It started with a bang, the sound of metal crashing down on the sidewalks of Washington, D.C. as hundreds of Trumpers stormed the Capitol. It continued into another pandemic year; for every two steps we took forward with vaccines and testing, we were knocked back one by variants and those …
Read More »'Black Panther 2' Star Letitia Wright Denies Anti-Vaccine Statements on Set
Marvel star Letitia Wright has denied claims that she shared anti-vax views on the set of Black Panther 2. Wright will repeat her role as Shuri in theMarvel sequel, titled Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. An article published in the Hollywood Reporterlast week about Covid-19 vaccinations in Hollywood named Wright as …
Read More »'Not My Job': LeBron James Says He's Vaccinated But Won't Try to Sway Others
LeBron James had been pretty tight-lipped about his vaccination status prior to this week, but during the Los Angeles Lakers‘ media day on Tuesday, the four-time MVP confirmed that he has indeed been vaccinated against Covid-19. As for the league’s anti-vaxxers? It’s up to them, he says. “I know I …
Read More »Covid Is Raging in Tennessee. A Nashville Music Festival Is About to Draw Thousands
With an average of more than 8,300 positive cases reported each day, Tennessee held the ignominious distinction last week of leading the United States in new Covid-19 cases per capita. Yet this week thousands of music fans and more than 200 performing artists are expected in Nashville for the Americana …
Read More »Leave It to Berlin to Turn Vaccination Into a Rave
BERLIN — For three nights this week, the Arena Berlin, a concert venue in the German capital’s Treptow district, has been coming to life with strobing spotlights, thumping bass beats, and hundreds of boisterous Berliners. These are the first gatherings of their kind in the city since a year and …
Read More »The Killers Mandate Both Vaccination and Negative Test for NYC Warmup Show
The Killers will require fans attending their New York City warmup gig on August 19th to be both vaccinated and show a negative Covid-19 test, perhaps the strongest mandate for audiences to date. The Bowery Presents told ticket buyers on their website, “In order to be allowed in the venue …
Read More »Even Pro-Vaccine Parents Have a lot of Questions. Here are the Answers We Found
Let me preface this by saying that vaccines are kind of my jam. My father is a doctor. I believe in science, not conspiracy theories. When a pediatrician has offered one of my kids a vaccine in the past, I have accepted that offer as I would a free upgrade …
Read More »WrestleMania Returns This April With an In-Person Audience: What You Need to Know
The WWE has announced that WrestleMania 37 is going to take place in front of a live audience for the first time since the onset of Covid-19. The news broke shortly after Super Bowl LV, which was played in front of a partially filled stadium in February. If you’re curious …
Read More »Joe Manchin Offers a Glimmer of Hope for Filibuster Reform
WASHINGTON —Six weeks into Joe Biden‘s presidency, there are new signs filibuster reform might happen. After a marathon overnight voting session last week, the Senate voted along party lines to pass the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill supported by Biden. The American Recovery Plan Act of 2021 now heads to …
Read More »Rush Limbaugh Did His Best to Ruin America
When Rush Limbaugh, the Great Bloviater of the AM dial, signed off from the “Limbaugh Institute for Advanced Conservative Studies,” two days before Christmas, he warned the faithful in the raspy remains of his famous trumpeting baritone: “The day is gonna come, folks, where I’m not going to be able …
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