As Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert both pointed out during Wednesday night’s powerful Jersey 4 Jersey benefit broadcast, the great, unfairly maligned state of New Jersey has taken repeated blows over the past couple of decades, including the death of more than 700 residents on 9/11, and $30 billion of …
Read More »Fox News Devotes Entire Segment to Mocking COVID-19 Positive CNN Anchors
Fox News’ Laura Ingraham took a break from misleading viewers about all things coronavirus to disparage those at CNN who have shared their experiences while battling the virus. On Wednesday night, Ingraham, who regularly trolls in dangerous coronavirus advice like touting untested drugs and encouraging people to take part in …
Read More »Trickle Up: New York Artists Join Forces to Raise Money for Those Living Below the Poverty Line
Since the abrupt cancellation of nearly all live events globally, it’s been encouraging to see how quickly people involved in the arts and entertainment communities have pivoted to recording, posting, and sharing work on social and streaming platforms. We’ve had livestreams of concerts, intimate performances (such as Rolling Stone‘sown “In …
Read More »Trump Wants You to Know He's More Popular than 'The Bachelor'
As the United States’ death toll from coronavirus surpassed 2,000 over the weekend, our reality show president took to Twitter on Sunday to inform everyone he was more popular than ABC’s The Bachelor. Citing a report from theNew York Times, Trump tweeted: “Because the ‘Ratings’ of my News Conferences etc. …
Read More »'Contagion' Stars Reunite for PSAs to 'Control' Coronavirus
The cast of Contagion — the 2011 pandemic film that’s become the most urgent movie of 2020 for its near-prediction of the coronavirus outbreak — staged a “virtual reunion” to record a series of public service announcements to fight “misleading, inaccurate messages” about COVID-19. Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne …
Read More »Geto Boys' Scarface Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Houston rapper Scarface said he has tested positive for the coronavirus during a livestream interview with his longtime Geto Boys bandmate Willie D Thursday. The rapper, whose real name is Brad Jordan, described a multi-week ordeal that started with an itch in his throat and included multiple stays in the …
Read More »Sherrod Brown Has a Message for America: Listen to Scientists, Not Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Sherrod Brown was pissed off. For days, the U.S. Senate had delayed crafting a massive coronavirus relief bill as the economy went into free fall. Rather than work through the weekend, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had flown home to watch Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh swear …
Read More »Bono Enlists Will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and Yoshiki for 'Sing for Life'
One week after singing a ballad for the people of Italy in wake of COVID-19, Bono has evolved the song into a collaboration featuring Will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and Yoshiki. Originally titled “Let Your Love Be Known,” the new song is called “Sing for Life.” The accompanying video features the U2 …
Read More »Everything That's Happening Now, Trump Was Warned About Ahead of Time
The United States intelligence community has been warning the president since January and February about the dire consequences that would occur when coronavirus reached America, but the president seemed determined to play down the threat, leaving the country largely unaware and unprepared. According to the Washington Post,intelligence agencies sent reports …
Read More »Watch Jimmy Fallon's St. Patrick's Day-Themed 'Tonight Show' Home Edition
As the U.S. settles into practicing social distancing to mitigate spread of the new coronavirus, Jimmy Fallon has taken his TV platform to YouTube and filmed a version of his show from his home for the first episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: At Home Edition on Tuesday. …
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