December 7, 2024

Rock of ages: Bon Jovi lives on with new album ‘Forever’ — 40 years after their debut

When Bon Jovi made their debut 40 years ago with their 1984 self-titled album featuring their hit “Runaway,” they were compared to the likes of Loverboy. Words like “characterless” and “nondescript” were used to describe their music in a review by the Washington Post, which called out Jon Bon Jovi’s singing as “high, hysterical screaming.” […]

Republicans Debut Bill Challenging Qatar’s U.S. Alliance over Ties to Hamas

Three Republican senators introduced a bill on Tuesday challenging the elite status of Qatar as a “major non-NATO ally” of the United States, citing the Islamist state’s close relationship with Hamas and its failure to use those ties to help free hostages taken in the unprecedented October 7 siege of Israel. Qatar has for decades

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Zainab Johnson: Hijabs Off’ On Prime Video, ‘Upload’ This Comedian’s Debut Hour

Zainab Johnson walked by Harlem Stage often as a child, wondering what happened inside the 1890 gatehouse. Now she’s on the inside, metaphorically and literally, having filmed her debut hour stand-up special in the round there for Amazon Prime Video. Much may have changed in Harlem since Johnson were a child. But how much has […]

UFC 290 fighter Josiah Harrell withdraws due to rare brain disease ahead of fight debut

Josiah Harrell was forced to withdraw from Saturday’s highly anticipated UFC 290 event. On Friday, Harrell was removed from the event due to what the promotion initially described as a “medical issue.” But several hours after Harrell’s scheduled promotional debut against Jack Della Maddalena was canceled, his manager shed some new light on the fighter’s […]

DeSantis 2024 Campaign Debut Blurs Lines for Church Involved in Rally

Self-described law-and-order candidate Ron DeSantis held what his website termed “the campaign kick-off event” of “Our Great American Comeback” at an Iowa church that may well have been breaking a federal law on Tuesday evening.The Eternity Church in Clive is a tax-exempt organization. And, as such, it is subject to an amendment sponsored by then-U.S

On this day in history, March 9, 1959, Barbie makes fashionable world debut at New York Toy Fair

Enjoying a unique distinction as both a hugely successful child’s toy and a global style icon, Barbie debuted on the world stage on this day in history, March 9, 1959.  Lithe, buxom and 11½ inches tall, Barbie wore a zebra-striped black-and-white swimsuit plus over-sized sunglasses, with her long hair — blonde or brunette — in […]

‘Hunter Biden Laptop’ Trends on Twitter Ahead of ‘My Son Hunter’ Debut

“Hunter Biden laptop” was trending on Twitter Monday morning ahead of the My Son Hunter film’s September 7 premiere, and just days after the FBI did not deny it had warned Facebook of an imminent “dump” of so-called “Russian propaganda” before the story of Hunter Biden’s laptop broke during the 2020 election cycle. On Thursday, Facebook founder…

‘Gutfeld!’ on Fox News Beats Jimmy Fallon, Bill Maher, ‘The Daily Show’ in Debut Week

Viewers who have grown tired of late-night comedy’s incessant left-wing bias made their feelings known last week by giving Fox News Channel’s Gutfeld! a strong debut, handily beating NBC’s Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon while nipping at the heels of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! Gutfeld!, which stars long-time The Five co-host Greg Gutfeld, drew an average…

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