Covid-19 vaccines are readily available and restrictions have been lifted across the country, but the pandemic is far from over. In fact, it’s starting to get worse. According to The New York Times, the daily average case rate has increased in 46 of 50 states over the past two weeks. …
Read More »Barack Obama's 2021 Summer Playlist: Bob Dylan, Migos, Brandi Carlile and More
Continuing a tradition he started during his presidency, Barack Obama has shared his annual “Summer Playlist,” with Bob Dylan, Migos, the Rolling Stones, SZA and Brandi Carlile among the artists that Obama has on repeat. “With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there’s a lot to celebrate …
Read More »The Revenge of John Roberts
WASHINGTON —In the fall of 1981, a young conservative lawyer named John Roberts, fresh off a Supreme Court clerkship, arrived at the Justice Department at the start of Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Hired as a special assistant to the attorney general, Roberts focused on voting rights, and in particular the battle …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Covers Cocteau Twins' 'Heaven or Las Vegas' in Las Vegas
Miley Cyrus held a special 4th of July concert in Las Vegas this past Sunday for the grand opening of Resorts World Casino, and along with playing the usual hits like “We Can’t Stop” and “Midnight Sky,” the mohawked singer threw plenty of covers into the set, including the appropriately …
Read More »Drake Wants to Turn His Life Carbon Neutral With Eco-Finance Startup Aspiration
Drake has signed on as an investor and collaborator with Los Angeles-based sustainability and financial services startup Aspiration, the company tells Rolling Stone. The rapper joins other celebritieslike Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr., and Orlando Bloom in investing in Aspiration, but Drake’s partnership goes deeper than financial backing: He will …
Read More »A Young Tony Soprano Joins the Family Business in 'The Many Saints of Newark' Trailer
A young Tony Soprano enters the family business in the new trailer for the upcoming Sopranos prequel movie, The Many Saints of Newark, which is set to open October 1st and stream same-day on HBO Max. The new clip offers the first proper look at Michael Gandolfini — son of …
Read More »Conan O'Brien Bids Farewell to Late-Night With Jack Black, Homer Simpson
Conan O’Brien closed out his nearly 30-year run on late-night television Thursday with a farewell episode featuring guests Jack Black, Will Ferrell (virtually) and Homer Simpson. Black, who O’Brien requested be his final guest, came onstage with a cane and walking boot after rolling his ankle after actually hurting himself …
Read More »On the Road Again: Tour Crews Are Hopeful But Wary as Concerts Return
The moment Richard Coble has been anticipating will arrive in just over a month. At Dallas’ Globe Life Field on July 24th, the tour manager will gather together the members of Green Day from a warm-up room and walk them to the stage for the first show of their long-delayed …
Read More »Pelosi: Manchin 'Left the Door Open' to Passing Massive Pro-Democracy Bill
WASHINGTON — When Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) announced his opposition to the Democrats’ sprawling reform bill to rein in dark money, gerrymandering, and voter suppression, that bill, the For the People Act, was declared all but dead. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), however, says reports of the bill’s death are, …
Read More »Liz Phair Is Still Searching
When Liz Phair released Soberish this June, it ended an 11-year hiatus between studio albums. “It’s weird to come back and participate in the promotional cycle, and have the business changed so much,” says the songwriter, 54. “And then adding Covid to that has been . . . the word ‘zany’ just came to …
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