Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has made news of late for calling Nevada’s coronavirus shutdown “total insanity,” but following a Tuesday cable-news interview, it’s Goodman’s sanity that should be questioned. The Independent mayor made wild health assertions while making her case for a reopening of Vegas during an interview with …
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Ask most fans of Better Call Saul about the show’s fifth season, which concludes tonight, and they’ll not only tell you that it is the AMC drama’s best to date, but also that this was the year they began seriously grappling with the question of whether the Breaking Bad prequel …
Read More »John Krasinski Threw an Online Prom With Billie Eilish, Chance the Rapper and the Jonas Brothers
As COVID-19 keeps us all in our respective homes, millions of kids across America and beyond are missing out on one of the only things that make high school bearable: prom. John Krasinski sought to remedy that situation Friday night by throwing his own virtual celebration, a wrap-up of which …
Read More »Morgan Wallen Returns With Evocative New Song 'More Than My Hometown'
Morgan Wallen offers another preview of his upcoming second album with the new song “More Than My Hometown,” released overnight on Friday. The “Whiskey Glasses” singer’s follow-up to If I Know Me is due via Big Loud Records later in 2020. With a mix of clean guitar sounds that suggest …
Read More »Shelby Lynne on Her New Album, Upcoming Film Role, and Friendship With Tony Joe White
At a January photo shoot for the cover of her self-titled new album, Shelby Lynne was instructed by renowned photographer Amanda Demme to pull the collar of her white turtleneck up over her mouth and nose, never expecting that bit of artistic inspiration would result in an image that’s both …
Read More »Bon Iver Craft a COVID-19 Mantra With New Song 'PDLIF'
Bon Iver unveiled a serene new song, “PDLIF,” and will donate all proceeds from the track to Direct Relief, a non-profit organization aiding the delivery of personal protective equipment to healthcare workers and others on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The song’s title is an acronym for “Please Don’t …
Read More »Jane Goodall on Fighting Sexism and What Chimpanzees Taught Her
Famed anthropologist, conservationist, and activist Jane Goodall should be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the start of her field work with chimpanzees in Tanzania. Instead, like the rest of the world, she’s practicing social isolation at home in England. She recently wrote an op-ed in Slate that correctly points out …
Read More »'#blackAF' Review: 'Black-ish' With an Edge
Near the end of the first season #blackAF, the character Kenya Barris — overworked TV writer, inattentive husband and father — finds wisdom in an unexpected place: an episode of black-ish, a sitcom created by… the real Kenya Barris. “The humble words that Andre Johnson said — that I wrote …
Read More »iHeartMedia to Broadcast 2020 Commencement Speeches During COVID-19 Pandemic
UPDATE 5/11/2020:iHeartMedia has expanded the lineup for Commencement: Speeches for the Class of 2020, adding Bill and Melinda Gates, Tim Cook, Smokey Robinson, Becky G, Freida Pinto, George Lopez, Henry Winkler, John Green, Mary J. Blige, Mike Sievert, Rita Wilson, T.I., and Tom Brokaw. ~~~ In the midst of the …
Read More »RS Charts: The Weeknd Holds at Number One, Bill Withers and John Prine Albums Surge
The Weeknd coasted to his third consecutive week at Number One in the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. After Hours picked up more than 22,000 album sales, more than 29,000 song downloads, and 79 million streams. While the Weeknd enjoyed a victory lap, the rapper Rod Wave arrived at …
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