Joe Pesci makes a rare on-screen appearance in a new and meta Google commercial that sees the actor watching the company’s viral Home Alone ad. In December, Google dropped the Macaulay Culkin-starring ad that updated Home Alone with a grown-up and tech-savvy Kevin McCallister. The commercial has been viewed on …
Read More »Roger Waters Asks Maroon 5 to 'Take a Knee' During Super Bowl Halftime Show
Former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters posted a video of himself and his band taking a knee in an effort to persuade Maroon 5 and their guests to follow suit during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. “My colleagues Maroon 5, Travis Scott and Big Boi are performing during …
Read More »Journey to Antarctica: Jeff Goodell Begins His Trip to Thwaites Glacier
This is the first dispatch in a series from Jeff Goodell, who will be investigating the effect of climate change on Thwaites glacier. READ: The Doomsday Glacier I’m writing this aboard the Nathanial B. Palmer, a 308 foot-long ocean research vessel that is, at this moment, tied up at a …
Read More »Measles Outbreak Causes State of Emergency in Washington
A measles outbreak has become an official state emergency in Washington, with 36 confirmed cases and 11 suspected as of Tuesday afternoon. The state had the sixth-lowest rate of childhood vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella in the country as of 2017, according to the CDC. In his statement declaring …
Read More »Watch Sam Smith, Normani in Sultry Video for 'Dancing With a Stranger'
Loneliness at is at the heart of Sam Smith‘s new video for single “Dancing With a Stranger,” which features guest vocalist Normani. The stark clip, shot in London, features the two singers alone in a house, mournfully looking back on relationships past and attempting to move on. The sultry, moody …
Read More »So, How Will This Howard Schultz Thing Play Out?
The dozens of Americans who have been thirsting for former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to take on President Trump in 2020 were treated to some good news Sunday night. The 65-year-old business executive said in an interview with 60 Minutes that he is preparing to mount a presidential campaign, one …
Read More »Michael Jackson Estate Slams 'Leaving Neverland': 'Tabloid Character Assassination'
Hours after Leaving Neverland, the documentary about Michael Jackson‘s alleged sexual abuse of underage boys, left the audience shell-shocked at its Sundance premiere, the Jackson estate released a statement slamming the HBO-bound film. “Leaving Neverland isn’t a documentary, it is the kind of tabloid character assassination Michael Jackson endured in …
Read More »Watch Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek's Money Schemes in 'Drunk Parents' Trailer
Alec Baldwin and Salma Hayek reunite on the screen to play an upper-middle class couple scheming to afford their daughter’s college tuition in the wacky new trailer for Drunk Parents. Jim Gaffigan and Joe Manganiello also star in the film, which hits theaters on April 19th. The clip opens with …
Read More »Florence and the Machine Drops Two Brazen New Songs: 'Moderation,' 'Haunted House'
Florence and the Machine unveiled two new songs, “Moderation” and “Haunted House,” marking their first new music since the release of their 2018 album, High as Hope. “Moderation” – which Florence and the Machine recently began performing live – is a rumbling piano-driven tune that finds frontwoman Florence Welch confronting …
Read More »Oscars 2019 Poll: Who Should Win the Top Academy Awards This Year?
After weeks of anxious Hollywood campaigns — and false alarms about a new category — this week we finally got the slate for who will be up for accolades at the 91st Academy Awards, set to take place February 24th. Of course, there’s always some annoying snubs and oversights, but …
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