Seinfeld finally arrived on Netflix Friday, and while all 180 episodes are now available on the streaming service, some jokes didn’t make the cut, literally. As noted on social media, some of the visual gags from the series have been cropped out due to the series’ now-16:9 aspect ratio that …
Read More »Reggie and Smino Offer Graceful Meditations on 'Avalanche'
The rapper and singer known simply as Reggie has the kind of mysterious backstory that harkens back to the blog era, when tracks would appear on message boards and take months to be discovered. Over the past year, the Houston-by-way-of-Arkansas musician has scattered a set of delicately self-reflective and vulnerable …
Read More »How One Weed Company Is Skirting Marijuana Rules to Sell THC Products in All 50 States
Last month, Wisconsin-based company LiftedMade launched a new kind of weed product: a THC-infused flavor-popping crystal candy, called Urb Rocks. Like most other THC products, it will get you high. Unlike other products, though, the THC in Urb Rocks is sourced from hemp, which means it’s technically legal for sale …
Read More »Dead Beatles Are Talking on Twitter and It's Weirding Us Out
The Beatles, no longer satisfied with just being “more popular than Jesus,” have finally matched him on the resurrection front — well, at least on Twitter. On Thursday, September 9th, some of the strangest chatter on the timeline came from the accounts of George Harrison (who died almost 20 years …
Read More »Kanye West Is Throwing Yet Another 'Donda' Listening Party — No Vax Required
UPDATE (8/25):Vaccines will be offered at Kanye West‘s upcoming Donda listening party in Chicago. “Soldier Field and the Chicago Department of Public Health are pleased to be working together to offer 1,500-plus vaccinations for those not yet vaccinated (Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson) and assist with setting up their second …
Read More »Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr Pay Tribute to Charlie Watts: 'Charlie Was a Rock'
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr took to media on Tuesday to honor the Rolling Stones‘ Charlie Watts, who died at 80 on Tuesday. “So sad to hear about Charlie Watts, the Stones drummer dying,” McCartney said. “He was a lovely guy, and I knew he was ill, but I didn’t …
Read More »Santana and Rob Thomas Perform 'Smooth', 'Move' at NYC 'Homecoming' Concert
At Saturday’s We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert, Santana and Rob Thomas teamed up to debut their new single “Move” just three days following its release. The Central Park set also paid homage to their past as the duo delivered a groove-filled performance of their 1999 mega-hit “Smooth” to a …
Read More »'The White Lotus' Finale: The Curse of the Pineapple Suite
This post contains spoilers for the season finale of The White Lotus, whichis available now on HBO and HBO Max. Last Monday, fans of The White Lotus were greeted with exciting news: HBO and Mike White had agreed to make another season, albeit one set at a new locale within …
Read More »'David Byrne's American Utopia' to Make Its One-Night Movie Theater Debut
David Byrne‘s American Utopia will be coming to movie theaters for one night only on September 15th. The Spike Lee-directed film captured Byrne’s Broadway show during its original 2019-2020 sold-out run. The Emmy-nominated HBO film, which screens two days before the show returns to Broadway at St. James Theatre beginning …
Read More »Here's More Proof That Lemmy Is God
In a pivotal scene in Airheads, the 1994 Brendan Fraser comedy about a hapless heavy-metal band holding a radio station hostage, a record-label square tries to quell the takeover by offering the band a record deal. “You guys are the hottest thing since Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch,” the …
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