Month: May 2020

Little Richard, the electrifying and dazzling rock and roll pioneer, has died at the age of 87. The flamboyantly-dressed, soulful singer who mixed shouts, wails and whoops with fiery piano playing recorded some of the most foundational popular songs of the 20th century, including “Tutti Frutti,” “Slippin’ and Slidin’,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Lucille,” and “Good
0 Comments
Michelle Obama was getting down! The former First Lady jumped in on Erykah Badu & Jill Scott’s ‘Verzuz’ battle to request the throwback tune ‘Green Eyes’! Michelle Obama, 56, loves her music! The Becoming author was living for Erykah Badu and Jill Scott‘s throwback themed Instagram Live battle, and couldn’t resist requesting one of her favorite songs
0 Comments
Brad Parscale, President Donald Trump‘s campaign manager, likened his campaign to a “death star,” about to unleash the full force of its weaponry on former Vice President Joe Biden. It was a deeply unfortunate metaphor, given current circumstances, and also the fact the death stars always end in a fiery explosion. Meanwhile, the rebel forces
0 Comments
Aimee Stephens outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, October 8, 2019. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Aimee Stephens, the woman who brought the first-ever transgender civil rights case to the Supreme Court, is receiving hospice care at home after her health took a turn for the worse. Her case was one of a
0 Comments
In the comics, Eddie Brock and Cletus Kasady become cellmates and Venom gives birth to a symbiote baby that bonds to him. The result is Carnage, a much more dangerous and terrifying result than Eddie/Venom. From the setup in the 2018 film, one might imagine Venom’s offspring bonds to Cletus while Eddie writes his up-close
0 Comments
If you want to know the “what” and the “how” of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ $10 billion startup scam, HBO’s new documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley has answers for you. But the “why” is frustratingly inconclusive. Which is a problem, because that’s the most interesting part. If you’re unfamiliar with the
0 Comments
Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock `n’ roll” whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, died Saturday. He was 87. Pastor Bill Minson, a close friend of Little Richard’s, told The Associated Press that Little Richard died Saturday morning. His son, Danny
0 Comments
Stonewall historian David Carter speaking in New York in 2009. (Screenshot/Fora TV/YouTube) David Carter, the gay historian who authored the “definitive history” of the Stonewall Uprising, has died from a heart attack at the age of 67. Carter died May 1 in his New York apartment, according to the Washington Blade. His brother, Bill, told
0 Comments
Andre Harrell has died, as The New York Times reports. The influential hip-hop and R&B music executive passed following a battle with heart conditions, according to ex-wife Wendy Credle. He was 59 years old. Born and raised in the Bronx, Harrell got his start as an artist before he ever pivoted to the business side
0 Comments