If headlines are to be trusted, excessive cell phone use has been linked to everything from poor posture to reduced sex drive to even low sperm count. Now, we can add yet another potential danger of excessive technology use to the list: according to a series of reports from researchers …
Read More »Please Stop Thinking This Will Be a Fair Election
“President Trump: 30 Hours,” the ABC News 20/20 special featuring a heavily promoted White House interview by This Week anchor George Stephanopoulos, finally aired in full Sunday night. It was alternately an absurd and harmful exercise. There are lists of five to 10 takeaways from the exchange on various news …
Read More »See Taylor Swift's Surprise Performance at New York's Stonewall Inn
Taylor Swift stopped by New York’s iconic LGBTQ+ bar Stonewall Inn for a surprise performance on Friday night. The singer made her appearance during AEG and Stonewall Inn’s pride celebration, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. While the event’s headliner Jesse Tyler Ferguson was presenting, Swift …
Read More »Coming Home: The Story Behind 'The Last Black Man in San Francisco'
It’s pretty easy to spot Joe Talbot in a crowd. You just look for the San Francisco Giants baseball cap. The hat is not a fairweather-fan affectation or a fashion accessory for the 28-year-old filmmaker — it’s as much a part of his wardrobe as his oversized denim jacket or …
Read More »Biden Leads, But Warren and Buttigieg Gain Ground in New Iowa Poll
Former vice president Joe Biden still leads the pack of Democratic contenders for their party’s nomination in a new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of likely Iowa caucus participants, but Biden’s opponents are also gaining ground. Twenty-four percent of respondents said they support Biden, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) comes in …
Read More »Barack, Michelle Obama Partner With Spotify to Create New Podcasts
Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground will team with Spotify to produce a slate of podcasts exclusive to the streaming service. Per a statement, the Obamas will help develop, produce and lend their voices to select podcasts. The shows will reportedly cover “wide-ranging topics,” though no specific issues …
Read More »'The Good Place' Creator Mike Schur Answers Burning Questions From Season 3
After each of The Good Place’s first two seasons ended with wild cliffhangers, Mike Schur went into radio silence for a few months to let fans talk amongst themselves about what had happened and what might come next. Season Three concluded in a less shocking place — with Eleanor and …
Read More »How I Wrote This: AJR Break Down Their Single '100 Bad Days'
AJR’s new single “100 Bad Days” began when frontman Jack Met entered a single line into his cellphone: “A million bad days made a million good stories.” “I didn’t even think of it as a song concept,” the singer tells Rolling Stone. “I just thought, ‘That’s kind of a cool …
Read More »'Game of Thrones' Live Concert Experience Returning for Fall Tour
TheGame of Thrones Live Concert Experience will return for its third tour this fall, bringing the HBO series’ grand score to 20 venues throughout the U.S. and Canada. The North American trek launches September 5th in Syracuse, New York and wraps October 5th in Los Angeles, California. Tickets will be …
Read More »Billboard Music Awards 2019: Madonna, Maluma Perform Hologram-Enhanced 'Medellin'
Madonna — and several of her hologram doppelgängers — performed a riveting version of “Medellín” with Maluma on Wednesday at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. With a giant “X” representing her forthcoming Madame X on display, Madonna appeared laying on the stage, flanked by greenery scenes behind her. …
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