As he prepared to make State Bill 202 law on Thursday, it seemed that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was shielding himself. Six white men in suits flanked him, three each on his left and right, and a portrait of a plantation hung on the wall behind him. The only way …
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The video for Lil Nas X‘s new single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” has everything: alien sex, snake-licking, pastel Marie Antoinette wigs, Greek references to Plato’s Symposium that a grand total of three people watching the video will be able to read and understand. But perhaps its most prominent …
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Justin Bieber has dropped a surprise deluxe edition of Justice, his sixth studio album that was released last week. Dubbed Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe), he dropped the expanded LP at midnight on Thursday. The set includes six bonus tracks. The new track additions include “There She Go” featuring Lil Uzi …
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On January 7th, a day after a photograph of her breaching the Senate chamber during the Capitol riot went viral, Christine Priola quit her job as an occupational therapist with the Cleveland Municipal School District. In the photo, Priola, dressed in a red winter jacket and blue tights with the …
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In June of 1965, two young saxophonists, Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp, gathered at New Jersey’s famed Van Gelder Studio as part of an 11-piece band convened by John Coltrane. At the time, Coltrane was leading his so-called classic quartet, one of the most celebrated bands in jazz, but he …
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In 2019, Dolly Parton became the first country-music artist to receive the MusiCares Person of the Year honor, following past recipients like Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, and Carole King. Now fans will be able to witness the typically industry-only event: On April 7th, Netflix premieres Dolly Parton: A …
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The director of Mrs. Doubtfire confirmed the existence of an R-rated version of the beloved 1993 family film, but added that that version of the movie will likely never be released. Earlier this week, a Twitter account that unearths movie facts noted how “there were PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 …
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Justin Bieber celebrated the release of his new album Justice with a performance of single “Hold On” on The Late Late Show. For the moody rendition of the track, Bieber was joined by his live band on James Corden’s stage, which featured a projection of a moving road. Bieber gave …
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Ian Anderson is prepping a new book, Silent Singing, that compiles all his lyrics, from 1968’s This Was to Jethro Tull‘s as-yet-unreleased new album The Zealot Gene. The book, out in June, is now available for preorder. “There’s a line in [‘The Zealot Gene’], the title track, which says, ‘Bee …
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In Syria today, 10-year-olds across the country are now as old as the war. It’s hard to believe because it doesn’t make the headlines anymore, but March 15 marks a decade since the start of the brutal conflict. I was first introduced to the Syrian refugee crisis on the shores …
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