After giving birth to her baby girl, Alexis Olympia, earlier this month, Serena Williams wrote an emotional open letter to her mother,Oracene Price, on Reddit this week to thank her for being the role model she always “needed.” “You are so classy, I only wish I could take your lead,”Williams …
Read More »The Madness of Donald Trump
Evening, August 22nd, 2017, a convention center in Phoenix. It’s Donald Trump‘s true coming-out party as an insane person. It looks like the same old Trump up there on the stage: same boxy blue suit, same obligatory flag pin and tangerine combover, same too-long reddish power tie swinging below his …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Cancels St. Louis Concert Over Safety Concerns
Ed Sheeran canceled his sold-out Sunday night concert at St. Louis’ Scottrade Center due to safety concerns stemming from the protests in the city. Like U2, who canceled their Saturday night performance at St. Louis’ the Dome at America’s Center, the promoters of Sheeran’s tour were concerned that security would …
Read More »Travers: Jolie's 'First They Killed My Father' Has 'Visceral Impact'
Will wonders never cease. A film about Cambodia told from a Cambodian perspective instead of through the heroic intervention of white outsiders. Yes, that’s Angelina Jolie behind the camera, as director and co-writer, but First They Killed My Father, subtitled “A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers,” steadfastly honors its first-person account. …
Read More »Suge Knight's Fiancee, Business Partner Indicted
Suge Knight‘s fiancée, Toilin Kelly, and the former rap mogul’s business partner, Mark Blankenship, have each been charged with violating a court order when they allegedly sold sealed video evidence related to Knight’s murder trial to TMZ, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office announced on Wednesday. The pair was …
Read More »Justin Timberlake, Oprah Call for Unity, Charity During Hurricane Relief Telethon
An array of celebrities including Justin Timberlake, George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey participated in the Hand In Hand telethon to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma Tuesday. The star-studded special featured the stories of survivors and first responders, impassioned pleas for unity and charity and …
Read More »Why Juggalos Are Marching on Washington
When it was first announced in July 2016, the Juggalo March on Washington was considered a novelty at best. If it was mentioned in mainstream media at all, it was mostly ridiculed. Juggalos – fans of Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid and other artists who create rap-rock music that often combines …
Read More »UFC 215: Amanda Nunes Looks to Start New Era for UFC Women's Division
A new era in the UFC Women’s Bantamweight division begins on Saturday with a championship fight in the UFC 215 main event that’s unlike any other in the history of the weight class. Reigning titleholder Amanda Nunes is set to put her belt on the line against rival Valentina Shevchenko …
Read More »See Linkin Park's Montage of Chester Bennington Global Fan Memorials
Linkin Parkfans around the globe gathered at makeshift memorials in Los Angeles and Shanghai to Moscow and Lima, Peru, paying tribute to singer Chester Bennington, who died on July 20th. On Friday, the band shared a video montage of the memorials. The video also surveys the global appeal and resonation …
Read More »Thom Yorke on Stage Collapse Trial Standstill: 'Words Utterly Fail Me'
UPDATE 2: Radiohead have released a statement on the death of drum technician Scott Johnson and the ensuing standstill trial in which a judge stayed the charges. “We are appalled by the decision to stay the charges against Live Nation, Optex Staging and Domenic Cugliari,” the band wrote on their …
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