TSA employees …
Read More »Jungle Dance Away Broken Dreams in New 'Casio' Video
UK funk collective Jungle nurse heartbreak with a funky, late-night club sway on their song “Casio,” which appears on 2018’s For Ever. The music video, co-directed by Jungle’s J and longtime collaborator Charlie Di Placido, opens in a dimly-lit club where patrons throw back cocktails. As the beat kicks in, …
Read More »Bob Weir and Wolf Bros Return to Play Grateful Dead Songs on Spring Tour
Before Dead & Company embark on their 2019 summer tour, Bob Weir and Wolf Bros – the Grateful Dead guitarist’s outfit with bassist Don Was and Ratdog drummer Jay Lane – will hit the road for a spring jaunt. The trio launched their maiden trek in 2018 with a setlist …
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