Dr. Anthony Fauci has had enough of “misinformed” Republicans. The nation’s top infectious disease expert was caught on a hot mic calling Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) a “moron” during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. “Jesus Christ,” Fauci added. The comments came after a heated exchanged in which Marshall blasted Fauci …
Read More »The Grand Ole Opry Welcomed Back Morgan Wallen. Now the Nashville Institution Is Being Called Out
Country singer Ernest made his Grand Ole Opry debut on Saturday night, but that milestone occasion is being overshadowed by the appearance of his surprise guest. Morgan Wallen, who faced an industry rebuke after being filmed using a racial slur 11 months ago, joined his Big Loud Records labelmate on …
Read More »Sinead O'Connor Reveals Her 17-Year-Old Son Has Died After Going Missing
Sinead O’ Connor revealed Saturday morning that her 17-year-old son Shane has died by suicide days after he went missing from an Irish hospital’s suicide watch ward. “My beautiful son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor, the very light of my life, decided to end his earthly struggle today and is …
Read More »The Weeknd Hits a New Peak on 'Dawn FM'
It’s been a few years since The Weeknd went full-on pop star. Early in his career, the Canadian crooner refused to reveal his identity and sang dark songs about sex, drugs, and longing. His seminal 2011 mixtape, House of Balloons, was like the woozy soundtrack to an endless, libidinous loop …
Read More »From Wind Power 'Killing All Your Birds' to Fake California Gas Prices, Trump Talks Everything But Jan. 6 in Glenn Beck Interview
Having canceled his Jan. 6 anniversary press conference, reportedly due in part to pressure from allies who warned it was a very bad idea, Trump released a statement Wednesday encouraging his “MAGA Nation” followers to “rise up” in opposition to vaccine mandates. “Our administration did what they said could not …
Read More »Gal Gadot Admits 'Imagine' Cover Was 'in Poor Taste'
Gal Gadot has accepted that her star-studded cover video of John Lennon‘s “Imagine,” released at the start of the pandemic, may not have been the best idea. In the cover story for InStyle‘s February issue, the Wonder Woman actress reflected on her choice to create the clip, which featured Natalie …
Read More »Revealed: Jeffrey Epstein's Secret $500K Payoff to Accuser
Jeffrey Epstein’s secret settlement with accuser Virginia Giuffre was unsealed Monday in New York amid Prince Andrew‘s claims the 2009 deal puts him off limits for Giuffre’s lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted her when she was 17 years old. The private pact reveals Epstein paid Giuffre $500,000 to resolve her …
Read More »Beloved TV Icon Betty White Dead on the Cusp of 100th Birthday
A few weeks shy of her 100th birthday, Betty White, the beloved actress and comedian whose career in Hollywood spanned nearly eight decades and included stints on hit shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Golden Girls, has died. She was 99. White died at her home in California …
Read More »How Did Olivia Rodrigo's Sad Girl Anthem Become So Big on TikTok?
January came in the middle of our first real Covid winter: Vaccines may have been on the horizon, offering a small glimmer of hope, but many people had just spent the holidays separated from their loved ones. And after a year of disco bops ruling the charts, a song just …
Read More »Bluegrass Great J.D. Crowe: The Lost Interview
Throughout his career, bluegrass banjo master J.D. Crowe selflessly made room in his band the New South for innovators. Tony Rice, Ricky Skaggs, and Jerry Douglas all played in the group, which, under Crowe’s leadership, tested the limits of tradition-minded bluegrass culture by welcoming electric instruments and embracing songs from …
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