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Facing bad conditions on the ground, state leaders are among those who want clearer guidance from the federal government on COVID booster shots.  By Charlotte Klein September 19, 2021 An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday overwhelmingly voted against recommending a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for almost

Cry Macho is the latest charming entry in a shockingly adventurous late period.  By Keith Phipps September 17, 2021 Clint Eastwood in ‘Cry Macho’©Warner Bros / Everett Collection On January 20, 2019, John Mulaney and Pete Davidson made an appearance on Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” to deliver a report on what Colin Jost described

When it comes to music, not all years are created equal. We can go back to 1955 when Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis brought rock to the masses, thanks to the widespread adoption of the 7-inch single and the portableness of the transistor radio. And 1964 was certainly explosive with the

Can there be death by stereo with AirPods? By Jordan Hoffman September 18, 2021 Thirty-four years after its release, the L.A. teen vampire picture The Lost Boys is set for a remake. As reported in the Hollywood Reporter, a new Warner Bros. version is in the works with Noah Jupe and Jaeden Martell in the

When people think about Jennifer Lopez, they definitely aren’t picturing someone unsuccessful. J.Lo has been a hit at pretty much everything she’s tried—dancing, acting, singing, and now launching her very own beauty line, JLO Beauty. Lopez made a promotional video with Sephora for Latinx Heritage Month and opened up about the fact that things aren’t

The actress scored well in show jumping at the Longines Global Champions Tour. By Jordan Hoffman September 18, 2021 Mary-Kate Olsen jumped her way to an impressive third-place ranking during an equestrian event in Rome on Saturday, as reported by Britain’s Daily Mail. The 35-year-old co-star of Full House, Passport To Paris, and Beastly competed

The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards take place tomorrow, after a year in which many of us consumed more television than we ever have before. After all, the pandemic kept many of us at home, and thanks to the proliferation of streaming services, there have never been as many series on-air (or online) as there are

The long, constantly viral rollout of Montero tops even Drake and Kanye. By Grant Rindner September 17, 2021 Lil Nas X at the Met Gala on September 13. (Photo by Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)Sean Zanni We live in an age of baroque album rollouts. Drake had his billboards. Kanye had his troika of

Can you blame him?  By Bess Levin September 17, 2021 Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, would you say you’re so completely over this shit? And that you’re thoroughly pissed? Pissed at the people who are to blame for us still having to worry about school closures and positive cases and whether or not we’ll

“If [the media thinks] you are antiabortion or something personally, they think that’s the way you always will come out,” Thomas lamented in a recent speech, warning that such assumptions will “jeopardize any faith in the legal institutions.” By Caleb Ecarma September 17, 2021 Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, arguably the bench’s most conservative member,

Jennifer Lopez is back in Los Angeles after her and Ben Affleck’s whirlwind week in Venice and New York City, and it didn’t take long for her to have another street style moment. The singer was photographed heading into a dance studio yesterday. Her choice workout attire? A pink sports bra, an off-the-shoulder cropped sweater,

Anti-vaxxers recently put down their tubs of horse paste to let everyone around them know that they don’t care for the term “unvaccinated” anymore. “From now on, I refuse to be referred to as ‘unvaccinated,’” posted conservative TikToker @lindsey00kemp. “I want everyone to now call me Pureblood.” The trend spread on TikTok, as anti-vaxxers quickly

Next month, an auction at Mike Hall’s famous “field of dreams” will likely attract a sizable crowd. But when buyers come, he won’t be celebrating. Not much, anyway. For decades, the host of the highly popular Rust Valley Restorers TV series has tended to his now 550-strong collection of cars in Tappen, B.C, returning some

That sound you hear is the gang at Fox News screaming in a pitch only dogs can hear.  By Bess Levin September 16, 2021 The White House hasn’t announced anything, but Barack Obama’s transportation chief has urged Joe Biden to go for it, a turn of events that would no doubt result in Fox News’

The series was to be fronted by Usher, Priyanka Chopra and Julianne Hough. By Grant Rindner September 16, 2021 Julianne Hough attends the “America’s Got Talent” Season 14 Finale at Dolby Theatre on September 18, 2019 in Hollywood, California.Courtesy of Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images. When details of The Activist were first announced on September 10, it

When a New Brunswick artist put his brush to canvas to create a portrait of his idol Gord Downie after the musician died of cancer, he never imagined his work would end up on pages published by one of Canada’s most renowned self-help authors Robin Sharma. Read more: Calgary artists get ‘groundbreaking’ opportunity to showcase

The rapper revealed on Monday that she did not attend the Met Gala due to the event’s vaccine requirements. By Emily Kirkpatrick September 16, 2021 The White House would like to have a word or two with Nicki Minaj after the rapper revealed on Monday she didn’t attend the Met Gala due to the event’s

Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend in Trinidad did not become impotent after getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Trinidad officials know. They checked. And they’re pretty annoyed that they had to do it, as there is no documented evidence of a coronavirus vaccine having that kind of side effect — though the disease itself can impact fertility. Nevertheless,

For Nicole, taking the abortion pill was like getting through “an extremely painful poop.” It hurt, a lot, and then it was done. She was bartending at the time, light years away from thinking about motherhood, and decided on medication abortion. At $585, it was cheaper than a surgical abortion. Plus, Nicole wanted do it

The leader of the Catholic Church can’t figure out what’s wrong with these people.  By Bess Levin September 15, 2021 Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are feeling deeply frustrated. Frustrated that life still isn’t back to normal. Frustrated that they still can’t plan for the future. And frustrated, mostly, with the individuals

After an Italian man announced his extensive plans to live the life of a hobbit, stars of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies sent warm messages of approval. 37-year-old Nicolas Gentile is an Italian pastry chef who also happens to be living as a hobbit and planning to build a shire-inspired village. A dedicated

Julie Rohr is dying. The Edmonton woman has never shied away from sharing the brutal, heartbreaking details of her battle with leiomyosarcoma, a rare type of cancer that grows in smooth muscles. But she had done so with courage, grace and transparency — detailing on social media the toll her multiple surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation and

The youngest Middleton sibling married his fiancée, Alizee Thévenet, at a ceremony in France, and the vineyard wedding reception reportedly involved “many bottles of wine.” By Erin Vanderhoof September 15, 2021 Over the weekend, Kate Middleton and Prince William made a quick trip to France to celebrate a Middleton family milestone. According to the Daily

The comedian, who passed away Tuesday, was one of the great smartasses of our time. By Jason Diamond September 15, 2021 NBC When someone describes a comedian by saying, “They’re not for everyone,” they might mean a handful of things. That a given comedian might work so blue that Jesus would have a hard time

Canadian singer Alanis Morissette has slammed Jagged, the HBO documentary about her life and career currently playing at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, calling it “salacious” and “simply not true.” The Ottawa-born musician, 47, released a statement Tuesday, outlining her thoughts on the movie and stating the network lulled her into believing the final

Bad boys, bad boys… whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?… Cops, the TV show that brought us often disturbing footage of people being arrested or otherwise apprehended by police, is returning after a brief cancellation. Read more: Met Gala 2021 — Photos from the red carpet Fox Nation, a subscription-based

A look back at what Lewinsky, Clinton, and the Starr report said about the meetings depicted in the second episode of Impeachment, “The President Kissed Me.” By Julie Miller September 14, 2021 In normal circumstances, a White House intern wouldn’t interact with the President of the United States. But in 1995, during a government shutdown

One of Broadway’s most beloved musicals is being made into a movie…again! Earlier this year, it was announced that West Side Story, the Romeo and Juliet-inspired tale about a pair of star-crossed lovers in New York City, will be getting a modern update. Steven Spielberg is set to take on the task of recreating the

Norm Macdonald, the sardonic comedian from Quebec who rose to stardom on Saturday Night Live, has died after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 61. Macdonald’s management team confirmed his death in a statement to Deadline and Variety on Tuesday. They said he’d been quietly dealing with a cancer diagnosis for nine years. “He