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05/18/2026

Harry Styles has so far managed to walk a fine line politically. But the British pop star crossed that line tonight in Amsterdam at one of his shows. When a fan yelled, “Viva, viva Palestina!” Styles responded, “Correct!” This puts a new spin on Styles, who’s taking a stand here against Is...

05/17/2026

Everyone get your handkerchiefs out. “60 Minutes” ends its season tonight. It will not return in the same condition. The most respected news program on TV will not see its 60th birthday in 2028 wit the same independence and courage of its convictions. Probably leaving: correspondents Sharyn Alfo...

05/17/2026

This is the Cannes from hell. With new Hollywood stars, Thierry Fremaux was counting on Barbra Streisand to attend closing ceremonies and receive her honorary Palme d’or. Now she says she can’t make the trip because of a knee injury. I’m sorry, she didn’t know that when she accepted? Streisa...

05/17/2026

Let’s start with the parties. Thanks to Perpetual Guest Carl Tabor writing on Instagram we know the Vanity Fair party last night was a bust. No celebs, lots of advertisers. Took place a the Tetou pop-up revival way out on Cannes beach just as I told you the other day. No one knows what Carl […]

05/16/2026

Swatch, the plastic watch company known for its innovative designs, is having a bad morning. The company has had to close some stores because riots are breaking out in the streets. The cause of the uproar is a plastic watch face that comes on a lanyard, has no watch band, and isn’t even a limited ...

05/16/2026

John Travolta had quite a day in Cannes. He arrived wearing a toupee and a weird half-beard that was probably hiding something. Let’s not speculate. Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux surprised Travolta on stage with an honorary Palme d’or, which ticked a lot of people off. But really, with “Saturda...

05/15/2026

Vanity Fair is in deep trouble. Semrush reports that the Conde Nast title’s web traffic fell 55% in April. According to Semrush: “In April vanityfair.com received 3.73M visits with the average session duration 06:30. Compared to March traffic to vanityfair.com has decreased by -55.02%.” In Mar...

05/15/2026

David Letterman visited Stephen Colbert tonight on “The Late Show.” It was his farewell appearance on the show which he originally hosted. Colbert’s run is being ended by CBS next Thursday in an act of censorship. The network wants him off the air. Tonight’s appearance (below) involved Lette...

05/15/2026

It’s hard to say who will be knocking on Malcolm Todd’s door first. Could it be Alicia Keys? Or the heirs of songwriter JR Bailey? Todd’s surprise hit, “Earrings,” has taken off on Spotify and iTunes. The only problem is it sounds a lot like Alicia’s old hit, “You Don’t Know My Name....

05/14/2026

RIP Clarence Carter, R&B star with hits "Patches' and "Slip Away" among others

Clarence Carter returns to the Muscle Shoals to play at the Shoals Theater to a packed house. Thanks to Justin Crisler Productions for a GREAT SHOW!!

05/14/2026

Everything old is young again. In the video for their great new single, “In the Stars,” the Rolling Stones are suddenly their young selves performing the new song. It’s AI, of course, because what isn’t? But this is kind of an inventive use of the horrible technology. At least we know the mu...