Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm issued a warning to American companies: our adversaries have the capability to shut down the entire U.S. power grid. When Granholm was asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper about vulnerabilities in the electricity grid and whether a foreign actor has the ability to shut it down, Granholm …
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IFC has released the trailer for Demonic, the latest film from District 9, Elysium, and Chappie director Neill Blomkamp. The film opens in theaters and on digital streaming services August 20th. Demonic is a science fiction horror film that depicts a young woman who’s been estranged from her mother for several years. Blomkamp …
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Want to eat like the kings of K-pop? On Wednesday (May 26th) morning, McDonald’s started serving the “BTS Meal” — 10 chicken nuggets, medium fries, a medium Coke, and sweet chili and cajun dipping sauces inspired by recipes from McDonald’s South Korea. The meal release will be followed at 7 …
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Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have formed a new project called the Smile along with drummer Tom Skinner and longtime collaborator Nigel Godrich. Yorke announced the new band Saturday morning, hours before the group was set to make their debut and perform new music during the Glastonbury Festival Presents …
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Weekend Update tackled the CDC’s updated mask mandate and Tom Cruise’s Golden Globes protest on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. “Guys, great news this week: The CDC announced that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks or socially distance,” co-anchor Colin Jost said. “Except, if you …
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When the news of Tawny Kitaen’s death hit over the weekend, various images from her career flooded into the heads of fans. People who came of age in the Eighties remembered her appearance on the cover of the 1984 Ratt album Out of the Cellar and her role as Tom …
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PORTLAND — The Department of Justice has delivered a striking rebuke of the Portland Police Bureau for its brutal policing of last year’s racial justice protests, calling out the police for violations of bureau policy and the U.S. constitution, while criticizing a leadership structure that “lacks critical self-assessment” and broadly …
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Eddie Vedder, Yo-Yo Ma, and Juliana Hatfield are among the artists performing at this year’s annual Hot Stove Cool Music fundraising concert, which will take place virtually on May 18th. Notable baseball execs and former players like ex-Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein, pitcher Bronson Arroyo, New York Yankees great Bernie …
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Comedian Leslie Jones will host the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards. The show is set to air live from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 16th at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Jones is also up for one MTV Movie and TV Award – Best Comedic Performance for …
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The Flaming Lips performed “Will You Return/When You Come Down,” with an assist from artist/musician/Willie Nelson’s son, J. Micah Nelson, on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday, April 26th. As Jimmy Kimmel noted, the performance was taped at the first venue the Flaming Lips ever played, the Blue Note in the band’s …
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