The Jan. 6 committee on Monday requested the voluntary cooperation of three of former President Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress: Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), and Ronny Jackson (R-Texas). The committee referenced Biggs’ alleged role regarding “various aspects of planning for Jan. 6.” Rolling Stone reported last fall …
Read More »Jason Isbell, Black Keys Set for 2022 Mempho Music Festival
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will join the Black Keys, Wilco, and Widespread Panic in headlining the 2022 Mempho Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee. Set for three days in late fall — Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 — Mempho leans into Americana, jam-rock, and blues with a lineup that …
Read More »The Linda Lindas Return to L.A. Public Library for NPR 'Tiny Desk (Home) Concert'
The last time teen punk band the Linda Lindas picked up their instruments at the Los Angeles Public Library, a performance of their single “Racist Sexist Boy” set the internet ablaze. Now, the quartet is back among the endless aisles of books, this time for their debut NPR Tiny Desk …
Read More »Trump's Truth Social App Is Bombing So Hard That Top Executives Are Quitting
Truth Social is bombing. The social media platform Donald Trump launched to compete with Twitter and Facebook has been such a disaster since its launch in February that two of its top executives have resigned, Reuters reported on Monday. Josh Adams and Billy Boozer, the company’s chief of technology and …
Read More »How One Priest Turned Putin's Invasion Into a Holy War
This article was published in partnership with Religion News Service. Two days before he launched a bloody invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat alone in front of a camera and delivered a rambling, hour-long address. It outlined the ideological justification for what would ultimately become his “special military …
Read More »Omicron Could Hold the Key to Identifying the Next Coronavirus Outbreak
In 25 months, the novel-coronavirus has infected 320 million people worldwide and killed 5.5 million of them. But the SARS-CoV-2 virus could have been worse. The latest Omicron variant is highly transmissible, but not as deadly for vaccinated people. The previous Delta variant is usually more severe, owing to its …
Read More »Grimes Duels a Dark King With Chess Pieces, Lightsabers in 'Player of Games' Video
Grimes does battle with the nefarious Dark King in the new music video for her recent single, “Player of Games.” The video was directed by Anton Tammi and based on a story written by Grimes, who also served as the clip’s creative director. The sci-fi fantasy epic is centered around …
Read More »Fox News' Legal Woes Worsen as Judge Allows Dominion Election Lies Lawsuit to Proceed
A lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems seeking $1.6 billion in damages from Fox News over its coverage of the 2020 election can proceed, a Delaware state judge ruled on Thursday. Judge Eric Davis noted in his 52-page opinion that Dominion’s complaint “supports the reasonable inference that Fox either (i) knew …
Read More »Jeff Garlin Leaves 'The Goldbergs' Amid On-Set Misconduct Allegations
Jeff Garlin has left the long-running ABC sitcom The Goldbergs amid allegation of on-set misconduct and an ongoing HR investigation, Variety reports. It was reportedly a mutual decision between between Garlin and The Goldbergs for him to leave. His departure is effective immediately, and The Goldbergs will have to finish …
Read More »Will Forte, Kristen Wiig Save the World in 'MacGruber' TV Series Trailer
Will Forte‘s patriotic hero is back in the new trailer for Peacock series MacGruber, set to premiere Dec. 16. The series, based on Forte’s Saturday Night Live character and the 2010 film of the same name, will feature an all-star cast of Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Laurence Fishburne, Mickey Rourke, …
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