At the beginning of the Democratic primary, there was a candidate for everyone, no matter how niche your personal politics were. If you loved the idea of saving up your basic income to buy a Tesla, there was Andrew Yang. If you loved working out and capitalism, there was John …
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Trevor Noah broke down Joe Biden‘s big Democratic primary turnaround as well as his most embarrassing gaffes on The Daily Show Monday. Biden won easily in South Carolina over the weekend, and took the opportunity to remind his supporters in his victory speech that, while the media had declared his …
Read More »Billie Eilish Debuts James Bond Theme 'No Time to Die'
Billie Eilish has released “No Time to Die,” the latest James Bond theme song that she co-wrote (with her brother and collaborator Finneas) and recorded for the upcoming 007 film of the same name. The contemplative piano-driven track features Eilish’s signature haunting whisper before hitting a string-drenched crescendo toward the …
Read More »Why 'The Goop Lab' Is Less Awful Than You Think It'll Be
People who come to The Goop Lab looking to hate-watch Gwyneth Paltrow will get what they came for. There’s the show’s opening montage, where she makes a cutesy joke about her “calling” in life being “something else besides, y’know, making out with Matt Damon onscreen.” There’s the moment in the …
Read More »Trump: 'I Should Never Have Done That F-cking Vaping Thing'
President Trump laid into Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar over decisions made by his administration regarding the ban on most flavored e-cigarettes. According to Axios, citing two sources, the president called Azar during an Oval Office meeting with campaign advisers when the issue of health care came up …
Read More »'Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens' Review: A Star in Search of Herself
In the summer of 2018, Awkwafina exploded onto movie screens with scene-hijacking turns in Ocean’s Eight and Crazy Rich Asians. She seemed the kind of force of nature, akin to Robin Williams or Melissa McCarthy, who was so full of comic life, she could not only generate laughs out of …
Read More »Dolly Parton Is Recording Music to Release After Her Death
As far as anyone knows, Dolly Parton is mortal just like the rest of us, despite her seemingly boundless musical creativity and industrious hustle. Unlike most of the rest of us, however, she actually has a plan to preserve her musical legacy for all the generations yet to come. In …
Read More »Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott, Frank Ocean to Headline Coachella 2020
Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott and Frank Ocean are among the headliners for the 2020 Coachella Music and Arts Festival. The events will take place over two back-to-back weekends — April 10-12 and April 17-19 — at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The first weekend is sold out …
Read More »Let's Ditch the Hokey Latin Crossover Song in 2020
In early 2017, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee inadvertently kicked off a global Latin pop renaissance with their reggaetón lento, “Despacito.” The song gave a second wind to the Puerto Rican artists, both of whose respective heydays seemed to have come and gone in the 2000s. Soon, they would once …
Read More »10 Best Country Christmas Songs to Hear Now: Keith Urban, Kacey Musgraves
Keith Urban comes up with a holiday original, Kacey Musgraves recruits Lana Del Rey to sing a classic, Wade Bowen tries to do his best Mariah, and more Christmas-themed country and Americana songs to hear this week. Brandy Clark, “Merry Christmas Darling” Brandy Clark brings out the melancholic ache in …
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