February 2024

Liam Gallagher Slams Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees As Non-Rockers

February 28, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Liam Gallagher says a lot of the people who’ve been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year don’t deserve to be there — taking aim at hip-hop/ R&B acts specifically. The […]

The Real History Behind FX’s ‘Shogun’

February 28, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Before “Game of Thrones,” there was “Shōgun.” Both are bestselling novels about a factional war between regents/kings to determine who will sit on a recently usurped throne … but James Clavell’s “Shōgun” was published in […]

Google Podcasts Is Going Away

February 28, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Steve McLendon, a product manager at Google, admits he’s sad to see Google Podcasts head toward the software graveyard. He suggests that the app’s simplicity, one of its core strengths, is what led to its […]

Electronics

Meet the Disney Imagineer Building You a Real-Life Holodeck

February 28, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Lanny Smoot builds lightsabers for a living. No, not like the ones kids used to create with flashlights and plastic tubes—realistic extendable ones, with penumbral edges and laser-blocking abilities. Like an actual Jedi. He’s whipped […]

Don Lemon Reportedly Paid $24.5 Million Upon Exiting CNN

February 27, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Don Lemon was handsomely compensated after being fired from CNN last year — in fact, it’s almost as if he never left … ’cause the dude’s definitely getting paid like it, per a new report. […]

Diddy Accuser’s Attorney Responds to Questions From Lawsuit

February 27, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Diddy‘s latest accuser is being questioned on several key things after filing a lawsuit full of heavy allegations of sexual misconduct … but his attorney has all the answers. Rodney Jones‘ attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, is […]

Original ‘Road House’ Screenwriter Sues Amazon/MGM Over Copyright

February 27, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

The original “Road House” screenwriter is entering the octagon with Amazon Studios and MGM — in a legal battle, at least. Screenwriter R. Lance Hill, who uses the pen name David Lee Henry, has filed […]

The Undeniable Influence of Black Latine Artists on Latin Music

February 27, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Black. It is the color that absorbs all colors, the shade that holds the sun’s warmth as it moves east to west. It is the color of a people, not just African but Caribbean, Middle […]

Jennifer Lopez’s New Doc Is Less about Ben & More About Self-Love

February 27, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Amazon MGM StudiosAmazon MGM Studios If you had a hard time understanding Jennifer Lopez’s recent music video project “This Is Me… Now: A Love Story,” her documentary “The Greatest Love Story Never Told” might answer […]

Here’s Exactly When Streaming Revenue Will Overtake Pay TV

February 26, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Streaming has overtaken linear TV in pretty much every conceivable way but one. And even that last one is dangling from the precipice. Total revenues from streaming — now advertising revenue! — will overtake the […]