On Thursday, President-elect Joe Biden outlined a stimulus plan that included, among other things, increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Later the same night, Blake Shelton’s auspiciously titled new song “Minimum Wage” was released to the public — not surprisingly, it doesn’t attempt to unpack the vital issue of income inequality in
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. When Jen Mankins announced on Friday that she was closing her beloved store, Bird, she immediately started getting emails from customers. One of them, now a very successful real estate broker, recalled a day years ago when she was browsing the
Of course, Vonnegut. There’s one part of it that’s great, when the American gets captured by the British soldiers, and the British soldiers are trained to, when they wake up in the morning, make their bed, do 20 minutes of exercise, 20 minutes of reading, polish their boots, shave. And although I don’t agree with
Exclusive Dustin Diamond‘s got some pretty cool friends … ’cause when one of them wanted to wish him well in his recovery from cancer the friend said screw Hallmark … opting instead to plaster the message on NASCAR driver Josh Bilicki‘s car. Dan Block, the president of Insurance King, is honoring his close friend and
A new movie adaptation of the popular tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons is finally happening, with Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, co-directors of the comedy Game Night and writers of Spider-Man: Homecoming, on board to direct. But that’s not the only D&D project in the works, as THR reports that a series is also being developed. Like the
Rat Rally, the moniker of LA singer-songwriter Addy Harris, has shared a new song called ‘Shrug’. It’s out via her new label, 6131 Records, known for launching artists such as Julien Baker, Thunder Dreamer, Touché Amoré, and more. Check it out below. “This song is about navigating romantic relationships while struggling with mental health,” Harris
Morgan Wallen celebrated his new album, Dangerous, with a performance at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday night (Jan. 12). The full show is now available for fans to watch and relive. Wallen’s 75-minute set opened with “Sand in My Boots,” “Somebody’s Problem” and other cuts from the 30-song double album, released on Jan. 8. The No.
Donald Trump is no Theodore Roosevelt … instead of carrying a big stick, Trump wields the hammer of Thor!! Who knew? Check out what was just carried out of the White House … a large, silver hammer engraved with the President’s last name. We don’t know if it’s Marvel-issued, but it’s a dead ringer for
When people think of detective duos, none is as quintessential as Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. Since Sherlock Holmes, many mystery writers have played off the dynamic with their detective duos in fascinating ways. The most recent iteration is Stuart Turton’s newest The Devil and The Dark Water (2020). There will be spoilers ahead. The
The fourth and final season of Ozark can’t come soon enough. But unfortunately we have to wait to who knows when to see the conclusion of Netflix’s tense crime saga. Still, after watching Season 3 of Ozark and seeing Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) continue to walk a tightrope between staying alive by laundering money for the cartel
Warner Bros. Pictures is kicking off the year strong, not only teasing their R-rated ultra-violent Mortal Kombat, but also making a monstrous date shift for the hotly anticipated Godzilla vs. Kong. The two epic titans will do battle on March 26, 2021, two months earlier than the originally scheduled May date. As with Mortal Kombat,
Previously featured artist BAD CHILD has revealed his freshest addition to his discography with a potent single’ $1,000,000.’ The song comes from BAD CHILD’s forthcoming debut album Free Trial. In his latest single, Canadian-born artist BAD CHILD explores a mood-altering energy that he has exhibited throughout his previous pieces. BAD CHILD doesn’t shy away from
Devin Dawson last released a single in 2018, but his voice hasn’t been wholly absent from country radio since then. In 2019, “God’s Country” — a song he wrote with Hardy and Jordan Schmidt — became a massive hit for Blake Shelton; in 2020, he, Hardy and Lauren Alaina celebrated a No. 1 single with “One
Not too many directors have the career that two-time Oscar nominee David Fincher has had. His transition from doing music videos to feature film was seamless. One of his most notable films is the polarizing Fight Club, starring Brad Pitt. Upon its release, the film elicited varying responses, including one from fellow director Paul Thomas
Melanie Martinez joins us for a virtual “Play Date,” trying her hand at the Song Association challenge. The former contestant of The Voice-turned multi-platinum artist and all around creative is one of the biggest names in pop, thanks to her distinct aesthetic and hands-on approach to every aspect of her music production. Tune in today
It’s time to theorize, speculate, and pick apart every minute detail, folks! With the arrival of WandaVision Season 1 Episode 1 and WandaVision Season 1 Episode 2 on Disney+, we are finally getting a much-needed dose of the Marvel Cinematic Universe after a five hundred and sixty-three-day drought. And, boy, did Marvel deliver. Not that
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Did President Eisenhower conduct a summit with space aliens? Paul Blake Smith believes the answer is YES and he’s written a book on it! We talk in depth about this alleged incident and why Paul thinks it actually happened! You can find Paul’s book at Amazon: President Eisenhower’s Close Encounters Click the play button or
NAZAR D, a Chicago-based music producer, released his latest project ‘I AND I’ — just today. The song comes after his last year’s release ‘RESTLESS,’ a melancholy-driven electronica piece that thrives on mellifluous textured sounds and progressive structure. Aside from being sonically similar to ‘RESTLESS’, ‘I AND I’ explores elements that are common to the sound
One of the coolest musical side projects from last year has carried over into 2021 and started the year right. On the heels of their full-length collaboration May Our Chambers Be Full, Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle (appearing courtesy of Sargent House) have just released their companion EP, The Helm of Sorrow, which includes several
Florida Georgia Line‘s “Life Rolls On” is a peppy, feel-good reminder of the circle of life. The country duo shared the new song, the title track of their fifth studio album, on Friday (Jan. 15). “As long as my heart’s beatin’ and these old lungs keep breathin’ / The highs and the lows, yes and
The IFC Films documentary MLK/FBI from filmmaker Sam Pollard (Two Trains Runnin’, Eyes on the Prize) makes its debut in select theaters today as well as on demand. The release aligns with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18 and it is super relevant to America’s wild inequity and racist treatment of the Black community —
On Wednesday morning, Willie Nelson, 87, fired up his car at his Spicewood, Texas, ranch and headed to a drive-up clinic in nearby Cedar Park to receive his Covid-19 vaccination shot. “We’re lucky,” Nelson’s wife Annie tells Rolling Stone. “We made sure that [he] wasn’t cutting anybody — in fact, the healthcare workers were kind
Kingsley Ben-Adir had less than two weeks to prepare for the role of Malcolm X in One Night In Miami before filming began in New Orleans. He spent most of that time waking up before sunrise and drilling the script into his memory, studying Malcolm’s dialect and consuming audiobooks and films on the revolutionary leader.
RELATED STORIES In the 13 years since Iron Man first hit theaters, Marvel Studios has established quite well its ability to nail a big-budget popcorn movie. The proof, outside of gargantuan box office numbers, is right there in those Avengers: Endgame audience reaction videos that circulated last spring; Marvel’s got the best action scenes in
In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on January 15, 2020: shame, Drunk Tank Pink UK post-punk outfit shame have released their sophomore album, Drunk Tank Pink, via Dead Oceans. Produced by James Ford, the follow-up to their 2018 debut Songs of Praise was partially informed by the
Some sad news tonight, as we’ve learned that veteran actor Peter Mark Richman has passed away at the age of 93. Variety reports that he passed in Woodland Hills, California today. Horror fans will recognize Peter Mark Richman for his role as Charles McCulloch in 1989’s Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, the
Twenty-nine years ago today (Jan. 15, 1992) was an unforgettable day for Johnny Cash: It was on that date that Cash was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, proving that his music defies genre limits. Lyle Lovett inducted Cash during 1992’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, explaining that the
Macaulay Culkin has just one word for the petition calling for the removal of Donald Trump‘s scene in ‘Home Alone 2’ … SOLD!!! Macaulay, best known as Kevin McAllister in the insanely popular 1992 Christmas comedy, says he’s most definitely on board with leaving POTUS on the cutting room floor … after last week’s deadly
Take a walk down Memory Lane with us… There have been so many exciting, revolutionary and innovative beauty product launches and trends emerging over the past 20 years, it’s positively dizzying. From the rise of highlighting and contouring techniques, to the global popularity of multi-step skincare inspired by K-beauty, to the launch of Rihanna’s industry-disrupting