Tanya Tucker, unmistakable with her neon pink hairdo, is sitting at the bar — “my office,” she calls it — of an old-school Italian eatery in Nashville’s midtown neighborhood. The 60-year-old country singer who shot to fame with “Delta Dawn” in 1972 at 13 and appeared on the cover of …
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Ben Platt plays a teenager obsessed with becoming President of the United States in the riotous first trailer for Ryan Murphy‘s new high school comedy, The Politician, out September 27th on Netflix. In the new eight-episode series, Platt plays the preppy and wealthy Payton, who’s convinced his dreams of occupying …
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The president is interested in purchasing Greenland. …That’s correct. He reportedly wants to buy the self-governing territory from the Kingdom of Denmark. As the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday: “In meetings, at dinners and in passing conversations, Mr. Trump has asked advisers whether the U.S. can acquire Greenland, listened with …
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A$AP Rocky said he was “disappointed” after a Swedish judge found him guilty of assault for an altercation that took place in Stockholm in late June. The rapper issued the statement on Instagram, where he wrote, “I am of course disappointed by today’s verdict. I want to say thanks again …
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New York State Department of Labor on Tuesday singled out Dave Portnoy, founder of the media company Barstool Sports, for his threat to fire any employees who seek more information about unions. Employees of Bill Simmons’s sports and culture outlet The Ringer on Monday announced …
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Nathan Fielder has signed a one-year overall deal with HBO. The comedian and former star of acclaimed series Nathan for You will write, direct and star in an as-yet-untitled comedy pilot for the network, Variety reports. As part of the deal, Fielder will also executive produce the upcoming How To…With …
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Paul Simon closed out Outside Lands by calling Bob Weir on stage to join him for a performance of Simon & Garfunkel’s 1969 song “The Boxer.” The musician, who announced he would donate the proceeds of his appearance at the festival to San Francisco Parks Alliance and nonprofit greening organization …
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David Bowie examines his psyche in his formative years in a new teaser trailer for Showtime’s upcoming documentary on the artist, Finding Fame. “I’ve always been a very curious and enthusiastic person,” he says, as imagery of him in mime makeup from 1967’s The Mask and walking through the woods …
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Jimmy Aldaoud lived most of his life in America. Born a refugee in Greece, he came to the United States as a child. He was a member of the Chaldean Catholic minority, many of whose members fled Iraq following the second U.S. invasion. He did not speak Arabic and had …
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After a weeks-long manhunt, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has found the bodies of two teenage boys wanted for the murder of three people in northern British Columbia, Canada. The bodies of Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, were found on the shores of the Nelson River, a river …
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