The Avett Brothers Join Broadway ‘Swept Away’ Cast for Surprise Encore

The Avett Brotherswashed ashore at New Yorks Longacre Theatre on Tuesday night. Its told in Neil Hansons bookThe Custom of the Sea, published in 1999. John Logan wrote the book forSwept Away, weaving the two narratives together. The Avett Brothers and the cast perform during ‘Swept Away’ on Broadway on Nov. 19, 2024.Bruce Glikas/Getty Images And if you dont like how Im using them, well discuss it. And they said, Great....

November 20, 2024 · 1 min · 96 words · Kyle Myers

The Magnetic Fields Bring Eight of Their ’69 Love Songs’ to NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’

The Magnetic Fieldswere able to get through eight of their69 Love Songsduring a performance on NPRsTiny DeskConcertseries. Stephin Merritt and John Woo of the Magnetic Fields performing on NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk Concert’ seriesNPR/YouTube

November 20, 2024 · 1 min · 33 words · Robert Oliver

The Popular Blink Mini Security Camera Is Discounted to $20 for Black Friday

A built-in LED spotlight also helps with seeing things at night. These clips are stored on the cloud, and accessible through Blinks app (iOS and Android). Get the Blink Mini 2 Security Camera for just$19.99 on Amazon here. Amazon

November 20, 2024 · 1 min · 39 words · Lindsay Eaton MD

Trans Journalist Imara Jones: ‘There’s Something Wrong With the Character of This Country’

Imara Jones knew this was coming. Let me start with a questionDonald Trumpused to ask: What the hell is going on? So they the extreme Christian Nationalist voices have the momentum. Courtesy of Imara Jones Whats ruling the day is fakery and falsehoods. Thats intentional, not an accident. Its designed to shape the conversation for advance extreme views, so extreme people can get into power. It played out exactly as designed....

November 20, 2024 · 2 min · 309 words · Melissa Mcdonald

Trump Picks Linda McMahon, Named in ‘Ring Boy’ Sex Abuse Case, to Run Education Department

President-electDonald Trumpnominated his transition co-chairLinda McMahonto serve as secretary of the Department of Education. The news arrives amida lawsuit filed against Linda and her husband, Vince McMahon. She stepped down as CEO in 2009. Linda McMahon before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee on Jan. 24, 2017, in Washington, DC.Win McNamee/Getty Images Vince McMahon is facing separate allegations of sexual abuse and trafficking. In May, Grants attorney said sheagreed to pauseher case pending a federal investigation....

November 20, 2024 · 1 min · 77 words · Lori Byrd

Trump Says Republicans ‘MUST KILL’ Bipartisan Bill to Protect Press Freedom

ThePRESS Act which wasintroducedby Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Kevil Kiley (R-Cal.) On Wednesday, Trumpwrote on Truth Socialthat REPUBLICANS MUST KILL THIS BILL! Trump supporters jeer the media during a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City.Sacha Lecca for Rolling Stone I have this piece of glass here, Trump said, pointing to a segment of bulletproof glass. But all we really have over here is the fake news, right?...

November 20, 2024 · 1 min · 111 words · Gregory Kent

Tyler, the Creator Deserves To Be Mentioned Alongside Hip-Hop’s Greats

As he caps off a historic year, that might finally start to change. Today, Tyler similarly stands at the forefront of a culture he helped lay the groundwork for. Here was this band of rebellious and silly kids in bright clothes rapping their asses off. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images With the continued success ofChromakopia,Tylers impact on the current generation is becoming clearer.

November 20, 2024 · 1 min · 61 words · Lori Jackson

U.K. to Summon Elon Musk to Testify About X’s Role in Southport Riots

She was convicted under the Public Order Act for publishing material intending to stir up racial hatred. Despite that, X said the post did not violate its rules against violent threats. Elon MuskAllison Robbert-Pool/Getty Images

November 20, 2024 · 1 min · 35 words · Denise Baker

Viola Davis to Receive Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award

EGOTwinnerViola Daviswill earn another distinction at the 2025Golden Globesas the Cecil B. DeMille Award honoree. Shell be recognized live from the Globes CBS telecast on Sunday, Jan. 5. The award show will take place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Viola Davis at Cannes Film Festival in 2023Michael Buckner/Variety/Getty Images Davis will be the sixth Black performer to receive it.

November 20, 2024 · 1 min · 59 words · Nichole Scott

Watch Jeff Goldblum Play a ‘Wicked’ Piano Tune in London Train Station

Happy holidays, Merry Christmas. In 2014, he formed the jazz band the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra. In 2018, Goldblum scored his first Number One jazz album. Jeff Goldblum performs on the Sir Elton John piano on Nov. 20.Lia Toby/Getty Images Now its gotten more that way. Its very happy-making for me. They get a kick out of it and I like that.

November 20, 2024 · 1 min · 61 words · Stephanie Francis

Watch Rauw Alejandro Perform ‘Qué Pasaría,’ ‘Amar De Nuevo’ on ‘Fallon’

Rauw Alejandrostopped byThe Tonight Showto showcase his songs Que Pasaria and Amar De Nuevo. Rauw Alejandro performs on ‘The Tonight Show’Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Image

November 20, 2024 · 1 min · 25 words · Brian Patel

What Is Sopranos? Colin Jost Tests Players in ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’ Trailer

TheSNLstar will host 40 episodes of theJeopardy!spinoff series. Jost has previously been featured in two clues onJeopardy!,and didnt know the answer either time. Beyond the pop culture gig, Jost will continue to star in the Weekend Update segment forSNL. Colin JostTyler Golden/Amazon He started writing onSNLin 2005, and began co-hosting the parody news broadcast Weekend Update in 2014.

November 20, 2024 · 1 min · 58 words · Scott Marquez

Wilco Will Revisit the Turmoil of ‘A Ghost Is Born’ on 20th-Anniversary Box Set

Now, Wilco are revisitingA Ghost Is Bornwith a super-deluxe box set due out Feb. 7, 2025. A Ghost Is Borncaptured a uniquely tenuous moment for Wilco. I mean that in all seriousness. Danny Clinch* I thought I was going to die. Every song we recorded seemed likely to be my last. Every note felt final…. I dont know if anybody else noticed. Thats why, twenty years later, were still here and still going....

November 20, 2024 · 1 min · 73 words · Anthony Miller