Alec Baldwin‘s Donald Trump faced down the threat of impeachment in Saturday Night Live‘s Season 45 cold open. Despite Baldwin’s insistence that he was “so done” with playing the president on SNL, the show opened with the actor’s Trump phoning his accomplices – Kate McKinnon’s Rudy Giuliani, Beck Bennett’s Mike …
Read More »Warren's Plan to Check Lobbyists' Influence? Make Lawmakers Smarter
WASHINGTON — A recovering lobbyist once told me a story about how he did his job. He said he would sometimes stand outside of a committee room before a hearing, and when a friendly member of Congress would walk by, he’d slip them some talking points to use in the …
Read More »Flashback: See Carlene Carter Join Dave Edmunds for Breezy 'Baby Ride Easy'
Carlene Carter, whose family legacy was explored at length in Ken Burns’ Country Music, turns 64 on Thursday. The granddaughter of Mother Maybelle Carter, and daughter of June Carter Cash and singer Carl Smith, Carter made her recording debut in 1974 with “Friendly Gates,” a track from stepfather Johnny Cash’s …
Read More »Watch Billie Eilish, Woody Harrelson's 'First Day of School' in 'SNL' Promo
Woody Harrelson takes “new kid” Billie Eilish on a tour of Saturday Night Live High in a new promo for the season premiere.SNLreturns this Saturday with Harrelson as host and Eilish as musical guest. Carrying a composition notebook and a backpack, Eilish is first seen outside of 30 Rock, nervous …
Read More »Low Cut Connie Are Bringing the Dive Bar to Your Radio
Low Cut Connie’s Adam Weiner came up playing in dive bars — Saturday night hangout spots full of neighborhood folks “getting down on funky records and good vibes,” he tells Rolling Stone. And that’s the feeling he’s aiming to emulate with his new syndicated radio show, The Connie Club. The …
Read More »How YouTube Continues to Alienate the LGBTQ Community
A few years after they started their channel, Bria Kam and Chrissy Chambers, also known as BriaAndChrissy, got the email saying they were verified. They remember that moment in 2014 well. It had been two years since they started their channels, where they posted LGBT-themed skits and music videos, and …
Read More »This Week in Latin Music: Hear New Releases by Y La Bamba, Girl Ultra and Guaynaa
From Y La Bamba to Girl Ultra, and iLe to Monogem, Latinas lead the charge for best new releases this week; but we’d be remiss to omit Puerto Rico’s nerdy king, Guaynaa. Also: helmed by Discwoman-affiliated DJ Riobamba, indie label Apocalipsis has released Sin Fronteras, an eclectic new compilation featuring …
Read More »Janet Jackson Releases Massive 'Rhythm Nation 1814' Remix Collection
Janet Jackson has marked the 30th anniversary of her landmark Rhythm Nation 1814 with the first-ever digital release of nine rare remix albums from the era. Rhythm Nation 1814: The Remixes collects nearly 90 remixes spread across mini-LPs for “Alright,” “Black Cat,” “Come Back to Me,” “Escapade,” “Love Will Never …
Read More »'Criminal' Review: Welcome to the Wide World of Cop Shows
Netflix‘s Criminal is, depending on how you want to look at it, either one big, bold experiment or four smaller experiments. A police procedural where every episode takes place only inside an interview room and its immediate surroundings, it is Bottle Episode: The Series — only with an international component …
Read More »Why Some Sex Workers Aren't Happy About 'Hustlers'
In many respects, Hustlers isn’t just a good film — it’s also a groundbreaking one. Based on a 2015 New Yorkmagazine piece by Jessica Pressler, Hustlerstells the story of Destiny (Constance Wu), a struggling dancer at the fictional strip club Moves trying to work her way up the totem pole. …
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