Yearly Archives: 2026

You’ve got to keep your head on a swivel around the Super Bowl. People have learned to become a little skeptical this time of the year, because it’s become quite popular for strange things happening in pop culture leading to Super Bowl commercials. For example, we’ve seen a lot of reunions teased in recent years… only for said reunion to just be for the sake of a “Big Game” ad. A couple of years ago, we saw David Schwimmer and […]

The post Nothing Is Real Anymore: Viral Photo Of William Shatner Eating Cereal In His Car Was Just Part Of A Super Bowl Ad first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Big news in Bill Belichick’s relationship saga… Or so the internet thought so. Ah, another parody post has gained traction, leaving thousands of internet users to fall victim to fake news profiles. Of course, AI-generated headlines are overrunning the internet these days. It feels like every day I open Facebook, I see AI sludge about Dolly Parton and Reba announcing a co-headlining tour, or that Riley Green is getting his own Netflix show to talk about his upbringing (although this […]

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Not good. Former NASCAR driver Brian Vickers, who won the Busch Series championship in 2003 before being forced into retirement from full time racing in 2015 due to health issues, appeared several times in the latest batch of documents related to sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, which were released today by the Department of Justice. Vickers drove for several teams in the Cup Series, including Hendrick Motorsports, Team Red Bull and Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR). He was previously married to Sarah […]

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A mega crossover hit in the making. Ella Langley is officially sending her country hit “Choosin’ Texas” to US Pop Radio, and it will officially impact US Pop Radio on February 3rd (via her label, Columbia Records). She previously scored #1s at country radio with  “Don’t Mind If I Do” and “You Look Like You Love Me,” both of which are duets with Riley Green. This move marks her first song to be promoted at the Pop format, and considering how […]

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So is the electrical substation near the San Francisco 49ers practice facility to blame for all of the injuries or not? It depends on who you ask. If you ask any NFL fan, they’d at least tell you that the 49ers do seem to have the most injured team in the league. That’s because year after year, the pro football team in Southern California racks up an unreal amount of injuries, and this past season was much of the same. And […]

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Actress Catherine O’Hara passed away at the age of 71 on January 30, 2026. She is probably best known for her portrayal of the mother, Kate McCallister, in the first pair of Home Alone films, per Us Weekly. She and Macaulay Culkin, 45, cultivated a deep bond that lasted long after filming wrapped. Her passing […]

The post Macaulay Culkin Delivers Gut-Wrenching Tribute to His Late ‘Home Alone’ Mother, Catherine O’Hara appeared first on Wide Open Country.

It may not be making national news, but we’re talking about it: Nashville is not weathering Winter Storm Fern well. Tens of thousands of people are still without power or heat; trees are down and roads aren’t cleared. This, of course, impacts the musical community, as

O’Hara also starred in ‘Beetlejuice,’ ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ ‘The Studio,’ and many more great movies and shows. Continue reading…

Editor’s Note: Mon Rovîa, whose debut LP Bloodline came out January 9 via Nettwerk, is No Depression’s Spotlight Artist for January 2025. Check out an original poem-essay he wrote here and stay tuned for more from Mon

Ella Langley and Emily Ann Roberts are good friends, but that doesn’t mean they can’t make music together. Read more below.

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