President Trump’s big immigration deal with Mexico hasn’t exactly gone over the way he expected when he announced it on Friday. The New York Times reported on Saturday that the particulars of the deal were agreed upon months ago, not in response to Trump’s recent threats to hike up tariffs …
Read More »True Crime Fans Descend on New Orleans for 2019 CrimeCon
True crime media is shifting toward advocacy. The hosts of My Favorite Murder urge listeners to donate to End the Backlog, a nonprofit demanding the timely testing of rape kits by law enforcement, and Ashley Flowers from Crime Junkie is on the board of directors for Crime Stoppers of Central …
Read More »Dr. John, Hall of Fame Singer Who Brought New Orleans to the World, Dead at 77
Mac Rebennack, the New Orleans pianist, singer-songwriter and producer better known as Dr. John, died Thursday at the age of 77. The cause of death was a heart attack, according to his family. “Towards the break of day on June 6, 2019, iconic music legend Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr., professionally …
Read More »Flashback: Shania Twain, Alison Krauss Sing 'Forever and For Always' at CMT Awards
When CMT debuted the genre-mixing concert series CMT Crossroads in 2002 with Americana darling Lucinda Williams and English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello performing each other’s songs, the network established a musical mutual admiration society that continues to this day. A year after CMT Crossroads premiered, the network was slowly but transitioning …
Read More »Mumford & Sons Release Dance-Filled Video for New Song 'Woman'
Mumford & Sons shared the video for their latest single “Woman,” starring Yeman Brown and Stephanie Crousillat as a pair of dancers captured on a handheld camcorder. It’s the third single from their 2018 album Delta. Choreographed by Kristin Sudeikis (and filmed in her Forward Space warehouse in New York), …
Read More »Anti-Censorship Activists Strip Nude Outside Facebook HQ to Fight Nudity Ban
Over 100 anti-censorship activists stripped nude outside Facebook and Instagram‘s New York headquarters Sunday to protest the social media company’s nudity guidelines. The stunt, orchestrated by the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) and photographer/artist Spencer Tunick, featured the nude models’ nipples and genitals “with stickers of photographed male nipples, to …
Read More »Should Straight People Attend LGBTQ Pride?
“Is it appropriate for me to attend the Pride parade?” my mom asked me last June. My mother isn’t gay, transgender or bisexual, but she does have a queer son — one that she’s incredibly proud of and unconditionally accepts. She wants to show her support for the LGBTQ community, …
Read More »FKA Twigs Dazzles With New Songs at 'Magdalene' New York Performance
The musician, dancer and artist FKA Twigs has kept herself busy over the last three years. At the end of 2016, she released a 35-minute short film that she directed,Soundtrack 7, that offered a behind-the-scenes look into various Twigs projects. She also appeared in ad campaigns for Nike and the …
Read More »An Accused Sex Offender Who Faked His Suicide Was Just Caught In a Florida Trailer Park
Michael Patrick Manning, an accused sex offender who faked his suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge to avoid being apprehended by the authorities, was finally arrested in a Florida trailer park after being on the run for three years. Manning, 58, was first arrested by Chico, CA police in 2015, …
Read More »'Chasing Happiness' Trailer: Jonas Brothers Say Fame Fed Demise, Time Apart Aided Reunion
Jonas Brothers say their quick rise was also what tore them apart and caused them to reevaluate what success means in their new trailer for the Amazon documentary, Chasing Happiness. The film will begin streaming via Amazon Prime on June 4th. It precedes their forthcoming album, Happiness Begins, which will …
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