It’s lights out for Madea, the battle-ax sass queen with a criminal background created three decades ago and portrayed by Tyler Perry. That’s right. Perry, 49, says he will no longer put on a gray wig and wiggle his 6-foot-5 frame into the floral print dresses of the geriatric black …
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Better Things is back. I reviewed Season Three earlier in the week, and I have a review of “Chicago,” the season premiere, coming up just as soon as I get you some more ramen and Plan B pills… “If I told you what my day was like in the first …
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Bohemian Rhapsody has been approved for theatrical release in China, a decision that reportedly surprised many considering the country’s track record of censoring homosexuality in films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Despite the approval, certain sections of the movie will be cut, including scenes that feature drug use and Rami …
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Michael Cohen‘s public testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday is something every American should watch. It was reported on Tuesday that Cohen would offer several damning allegations about President Trump, including that he engaged in criminal conduct while in office. Cohen’s opening statement lives up to the hype. …
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Spotify really, really wants to launch in India. The streaming company has been staffing up an office in Mumbai for a year, and finally suggested in website updates recently, after deflecting rumors for months, that January 31st would be the date it rolled out to 1.3 billion potential new customers. …
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Michael Ray has been known to break out a classic country cover from time to time and, in a new Grand Ole Opry “Radio Replay” video, the “One That Got Away” singer offers up brief rendition of Randy Travis‘ “He Walked on Water.” “It’s a song that I played at …
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s relationship with Russia may be coming to a close, but the rest of Paul Manafort’s life is entering a new phase. On Friday, Mueller filed a new sentencing memo for Trump’s disgraced former campaign manager, and a redacted version was released …
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One week ago, hours after President Trump declared a national emergency, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) announced plans to introduce a resolution to block it. “I ask all members of Congress — Democrat and Republican — to support this joint resolution to terminate President Trump’s unconstitutional national emergency declaration to build …
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As she tends to do, Rhiannon Giddens had an idea. The singer-banjoist and MacArthur Genuis had convened a group of fellow artists — Allison Russell, Leyla McCalla and Amythyst Kiah —in January 2018 to record the collaborative concept album Songs of Our Native Daughters to interpret and revive long-extinct forms …
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Juice WRLD announced a North American tour launching April 25th in Vancouver, British Columbia and wrapping June 8th in Dallas, Texas. General tickets go on sale Friday, February 22nd. Fans can access a pre-sale by pre-ordering the rapper’s upcoming second LP, A Deathrace for Love, and purchasing merch from his …
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