Brandon London’s Morning Take for August 21st, 2025 breaks down why the classic Yankees-Red Sox rivalry has been revived as the stretch run of the 2025 season approaches.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom pretends his blatant gerrymandering scheme is a battle for democracy, but he’s spitting on the will of Golden State voters — merely to boost his bid to become Democrats’ 2028 nominee. Falling in line with Newsom’s demand to gerrymander Cali’s House districts in retaliation for Texas’ own redistricting, state lawmakers unveiled...
Actor Chris Addison narrates a deep dive into the creative partnership of Lennon and McCartney
Another book on the Beatles? It’s hard to imagine a writer shedding new light on the band given the mountain of literature already in existence. But there is a freshness of perspective in Ian Leslie’s book, which tells of Lennon and McCartney’s unique alchemy through the songs they wrote together. Leslie’s background in psychology serves him well in a study that jettisons the usual narrative of male rivalry; their partnership, Leslie suggests, was closer to a marriage.
He begins with the pair’s early songwriting sessions, usually in McCartney’s front room, where rather than each taking ownership of songs, they worked in sync. Other fabled musical partnerships such as Leiber and Stoller, or Rodgers and Hammerstein, divided the labour between lyrics and melody, but Lennon and McCartney worked together on both. Pointing to their profound connection, Leslie notes how in the song If I Fell they performed “an intricate courtship dance, moving apart and close again as the song unfolds, like birds weaving in and out of each other’s flight path, alternately shielding and leading the other”.
Fanatics Sportsbook announced a new betting offer for the new football season, in which new users in qualifying states will get a no-sweat bet each game day.
“Love Hotel” star Earl “the Pearl” Thompson stopped by the Page Six studio to chat with “Virtual Reali-Tea” co-hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real about his search for a significant other on the Bravo reality show. Earl opened up about the ups and downs of his romance with now-ex Shannon Beador. The Atlanta resident explained...
The government lost its bid to unseal grand jury transcripts in the sex-trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein.
Richard Berman, a federal judge in New York, said the transcripts pale in comparison to the documents the government already has on Epstein and that disclosing them could harm victims.
It’s kind of bizarre that we have a bunch of old, primarily white people who are out there protesting the policies that keep people safe when they’ve never felt danger in their entire lives.
Mayor Eric Adams’ longtime right-hand, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, allegedly accepted more than $75,000 in bribes in exchange for political favors while in her powerful role in City Hall, according to a set of bombshell new indictments.
The Utah judge presiding over their divorce granted a motion for Kelley's attorney, Farrah Spencer, to withdraw representation on Monday, Page Six confirmed.
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