Deb Haaland moved around a lot as a kid. Her dad was in the Army, her mom was in the Navy, and she says she attended 13 schools before graduating in Albuquerque. But she has deep roots in New Mexico — really deep. The Pueblo of Laguna tribe, of which …
Read More »Lindsey Buckingham Announces Solo Tour After Fleetwood Mac Firing
Lindsey Buckingham will embark on a North American tour this fall and release a new compilation, Solo Anthology – The Best of Lindsey Buckingham, October 5th via Rhino Records. Buckingham’s fall tour marks the musician’s first since he was fired from Fleetwood Mac in April. The trek launches October 7th …
Read More »The Space Force, Like Trump, Is a Consummately American Grift
In space, no one can hear you thank them for their service. In that sense, and probably no other, enlistees in the United States Space Force — an actual thing we Americans are doing now — will be making a big sacrifice. On Thursday, Vice President Pence confirmed in an …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Relishes in Paul Manafort's 'All-You-Can-Steal Buffet'
Stephen Colbert opened his Late Show monologue Tuesday with a celebration of Robert Mueller’s birthday and the best gift possible for his investigation, Rick Gates’ damning testimony against Paul Manafort. “Gates has already pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and on the stand, he made his former boss’ guilty …
Read More »How a Serial Killer Divided Toronto's LGBTQ Community
It was freezing out. January in Toronto — even at its best — is unforgiving. In the city’s suburbs, there’s very little that protects you from the frigid wind that blows through the trees and brush. On January 20th, 2018, reporters who were parked outside a two-story home in the …
Read More »Will Republicans Insulate America From Trump and Putin?
The world may never know the full extent of President Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin. Their summit in Helsinki led many to believe the president is in some way compromised by his Russian counterpart, and Trump has repeatedly stumbled while trying to explain his submissive performance during Monday’s press conference, …
Read More »Flashback: Neil Young Debuts 'Out on the Weekend' in 1971
Neil Young just wrapped up a stunning series of solo shows with a two-night stand at Boston’s Wang Theater. He played songs from his entire career, but mostly stuck to music from his earliest days in Buffalo Springfield through the late 1970s – including extreme rarities like “Broken Arrow” and …
Read More »Trump's Press Conference With Putin Will Go Down in History
UPDATE:During a joint press conference with Vladimir Putin following the Monday summit, President Trump bashed the FBI at length, suggested the case of 12 Russian intelligence officers indicted by the Justice Department be outsourced to Russian intelligence and reaffirmed that he believes Putin – not U.S. intelligence – in the …
Read More »Watch Smashing Pumpkins Cover Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' at Reunion Tour Kickoff
Smashing Pumpkins opened their reunion tour Thursday in Glendale, Arizona, where the band performed a 31-song setlist stocked with hits, “classic lineup”-era favorites and a surprise cover of Led Zeppelin‘s “Stairway to Heaven.” Nestled between “Tonight, Tonight” and “Cherub Rock” on the setlist, Smashing Pumpkins delivered a faithful rendition of …
Read More »How Far Will Trump's Pardon Obsession Go?
Remember back in 2016 when that group of ranchers occupied a wildlife refuge in Oregon for 40 days? They were doing it to protest a prison sentence that had been handed down to Dwight and Steven Hammond, a father and son who in 2012 were convicted of setting fire to …
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