Following the death of Betty White Friday, the planned one-night-only 100th birthday special at movie theaters nationwide will still take place on January 17th, which would have been the beloved Golden Girls actress’ 100th birthday. Originally titled Betty White: 100 Years Young, the Fathom Events screening is now billed as …
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The GOP spent much of the past year chipping away at the authority of state and local election officials as part of the party’s ongoing efforts to destroy faith in US democracy, following the failed re-election of Donald Trump. With Trump and his supporters continuing to lie about the 2020 …
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Grimes appears ready to update her LinkedIn and become the latest member of the Great Resignation, tweeting that she’s interested in “changing my main day job” after releasing her next album, Book 1. “Celebrity culture is suffocating af,” the musician wrote. “I’m not quitting music, but def changing my main …
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Bono continued his tradition of appearing at Dublin’s annual Christmas Eve busking event, performing U2’s “Running to Stand Still” Friday at the Glen Hansard-organized charity event. In non-Covid times, the all-star Christmas Eve gig — which raises money for charities fighting homelessness — would take place on Dublin’s Grafton Street, …
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Fraudsters got ahold of almost $100 billion in pandemic relief funds, according to the Secret Service. Federal dollars allocated in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act have “attracted the attention of individuals and organized criminal networks worldwide,” the agency said in a Tuesday press release. The stolen …
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ZZ Top have sold their publishing catalogue and the rights to their music royalties to BMG and the investment firm KKR. Financial terms for the deal were not disclosed, but ZZ Top likely fetched a multimillion dollar sum as the goldrush for legacy act catalogs continues. The deal covers all …
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Sen. Joe Manchin delivered a potentially fatal blow to President Joe Biden‘s legislative agenda. The conservative Democrat from West Virginia said he can no longer support the Build Back Better social spending plan, nor would he be in favor of changing filibuster rules to pass voting rights legislation. “I cannot …
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As per tradition, Barack Obama has closed out the year with his annual picks of his favorite songs, with tracks by Lil Nas X, Mitski, Brandi Carlile, and Lizzo among those that caught the former president’s ear in 2021. “I’ve always enjoyed listening to a wide variety of music, so …
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In our January cover story,the explosively talented, hugely entertaining, always controversial rapper-singer Doja Cat opened up about her new album, Planet Her,balancing a personal life with the demands of superstardom, and what she thinks about people fighting over her rap bona fides (“They don’t know what they’re talking about”). She …
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BTS, Coldplay, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, and Jennifer Lopez were among the all-star performances on the finale of The Voice. BTS (virtually) joined forces with Coldplay for a live rendition of “My Universe,” while Sheeran showcased an acoustic take on his song “Shivers.” The stacked finale also featured Walker Hayes …
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