J Balvin returned to the Latin Grammys stage to deliver a heart-rending performance of “Rojo.” “My heart breaks and I pray for the world,” the Colombian superstar gently sang as he opened up the sultry club song. “Rojo” is up for several nominations, including Best Urban Song. “Our hearts are …
Read More »The Untouchables: An Investigation Into the Violence of the Chicago Police
Usually, that kid clomping down his mother’s porch is a tractor beam of charm. On the South Side of Chicago, where Gangster Disciples shoot the Black Disciples over slights and side-eyed infractions, nobody seems to hassle Calvin Cross — he’s too much fun to be around. He does a thousand …
Read More »Colbert, Seth Meyers, Trevor Noah Skewer Trump's Inability to Stick to His Own Election Victory Script
Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and Trevor Noah poked fun at President Donald Trump’s growing inability to stick to his own very false script that he won the 2020 election on their respective late-night shows Monday, November 16th. Over the weekend, after Georgia and Arizona became the final two states on …
Read More »Morrissey Is Splitting From His Record Label With 'Galvanic Horror'
Morrissey is in search of a new record label. After three albums on BMG, the label has decided to consciously uncouple with the former Smiths frontman. “This news is perfectly in keeping with the relentless galvanic horror of 2020. We would be critically insane to expect anything positive,” Morrissey said …
Read More »See 'Jagged Little Pill' Star Lauren Patten Cover Ariana Grande's 'God Is a Woman'
In her role as Jo in Jagged Little Pill, Lauren Patten gave one of the most rousing performances during the 2019-20 Broadway season, which was cut prematurely short due to the coronavirus pandemic. Her rendition of Alanis Morissette‘s “You Oughta Know” regularly got audiences to their feet for what is …
Read More »Q Is Back, But Does QAnon Have a Future?
Those who follow QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory positing a deep state plot orchestrated by child-assaulting, Satan-worshipping leftists, are guided by the exhortation to “trust the plan,” an omnipresent mantra to keep faith in the anonymous poster Q and in President Donald J. Trump. In the days following Election Night, …
Read More »Musicians on Musicians — in Quarantine
When Taylor Swift walked into Paul McCartney’s MPL Studios office in London, in early October, for this issue’s cover story, she arrived without assistants or stylists or even a makeup person. (Appropriately, Taylor chose to wear clothes designed by Paul’s daughter Stella McCartney for the occasion.) For most of the …
Read More »Graham Coxon to Release Dystopian Graphic Novel 'Superstate,' New Music
Graham Coxon has recorded new music as a soundtrack of sorts to accompany his upcoming graphic novel Superstate. Due out March 2021 via Z2 Comics, the graphic novel pairs Coxon — who serves as co-author and cover illustrator on the book — with an “all-star co-operative” of writers and 15 …
Read More »Mike Pompeo: 'There Will Be a Smooth Transition to a Second Trump Administration'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the chorus of Trump World slime who have lined up behind the president in disputing the legitimacy of the 2020 election results. During a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, the man who leads the agency responsible for promoting America’s democratic model to the …
Read More »Kevin Hart Preps New Netflix Stand-Up Special
Kevin Hart announced a new Netflix stand-up comedy special, Zero F**cks Given, which premieres November 17th on the streaming service. The comedian previewed the show with a brief teaser, which shows him confidently striding up to a microphone. The special, reportedly filmed in September in Los Angeles, will be his …
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