Mate, most musos could only dream of “toiling in obscurity” (i.e. doing what they love) for 10ish years, many of those years as a teenager living at home with a support structure. Most don’t make it, ever.

I’m glad you’re glad, though she’s only 26. If she’s been “toiling in obscurity for years” then it literally can’t have been too many years.

I’m trying to be positive but as a non American over 45 that headline make no sense whatsoever to me.

The rapid rise of Chappell Roan, of Ice Spice, of a hundred other popular talents who appeared out of nowhere and may or may not be industry plants but we’ll probably never know.

One huge facet of the job you didn’t mention that requires a lot of work and discipline is keeping herself looking that good at her age. She doesn’t look like that from walking back and forth on stage lighting up panels for 5 days a month. But I agree, she’s got a sweet gig.

Can’t believe that books about Hitler’s art career mention the war and genocide. Can’t they just stick to the paintings?

Yes, and he replaced another evil Republican-to-MAGA wingnut in the “Wheel” job: Chuck Woolery.

Yes. 

Another old white MAGA hat rides off into the wilderness with a fortune despite having few actual skills. Truly the American story.

Yes, we should be informed if someone we’re reading about is abhorrent and odious.

Remember when Pat Sajak thought Rush Limbaugh would make a good guest host for his talk show, and members of the audience were yelling at him so much they had to clear the theater?

Good for Pat Sajak, but Vanna White is my hero.

Not at all. His stand up was always anemic compared to his contemporaries and that’s the kindest way to describe it. I still think it was a poor choice to bookends episodes with his “what about airplanes” standpoint routines.

It is entirely possible to respect someone without it being an obligation, my dude.

And he’ll call the special Not That There’s Anything Woke With That

“What’s the story with all these pansy boys?!? And have you noticed that the darker races no longer seem happy to stay in their place at the bottom of the social hierarchy?!? What is going on?!?”
                 — Jerry Seinfeld’s upcoming Netflix special

I don’t know if Unfrosted is enjoyable while sober, but it was pretty fun to watch while high. Which is funny because Seinfeld seems like the kind of guy who avoids cannabis because it makes him anxious and paranoid.

Wealthy men always think everyone wants to hear their opinion.

None of this is really that surprising for a wealthy 70 year old guy to say, but I do wonder why he thinks anyone wants to hear it from him.

This right-wing shift happens to like 87% of male comedians past age 50.