For years, the possibility of legalizing recreational adult-use marijuana in Florida was little more than an afterthought — but recently, momentum’s picked up. In 2016, Florida voters approved an initiative that legalized medical cannabis, only for state lawmakers to subsequently ban smokeable forms until earlier this year. Now, legal recreational …
Read More »Watch Cardi B and Bernie Sanders Discuss Jobs, Minimum Wage, Unions
Cardi B recently interviewed Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and the rapper has unveiled a new clip from their discussion. The pair addressed jobs, minimum wage and unions. “A couple of weeks ago I asked my followers if you all had the chance to ask a Democratic …
Read More »Aretha Franklin Estate: Handwriting Experts to Examine Wills
Aretha Franklin‘s heirs vied for control over her estate at a periodically testy hearing in Oakland County, Michigan Tuesday. The hearing ended with Judge Jennifer Callaghan putting the estate’s administration partly under court supervision, the Detroit Free Press reports. The court will play an active role in many major decisions, …
Read More »Fox News to Kacey Musgraves: Shut Up, Sing, and Don't Say 'F-ck'
Fox News host Ainsley Earhardt wants to know where all the “wholesome country singers” have gone. The talking head tightly clutched her pearls over Kacey Musgraves calling for an end to gun violence onstage at Lollapalooza last weekend by — be still my heart — using an emphatic swear word. …
Read More »Hear Lana Del Rey Respond to Mass Shootings on 'Looking for America'
Lana Del Rey has written a new song, “Looking for America,” in response to the recent shootings in El Paso and Dayton. The singer posted a two-and-a-half minute snippet of the song on her Instagram page, where she performs the track live in the studio with producer Jack Antonoff. https://www.instagram.com/tv/B0zMqeRBF6X/?utm_source=ig_embed …
Read More »Watch Joan Baez Close Out Farewell Tour in Spain
Sixty years to the month after making her debut at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, Joan Baez wrapped up her career as a live performer Sunday evening with a show at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain. The emotional concert featured a cross-section of songs she’s been playing for decades, …
Read More »Lock Him Up? Mueller's Testimony Emphasizes the Seriousness of Trump's Alleged Crimes
Robert Mueller‘s taciturn testimony before the House Judiciary Committee broke little news. But it underscored that the evidence of obstruction of justice developed in the Special Counsel’s report could haunt President Trump after he leaves office, exposing him to legal jeopardy and even — though the possibility seems remote — …
Read More »How (Actual) Fake News Is the (Actual) Enemy of the People
President Trump lashed out at the media Monday over a Washington Post story about how the White House responded to his racist attacks against four congresswomen of color. “The Mainstream Media is out of control,” he tweeted. “They constantly lie and cheat in order to get their Radical Left Democrat …
Read More »After Two Weeks, A$AP Rocky Is Still Detained in Sweden
UPDATE 7/19: A$AP Rocky will be held in pre-trial detention for another week. The Stockholm District Court agreed to the prosecution’s July 25th extension request to continue the investigation, according to BBC News, The New York Timesand CBS News. “We have worked intensively with the investigation and need more time,” …
Read More »Is Belle Delphine, a.k.a. Bathwater Gamer Girl, the Greatest Troll On the Internet?
Last week, a 19-year-old cosplayer and Instagram model named Belle Delphine posted a photo of herself in the tub, holding a jar and a pastel pink game controller. “i am now selling my BATH WATER for all you THIRSTY gamer boys 💦,” she wrote in the caption, accompanied by a …
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