He was eight when he got his first smartphone: an iPhone 5c in beaming lime green. He was 10 when his impromptu breakdance at a high school basketball game in Florida went viral. Now, at the grand old age of 12, Seth Vangeldren finds himself juggling marketing contracts in six-figure …
Read More »Peloton Is Being Sued by Music Publishers for $150 Million
Indoor bike company Peloton has amassed a cult following and a $4 billion valuation off of its dreamy lifestyle sell: Well-dressed men and women pedal their way to fanatically good health with the help of electrifying videos and hit songs. But the latter may have involved some cut corners, according …
Read More »Body Politics: TV's Slow Push Toward Size Acceptance
In the third episode of Shrill, the new Hulu comedy based on Lindy West’s same-named memoir, Annie, a thirtyish magazine editor played by Aidy Bryant, attends a pool party. There, for the first time, she enters a world filled with people who look like her: fat women, drinking, dancing, swimming …
Read More »See Brittany Howard Explain D.C. Power Struggles in 'Vice' Outtake
When filmmaker Adam McKay shot his Dick Cheney biopic, Vice, it originally included a surprise musical number that featured Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard. In the clip, premiering at Rolling Stone, Donald Rumsfeld (Steve Carell), attempts to explain to a young Cheney (Christian Bale) how things work in Washington, D.C. “You …
Read More »Watch Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson Sing Ariana Grande's '7 Rings'
Captain Marvel stars Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson sing Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” and ask each other grueling lie detector questions in a preview of their upcoming spot on Friday’s Carpool Karaoke: The Series. The clip opens with the actors crooning the trap-pop single, which appears on Grande’s recently …
Read More »Inside the Making of the Mind-Blowing 'Apollo 11' Doc
Todd Douglas Miller knew that, when it comes to making documentaries — like 2014’s T-Rex fossil hunt Dinosaur 13 — things can get a little stressful. Still, this new project he had been working on was something else entirely. Sitting in an office in New York City last year, the …
Read More »'SNL': Jussie Smollett, Robert Kraft Seek Legal Advice in 'Shark Tank' Sketch
Four celebrity lawyers vie for the opportunity to represent current newsmakers like Robert Kraft and Jussie Smollett in Saturday Night Live‘s “Legal Shark Tank” sketch. The sketch, modeled after the entrepreneurial reality series Shark Tank, pits Pete Davidson’s Michael Avenatti, John Mulaney’s Alan Dershowitz, Cecily Strong’s Jeanine Pirro and Kate …
Read More »Watch Black Eyed Peas' Animation-Fueled 'Get Ready' Video
The Black Eyed Peas bring their lyrics to life in the new video for “Get Ready.” The track appears on the hip-hop outfit’s latest album, Masters of the Sun, Vol. 1. The NOMSG-directed clip boasts a simple concept, with Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap and Taboo set up in front of a brick …
Read More »Planned Parenthood Stands to Lose Millions in Funding Under New Trump Administration Rule
The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule that will strip health care clinics around the country of federal funding if they refer patients to abortion services. Reproductive rights advocates call it a “gag rule” because it imposes limits on the issues doctors can discuss with …
Read More »Anthony Weiner Released From Prison, Must Register as Sex Offender
Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner has been released from prison,TMZ reported. Weiner had been serving a 21-month sentence at the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Mass. after he was caught exchanging sexual texts with a 15-year-old girl from North Carolina. The center where he was held offers treatment for sex …
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