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Music

Rob Sheffield’s Top 25 Songs of 2023

Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Ice Spice, and other highlights from a vibrant, chaotic, glorious mess of a year How do you say goodbye to a year like 2023? How about, “I wanna meet your mom, just to tell her her year sucks”? But here’s to a vibrant, chaotic, glorious mess...
Pop Culture

Gender War, Civil War, and the Loyalty of a Barber

Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay check back in to discuss Simon Biles’s recent interview with husband Jonathan Owens (18:28), and Kevin Hart’s lawsuit against Tasha K (36:49). Plus, Nikki Haley struggles to say “slavery” (51:59), and a barber gets petty (1:16:22). ‌Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayProducers: Donnie Beacham Jr....
Celebrity News

Paula Abdul Sues Idol EP Nigel Lythgoe for Sexual Assault

Paula Abdul has filed a lawsuit against her former American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, in which she accuses him of sexually assaulting her during the time they worked together. The singer-choreographer, who was a judge on the singing competition show from its 2002 debut until 2009, submitted the papers to a Los Angeles court Dec. 29...
Books

Book Riot’s YA Book Deals of the Day for December 30, 2023

Young Adult Deals Deals Dec 30, 2023 This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. $3.99 An Echo in the City by K. X. Song Get This Deal $3.99 Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin Get This Deal $2.99 The Faithful Spy: Dietrich...
Horror News

10 Hidden Horror Gems You Might’ve Missed

The best way I can describe the past year is as a year of trend shifts in the film zeitgeist. In a film environment where the most popular discussions often revolved around the never-ending slate of superhero blockbusters (and Martin Scorsese’s opinions on them for some reason), 2023 positioned itself...
Television

Gerwig Making Character Latina Helped Land ‘Barbie’

America Ferrera is reflecting on the success of Barbie — and why she thinks the race of her character in the film helped her land the part. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Friday, the actress opened up about the fact that she hadn’t always been considered for non-Latina...
Music

Jelly Roll Shares the Secret to Lainey Wilson’s Success

Jelly Roll prides himself on being a hard worker who will do things nobody else in Nashville will do. Well ... almost nobody.I recently spoke to him, and we were talking about his Lainey Wilson duet, "Save Me." I asked him what it says about country music that he and Wilson — both new artists...
Pop Culture

Morning Host Returning to TV on Heels of Alleged Kidnapping Plot

The 'This Morning' host left her former post after the shocking allegations and on-air drama. After leaving her morning television post in the wake of an alleged kidnapping plot against her, Holly Willoughby is returning to TV. The 42-year-old daytime TV staple will return after signing a one-year deal with...
LGBTQ

Ohio governor vetoes bill blocking trans gender-affirming care

Governor Mike Dewine speaking to crowds in Dayton, Ohio in 2019. (Scott Olson/Getty) Republican Ohio governor Mike DeWine has broke from his party by vetoing a bill banning trans youth from accessing gender-affirming care and playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity. Lawmakers passed House Bill 68...
Books

Book Censorship News, December 29, 2023

Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She's the editor/author of (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow...
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