Way back in 2017, Star Wars: The Last Jedi offered up the porgs, a teeny, rotund species of guinea pig-puffin aliens scientifically engineered to make you coo and smile and risk your life to defend Ahch-To and every other corner of the universe inhabited by their giant eyes and furry frowns. Well, we’d gladly trade all of their dumb, feathered lives for one Baby Yoda, which works out perfectly, since so far there is only one of The Mandalorian’s tiny star. Read More...
Updated Senator Mitch McConnell and former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao are a GOP power couple. Chao has starred in campaign ads defending McConnell's record on women's issues. McConnell, 81, was hospitalized Wednesday night after falling at a hotel in Washington, DC. Mitch McConnell, 81, is the US Senate minority leader and one of the oldest lawmakers in the Senate. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Mark Wilson/Getty Images He grew up in Alabama and Kentucky and became a senator for Kentucky in 1985. Read More...
With all eyes on Georgia in the days after the 2020 presidential election, singer-songwriter Jason Isbell made a promise: “If Biden wins Georgia I’m gonna make a charity covers album of my favorite Georgia songs - REM, Gladys Knight, Vic Chesnutt, Allmans, Cat Power, Precious Bryant, Now It’s Overhead, etc… And damn is that gonna be fun,” he tweeted at the time. Joe Biden did, shockingly, become the first Democratic candidate to win Georgia in nearly 30 years, so Isbell got to work — and now the resulting album, Georgia Blue, is out next month, on October 15. Read More...
