Business
Taylor Swift Eyes $30-$45 Mil Weekend with “Showgirl” Infomercial Movie as Opening Day Takes $15.8 Million
This weekend it's all Taylor Swift.
Did you hear? She has a new album out!
"The Life of a Showgirl," dropped Friday at midnight and has...
Business
Dwayne The Rock Johnson Wrestled to the Ground in Lowest Opening Weekend Since 2010 with “Smashing Machine”
Apparently, no one wants to see Dwayne the Rock Johnson in his newest movie.
"The Smashing Machine" had a two day opening of $2.7 million,...
Music
Fleetwood Mac 2026 Farewell Tour Possible: Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood Wish Lindsay Buckingham a Happy Birthday on Social Media
No one's said anything yet, but a Fleetwood Mac 2026 farewell tour looks all but certain.
Today both Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood each wished...
government
Trump Coin Against the Law: “Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities”
Yes, it's true.
As part of the continuing effort to promote himself and create an authoritarian state, Trump has asked the Dept of the Treasury...
Music
Antisemitic Singer Lorde, Who Has Few Record Sales Worldwide This Year, Sees Songs Pulled from Apple in Israel
Lorde, the New Zealand singer with one hit in twelve years, has underscored her previous antisemitism.
She's seen her music pulled from iTunes in Israel...
Music
Taylor Swift’s New Album So Far Hasn’t Generated Any Hits on iTunes or Spotify But Rolling Stone Is All In
What is going on here?
"The Life of a Showgirl" album by Taylor Swift -- released at midnight -- is number 1 on amazon and...
Movies
Dwayne The Rock Johnson Getting Rolled as “Smashing Machine” Has $850K Preview Night, Looking at Record Low Weekend
Dwayne Johnson must be cursing his luck today.
His new movie, "The Smashing Machine," is not smashing anything, not even potatoes.
Last night's previews yielded just...
Music
Taylor Swift and the Jonas Brothers May Have to Decide If Their Songs, “Life of a Showgirl” and “Cool,” Sound Pretty Similar
I can't take credit for this.
Sean McNulty, who writes the excellent The Wake Up newsletter at The Ankler -- I guess he's a Jonas...