Twenty years ago, music executives in midtown Manhattan’s Sony building were excited about a 14-year-old girl from Orlando. She’d just started her freshman year of high school back home in Florida, the number one song in the country was “I Don’t…

Almost everyone has heard of it, 52 percent of adults have reportedly tried it, it's legal (to varying degrees) in many states, it's poised to become a $50 billion industry, and yet it's still tricky to talk about weed. It's a fact that was made…

On Saturday, anti-racism counter-protesters and white nationalists clashed in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a "Unite the Right" rally was taking place. One person was killed and at least 19 injured when a car sped through a crowd of…

On Saturday, counter-protesters and white nationalists clashed at an alt-right rally called "Unite the Right "in Charlottesville, Virginia. One person and at least 19 more were injured when a car plowed through a group of counter-protesters, and two…

In her 2008 book Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher wrote, "I tell my younger friends that no matter how I go, I wanted it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra." On Dec. 27, 2016, Fisher died following a massive heart attack.…

Donald Trump's dismissal of his past lewd comments is, to me, the most offensive part. Because really, is there anything more frustrating, more in-your-bones infuriating, more grit-your-teeth-and-slowly-close-your-eyes maddening, than being told…

At approximately 2 a.m. Sunday morning, an gunman opened fire at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Orlando Police Chief John Mina says that the gunman has been shot and killed, and originally said that "around 20" people are reported dead, with…

Early Sunday morning, around 2 a.m., a shooter entered Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and opened fire. Orlando Police Chief John Mina says that the shooter has been shot and killed, and CNN reports that authorities are calling this an act of…

Early Saturday morning, June 3, the AP reported that professional boxer Muhammad Ali was dead. The sports icon was 74 years old, and died Friday night at a Phoenix, Arizona, hospital, after having been admitted on Thursday. The BBC reports that he…

On Saturday night, music fans, after reeling from the loss of Prince, were treated to a bit of happiness. Beyonce dropped her new visual album Lemonade on Tidal after an hour long special on HBO of the same name, and since it's been about three…

Update: Kevin Porter of the Gilmore Guys podcast corrected this rumor: Ben Epstein did not say that Lauren Graham revealed a potential release date of December. That rumor is very misleading and inaccurate, Porter says. So guys, we're back to the…

TMZ was first to break the news that former Everybody Loves Raymond star and beloved comedian and actor Doris Roberts passed away at age 90. The site claims Roberts died April 17 in Los Angeles, and former co-star Patricia Heaton tweeted "To my…

On Saturday night, a new standard of #relationshipgoals was established when Ryan Reynolds mentioned Blake Lively in his acceptance speech at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards. At the ceremony, which airs Sunday night, Reynolds accepted the golden popcorn…

Thank goodness for levity. After months of award shows and red carpets where attendees and nominees took themselves very seriously, it's fun to see stars get a little more creative with their outfits. Case in point: Halsey at the 2016 MTV Movie…

"Frenemy" has two very different definitions. That Merriam-Webster thing says it's a person who pretends to be a friend, but is actually an enemy. But the Oxford English Dictionary (the O.E.D. if you're nasty) claims it's a person with whom one is…

On Tuesday, March 22, Rob Ford, the former mayor of Toronto, died at 46 years old. His office released the following statement: "With heavy hearts and profound sadness, the Ford family announces the passing of their beloved son, brother, husband,…

On Tuesday, March 22, Brussels, Belgium came under attack. CNN reports that two explosions — one at the airport and one at a subway station in the city's center — have killed more than 20 people and injured many, many more. So far, no one has…

On Tuesday, March 22, Brussels, Belgium, was attacked. The capital city was rocked by at least two explosions: one at the airport, and one in the subway. NPR reports that at least 15 people were killed at the airport, and about a dozen more at in…

If you're the man or woman who set up the mics on the piano for Adele's 2016 Grammys performance, you can crawl out from under that giant rock of shame you decided to move into and go to bed now and rest easy, because good news: She forgives you.…