Новости за 07.07.2023

Thirty-five years after Tracy Chapman released “Fast Car,” the iconic ode to poverty, aging, and unrealized dreams, the song has just become a No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, cementing her as the first Black woman songwriter to reach the top since its debut in 1990. How does a three-and-a-half decade…

In 2002, Mattel sued MCA Records over Aqua’s 1997 international hit “Barbie Girl,” claiming that the song violated and tarnished what Barbie stood for. The judge dismissed the case, ruling that the song was protected by parody law, but not before iconically concluding, “The parties are advised to chill.”

Do you consider yourself a feminist? Did you think HBO’s The Idol sucked? Well, Jane Adams, who played Nikki Katz—a cardboard cutout of a cliché record executive—in the series, has something to say: Fuck you.

Earlier this week, TMZ reported that Britney Spears was assaulted by a security guard for NBA star Victor Wembanyama for approaching him for a photo on Wednesday evening in Las Vegas. Spears, who filed a police report against the security guard (identified as Damian Smith, director of team security for the San Antonio…

I love London Fashion Week. I love Milan Men’s Fashion Week. I love Paris Couture Week. They’re all wacky, over-the-top, completely impractical, and beautiful in their own way. But there’s still nothing that compares to the eccentric, far-fetched designs of Miami Swim Week. It always elicits several holy fucking shits…

Perhaps the only thing more annoying than the ongoing reports of Kim Kardashian and Tom Brady flirting with each other is how much sense this pairing actually makes.

Oklahoma’s far-right superintendent has insisted that the Tulsa race massacre can be taught in public schools without amounting to “critical race theory”—so long as it’s taught without discussing race.

UPDATE 7/7: The Associated Press reported early Friday that no charges will be filed against Victor Wembanyama’s security guard for reportedly pushing Britney Spears for approaching the NBA star earlier this week.

An unconfirmed and anonymously sourced exclusive story on gossip site Radar about Madonna’s recent health scare lit up the internet Thursday. The headline was shocking: “Madonna Was Revived by Narcan Injection: Terrifying New Details Reveal Queen of Pop ‘Had to Be Brought Back From The Dead.’” The story itself was…

They say three things are certain in this lifetime: death, taxes, and Candace Cameron Bure feuding with a queer woman over 20 years her junior.

Just three months after two former teachers at Kanye West’s Donda Academy filed a lawsuit claiming the rapper’s private Christian K-12 school “violated education, health and safety codes, terminated educators based on race and retaliation, and failed to fully pay teachers,” a second lawsuit has been brought against…

Update, 5:26 pm: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) issued a statement Thursday afternoon in response to her being ousted from the House Freedom Caucus. “In Congress, I serve Northwest Georgia first, and serve no group in Washington,” she said. “My America First credentials, guided by my Christian faith, are forged…