Month: February 2020

Andrew Harnik/AP/Shutterstock Kansas? Missouri. Tomato? Tomahto. On Sunday, President Donald Trump‘s celebratory 2020 Super Bowl tweet was all anyone could talk about after the big game—that and Jennifer Lopez and Shakira‘s electric Halftime performance, of course. Taking to social media to congratulate the Kansas City Chiefs on their win, he mistakenly confused their home state
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Ivan Král—the composer, guitarist, and Patti Smith Group member—has died, as Reuters reports. He was 71 years old. Král briefly played with Blondie in the mid-’70s before beginning his long tenure with Patti Smith Group. The composer, producer, and guitarist co-wrote many songs with Smith, most notably “Dancing Barefoot,” from the 1979 album Wave. Král
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Warning: SPOILERS for Deadpool: The End #1 There is no fictional world or villain safe from Deadpool, and the un-killable assassin has proven it in the least likely way. This time, it’s taking readers on a journey into his own future… becoming Marvel’s own version of The Batman Who Laughs – and drowning the rest of the Avengers in
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Kevin Winter/Getty Images Jennifer Lopezand Shakira showed up and showed out on Sunday night. The dynamic duo commanded the Hard Rock stadium in Miami, as soon as they stepped foot on stage to perform during the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show. And as expected, both artists shut it down as they both played their iconic hits. During tonight’s epic performance,
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Vampire Weekend performed a set at Bernie Sanders’ rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa tonight (February 1). They played “2021,” “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” “Holiday,” “This Life,” and a cover of Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys are Back in Town.” Check out video of the performance below. Saturday night’s appearance with Sanders wasn’t the first for the
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@TheHapaBlonde / BACKGRID The expecting parents are still celebrating the amazing news!  In case you missed it, Ciara and Russell Wilson announced earlier this week that they were expecting another child. The “Goodies” singer announced the happy news by sharing a photo of herself posing in a bikini and baring her growing baby bump on Instagram. ”Number 3,”
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Disney likely never saw this coming… Saturday Night Live featured a musical parody of Frozen II starring cast member Kate McKinnon as an out-of-the-closet Elsa, Cecily Strong as her sister Anna and J.J. Watt as Kristoff. The Houston Texans star hosted the show for the first time. “We all know / we all know / we’ve all known since
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Game of Thrones alum Emilia Clarke, Big Little Lies star Zoë Kravitz and other celebs brought the glitz and glamor to the 2020 BAFTAs, aka the EE British Academy Film Awards, in London on Sunday. Clarke, who is a presenter at the annual event, sported a spaghetti strap, scoop neck sparkling beaded black gown as she walked the red carpet. Kravitz turned heads herself in a long sleeve,
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Sponsored by Book Riot’s new literary fiction podcast Novel Gazing. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while they’re hot! Today’s Featured Deals The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais for $1.99. Get it here, or just click on the cover image below. We Have Always Lived in the
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Ever wished there was a version of ‘Johny Johny Yes Papa’ featuring a queer family? No? Well wish no more! (Screen capture via YouTube) In today’s thing you definitely didn’t ask for but reluctantly welcome nevertheless, there’s now a version of ‘Johny Johny Yes Papa’ with a same-sex family. The nursery rhyme-turned viral meme was
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