The Same OldĀ New Republic
Sunday evening, The New Republic published its latest polemic, āThe Ghost of Cornel West.ā Written by Black Public Intellectual⢠Michael Eric Dyson, the 10,000-word essay thoroughly castigates Cornel West, the well-known social critic and former Princeton professor who believes himself to be a prophet.
Anonymous Threatens to Release Stills From Alleged Iggy Azalea Sex Tape
Azealia Banks has a new ally in her ongoing-and-occasionally-hilarious Twitter feud with rapper Iggy Azaleaāthe collective hacking organization Anonymous, which has threatened to release stills from an alleged Azalea sex tape unless she issues a public apology to Banks.
Freddie Prinze Jr. and Kiefer Sutherland Have Beef
Freddie Prinze Jr., star of movies that seem to always air on cable at weird hours, decided it was high time to tell us all about his terrible, career-upending experience of working with Kiefer Sutherland on season eight of 24. "Kiefer was the most unprofessional dude in the world. That's not me talking trash, I'd sayā¦
A new study says that producing beef causes far more environmental pollution and uses much more water and land than producing other kinds of meat. Damn! Better eat that chicken! Or better yet, a motherfucking eggplant!
Nicki Minaj Clarifies Her Iggy Azalea Shade
Nicki Minaj has taken to Twitter to explain her side of her Best Female Hip Hop Artist acceptance speech from Sunday's BET Awards...or something. In case you need reminding, she seemed to be referring to her fellow nominee Iggy Azalea, when she said, "What I want the world to know about Nicki Minaj is when youā¦
Watch Nicki Minaj Throw Major Shade at Iggy Azalea
While accepting her BET Award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist tonight, Nicki Minaj made a none too subtle jab at one of her fellow nominees in the category, Iggy Azalea. You can see why: This is the first year since Nicki Minaj became a household name that she conceivably could have lost in the category, thanks to theā¦
Frances Bean Cobain Blasts Lana Del Rey for Glamorizing Death
When self-described sad girl Lana Del Rey recently told The Guardian, "I wish I was dead already," she envisioned joining the ranks of her gone-too-soon heroes like Amy Winehouse and Kurt Cobain. Tropes, tropes, tropes: the girl's got 'em.
Fired Chef Seizes Restaurant's Twitter Account to Tell His Side
Protip: After firing your head chef just days before Christmas for wanting to take time off to spend with his newborn daughter (pictured, left), remember to take away his access to the restaurant's official Twitter account.
Here's Kanye West Screaming at and Apologizing to Sway
As briefly noted, after what would have been a humbling interview with Power 105's Breakfast Club to just about any other person on the planet, Kanye West went on to appear on the Sirius show of MTV personality, Sway. We used to just have audio, and now there is almost 35 minutes of video. Thank Yeezus.
Zappos Trolls Kanye After He Calls Their Product 'Shit'
It all started, as most things do, with a Bret Easton Ellis podcast.
Kendrick Lamar Pulled From GQ Party in Response to Mag Profile
Last week, rapper Kendrick Lamar was honored among GQ's elite in the magazine's Men of the Year issue. But Lamar's label boss didn't want the honor: Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, who represents Top Dawg Entertainment, unceremoniously pulled his artist from the party that accompanied the issue, calling out writer Steveā¦
Mark Wahlberg Loses His Shit on Tom Cruise: "How Fucking Dare You"
Tom Cruise stirred up major controversy earlier this week when court documents obtained by several websites appeared to suggest Cruise felt his job as an actor was comparable to "fighting in Afghanistan."
Sinead O'Connor's Tiff With Miley Cyrus Turns Into Full-Blown Beef
It's unclear what exactly Sinead O'Connor was expecting to get from Miley Cyrus in return for her "motherly advice," but it seems that a five-word tweet calling her crazy was definitely not it.
"It just wasn't done well. She can't dance, her body looked like hell, the song wasn't great, one cheek was hanging out. And, chick, don't stick out your tongue if it's coated." - Tongue-wielding expert Cher on Miley Cyrus' VMAs performance
Here's Lady Gaga Supposedly Talking Shit on Azealia Banks
Earlier today, Lady Gaga graced the stage of Good Morning America to perform a Wizard of Oz-styled spin on "Applause," complete with several costume changes. (This era, she's really intent on wowing us with how many times she can change her costumes in one song, and I will admit that it is a nice distraction from theā¦

