Some pretty iconic comic book characters originated far away from the comic book page. Superman’s pal Jimmy Olsen and his editor Perry White both first appeared in theAdventures of Superman radio show. Wolverine’s clone/adopted daughter X-23 debuted as part of the X-Men: Evolution cartoon series. Phil Coulson became such a …
Read More »Fox News' Chris Wallace: Sondland 'Took Out the Bus and Ran Over President Trump'
During Fox News’ coverage of Wednesday’s impeachment hearings, Chris Wallace, once again, set himself apart from the mostly wall-to-wall pro-Trump coverage that the channel usually provides, giving viewers some straight analysis of US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland’s testimony. Wallace first said that Sondland’s motives were self-preservation and trying …
Read More »Alison Krauss to Be Awarded National Medal of Arts
Alison Krauss is among those chosen to receive the National Medal of Arts from President Trump. The honorees, including the country-bluegrass musician, actor Jon Voight, and the bands of the United States military, mark the first recipients of arts and humanities medals of Trump’s presidency. Trump is set to present …
Read More »Harry Styles Announces 2020 Tour
UPDATE: Harry Styles has added five more shows to his 2020 Love On Tour run in support of his forthcoming album, Fine Line. The new dates include a a third show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, second concerts in Chicago and Atlanta, a fresh date in Orlando …
Read More »Justin Amash: The Last Republican in America
Jason Pye has never told anyone this story, not on the record. It’s about Justin Amash, the Michigan congressman. Earlier this year, Amash was the first Republican to call for President Trump’s impeachment. After his colleagues branded him a loser and a traitor, Amash quit the GOP and switched his …
Read More »Flashback: Rage Against the Machine Play a Wild 'Sleep Now in the Fire' in 2010
Rage Against The Machine are gearing up for a 2020 reunion tour that will feature, at the very least, performances at both Coachella weekends in April and shows in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona in the days building up to the festival. The rather stunning news came out last week …
Read More »Smugglers Use Household Tool to Easily Penetrate Trump's 'Virtually Impenetrable' Wall
During a September unveiling ceremony for the newly built section of President Donald Trump’s wall in Otay Mesa, California, the president claimed that his wall was unscalable, even by professional mountain climbers. That, like many of Trump’s fables, was easily proven to be a false claim. And now his other …
Read More »Replace Me With a 'Yes Man' and 'You Will Be Impeached' Former Chief of Staff Warned Trump
Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told the Washington Examiner that the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump “pains him” and that during his final days on the job, he warned the president not to hire a “yes man” or “you will be impeached.” Kelly said that while …
Read More »Did You Notice When TikTok Banned Explicit Lyrics?
It took less than 15 months for TikTok to commandeer the attention of the music industry. The platform combines a giant and still-growing user base with a vaunted algorithm that repeatedly discovers and elevates new music; it has already earned comparisons to YouTube, the world’s biggest streaming service. Major labels …
Read More »Of Course Amazon Is Putting on a Music Festival
While Spotify grapples with podcasts and Apple explores bundling albums with other entertainment, Amazon continues to barrel into the music business from entirely other directions. Weeks after throwing a somewhat absurdist concert for Prime Day and debuting high-resolution music streaming, Jeff Bezos’ conglomerate will put on an all-out music festival …
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