Welcome to the Trailers of the Week: Holy Crap They Finally Dropped the Official Game of Thrones Trailer! edition. Yes, HBO revealed the first clips of the show’s last season, and it’s a destruction-filled doozy. We also got looks at the long-suppressed Aretha Franklin concert movie finally hitting theaters, a …
Read More »Taylor Swift on 2020 Race: 'Invoking Racism Is Not What I Want From Our Leaders'
Taylor Swift outlines her hopes for the 2020 election — and appears to blast President Trump — in a new Elle piece. Addressing her recent shift toward political candor, the singer-songwriter writes, “Invoking racism and provoking fear through thinly veiled messaging is not what I want from our leaders, and …
Read More »Are Weed Churches Legitimate Houses of Worship, or Just Another Way Around Marijuana Law?
When I arrived for Sunday services at the Hundred Harmonies Church near Los Angeles, on a chilly morning last November, I was immediately handed a joint, a lighter and a bottle of water. In a small exurban storefront guarded by a security guard holding an AR-15, about 15 parishioners were …
Read More »Flashback: Bruce Springsteen Plays 'Streets of Philadelphia' at 1994 Oscars
The Academy Awards aren’t known for their stellar music performances, though there have been some very notable exceptions over the years. Isaac Hayes delivered a career-defining “Theme From Shaft” performance at the 1972 ceremony, Björk rocked “I’ve Seen It All” in her swan dress in 2001, Adele crushed “Skyfall” in …
Read More »Trump and Beto Speak to Two Americas on the Same Night, in the Same City
President Trump is his most unvarnished self before a large crowd, unencumbered by the need to pay respect to reality or behave as an elder statesman. On Monday night, Trump spoke to 6,500 supporters in El Paso, Texas, in what was the first of what will be many such rallies …
Read More »Grammys Live Stream 2019: How to Watch the Grammy Awards Online
The 61st annual Grammy Awards take place this Sunday night and if you’re looking to watch the show online, we’ve found a couple of ways to live stream the action. Kendrick Lamar leads the pack for the 2019 Grammys, with eight nominations, including Record of the Year and Song of …
Read More »Watch Stephen Colbert Bulldoze Trump's State of the Union in Live Monologue
Stephen Colbert dissected and demolished President Trump’s State of the Union during The Late Show‘s post-address live episode. The host spent 16 minutes cracking punchlines about Trump’s economic boasts, illegal immigration rhetoric and thinly veined threats to Democrats about “ridiculous partisan investigations.” “This was not a particularly great speech,” Colbert …
Read More »A Partial List of Top Democrats and Progressives Demanding Ralph Northam's Resignation
The chorus of prominent liberals and progressives demanding the resignation of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is resounding. Last Friday, images circulated from Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook page showing two people in racist garb, one in blackface and the other in a Klansman costume. After initially apologizing for the image, …
Read More »Watch Christina Aguilera Serenade Surprised Donut Shop Patrons on 'Kimmel'
Christina Aguilera provided patrons at a donut shop with some unexpected entertainment on the first installment of “Undercover Sing” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday. The pop star set up in the kitchen and, using, a security monitor, began to pipe songs about the various customers into the store before emerging …
Read More »See David Gilmour Play 'Wish You Were Here' on Guitar He's Auctioning Off
Ahead of his massive guitar auction, David Gilmour explains how he fell into collecting instruments and his history with some of the more than 120 guitars he’ll be selling in a new video. The four-and-a-half–minute clip shows him playing the 12-string on which he wrote Pink Floyd‘s “Wish You Were …
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