Georgia has been on the minds of Americans for weeks now. Both Democrats and Republicans anticipated Tuesday night and an historic runoff election that will decide which party controls the Senate. This morning, CNN projected that Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock beat incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler in a tight race. Democrat Jon Ossoff is also
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Neil Young has become the latest musician to strike gold with his song catalogue, selling a 50 per cent stake in his music to a British investment company in a deal announced on Wednesday. The Hipgnosis Songs Fund said it had acquired half of the copyright and income interests in some 1,180 songs written by the
Don’t worry everyone: Despite everything, Eric Trump, second son of Donald, will have his birthday. He will have it if Tiffany Trump has anything to do with it, at least. Around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, hours into Elizabeth’s Capitol Hill revolution, Tiffany has posted her preferred type of post—the birthday post, in which one posts
Whatever you want to say about Zack Snyder, one thing is clear: He loves a good needle drop in a movie, and they’re normally really well done. I happen to like Watchmen, and the soundtrack is incredibly fun and interesting. What I didn’t expect was for that to … sort of translate to Donald Trump’s
After a tumultuous year for rapper Kanye West and reality star Kim Kardashian, the celebrity pair are now living separately, according to multiple news outlets. They are also undergoing marriage counselling. Reports say West is currently living at his residence in Wyoming, while Kardashian remains with the kids in Calabasas, Calif. The couple have been
Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West are getting divorced, per Page Six. The couple began dating in 2012 before marrying in an opulent ceremony in Italy in 2014, and have four children: North (born in 2013), Saint (born in 2015), Chicago (born in 2018), and Psalm (born in 2019). According to Page Six, multiple sources
These days, when you’re Morgan Wallen, things tend to go your way. Albums set records before they’re even released. Your throwback, semi-scuzzy Southern style – mullet and cutoff flannel tee – is instantly adopted by your fans. Even national controversy ends with a laugh and a wink. Take for example, how last fall the 27-year-old
On the Tuesday before Christmas, Donald Trump welcomed Kellyanne Conway for lunch at the White House. Conway had resigned from the administration in August after her then 15-year-old daughter Claudia became an internet sensation for posting intimate details about the Conways’ marriage to social media. According to a source familiar with the lunch, Trump appeared
Haunted by the strings that guide its signature harmony from the moment we press play forward, Izzy Outerspace’s “Jump” is as close to an album-defining track as her new record Amazon contains outside of its title cut, but cosmetics aren’t the exclusive reason why. A vocal-driven yet multidimensional affair, Amazon is strikingly subtle but undisputedly packed with more emotionality
News broke yesterday that Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles are dating, surprising much of the internet as photos of them holding hands at Styles’ manager’s wedding came out alongside reports the two have been romantically involved for a “few weeks.” In the hours that followed, more sources came out and spoke to E!, People, Us
Stephen Colbert is back for 2021, and in his first episode of the year he took aim (again) at U.S. President Donald Trump. Colbert jokingly riffed on the ending of 2020, pointing out that just because the year is over, it doesn’t mean our worldwide collective struggles are done. COVID-19 rages on, and the U.S.
If you listened to Donald Trump’s hour-long shakedown of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, wherein he demanded an elected official “find” 11,780 votes or suffer the consequences, you already know that the outgoing president of the United States very likely committed numerous crimes for which he could and should be prosecuted. But holding Trump
Though technically it’s day four of 2021, it’s the first Monday of the year and we’re still recovering from 2020 (and will be for a while), which is a long way of saying we’re a bit late on celebrating all the amazing content that’s come into the public domain as of January 1! Or should
I guess we’re catching them a little older than four, but in similar ways, trying to timestamp some of the emotions they have at that age. I’d love to interview a four year old, see how they’re thinking and feeling, and then interview a 94 year old. And we as an audience and me as
A civil lawsuit against actor Danny Masterson will have to be arbitrated through the Church of Scientology, according to Variety. The suit was initially filed in August 2019 by Chrissie Carnell Bixler; her husband, Cedric Bixler-Zavala; Marie Bobette Riales; and two Jane Does. It claims that agents working for the church stalked and intimidated them
Marinna Andriopoulos is a sixteen-year-old actress, singer, and songwriter born and raised in Knoxville Tennessee. Marinna! You are all about empowerment! Please tell us how you put that into your music? I put a lot of heart and soul in my music. Everyone needs a little encouragement and a message in music is very empowering. We
Tanya Roberts, the actor best-known as Midge Pinciotti from That ’70s Show and who also played a “Bond girl” in A View to Kill, died in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday at age 65. Her publicist and longtime friend, Mike Pingel, confirmed the news, saying that Roberts’ death had nothing to do with COVID-19.
He may have temporarily changed his name to an unpronounceable glyph mixing the symbols for male and female, but apparently he also could have used this: $. According to a report in the Star Tribune, the Internal Revenue Service has accused Prince’s estate of undervaluing the late performer’s assets by 50 percent. When Prince, the
Fashion stylist and costume designer Rob Zangardi helped Gwen Stefani recreate 18 of the most iconic looks of her career in the “Let Me Reintroduce Myself” music video. And, no surprise, in the modern versions, she looks exactly the same as she did more than a decade ago. This content is imported from YouTube. You
Time to get those honey cakes in the oven: today marks the 129th birthday of literary icon J.R.R. Tolkien. The beloved fantasy author, who was born on January 3, 1892, has left an indelible mark on literature thanks to his legendary sagas The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. But despite Tolkien’s importance in
Eleven GOP senators and senators-elect this weekend joined President Donald Trump’s anti-democratic efforts to overturn his election loss, vowing that they would challenge Joe Biden’s victory when Congress meets Wednesday to formally certify it. The group, led by Texas senator Ted Cruz, issued a joint statement on Saturday calling for the creation of an “Electoral
Judging by the number of readers who came through, all the fathers, brothers, boyfriends, buddies and more received some solid presents this year. Courtesy of Jordan / Gabe Conte By Yang-Yi Goh, Sam Schube From the stone-cold classic to the low-key underrated to the…well, less-than-GOAT, we ranked the greatest basketball sneaker line in history. Shirt,
It’s not a surprise but it’s still startling. According to The Hollywood Reporter, domestic box office earnings fell a disastrous 80 percent last year as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. Worldwide, the year-to-year decline was estimated to be “more than 70 percent.” The domestic tally is estimated at $2.3 billion. In 2019 that
Dozens of amateur radio operators are participating in a contest on Saturday to challenge Halifax’s connectivity. As the coronavirus pandemic limited club activities, the Halifax Amateur Radio Club is hosting Get On The Air to challenge new and veteran radio operators around the city. Amateur radio, or ham radio, communicates with other devices through FM
Ratatouille: The TikTok MusicalTwitter TikTok really had its moment in 2020. We were all stuck in our homes, clicking through video after video just to laugh during that trash-heap of a year. Out of those many hours of collective time we all spent on TikTok, came something beautiful (besides all those takes on the “Four
American talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized after contracting COVID-19, according to several media reports. CNN and ABC News said that the 87-year-old has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after being diagnosed with the virus, citing sources close to his family. According to CNN, King has been in hospital at the Cedars Sinai
The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. is seemingly looking to profit from President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, a tacit admission of the reality that its namesake, Donald Trump, still refuses to accept. As the president takes to Twitter to express confidence about his latest futile effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election when
[embedded content] Whelp, we made it: 2020 is officially in the history books as one of the crappiest years in recent memory. And while we white-knuckled our way through the final days of 2020, we’ve been so busy counting down the clock that we haven’t had much time to consider what 2021 has in store.
Sir David Attenborough has one of the most recognizable voices in TV history. His calming timbre has been the guiding force of numerous specials, and he’s synonymous with some of Earth’s greatest natural wonders. Up next: he’s narrating A Perfect Planet, a five-part BBC Earth series offering a unique fusion of natural history and earth
Hilaria Baldwin is once again addressing the authenticity of her Spanish heritage, this time in an interview with the New York Times. The yoga influencer and wife of Alec Baldwin faced a lot of social media backlash over the weekend after a Twitter user sparked an online investigation into her past—writing, “You have to admire