Month: June 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., recycled a joke that fell flat while speaking at a celebration of the Save Our Stages Act at Carolines on Broadway comedy club in New York City over the long weekend. Schumer recycled a joke about a woman in trouble for stealing a can of peaches who gets one night in jail for each of the four peaches in the can, the New York Daily News reported. The punchline? The woman's husband wants a stolen can of peas added to her sentence. NEW YORK LIFTS INDOOR DINING CURFEW FOR RESTAURANTS, BARS "What do you think?" Schumer asked as the audience let out a few laughs, the New York Daily News reported. He reportedly told the same joke at a 2020 event with Jerry Seinfeld at Gotham Comedy Club.  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., w...

Plus, Olivia Rodrigo charts three songs in the Hot 100's top 10, as "Good 4 U," which a week earlier premiered at the summit, ranks at No. 2; "Deja Vu" hits a new high at No. 3; and "Traitor" begins at No. 9. All three songs are from her debut LP Sour, which soars in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with the biggest week for an album so far in 2021. Thanks to her three top 10s this week, Rodrigo makes history as the first artist to chart three songs in the Hot 100's top 10 simultaneously all from a debut album. The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated June 5) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (June 2, a day later than usual due to the May 31 Memorial Day holiday in the U.S.) For all chart news,...

A photo showing Ellie Kemper attending a ball believed to be linked to white supremacy has resurfaced, prompting critics to accuse the “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” star of racist behavior. Kemper, 41, became the subject of scrutiny on Tuesday when the image of her being named the queen of St. Louis’ Veiled Prophet Ball as a teen in 1999 started making the rounds online. The Veiled Prophet Ball is a secret fair originally formed in 1878 by elites to honor the ritual of Mardi Gras, and is reportedly associated with white supremacy. Each year, a person is chosen by a secret board of local elites to anonymously play the role of the Veiled Prophet, who would then choose a “Queen of Love and Beauty” to dance with and receive a gift, such as a tiara or pearls,...

REMNANT CHURCH REMEMBERS THE DECEASED AS 'MOST LOVING PEOPLE' Remnant Fellowship Church remembered those who passed away in the plane crash as "loving" people in a statement. "The seven Remnant Fellowship leaders lost May 29, 2021 were some of the finest and most loving people that you would ever come across," the statement on the church website reads. The victims are believed to be Gwen Shamblin Lara, her husband William Joe Lara, her son-in-law Brandon Hannah, Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, and Jonathan Walters. "Gwen Shamblin Lara was one of the world’s most kind, gentle, and selfless mother and wife, and a loyal, caring, supportive best friend to all," the statement said. "She lived every day laying down her own life to ensure that others could find a re...

REMNANT CHURCH REMEMBERS THE DECEASED AS 'MOST LOVING PEOPLE' Remnant Fellowship Church remembered those who passed away in the plane crash as "loving" people in a statement. "The seven Remnant Fellowship leaders lost May 29, 2021 were some of the finest and most loving people that you would ever come across," the statement on the church website reads. The victims are believed to be Gwen Shamblin Lara, her husband William Joe Lara, her son-in-law Brandon Hannah, Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, and Jonathan Walters. "Gwen Shamblin Lara was one of the world’s most kind, gentle, and selfless mother and wife, and a loyal, caring, supportive best friend to all," the statement said. "She lived every day laying down her own life to ensure that others could find a re...

REMNANT CHURCH REMEMBERS THE DECEASED AS 'MOST LOVING PEOPLE' Remnant Fellowship Church remembered those who passed away in the plane crash as "loving" people in a statement. "The seven Remnant Fellowship leaders lost May 29, 2021 were some of the finest and most loving people that you would ever come across," the statement on the church website reads. The victims are believed to be Gwen Shamblin Lara, her husband William Joe Lara, her son-in-law Brandon Hannah, Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, and Jonathan Walters. "Gwen Shamblin Lara was one of the world’s most kind, gentle, and selfless mother and wife, and a loyal, caring, supportive best friend to all," the statement said. "She lived every day laying down her own life to ensure that others could find a re...

REMNANT CHURCH REMEMBERS THE DECEASED AS 'MOST LOVING PEOPLE' Remnant Fellowship Church remembered those who passed away in the plane crash as "loving" people in a statement. "The seven Remnant Fellowship leaders lost May 29, 2021 were some of the finest and most loving people that you would ever come across," the statement on the church website reads. The victims are believed to be Gwen Shamblin Lara, her husband William Joe Lara, her son-in-law Brandon Hannah, Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, and Jonathan Walters. "Gwen Shamblin Lara was one of the world’s most kind, gentle, and selfless mother and wife, and a loyal, caring, supportive best friend to all," the statement said. "She lived every day laying down her own life to ensure that others could find a re...

REMNANT CHURCH REMEMBERS THE DECEASED AS 'MOST LOVING PEOPLE' Remnant Fellowship Church remembered those who passed away in the plane crash as "loving" people in a statement. "The seven Remnant Fellowship leaders lost May 29, 2021 were some of the finest and most loving people that you would ever come across," the statement on the church website reads. The victims are believed to be Gwen Shamblin Lara, her husband William Joe Lara, her son-in-law Brandon Hannah, Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, and Jonathan Walters. "Gwen Shamblin Lara was one of the world’s most kind, gentle, and selfless mother and wife, and a loyal, caring, supportive best friend to all," the statement said. "She lived every day laying down her own life to ensure that others could find a re...

Let’s get some hammers out for Thorsday energy on this Tuesday.Image: Marvel Studios There’s new reports of some sneaky spies coming to Marvel’s Secret Invasion. Get a look at Paramount’s latest Spongebob spinoff. Loki teases more chaos and costume changes than you can shake a dagger at. Plus, Disney+ Moon Knight set pictures. Spoilers get! Thor: Love and Thunder During a recent interview with news.com.au, Sam Neill stated he’s “completely baffled” by his role in the new Thor movie. I’ve never understood any of the Thor films, in fact the whole Marvel universe is a complete mystery to me. I mean I was standing beside Jenny Morris (on the set of Thor: Ragnarok) and I said, ‘Do you know what planet we’re on?’ To be honest I was completely baffled, I came back I was baffled again, I d...