A World War II fighter pilot confronts the mental madness of war in the trailer for the limited series adaptation of Joseph Heller’s classic novel, Catch-22, premiering May 17th on Hulu. The six-part series stars Christopher Abbott as Yossarian, an Air Force bombardier based in Italy who is desperate to …
Read More »How the Supreme Court Case on LGBT Rights Could Set Us Back Decades
It’s been almost four years since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage for everyone, and yet, anti-LGBT discrimination remains a real problem in much of this country. In a majority of states, LGBT folks can be fired or otherwise discriminated against for no reason other than their sexual orientation or …
Read More »New York City DAs Reportedly Keeping 'Bad Cop List'
District attorneys in all five New York City boroughs are reportedly building out secret databases of cops with “credibility” issues, which if released could potentially have weighty implications for past convictions in the New York City area. According to a Gothamist/WNYC report, district attorney’s offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, …
Read More »Watch Kid Cudi Enlist Kanye West for Coachella Medley
During his Saturday night set at Coachella‘s Sahara tent, Kid Cudi brought out Kanye West to take on a gamut of tracks. The rappers performed “Ghost Town” from West’s 2018 album Ye and later played the duo’s Kids See Ghosts tracks “Freeee (Ghost Town Pt. 2)” and “Reborn.” They also …
Read More »Watch Sebadoh Skewer Conspiracy Theorists in 'Raging River' Video
Sebadoh send-up the tin foil hat crowd and technology-induced conspiracy theorists on their new song, “Raging River,” set to appear on their upcoming LP, Act Surprised, out May 24th. “Raging River” finds bassist Jason Loewenstein unraveling dystopian lyrics — “You can say it ain’t so/No light no shadow/Things they don’t …
Read More »The Most Unlikely Broadway Show Ever Wants to Change How We Think About American Politics
About halfway through Heidi Schreck’s 100-minute performance — a near-monologue framed around a constitutional speech competition she did when she was 15 — she wants to let you know that she knows that you’re not having a typical Broadway experience. “I wish we could have one of those spectacular set …
Read More »Fleetwood Mac Reschedule Canceled North American Tour Dates
Fleetwood Mac have rescheduled the East Coast and Canadian portion of their North American tour, which they were forced to postpone after Stevie Nicks came down with the flu. The new run starts October 28th at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. It also includes a new date, October 30th at …
Read More »Beyonce on Michelle Obama: She 'Inspires All of Us to Do Better and to Be Better'
Beyoncé praised the grace, brilliance and hard work of Michelle Obama, saying the former First Lady “inspires all of us to do better and to be better” in a short essay for Time‘s annual “100 Most Influential People” issue. At the start of the essay, Beyoncé recalled meeting Obama on …
Read More »Hear Donovan Woods' New Acoustic Version of 'Truck Full of Money'
Donovan Woods has given his song “Truck Full of Money” an extensive overhaul, turning the cinematic track from his Juno-winning album Both Ways into an intimate acoustic ballad. This new version, premiering on Rolling Stone Country today, is the first release from The Other Way, an acoustic companion album to …
Read More »Bryan Cranston Goes 'Full Walter White' on 'Last Week Tonight' Opioid Segment
John Oliver recruited Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston to go “full Walter White” on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight — tapping into the drug lord’s stone-faced menace for the role of Richard Sackler, the former president and chairman of Oxycontin developer Purdue Pharma. Michael Keaton, Michael K. Williams (The Wire) and …
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