Nicki Minaj picks a fight with Gavin Newsom

December 16, 2025 Nicki Minaj picks a fight with Gavin Newsom DEC. 16, 2025 TOP STORIES Nicki Minaj speedruns MAGA brain rot in flirtatious online beef with Gavin Newsom The pop star entered the culture war, transvestigated the California governor, and auditioned for relevance in the MAGA attention economy. Political symbols are everywhere now—on our streets and our screens On TV, the symbols are clear and direct, if heavy-handed. In film, broad political signaling takes their place. Texas troubadour Joe Ely dead at 78 Born in 1947 in Amarillo, Texas, Ely's music career began in the 1970s, helping to shape what would become known as alt-country and Americana, both as a solo ar... read