At a record store in Denver in July, a well-intentioned fan yelled out during a break in Gracie Abrams’ short acoustic set: “Congrats on your Grammy nomination!” The only problem? “I-I don’t have a Grammy nomination,” Abrams responded kindly, part-confused and part-appreciative that her fans would manifest that for her. …
Read More »'Highly Trans, Highly Goddess': Sasha Colby on Her Historic 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Win
The second Sasha Colby was cast on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15, she was already a frontrunner. The former Miss Continental was already deemed a legend within drag communities, but Colby’s star power reached a new level on Friday when she was crowned America’s Next Drag Superstar by RuPaul. She …
Read More »Wanna Hear How Frank Ocean's Coachella Set Fell Apart? A [Checks Notes] Hockey Podcast Has the Details
A hockey podcast has unexpectedly emerged as the top source for the most in-depth glimpse at what went down behind the scenes at Frank Ocean’s controversial Coachella performance. Empty Netters — which is hosted by former hockey players Dan and Chris Powers — prefaced its Western Conference playoffs preview episode …
Read More »Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield Goes Full Country, Starts a New Band
In early 2020, just before the pandemic, Waxahatchee‘s Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson exchanged albums. Saint Cloud and Sorceress sparked a bond between the two songwriters, and now they’ve formed the duo Plains. As the name suggests, the project shows Crutchfield venturing further into the Lucinda Williams-esque country she leaned …
Read More »Cameron Diaz Plots Return to Acting With Some Help From Jamie Foxx and… Tom Brady?
Cameron Diaz is finally ready to return to the screen — the actress revealed that she’s coming out of retirement and will begin working on her first movie since 2014 later this year. Diaz has signed on to star in Back in Action, a Netflix action-comedy flick that will find …
Read More »Halsey's Label Pledges Support for Singer Following TikTok Kerfuffle: 'We Love You'
UPDATE (5/31):On Tuesday, Halsey‘s record label Capitol Music shared their support for the Badlands singer and announced that they will be releasing her new song “So Good” on June 9, after Halsey’s TikToks claiming that the label wouldn’t let her drop the song before a viral moment on the video …
Read More »MAGA Lawmaker Now Under Investigation for Claiming Buffalo Shooting Was False Flag
The Arizona state Senate on Monday launched an ethics investigation into Wendy Rogers after the racist, far-right state lawmaker falsely suggested the mass shooting in Buffalo last Saturday was carried out by a government agent. “Fed boy summer has started in Buffalo,” Rogers wrote on Telegram after a white supremacist …
Read More »The Kids in the Hall Are Back — Older, Slightly Less Angry and Still Incredibly F-king Funny
It starts with one of them casually saying, “Write what you know” — it may be Mark McKinney, slightly leaning back in his chair and staring at the ceiling, or it might be Bruce McCulloch, who’s wandering around the conference room, checking his phone as it charges and idly munching …
Read More »Don't Like the VIP List? Go Cry About It
“Sometimes you just gotta say fuck it and spend $125 on burrata,” taunts the voice over a slo-mo cheese pull. It’s a review of Saint Theo’s, a trendy Manhattan restaurant, but the food is far less memorable than the narration: “Yes, this piece of cheese was more than my electric …
Read More »Republican Who Allegedly Murdered His Wife With a Flower Pot Wins Local Primary From Jail
Andrew Wilhoite was one of the winners of the Republican Party’s primary for a spot on the Clinton Township school board in Boone County, Indiana. He has not commented on securing a spot on the general election ballot in November, however, as he’s currently in jail on charges of murdering …
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