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James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93. His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died Monday morning at home in New York’s […]
TikTok creator Jools Lebron, known for popularizing the phrase “very demure, very mindful,” has filed to trademark the viral expression for entertainment and advertising purposes. Her phrase gained traction in early August 2024 when she used it to describe her hair and makeup on TikTok. The trend exploded as users, including celebrities, shared their own […]
Kevin Hart named award-winning streamer, Kai Cenat, as the one who he believes could give a “phenomenal” performance of him one day in a biopic. The comedian and actor humorously made it clear that those conversations aren’t being had yet, as he’s not “that old.” “Is that where we are? ‘Kevin, who do you want to play you?’ […]
In CNN’s The Assignment podcast episode “Coconuts, brat, and Kamala Harris: What Does it Mean?”, Audie Cornish discusses Vice President Kamala Harris’s viral moment after becoming the frontrunner of the Democratic ticket. The episode explores how a Republican attack on Harris turned into a pop culture phenomenon, with researcher Nina Jankowicz and social media strategist […]
Monroe County announced its IT systems are experiencing disruptions amid a Microsoft and CrowdStrike outage. The county released a statement that County Executive Adam Bello activated the Emergency Operations Center at 4 a.m. Friday morning. The statement clarifies that 911 and emergency communications are functioning as normal, but it’s not clear what services are affected […]
A passenger is suing JetBlue for $1.5 million, alleging she was left with “disfiguring burns” after “dangerously” hot tea water spilled on her during in-flight beverage service amid turbulence, according to the lawsuit. Tahjana Lewis, who was onboard JetBlue flight 2237 from Orlando to Hartford, Connecticut, with her family on May 15, is suing the airline for damages […]
Directed by Lamar and his pgLang co-founder, Dave Free. Lamar’s family are among the cameos from California, including Tommy the Clown, Compton native and former Toronto Raptors All-Star DeMar DeRozan, producer Mustard (pointedly wearing a Toronto Blue Jays cap), and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith. The new “Not Like Us” video follows Lamar’s Pop Out concert that […]
Earlier in the year, Swizz Beatz & Timbaland reacquired Verzuz from their previous partner Triller and now own 100% of the platform, while retaining their equity (along with the artists who participated in Verzuz) in Triller. Wednesday, Verzuz (the online platform launched during the pandemic) announced a distribution partnership with Elon Musk’s X. The pair dropped the […]
Kendrick Lamar performed his Drake diss track Not Like Us five times during his special live-streamed concert The Pop Out: Ken and Friends Wednesday. The first rendition featured Dr. Dre, who had been on stage to perform Still D.R.E. and California Love, while producer DJ Mustard appeared for one iteration. By the end of the […]
In 2020, Clare Brown created the TikTok character Carèn to humorously flip racial dynamics, quickly gaining nearly half a million followers. Carèn treats “European Americans” with the same passive racism Black people often face, offering sharp commentary on race relations. Brown’s new audiobook, New Nigeria County, expands Carèn’s world into a fictional Black utopia. In […]
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