At the controversial Hamptons fundraiser hosted at the home of SoulCycle and Equinox majority owner Stephen Ross this week, President Donald Trump stirred up even more controversy by mimicking an Asian accent and mocking South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, the New York Post reported. …
Read More »Woodstock Remembered: David Fricke on Minor Epiphanies and Momentary Bummers
Whenever someone asks me what it was like to be at Woodstock, the first thing that comes to mind is not Hendrix’s “Star-Spangled Banner,” Country Joe’s F-U-C-K cheer, nude bathing, or brown acid. I always think of spaghetti and hot dogs. That’s what I had for breakfast on Saturday morning, …
Read More »See Bob Dylan and Neil Young Duet for First Time Since 1994
Bob Dylan and Neil Young wrapped up their co-headlining show at Kilkenny, Ireland’s Nowlan Park Sunday evening by performing “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” marking the first time the two have shared a stage since a show at New York’s Roseland Ballroom in 1994. Here is a fan-shot video of …
Read More »Trolls and True Believers Sign Up to Raid Area 51 to See Aliens
We live in an era dominated by fake news, when NBA players andpop-punk guitarists feel comfortable sharing their beliefs about UFOs and faked moon landings, and when a not-insignificant number of people that JFK Jr. is still alive and disguised as a slightly overweight, bearded man from Pittsburgh. So it’s …
Read More »Trump Took Another Terrifying Step Toward Authoritarianism at His Rally in Pennsylvania
President Donald Trump traveled to Pennsylvania on Monday to stand in front of Air Force One and speak to a fired-up crowd of supporters. Some of his time onstage was spent hammering 2020 election talking points, like immigration (“We don’t want people coming up here! Our country is full!”); the …
Read More »'I'm Trying to Break Her': Former NXIVM 'Sex Cult' Member Details Misogynistic Methods of Control
The leader of NXIVM ran an all-male fraternity that later allowed women into the curriculum and used “horribly demeaning” tactics to humiliate them, according to testimony from a former member of the inner circle of the group. During the trial of Keith Raniere, who is facing seven criminal counts including …
Read More »Best TV to See in May: 'Deadwood,' 'Archer: 1999,' Wu-Tang Doc
Yes, we’re all going to be busy saying goodbye to Game of Thrones this month. But May will also bring us an older HBO classic that’s back for a long-delayed proper wrap-up. (How we’ve missed you, Al Swearengen.) Meanwhile, the greatest athlete of the 20th century gets an essential two-part …
Read More »Watch Bruce Springsteen's Scenic Video For New Single 'Hello Sunshine'
Bruce Springsteen took a page out of the Taylor Swift playbook by dropping a video for his new single, “Hello Sunshine,” onto the Internet exactly at midnight. Springsteen doesn’t appear in the clip, which shows an old car with New Jersey plates traveling through the desert. He spent all week …
Read More »How Snoop Dogg Secretly Got Matthew McConaughey Super High
Matthew McConaughey and Snoop Dogg discussed their new movie, The Beach Bum, the strange characters that inspired their performances and, of course, getting high on set during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday. Though neither Snoop nor McConaughey could remember the exact moment they met — “I don’t wanna …
Read More »Conan O'Brien Remembers When Trump Stormed Off His Show
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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