Month: November 2024

Bob Bryar, the longest-tenured drummer of My Chemical Romance, who played in the band between 2004 and 2010, has died at the age of 44. According to TMZ, Bryar was found dead at his home in Tennessee on November 27th. He had last been seen alive on November 4th, and his body was reportedly discovered
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By an 8-7 vote, the Texas State Board of Education authorized the incorporation of primarily Christian Bible-based lessons in public elementary schools from kindergarten through fifth-grade beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) voiced support for the program, saying in a May news release that it “will allow students to better understand the
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RFK Jr.’s rejection of government-issued health and safety standards goes far beyond his opposition to life-saving vaccinations, it appears. The failed politician, who is president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for US secretary of health and human services, eschewed the official—and, frankly, common fucking sense—guidance that a cook wear shoes while performing challenging tasks in the kitchen.
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The 2025 edition of Las Vegas’ Sick New World festival, which was to feature headlining sets from Metallica and the reunited Linkin Park, has been canceled by organizers Live Nation. The third edition of the massive, single-day event was set for April 12 and was to have boasted more than 50 acts, including Queens of the Stone Age, Gojira, AFI,
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here Comes the Rooster The Morning News has released the longlist for the 2025 Tournament of Books, which
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“Doom Patrol” and  “Cloak & Dagger” actor Miles Mussenden is set to co-lead alongside Britt Bankhead (“Winchester”) in mystery thriller Croatoan, Variety reports today. The thriller also marks the feature directorial debut by Bankhead. Nico Tirozzi (Monster Summer), Grace Patterson (Slotherhouse), and Mike Markoff (Hit Man)also star in Croatoan.  Mussenden stars as “a father whose family
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Fresh off releasing his latest album, Highway Prayers, this past September, Billy Strings has stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thanksgiving night a performance of his song, “Seven Weeks in County.” Taking the Tonight Show stage alongside his band, Strings brought the dark, gritty bluegrass sound of “Seven Weeks in County” to
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In 2024, musicians such as Charli xcx improbably topped worldwide charts with a cheeky remix album, and U.K. upstart Fred again.. sold nearly 78,000 tickets for a stadium show in Los Angeles. Even Billie Eilish hit the club with an extended version of the jam “L’AMOUR DE MA VIE” from her new album, while Tale
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Kendra Winchester is a Contributing Editor for Book Riot where she writes about audiobooks and disability literature. She is also the Founder of Read Appalachia, which celebrates Appalachian literature and writing. Previously, Kendra co-founded and served as Executive
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