Any kid from the Eighties remembers how Garbage Pail Kids pushed the envelope with caricatures of pop culture notables from music, movies, and television – especially if they were confiscated or got detention for sticking them to a school locker. But the gross-out collectibles continue to skewer, recently taking on the…
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How the Property Brothers Built Up a Real-Estate and Entertainment Empire One Brick at a Time
Drew and Jonathan Scott didn’t just get lucky landing their high-profile gig on HGTV — they worked their tails off for it. The actors / real-estate moguls share their success secrets with Kelsey Humphreys on “The Pursuit.”
5 Beliefs That Keep You Broke
There are certain mindsets we hold on to that can keep us from achieving our financial goals.
The Bots Are Coming — to Facebook Messenger
Plus: Uber releases a new transparency report. It’s the first of its kind for the company.
Black Keys: We Regret Inducting Steve Miller After Rock Hall Insults
Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach has had multiple “sleepless nights” since inducting Steve Miller into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last Friday. Miller has become the unlikely focal point of the ceremony after calling the music industry “fuckin’ gangsters and crooks” and lobbing verbal grenades at his record label rep (“I wanted to…
Make the Luck You Need to Succeed in Business
It takes a lot of planning and hard work to become lucky.
will.i.am: ‘I’m flexing my music muscle until Peas reunion’
will.i.am has hinted he will be returning as a judge on U.K. talent show The Voice, admitting a potential comeback on the show “won’t be a hard decision because I love it so much”.
Adam Lambert: ‘There’s no romance with Sam Smith’
Adam Lambert doesn’t think he can play Freddie Mercury in a film, despite filling the late singer’s shoes with rock band Queen.
The average music streaming subscriber is paying less than $1 a week
And if you think that sounds low, you should see the YouTube stats…
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