Month: December 2021

Unlike most of us in the publishing industry, who rush to get our year-end best-of lists online in early December or even late November, Sufjan Stevens has waited until the final week of 2021 to weigh in on his favorite albums of the past 12 months via his official website, previously your source for typography criticism and theological treatises. Waiting until the end of December is a noble impulse, even if a lot of his favorite albums did not actually come out in 2021 and most of his least favorites aren’t actually albums. Still — the lists are good. Check them out below. (more…)

Katy Perry is the breast at what she does. The 37-year-old singer made quite the splash with the start of her “Play” residency at the Resorts World Las Vegas Wednesday. Never one to shy away from spectacle, the diva’s set included a costume with a bustier made of beer cans — from which the new mom pretended to lactate. The outrageous look was a nod to her 2010 “California Gurls” music video. OG fans will remember the Daisy Duke-clad singer shooting whipped cream out of her bikini top in a Candyland inspired world alongside Snoop Doggy-dog. Perry’s larger-than-life show also included a conversation with giant talking surgical face mask — which she toasted on stage with said beer. Other props included a giant toilet — complete with plungers — massive mushr...

There’s been a split in the family. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is done with the Fast and Furious franchise, making the break quite clear in a new interview with CNN. The interview starts with Johnson taking stock of 2021, and he had a more successful year than most. Production wrapped on Black Adam back in July, a second season of Young Rock is coming, and his tequila business is selling hundreds of thousands of bottles mainly through social media, where Johnson is the most followed American man on Instagram. And that’s not even taking into account Red Notice, a movie which achieved eye-popping numbers on Netflix, despite middling reviews. Although he still rebuffs calls to run for president, Johnson certainly talks like a politician on a number of subjects. When it comes to the cu...

Jack Harlow calls for Atlanta police officer to be FIRED for putting his hand on the neck of one of his female fans outside concert: 'I want this guy to lose his job' The 23-year-old Shelbyville, Kentucky native took to his Instagram to share a video of an altercation between one of his female fans and a police officer outside of his show at the Coca-Cola Roxy  At one point the woman begins yelling toward the face of the cop when he extends his hand and pushes her away by the neck The officer then grabs her by the hand and points in her face as she screams 'All I wanted to do was go to a Jack Harlow concert'  The WHATS POPPIN hitmaker was obviously troubled by the clip as he wrote a lengthy caption calling for the law enforcement officer to be fired and apologizing to every...

Angela Kukawski, 55, had been reported missing from Sherman Oaks on Dec. 22, according to police. She was later found dead inside her vehicle in the 1500 block of Patricia Ave in Simi Valley. "Angela was truly the best. She cared about every one of us and made things happen that were impossible," the Kardashian-Jenner family said in a statement to CNN. "She will be greatly missed and we send our sincere condolences to her family and loved ones during this most difficult time." According to the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office, Kukawski suffered blunt force trauma and strangulation. Authorities have arrested Kukawski's 49-year-old boyfriend, Jason Barker, on suspicion of murder. Detectives allege that Barker killed Kukawski inside their Sherman Oaks home, placed her inside her veh...

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