Jens Spahn, German minister of health, announced the conversion therapy ban on Thursday, May 7. (Maja Hitij/ Getty) Germany has banned traumatising conversion therapy for people under the age of 18, and introduced penalties for adults, putting the UK and US to shame. On Thursday evening, May 7, the Bundestag passed a law which completely
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Sven Sundgaard had worked at the TV station for 14 years. (explorewithsven/ Instagram) A beloved and super-hot gay weatherman has been unceremoniously fired after calling out Trump-supporting, far-right, anti-lockdown protesters. Sven Sundgaard, 39, is a gay vlogger and until last week was a weatherman for TV station KARE 11, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to Queerty,
Soccer Mommy was supposed to be touring right now, but those plans were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, she’s shared a series of videos for her song “crawling in my skin” that offer 8-bit renderings of what it might’ve looked like for her to tour through Minneapolis, Chicago, Seattle, Toronto, and Austin. Watch
Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Brett Favre will return the $1.1 million in Mississippi state welfare money he received for speaking engagements he never participated in, the state auditor announced Wednesday. According to the Associated Press, via NBC News, Auditor Shad White said Favre had already refunded $500,000 and agreed to repay the remaining $600,000 in installments over the next
Randy Newman stopped by the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and performed his public service announcement song “Stay Away.” “People are saying it’s the greatest song ever written or that they’ve heard,” he said. “A lot of people are saying it. I’m not—it’s they who are saying it.” Check it out below. “Everybody stay safe,”
Despite coming up through one of the most competitive ages in the history of popular music, the New England-based Ilyah has a lot to be proud of at this stage of his career. He’s dropped marvelous singles in “Come Get It,” awesome videos in “The Only One,” “Miscommunication” and “Girls Like You,” all in addition
Mark Wahlbergis honoring his mother and all the first responders working at the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic on National Nurses Day. National Nurses Day also marks the beginning of National Nurses Week and celebrities as well as local city officials in Southern California are honoring them for the critical role they play in the
Squid has shared a new video for their song “Sludge.” It comprises crowdsourced 360º footage from their fans stuck in isolation. Check it out below. The band shared a statement about the process: “After looking through all the videos it was really interesting to see how spatially different everyone’s situation is but how they’re all
Work from home set-up got you wondering when massage parlors will be declared essential services? There’s truly no need to roll with it. A foam roller—that portable device you might have picked up that one time you decided you could become a long-distance runner—could be the answer to your knotty prayers. “A lot of people don’t really know
Jim Bakker suggested that Silver Solution was a gift from God that could eliminate coronavirus. (YouTube) Anti-LGBT+ televangelist Jim Bakker has said he is being “unfairly targeted” after a lawsuit was filed against him for peddling a “miracle cure” for coronavirus. Bakker and his TV production company, Morningside Church Productions Inc, were named in a
Kevin Spacey during a rare public appearance in August. (Getty) Kevin Spacey has compared his public fall from grace amid sexual assault allegations to the coronavirus pandemic. Spacey was first accused of abusing Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp when he was 14-years-old back in 2017. In response, he chose to come out as gay
Lady Gaga has revealed the new release date for her album Chromatica. The record had been slated to arrive on April 10, but was delayed due to COVID-19. Chromatica will now be released on May 29 (via Interscope). Chromatica follows 2016’s Joanne and the 2018 soundtrack to A Star Is Born. The new record is
Getty Images; Instagram; Melissa Herwitt/E! Illustration At the milestone age of 1, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor has already seen three continents and lived in three countries. He was born on May 6, 2019, less than two weeks shy of his parents’ first wedding anniversary, at Portland Hospital in London, after which Prince Harry and Meghan Marklewhisked
Chicago rapper Polo G has announced his next album. It’s called The Goat, and it’s out May 15 via Columbia. The new album follows his breakout debut Die a Legend, which came out last year. The album features his previously released singles “DND,” which arrived with a new music video last month, and “Go Stupid.”
What’s in name? Apparently quite a bit if your parents are Grimes and Elon Musk. Following the birth of their first child together, the Tesla CEO sent social media into a frenzy when he revealed the newborn’s admittedly bizarre name. “X Æ A-12 Musk,” he tweeted with no further explanation. As the internet debated whether or not Musk
TempleLive in Fort Smith, Arkansas has announced that Bishop Gunn frontman Travis McCready will perform at the venue on May 15. The concert is likely to be the first live concert performed to an audience in the U.S. since the spread of the novel coronavirus decimated the touring industry as large gatherings across the country
Once a Clover, always a Clover! Gabrielle Union gave Bring It On fans some nostalgia during her virtual visit to Good Morning America on Tuesday. Before wrapping up her interview with Robin Roberts, the star treated viewers to a rendition of the film’s now iconic cheer as she reminisced about Bring It On‘s 20th anniversary.
Mountain Man have shared a cover of Kacey Musgraves’ “Slow Burn,” off her 2018 record Golden Hour. “We are all huge fans of Kacey Musgraves,” the folk trio said in a statement. “‘Slow Burn’ embodies the magic of the unfolding of life, the power of being present and patient and knowing that sometimes things just
Over the years, Nikki Bella has deployed more than a few secret weapons. There’s the Alabama Slam, the Bella Buster and, of course, her signature finisher, the Rack Attack, involving hoisting an opponent onto her shoulders and then slamming to her knees to send hem flailing. But for the past few months, her go-to move has been as simple as walking next door.
Mick Jagger appeared in a segment during tonight’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. During the fake BBC clip called “Global News,” a British announcer narrated as Jagger did a number of chores such as fixing his car, gardening, herding sheep, cooking dinner, and more. Check out the old-timey visual below. The Rolling
Scott Disickis shining a light on his personal demons. The reality TV star and real estate mogul’s attorney confirmed Monday that he recently checked into rehab to address ongoing emotional issues surrounding the deaths of his mother and father six years ago. The news comes on the heels of a recent Keeping Up With the Kardashians episode, where
Experimental artist Holly Herndon and collaborator Mat Dryhurst have launched a new podcast together. It’s called “Interdependence,” and you can access and support the project through Patreon. “We will publish conversations with good people at the forefront of music, technology and policy from our studio in Berlin,” Herndon and Dryhurst wrote on their Pateron page.
Instagram Brie Bella is simply glowing. On Monday, the Total Bellas star took to Instagram to give her 7.5 million followers an update on her second pregnancy. Thankfully, the stunning Belle Radici co-founder left little to the imagination as she posted a pic of her bare bump while in BirdieBee underwear. Why? To celebrate her
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our
by Mike Vulpo | Mon., May. 4, 2020 3:00 AM Share Tweet Email move close Now Playing Up Next Most Memorable Met Gala Moments That Had Us Saying OMG There are red carpets and then there are Met Gala red carpets. For so many pop culture fans, the first Monday of May signals one of
Gorillaz have shared the latest single in their ongoing Song Machine series. The new song is called “How Far?” and features Skepta as well as Tony Allen, the late drummer and Afrobeat pioneer who passed away earlier this week. “The track was written and recorded with Skepta in London just before lockdown and is being
Noam Galai/Getty Images for Beyond Yoga Nick Cordero‘s wife Amanda Kloots has shared that the 41-year-old who is hospitalized for contracting coronavrius is “doing well” following his recent tracheostomy procedure. On Friday, May 1, Kloots shared that doctors took Cordero off a ventilator and inserted a breathing tube. She added, “This is just amazing news because we really
Thurston Moore has shared a new song called “May Daze.” It was recorded by producer Paul Epworth at the Church in London alongside his bandmates in Thurston Moore Group—fellow Sonic Youth alum Steve Shelley, My Bloody Valentine bassist Deb Googe, and guitarist James Sedwards. “A soundtrack for our USA sisters + brothers to register as
While shooting his hit FXX series Dave, Lil Dicky had to take elaborate efforts to protect his privates from public view. In the series, Dave Burd plays a quasi-version of himself, Dave, who is on the rise to stardom as Lil Dicky the rapper. Throughout the series, Burd peppered in hilariously uncomfortable sex scenes and vivid detail about
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson unveiled a state reopening plan on April 27 that includes a note that live concerts can resume starting on Monday (May 4), Billboard reports. Missouri is the first state in the U.S. to reopen live events amid the coronavirus pandemic. The plan dictates that “seating shall be spaced out according to