Reports are circulating — on Twitter and elsewhere— that Donald Trump has cancelled Native American Heritage Month and replaced it with a new designation: National American History and Founders Month. They’re wrong. On Thursday, Trump continued a tradition started by President George H.W. Bush back in 1990 and declared the …
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Lizzo rebuffed claims that she did not properly credit two songwriters on her hit “Truth Hurts” in a note posted on Twitter Wednesday. “That song is my life, and its words are my truth,” the musician wrote. Last week, songwriting brothers Justin and Jeremiah Raisen claimed that in April 2017 …
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On June 6th, 1980, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers arrived in Hollywood to perform on the short-lived variety show Fridays. Before they launched into the classic “American Girl” from their 1976 self-titled debut, the band played “Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid),” a track from their then-new record Damn …
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Lana Del Rey has announced 11 new dates to her Norman Fucking Rockwell Tour, following her Long Island-and-the-West-Coast excursion this past month. The additional outing will kick off November 3rd in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and make stops in Denver, Chicago and more before wrapping November 19th in Nashville, Tennessee. Del …
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The chairmen of the House committees on Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight are seeking a lengthy list of documents from Vice President Mike Pence in connection with the House’s impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Reps. Eliot Engel, Adam Schiff and Elijah Cummings officially requested from Pence on Friday “all documents …
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Bruce Springsteen made a surprise live appearance Saturday at the opening of a new exhibit honoring the rocker in his New Jersey hometown. The career-spanning “Springsteen: His Hometown” exhibit in Freehold, New Jersey held its opening night gala, featuring performances by Bobby Bandiera and Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers. During …
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Family members of those killed in the July 20th, 2012, mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, in which a lone gunman fired on a movie theater audience during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises, have signed a letter to Warner Bros. voicing their concerns over the studio’s upcoming film, Joker, …
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Open newspapers this week, and you’ll see hand-wringing galore. Supposedly we’re about to go to war with Iran, suspected in last weekend’s unmanned bombing of the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia. “The Middle East is on the brink,” warns The Guardian. “We’re a lot closer to war …
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UPDATE: Leslie Jones will not return to Saturday Night Live after five seasons on the show. Jones joined the cast in 2014 and quickly became a fan favorite, especially for her appearances on Weekend Update. It’s unclear exactly why Jones decided to leave the cast ahead of its 45th season, …
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Like him or not, on Friday night Bill Maher did what he does best. He used his platform to cut through what he deems as nonsense, no matter the blowback or regard for political niceties. During his HBO Real Time monologue, Maher was brutal when speaking about billionaire David Koch, …
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