Two decades after the murder of Susan Berman, her friend and former employer Robert Durst is going on trial for the crime. For years, Durst — a real estate heir and the subject of the 2015 HBO docuseries The Jinx — had denied any involvement with Berman’s 2000 murder, but …
Read More »QAnon Believers Are Now Running for Congress
Welcome to our modern dystopia where believers in QAnon, a conspiracy theory, are running for elected office. One such follower is congressional candidate Matthew Lusk, who is running unopposed for the Republican nomination in Florida’s fifth district, which is currently represented by Democrat Alfred Lawson. Speaking with the New York …
Read More »'Cats' Scores Eight Nominations at 2020 Razzie Awards
Although shunned by the Oscars, Cats racked up eight nominations to lead the 2020 Golden Raspberry Awards, a.k.a. the Razzies, the annual celebration of Hollywood’s worst. The big screen adaptation of the Broadway musical, a box office and critical disaster, earned nods for Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Francesca Hayward), Worst …
Read More »Amanda Shires Returns With Swirling New Song 'Deciphering Dreams'
Amanda Shires explores the subconscious in her new song “Deciphering Dreams,” the first preview of her follow-up to 2018’s To the Sunset. Announcing itself with a tumble of drums and a beefed-up guitar riff courtesy of Jason Isbell, the Dave Cobb-produced “Deciphering Dreams” picks up on the danceable indie-rock aesthetics …
Read More »Trump Uses Prayer Breakfast to Gloat and Take Shots at Perceived 'Enemies'
President Donald Trump took the stage at the National Prayer Breakfast holding a newspaper for all to see with a headline that read: “ACQUITTED.” When it was time for the president to speak, Trump ignored the tone set by Washington Post columnist Arthur Brooks, who spoke just before him. According …
Read More »Best Coast Share 'Different Light' From New LP 'Always Tomorrow'
Best Coast have released a new song, “Different Light,” from their upcoming LP Always Tomorrow, out February 21st. The single touches on being confident in your own world view while accepting the POVs of others. “Honestly, I want for everyone what’s happenin’ to me/I have to remember to stay on …
Read More »The First Time: Louis Tomlinson
On the heels of his debut solo album Walls, released last week, Louis Tomlinson sat down for a chat with Rolling Stone about some of his career highlights, like the time he performed with Steve Aoki in his first ever X-Factor appearance. “That was a really special moment for me,” Tomlinson …
Read More »Bloomberg and Trump Vie for Votes With Expensive Super Bowl Ads
Both President Trump and Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg purchased valuable Super Bowl air time for their presidential campaigns, and both ads featured an African American woman speaking about each politician. Trump’s ad capitalizes on Alice Marie Johnson’s release from prison where she had served 21 years for attempted possession of …
Read More »Spike Lee to Direct Film Version of David Byrne's 'American Utopia' Broadway Show
Spike Lee will direct a film version of David Byrne’s American Utopia Broadway show, due out later this year. Deadline reported Friday that production companies Participant, RadicalMedia, Byrne’s Todomundo, Lee’s Forty Acres and a Mule Filmwork, River Road Entertainment and Warner Music Group will produce the film version of the …
Read More »Daddy Yankee, Sech Swear Off Exes in New Song 'Definitivamente'
Reggaeton titan Daddy Yankee and Panamanian crooner Sech make a slow jam fit for the Tropics with their new single, “Definitivamente,” or, “Definitely.” Underlined by a somber piano line, “Definitivamente” is pure reggaeton-and-blues — produced by hitmakers NeKxum and Ovy on the Drums, and mixed by Luny (of Luny Tunes …
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