The memory is still seared in my mind: Sanaa Lathan, chin up, a basketball clutched to her chest like a lifeline. I was a child sitting in front of the television; Love & Basketball was on BET. Lathan’s Monica Wright was the first Black female I’d ever watched on TV who actually reminded me of
The White Lotus brought us laughter. It brought us irony. It brought us Jennifer Coolidge sobbing into a box of ashes and Alexandra Daddario making every journalist question their body of work. And while we must bid goodbye to the swaying palm trees and ominously yellow-tinged sky of The White Lotus’s famed Hawaiian property, HBO
Simon Gallup, longtime bassist for The Cure, has announced he has left the band, according to a public post on his personal Facebook page. “With a slightly heavy heart I am no longer a member of the Cure!” he wrote. “Good luck to them all …” In response to a friend asking if he was
Producer and longtime Kanye West collaborator Mike Dean has reportedly pulled out of the rapper’s long-delayed new album, Donda. Dean posted a series of tweets, including “fuck it” and “good to be at the house,” before replying to a comment about West’s album rollout, “Toxic. That’s it.” Various social media comments appear to confirm that
Perfume Genius, aka Mike Hadreas, has offered his take on Gloria Gaynor’s disco classic ‘I Will Survive’. Check it out below. Sharing the cover through his newsletter, Hadreas had this to say about it: I recorded this at home for a commercial pitch, but they didn’t give me the money. I suppose the cover is
Biig Piig has recorded a series of performances for BBC Radio 1’s Piano Sessions. Backed by Hinako Omori on piano, the Irish singer performed a stripped-back version of ‘American Beauty’, the closing track on her latest EP The Sky Is Bleeding, as well as Big Thief’s ‘Masterpiece’ and Beyoncé’s ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’. Watch it below.
Throughout the week, we update our Best New Songs playlist with the new releases that caught our attention the most, be it a single leading up to the release of an album or a newly unveiled deep cut. And each Monday, we round up the best new songs released over the past week (the eligibility period begins
Brendan Fraser, Mummy Vanquisher is gone. Meet Brendan Fraser, prestigious actor. By Frazier Tharpe August 13, 2021 Brendan Fraser attends ‘No Sudden Move’ during 2021 Tribeca Festival at The Battery on June 18, 2021 in New York City.Courtesy of Santiago Felipe for Getty Images. “Whatever happened to Brendan Fraser?” was a popular refrain during much
August 16, 2021 FEATURED, Movies Review: Liam Neeson’s Latest Frosty Thriller ‘The Ice Road’ Director: Jonathan Hensleigh Writer: Jonathan Hensleigh Stars: Liam Neeson, Marcus Thomas, Laurence Fishburne If you were a fan of the TV show “Ice Road Truckers”, then your in luck, because Liam Neeson has found a way to deliver you the excitement of that
August 16, 2021 FEATURED, Music News The “Rumors” Are True, Lizzo Is Back! All the rumors are true: Lizzo has returned with a brand new single. “Rumors” continues Lizzo’s familiar format deep-bass synth and triumphant horns as Lizzo fires off at her haters. The single features rapper Cardi B. The video depicts both the artists as
From 1978 until her retirement in 2013, Nanci Griffith, who died August 13th at age 68, included numerous cover songs in her repertoire from writers as diverse as Nick Lowe and Paul Carrack (“Battlefield”) to Guy Clark (“Desperados Waiting for a Train”) and Julie Gold, whose “From a Distance” had been roundly rejected until Griffith
James Patterson’s MAX EINSTEIN series The planet is running out of time—and there is no Planet B. Max Einstein and her friends are World Champions in this newest adventure, where they: GET OUTDOORS: From racing across glaciers in Greenland to visiting the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia, twelve-year-old genius Max and her
If we still think of books written by white men as the pinnacle of literature, we will never be able to debunk white supremacy and western imperialism. Like Audre Lorde rightly said, “For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but
As The Simonetta Lein Show prepares to close its 3rd season, the show presents a heartwarming episode with actress, writer, host, and fashion designer, Haylie Duff. Not only does Haylie star on the big screen and even produce her own content, but she has also entered the world of cooking. What started out as a blog,
Play video content TMZ.com Michael B. Jordan was recently compared to Denzel Washington — and after much internet debate … the man himself has weighed in himself to us on camera. We got the movie star Friday night while leaving Catch in WeHo, and asked him what he made of people suggesting he’s the next
Bill Maher thinks Matt Damon is a shining example of the absurdity of dragging good people on social media … people, Maher says, who have committed the cardinal sin of confessing their imperfections. As you know, Matt took fire for using the homophobic f-word to his daughter. He says he was telling a joke and
Luke Bryan released his debut album, I’ll Stay Me, on Aug. 14, 2007, on Capitol Records. Produced by Jeff Stevens, the record has since been certified gold. Before releasing I’ll Stay Me, however, Bryan had found success as a songwriter: He wrote Billy Currington‘s hit “Good Directions,” which shot straight to the top of the charts in 2006, for example. Clearly, the future
Rihanna and her boyfriend A$AP Rocky had a late New York City date last night, ending their Pergola nightclub outing at 5 a.m. And as always, Rihanna brought her best summer date style to the occasion, pairing a Harley Davidson handkerchief top with very ripped jeans and sandal heels. DIGGZY/ShutterstockShutterstock Rihanna’s outing comes just over
Nanci Griffith, the Grammy Award-winning folk and country singer-songwriter known for songs such as ‘Love at the Five’ and ‘Dime and From a Distance’, has died at 68. Her management, Gold Mountain Entertainment, confirmed her death in a statement on Friday afternoon, but did not provide a cause of death. “It was Nanci’s wish that
Nanci Griffith wrote songs that the music world loved to cover. With news of her death on August 13th at the age of 68, many are revisiting her folk and country standards — or learning about her incredible singing and songwriting gifts for the first time. But throughout the 1980s and into the Nineties, she
Kanye won’t win an album sales war, but no one can beat him in the merch and performance art game. By The Editors of GQ August 13, 2021 Kanye West is seen at the Donda listening event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 22, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.Courtesy of Kevin Mazur for Getty Images Another new music
The Adams Family are doing the kind of pioneering DIY work that most low-budget independent filmmakers can only dream of. The trio – composed of John Adams, Toby Poser and their daughter Zelda Adams – write and direct all of their films collaboratively. They also act as editor, cinematographer, DP, costume designer, music composer, and
Play video content Peacock Kevin Hart‘s awkward exchange with Don Cheadle over the actor’s age has folks split smack down the middle on whether it was staged … but either way, it’s pretty hilarious. Don sat down for an interview on Kevin’s Peacock streaming show “Hart to Heart” … and the interview seemingly goes south
EXCLUSIVE: We hear that New Line’s 8-Bit Christmas will premiere exclusively on HBO Max on Nov. 25th, in all countries where the service is available, meaning U.S. and Latin America. Here in the U.S., that date is Thanksgiving Day, a prime time for watching holiday movies on the couch. 8-Bit Christmas will be distributed by
Fourteen years ago today, on Aug. 14, 2007, Luke Bryan released his debut album. I’ll Stay Me was released on Capitol Records. After working in a grocery store and on his family’s farm, Bryan moved to Nashville and focused on his career. By the time I’ll Stay Me was released, Bryan had already found success as a songwriter, having co-written Billy
Sourcebooks Ten years after graduation, Jessica Miller has planned her triumphant return to her southern, elite Duquette University. Everyone is going to see the girl she wants them to see—confident, beautiful, indifferent. Not the girl she was when she left campus, back when Heather Shelby’s murder fractured everything, including the tight bond linking the six
Rihanna‘s fashion show nearly got a musical artist decapitated, because they played the wrong version of a song at a fashion show … this according to a new lawsuit. Rihanna’s Fenty brand is being sued by a musician who claims RiRi’s company reached out to use one of her songs during a Savage X Fenty
Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore, Green Room) is directing a remake of Troma’s The Toxic Avenger for Legendary Entertainment, and we’ve learned that filming has now wrapped. Writer/Director Blair himself made the announcement this afternoon on Twitter. Find the tweet below. In the 1984 original, directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are getting the keys to a beloved Colorado restaurant featured in “South Park” … the real Casa Bonita is theirs, and the deal happened fast. The “South Park” creators announced Friday they struck a deal to become the new owners of the Mexican restaurant made famous by their show, breaking