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Donald Trump would never admit it, but he’s pretty old (Joe Biden is even older!). And when you’re getting up there in age, your body falls apart more easily. It’s why so many old folks have random bandages on their head, and why the former president was spotted with random red marks on his right hand this week. Trump hasn’t explained what happened, but one theory, from Democratic strategist James Carville, is that he has “secondary syphilis.”

“There’s a story [on the Drudge Report] that talks about Trump having hand-cuts, and you can link to it,” Carville said on the Politicon podcast, according to Mediaite. “They don’t look like cuts to me. They look like sores.” He continued, “I’ve asked a number of MDS what medical condition manifests itself through hand sores. And the answer is immediate and unanimous: Secondary syphilis. All right. I think there’s a good chance this man has the clap, and I’m not being particularly secretive about it.”

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The Morning Joe crew had another, less extreme explanation. “There was a point in time during the day where Trump, very frustrated with Judge Kaplan, banged his hands down on the table,” MSNBC’s Lisa Rubin theorized. “I doubt that like that may never come from that. But could they be exacerbated by that, perhaps?”

The actual answer is probably something boring, like a rash. “Rashes on the hands can be caused by a variety of factors, ranging from infections to inflammatory conditions to external exposures,” Dr. Joshua Zeichner, an associate professor of dermatology at the Mount Sinai Hospital, told Business Insider. But it’s fun to speculate.

(Via Newsweek)

Last week, Lana Del Rey was announced as one of three Coachella 2024 headliners. As evidenced by Blackpink and Frank Ocean last year, headlining Coachella does not necessarily mean an artist is in album cycle, but Del Rey appears to be prepared to release something.

Late Wednesday night, January 17, Del Rey posted an unreleased song snippet to Instagram. “Henry, come on @lukerobert,” she captioned the Reel — tagging Luke Laird, who holds production and songwriting credits for Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves, Thomas Rhett, and many other country artists.

The acoustic ballad showcases Del Rey’s fluid vocal delivery, as she sings, “I mean, Henry, come on / Do you / Think I’d really choose it? / All this off and on / Henry, come on / I mean, baby, come on / Do you / Think I’d really lose it on ya? / If you did nothing wrong / Henry, come on / Last call, hey, y’all / Hang his hat up on the wall / Tell him that his cowgirl is gone / Come on and giddy-up.”

It’s giving Ally and Jackson Maine vibes, which is, of course, the utmost compliment. Over on Reddit, people are bracing for what they feel is an inevitable country album from Del Rey.

Unrelated but semi-related because it also appeared on Del Rey’s Instagram Story: Del Rey either received a gift from Kim Kardashian or is collaborating with SKIMS, as she posted a photo of a SKIMS box alongside the message, “Warning: things are about to get crazy… For a long time.”

If Del Rey drops another album, it will follow March 2023’s Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, one of Uproxx’s “Best Albums Of 2023.” It’s nominated for Album Of The Year and Best Alternative Music Album at next month’s 2024 Grammys.

War is breaking out sooner than expected. Alex Garland‘s new film, Civil War, is now opening in theaters two weeks early. The A24 production centered on a modern-day skirmish on American soil will now arrive on April 12 instead of its original release date of April 26.

According to Deadline, there was an open slot on the theatrical calendar that had several advantages, most notably, not having to compete with Zendaya. Oh, and an IMAX release is probably helpful, too:

[Now] A24 will have access to Imax auditoriums on its new date. The movie starring Kirsten Dunst also moves away from a weekend that had the Amazon MGM Zendaya tennis dramedy, Challengers, and Lionsgate’s Unsung Hero.

As for the plot of the film, that’s being kept tightly under wraps. All we can tell from the trailer is that Nick Offerman’s President of the United States is somehow on his third term. This presumed abuse of power is most likely the catalyst for Texas and California joining forces, which sounds ridiculous in real life given the two states are polar opposites politically.

It’ll be interesting to see if Civil War can sell the idea of red states and blue states coming together to stop a tyrannical POTUS. Unless there’s something else happening in the Garland film that turns America into a warzone.

Civil War opens in theaters on April 12, 2024.

(Via Deadline)

With the Super Bowl LVIII game just a few weeks away from taking place in Las Vegas, some of the other performers outside of Usher’s halftime show have been announced. Here’s what to expect.

Who Is Singing The National Anthem At Super Bowl LVIII?

Just before the game kicks off, country star Reba McEntire will perform the National Anthem this year. This will air as part of the pre-game show on Sunday, February 11.

According to Variety, McEntire’s National Anthem performance is being produced and arranged by musical director/producer Adam Blackstone.

Blackstone will also be guiding Andra Day, who will appear in the pre-game to perform “Lift Every Voice And Sing.” Post Malone is set to join the festivities, too. He will be covering “America The Beautiful.”

The pre-game and the Super Bowl will both feature American Sign Language performances. Coda actor Daniel Durant will sign the National Anthem. Actress Anjel Piñero will sign during Malone’s “America The Beautiful.” Actor/choreographer Shaheem Sanchez will sign for Day’s “Lift Every Voice And Sing,” as well as Usher’s Halftime Show.

Right now, not much is known about what viewers can expect from Usher’s takeover, other than he will treat everyone to his career-spanning hits.

For more information on Super Bowl LVIII, visit here.

Netflix has a handful of movies in contention for the Oscars this year, including May December, Maestro, and Society of the Snow. That last film, director J. A. Bayona’s survival drama about the 1972 Uruguayan airplane crash in the Andes, is one of fifteen titles to make the shortlist for Best International Feature at the 2024 Oscars. It’s also a huge hit for the streaming service.

“After just 11 days, Society of the Snow — J.A. Bayona’s epic survival story — has cracked the Most Popular Non-English Films List and spends its second week at #1 on the Non-English Films List with 28.1M views,” Netflix wrote on X. It’s currently at #10 on the non-English language films chart and should climb even higher: Variety reports, “Given its trawl compares to 91 day viewing figures for all other titles on the list, including last year’s multiple Oscar and BAFTA-winning German film All Quiet on the Western Front, it is sure to scale the Top 10 best ever chart in the near three months to come.”

Here’s the official plot synopsis:

In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashed in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they have to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.

You can watch the trailer below.

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest events in sports, but it’s also routinely a major moment in pop culture: The Emmys recently shared a list of the 75 most impactful TV moments of all time, and making the list were Janet Jackson’s Halftime Show and Whitney Houston’s National Anthem. The big game’s entertainment legacy will continue with this year’s match-up on February 11, and now we know who’s involved on the music side of things.

As Variety reports, at Super Bowl LVIII, Reba McEntire will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Post Malone will perform “America The Beautiful,” and Andra Day will sing “Lift Every Voice And Sing.” They all of course join Usher, who was previously announced as the halftime performer. Also worth noting is that all those performances will be accompanied by corresponding American Sign Language performances.

Malone has a busy year ahead of him beyond the Super Bowl, as he’s set to be all over the festival circuit this summer: He’s performing at Bonnaroo, Governors Ball, Rolling Loud California, and even Stagecoach. Speaking of country music, McEntire is set to return to her role as a coach on the upcoming season of The Voice. As for Day, she’s starring in the upcoming movie The Deliverance.

Perhaps more than any rapper ever, Snoop Dogg isn’t afraid to put himself out there, throwing himself into whatever brand deals or other sorts of opportunities present themselves. It turns out there is a line he won’t cross, though: OnlyFans. The platform, best known for hosting NSFW content from creators, apparently once reached out to Snoop, who explained why he shut them down.

On the debut episode of comedian Slink Johnson’s Wake & Bake With Double S Express Instagram Live show on January 15 (as HipHopDX notes), Snoop was the guest. During the conversation, OnlyFans came up and Snoop told his story, explaining, “They got at me when one of them little girls made like $20 million on there. They were like, ‘OnlyFans wants you to come on there, Snoop! You could do about $100 million. All you gotta do is pull that thang out.’ I’m like, ‘I got a Black wife, n****. Ain’t no way in the world she gonna allow me to go on there and pull that thang out for no amount of money!’”

Snoop, meanwhile, is preparing for a different (and more TV-friendly) gig, as it was recently announced that he’ll be a part of NBC’s 2024 Paris Olympics coverage.

Check out the full episode below.

Both LeBron and Bronny James had basketball games on Wednesday night. For the patriarch of the James family, the Los Angeles Lakers played host to the Dallas Mavericks and picked up an emphatic, 127-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks behind 25 points, eight assists, and eight rebounds from their eventual Hall of Fame inductee.

As for Bronny, his USC Trojans had to go to Tucson to take on Arizona. His game tipped off a good bit later than his dad’s game, so after the Lakers won, LeBron booked it into the locker room to check out the Trojans.

The problem: He still had to meet with the media, so he attempted to do that while he watched the USC game. Let’s just say he was distracted while he tried to do that.

The best part came towards the end, when James was asked if losing a tough game or watching Bronny in a game where his team is struggling is more difficult.

“Watching college basketball alone is tough,” James said. “Then you add my son in there, it’s even … yeah, yeah, cause I’m … it’s hard to watch. It’s hard to watch.”

James then got asked if this was simply because he’s a dad watching his son, and he said that’s part of the reason why.

“Yeah, I’m a dad, but also, love the game of basketball and college basketball, just, it’s like ten people in the paint at the same time,” James said. “It’s very hard at times to watch. But USC’s a great program, Arizona’s a great program, you get a good opportunity to watch some good basketball in this game.”

Unfortunately for James, Arizona had a better night than USC, as the Wildcats picked up an 82-67 win. Bronny went for 11 points on 5-for-11 shooting with six assists, five rebounds, and a block on the evening.

(WARNING: Spoilers for the most recent Power Book III: Raising Kanan episode will be found below.)

There are new teams and new players in the big leagues in Queens and Kanan is one of them. Thanks to a new partnership with Ronnie, Kanan will be selling cocaine and it’s sure to make him more money than ever. Raq changed her mind about leaving the game, and with help from Marvin, she’s back in it. Speaking of Marvin, he’s doing his best to support Jukebox’s music dreams, which had good and bad moments. Lou-Lou made progress with his goals at Cafe Vous, but a conversation with Raq led to a shocking decision at the end of episode six. Elsewhere, Kanan and Famous’ friendship took a turn for the worse. That’s what happened last week and here’s when to expect the next episode of Power Book III: Raising Kanan.

When Will Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 3, Episode 7 Come Out?

The seventh episode of Power Book III: Raising Kanan season three, titled “Where All Are Guilty,” will arrive on January 19. The Sascha Penn-directed and Brian Walker-written episode will be available on Friday, 1/19 on the STARZ app starting at midnight EST/PST. The episode will later air on the STARZ TV channel at 8 pm ET/PT. A synopsis for “Where All Are Guilty” can be found below:

Lou’s drinking creates a problem for the whole family when Shantel goes looking for justice. Kanan assimilates into Ronnie’s crew, and Raq formulates a new plan for Unique’s former heroin operation.

New episodes of ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ are available on the STARZ app on Fridays at 12:00 am ET/PT and on the STARZ TV channel at 8:00 pm ET/PT.

Last August, Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley got married in Long Beach, New Jersey, and it was a paparazzi’s dream. Taylor Swift, among many other A-listers, attended the rehearsal dinner, causing Swifties to flood the streets. So, yeah, people were starved for details. Luckily for them, Antonoff and Qualley’s private lives remained mostly private for once. But Bleachers’ “Tiny Moves” video might have given a glimpse into what the dance floor looked like at Antonoff and Qualley’s wedding reception.

The Antonoff-fronted band dropped the video on Wednesday, January 17. It stars Qualley unabashedly performing “a self-choreographed routine,” as per press release, in a quiet New York City at night.

“The tiniest moves you make,” Antonoff sings. “The whole damn world shakes / Call it a bloodlust crisis of faith.” After three minutes of flawless dancing, a coolly collected Qualley walks over to Antonoff, leaning against a car and embracing her as dawn breaks.

Qualley spoke with Rolling Stone about her inspiration for the video, which she co-directed with Alex Lockett, as excerpted below:

“‘I just love dancing and wanted to make up a dance for one of Jack’s songs on his next album,’ she says. ‘This song was just really poppy and fun, and it was so fun to dance to.’ When she started thinking about it as a music video, the simplest storyline had Antonoff watching her tiny moves as she danced until the sun came up. ‘I kind of wanted it to feel like a love letter to Jack and something that I’d want to show the kids one day,’ she says.”

Bleachers’ self-titled album is due out March 8. “Tiny Moves” is the third single, following “Alma Mater” and “Modern Girl.”

Watch the “Tiny Moves” video above, and check out the Bleachers cover art and tracklist as well as Bleachers’ upcoming tour dates below.

1. “I Am Right On Time”
2. “Modern Girl”
3. “Jesus Is Dead”
4. “Me Before You”
5. “Alma Mater”
6. “Tiny Moves”
7. “Isimo”
8. “Woke Up Today”
9. “Self Respect”
10. “Hey Joe”
11. “Call Me After Midnight”
12. “We’re Gonna Know Each Other Forever”
13. “Ordinary Heaven”
14. “The Waiter”

03/19/2024 — London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
03/20/2024 — London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town
03/22/2024 — Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz
03/23/2024 — Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute
03/25/2024 — Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
05/18/2024 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Great Saltair
05/20/2024 — Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater
05/22/2024 — Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha
05/23/2024 — Kansas City, MO @ Grinders KC
05/25/2024 — Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
05/26/2024 — Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
05/28/2024 — Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
05/31/2024 — Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater
06/01/2024 — Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall Lawn
06/02/2024 — Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
06/04/2024 — Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live!
06/05/2024 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
06/07/2024 — New Haven, CT @ Westville Music Bowl
06/08/2024 — Lafayette, NY @ Beak and Skiff
06/10/2024 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
06/12/2024 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
06/14/2024 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem
06/15/2024 — Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony Summer Stage

Bleachers is out 3/8 via Dirty Hit. Find more information here.