Geoff Edgers

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National Arts Reporter at The Washington Post

Washington Post national arts reporter, possible lawyer, will brake for Nilsson.

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The Diddy allegations are shocking. Were they also business as usual?

1 month ago | torontosun.com | Geoff Edgers

The man was a scout for Soft White Underbelly, photographer Mark Laita’s YouTube channel about people struggling with issues such as abuse or addiction. Wallace, an aspiring singer who sometimes made money doing sex work, took Laita up on it, for $300, sitting for his camera and talking about her life. In the interview, she recounted an alleged incident from 2018 – a crown prince of Brunei flew her from Los Angeles to Miami with a promise to help her singing career.
The Diddy allegations are shocking. Were they also business as usual?

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Geoff Edgers

In late 2022, well before Sean “Diddy” Combs got into real trouble, a man in Los Angeles approached Tanea Wallace with an offer. The man was a scout for Soft White Underbelly, photographer Mark Laita’s YouTube channel about people struggling with issues such as abuse or addiction. Wallace, an aspiring singer who sometimes made money doing sex work, took Laita up on it, for $300, sitting for his camera and talking about her life.
The Diddy allegations are shocking. Were they also business as usual?

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Geoff Edgers

The Diddy allegations are shocking. Were they also business as usual? (washingtonpost.com) The Diddy allegations are shocking. Were they also business as usual? By Geoff Edgers 2025050110000000 In late 2022, well before Sean "Diddy" Combs got into real trouble, a man in Los Angeles approached Tanea Wallace with an offer.
They spent years following the Kinks. Was this their final stop?

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Geoff Edgers

They spent years following the Kinks. Was this their final stop? (washingtonpost.com) They spent years following the Kinks. Was this their final stop? By Geoff Edgers 2025042512000600 This is my street and I'm never gonna leave it. — "Autumn Almanac," the Kinks CHICAGO — Marianne Spellman had a plan after graduating high school in 1980. It wasn't college. She would leave Wisconsin and take her Konica FS-1 on the road to follow the Kinks.
They spent years following the Kinks. Was this their final stop?

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Geoff Edgers

5 hours agoNetflix is introducing a new type of subtitlesNetflix is introducing a new type of original language subtitles. On Thursday, the company announced a new subtitle option: original language subtitles that only show the spoken dialogue.
For Blackie Lawless, free speech is more than an exploding codpiece

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Geoff Edgers

Pamela Manning remembers meeting Blackie Lawless for the first time. It was 1982, and he invited her to his apartment in Los Angeles. She was in her 20s, working as a model and a boxer, and found Lawless, the lead singer of a new band called W.A.S.P., at his place with his friend Nikki Sixx, the bassist for a new band named Motley Crue. They were hanging out and playing Beatles songs. Very chill. Then Blackie pulled her aside.
For Blackie Lawless, free speech is more than an exploding codpiece

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Geoff Edgers

5 hours agoBot farms invade social media to hijack popular sentimentGovernments, financial influencers, and entertainment insiders are using data center-like facilities full of phones to push narratives fabricated through fake social media engagement. Welcome to the world of social media mind control.
Yoko Ono, entre el arte experimental, una maternidad compleja y el mito del fin de los Beatles

2 months ago | infobae.com | Geoff Edgers

Las groupies estaban por todas partes, pero Yoko Ono no era una de ellas. Fue el 7 de noviembre de 1966 cuando conoció a John Lennon por primera vez. Él y Los Beatles estaban a punto de comenzar a grabar Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Ella estaba dando los toques finales a una gran exposición de arte en solitario. John Lennon llegó a la Galería Indica de Londres para una vista previa privada.
Review | Was it actually Yoko whose career was derailed by the Beatles?

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Geoff Edgers

The groupies were everywhere, but Yoko Ono was not one of them. It was Nov. 7, 1966, when she met John Lennon for the first time. He and the Beatles were about to start making “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” She was putting the final touches on a big solo art show. Lennon arrived at London’s Indica Gallery for a private sneak preview. “I had heard about the Beatles,” Ono said afterward, “and I knew the name Ringo, and nobody’s going to believe me, but still that’s exactly how it was.
Rock forgot one of its wildest front men. He's got a story to tell.

Mar 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Geoff Edgers

More than 20 years ago, Peter Wolf, the former front man of the J. Geils Band, drove across town to see his buddy David Bieber, a local media figure known for his equally nocturnal habits. It was past midnight when they hopped into Wolf’s car, and he put on a song he had just finished for his next record.