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Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova returns with a new song and a new target. (Photo: Genius)

Putin Scourge Pussy Riot Unloads With New Feminist Anthem and Digital Video (See!)

Keith GirardJanuary 22, 2022

Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist protest art collective that drives President Vladimir Putin crazy, is out with power-pop new song written with Swedish artist Tove Lo....

MusicPOLITICS

LGBTQ Discrimination Rising: The 22 Worst States for Gay Rights

Keith GirardJanuary 20, 2022

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) Americans faced the worst onslaught of goverment-sanctioned discrimination last year...

CULTUREPOLITICS

Doomsday Clock: Takes Licking, Keeps on Ticking Near Midnight on 75th Anniversary

Keith GirardJanuary 20, 2022

Ask not for whom the Doomsday Clock tolls, it tolls for thee....

SCIENCE & TECH

Claudia Hayden has made her mark in music and graphic arts. (Photo: Discompany)

Claudia Hayden Bends Genres Between Music and Visual Arts (Video!)

Keith GirardJanuary 19, 2022

Claudia Hayden is a media-multi-hyphenate who is as comfortable in front of the camera as she is behind it. ...

ArtARTISTS

Donald Trump Latest Clash With New York AG Points to Investigation End Game

Keith GirardJanuary 19, 2022

Donald Trump’s long-running battle with New York Attorney General Letitia James over his alleged shady business dealings is nearing its end game, according to the latest developments in the case....

CRIMEPOLITICS

Ariana DeBose on SNL and the line that tripped her up. (Photo: SNL ScreenCap)

Ariana DeBose Battles Racism, Homophobia Over SNL Gig (video)

Keith GirardJanuary 19, 2022

Ariana DeBose drew social media critics for her "Saturday Night Live" hosting gig, but the boo birds smacked of racism and homophobia. ...

COMEDYFilmTELEVISION

COVID-19: Death, Illness Loom After Politically Sullied Supreme Court Strips Mandates

Keith GirardJanuary 15, 2022

The Supreme Court's conservative majority has condemned tens of thousands of Americans to COVID-19 deaths and illness and likely prolonged the pandemic for another year or more....

HEALTHPOLITICS

Shirley MacLaine and Amy Schumer are joining Hulu's Only Murders in the Building' second season. (Photos: Bang ShowBiz)

Hulu’s ‘Only Murders’ sees 2 big cast changes; Here’s the Latest

Keith GirardJanuary 13, 2022

Shirley MacLaine and Amy Schumer have joined the cast of the runaway Hulu comedy hit "Only Murders in the Building."...

COMEDYFilm

Avril Lavigne is set to release her 7th studio album. (Photo: Bang ShowBiz)

Avril Lavigne Breaks Early in 2022 With New Album ‘Love Sux’ on Travis Barker’s Label (Video)

Keith GirardJanuary 13, 2022

Avril Lavigne is set to release her 7th studio album. (Photo: Bang ShowBiz) Avril Lavigne, the skatur gurl singer who broke big at 16 in 2002, is back with a ...

ROCK

Failure to Act One Year After Jan 6 Mob Violence is Biggest Threat to Democracy

David Fagin and Keith GirardJanuary 6, 2022

It's been a year since the Jan. 6 insurrection and a rising amount of evidence links Donald Trump and his cronies to the violence...

COMMENTARYPOLITICS

COVID catches up with KPop Group BTS. Three test positive. (Photo: Bang ShowBiz)

COVID Smacks BTS; 3 KPop Singers Test Positive as Omicron Surges Worldwide

Keith GirardJanuary 4, 2022

COVID catches up with KPop Group BTS. Three test positive. (Photo: Bang ShowBiz) Suga, Jin and JM of the Korean pop group BTS are the latest to report COVID-1...

POP

Alec Baldwin is ready to seek a new road in 2022 following tragic shooting. (Photo: Bang ShowBiz)

Alex Baldwin Seeks Peace, Awareness in 2022, After Halyna Hutchins Death (Vid!)

Keith GirardJanuary 3, 2022

Alec Baldwin has explained almost every facet of his role in the death of Halyna Hutchins, but he's taking his campaign to a new level....

CELEBRITIESFilm

U.S. air power must be deployed to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine. (Photo: Getty)

Ukraine: A Russian Invasion Must be Met by US Air Power

Keith GirardDecember 13, 2021

The second-largest country by area in Europe after Russia is under a dire threat of a full-scale military invasion at the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin....

DEFENSE

Ukraine: If Not Here, Where? If Not Now, When? Russia Must End Aggression

Keith GirardDecember 13, 2021

Ukrainian tanks on maneuvers in its conflict with Russia. (Photo: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine ) Rabbi Hillel coined an expression more than 2...

ENTERTAINMENT

The setting was magical at the New York Botanical Garden for the 30th Winter Wonderland Ball. (Photo: BFA)

New York Botanical Garden Was Magical for 30th Winter Wonderland Ball

Keith GirardDecember 13, 2021

Georgina Bloomberg, Lili Buffett, and Charlotte Lebenthal Diamond were among this year's leadership at the Winter Wonderland Ball, a charitable event at the New York Botanical Garden that drew nearly 400 "society insiders" to support a charitable cause....

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