It was just one short month ago that Logan Bowden was on the local news in Portland, Oregon celebrating the resurgence of pinball. QuarterWorld, which Bowden manages, has its own arcade, and even rents machines to bars and pizza shops around town. It’s one of the reasons that Portland has …
Read More »YouTuber Natalia Taylor faked an exotic vacation in Bali with pictures taken at a nearby Ikea
A popular blogger came up with a creative way to deliver a message to her followers: don’t believe everything you see on social media. Natalia Taylor posted a series of photos on her Instagram account where she seems to be enjoying an exotic vacation in Bali — but later she revealed …
Read More »Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s daughter Simone joins WWE with wrestling contract to continue family legacy
Wrestling pro-turned-Hollywood star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, can now add father of a budding “WWE superstar” to his stellar resume. The Rock’s daughter Simone has officially signed a wrestling contract with WWE to follow in the footsteps of not only her father, but her grandfather and great-grandfather. “It means the …
Read More »Tom Joyner, radio icon retiring after 25 years, says he would have stayed longer for more money
Hollywood, Florida – Radio giant Tom Joyner is signing off Friday after a legendary career. The 70-year-old is the host of America’s No. 1 syndicated urban morning show, “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” which airs in more than 105 markets nationwide and reaches nearly eight million listeners. Joyner keeps his …
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Jay-Z’s birthday may feel like a national holiday to some fans, and the rapper just gave them the gift they’ve been waiting for. His entire discography has been added to Spotify – from “Reasonable Doubt” to “4:44” and all The Blueprints in between. All of the music mogul’s tunes were …
Read More »James Cromwell arrested during PETA protest at Texas A&M
Actor James Cromwell and another man have been charged with disorderly conduct after police said they disrupted a meeting of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. The two were part of a demonstration Thursday by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, to protest A&M’s use …
Read More »Bon Iver has grown into a band that can sell out arenas
Bon Iver started as a little indie band out of Wisconsin. But it’s since become something much bigger. The folk-indie favorites have grown into a band that can sell out arenas. “It sure feels weird for me. I skipped a lot of steps. I just got plopped right down in …
Read More »Old Town Road “Area 51 remix” video released by Lil Nas X ahead of They Can’t Stop All of Us event
More than a million people and counting have signed up for a Facebook event that is urging participants to storm Area 51, long believed by conspiracy theorists to be a holding site for extraterrestrial life. Among those interested in the September 20 event is country music star Lil Nas X, …
Read More »NBA Awards: Giannis Antetokounmpo wins MVP, cries as he thanks family
The Milwaukee Bucks fell two games short of the NBA Finals but they won big at the NBA Awards. A tearful Giannis Antetokounmpo earned Most Valuable Player honors, Mike Budenholzer won Coach of the Year, and Jon Horst took Executive of the Year on Monday night in Santa Monica. Antetokounmpo, …
Read More »Comedian Ramy Youssef on the pressure of being “first”
There’s a lot of pressure on Ramy Youssef, the star and creator of Hulu’s groundbreaking series about a Muslim American family, to get it right. After all, it’s a first. But as Youssef told “CBS This Morning,” he pushed that notion entirely out of his head so he could focus …
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