Since breaking out with “Location” in 2016, Khalid has focused on trying to establish himself as a pop powerhouse. This makes sense, as there are more opportunities available in the pop space than in any other arena; the difficulty is that historically, only a handful of non-white performers have been …
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This week, we got some good looks at some 2019 releases, including the English-language remake of the Mexican thriller Miss Bala and a new Don Cheadle Wall-Street-gone-wild series for Showtime; plus a peek at Nicole Kidman scuzzing herself up for the cop-on-the-edge thriller Destroyer. Ladies and gentlemen, you best-trailers-of-the-week round-up. …
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In May 2017, one day before a special election to represent Montana in the House of Representatives, Republican candidate Greg Gianforte physically attackedGuardian reporter Ben Jacobs. Provoked only by a question about health care, Gianforte body-slammed Jacobs, breaking his glasses. The candidate and his campaign then lied to police about …
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In a night that paid a fitting tribute to the invaluable contributions of country’s female artists over the past year, the 2018 CMT Artists of the Year live telecast on Wednesday spent a few minutes looking back at a handful of the women whose music has inspired them, from Tammy …
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John Carpenter can hardly be bothered with an interview today. The Brett Kavanaugh hearing is on TV, and his dog is barking at whoever’s ringing the doorbell. “I may get distracted,” he warns. “But I’ll come back.” His demeanor is somehow both friendly and curt, regardless of whether the questions …
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to meet with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. On the table was the disappearance and death of Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi, whom Turkish officials last week claimed was murdered and dismembered in Istanbul …
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Earlier this month, radio personality (and future HBO talk show host) Charlagmane Tha God announced aNew York Times-sponsored speaking engagement with Kanye West to discuss anxiety and success. The talk — which was to be moderated by theTimes‘ pop critic Jon Caramanica on Wednesday, October 17th — was billed as …
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It’s disrespectful, sure, but it’s also pretty funny: A rogue vandal defaced a statue of General Nathanael Greene, a Revolutionary War general, in Johnson Square in Savannah, Georgia, by affixing googly eyes to him. The city of Savannah posted a photo on their Facebook page Thursday that showed the historic …
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On Thursday, October 11th, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in a majority opinion to abolish the death penalty, making Washington the 20th state in the nation to outlaw capital punishment. The court’s majority opinion cited concerns about the punishment being imposed arbitrarily and with racial bias, writing, “We are …
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A review of this week’s The Good Place, “The Snowplow,”coming up just as soon as I have a free punch card at my spray tan place… Structurally, “The Snowplow” is similar to last season’s marvelous “Dance Dance Resolution,” which blitzed through hundreds of years and reboots until Michael finally gave …
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