Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde says her band's focus will no longer be to play their best-known songs at concerts. In a Facebook message, she wrote if anyone wants to see her in the future it's going to be all punk rock and no hits. The Pretenders have no tour dates announced but Hynde has been announced as one of the performers at the Foo Fighters tribute concert to Taylor Hawkins.
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/chrissie-hynde-no-pretenders-hits/
Researchers say they've discovered the fastest-growing black hole of the last nine billion years. An international team led by astronomers at The Australian National University discovered the black hole known as J1144. It has the mass of three billion suns and consumes the equivalent of one Earth every second. Researchers say the black hole shines seven-thousand times brighter than all the light from the Milky Way galaxy.
Stephen Colbert is defending his staffers who were arrested at the U.S. Capitol last week filming a segment with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Last night, the host of CBS's The Late Show took issue with some pundits calling it an "insurrection." Colbert said that the people charged with unlawful entry were actually guilty of "high jinx" with intent to goof." CBS confirmed on Friday that seven members of The Late Show's production team were detained by Capitol Police after they recorded interviews at the Capitol complex last Wednesday and Thursday.
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/stephen-colbert-monologue-triumph-arrest-capitol-1235297906/
NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered something new on the planet Mars: garbage. Last week, the rover beamed back a surprising image of a shiny silver object wedged between two rocks on the Martian landscape. NASA researchers concluded that the shiny object is a piece of debris discarded by the spacecraft when it landed on Mars in February of last year. That happened two kilometers from where the debris was found. NASA is not sure how it wound up in that location.
https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/18/23171671/mars-rover-perseverance-nasa-space-finds-human-trash
Elton John is set to auction of a "Rocket Man" non-fungible token to benefit his own AIDS foundation. John will also release a series of access tokens that'll unlock fan experiences as part of the Rocket NFT Club. The singer said while he's "no metaverse expert, I wanted to make sure that my first NFT was something true to me." The auction for the NFT runs through 6 p.m. Eastern tomorrow.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/elton-john-auction-rocket-man-jadu-hoverboard-nft-1235168323/
The CDC says if you're infected with monkeypox, you should not have sex with others. But in cases where the urge arises...it has issued a bizarre list of dos and don'ts regarding monkeypox sex. Among the suggestions, if you're going to--as they said on Seinfeld--be Master of Your Domain, keep at least six feet away from your partner to avoid catching the disease from each other. Keeping your clothes on during sex is also recommended as well as ensuring any infectious lesions or rashes are covered. Other advice: after sex, immediately wash your hands, clothes and fetish gear...and even consider having sex virtually such as over the phone.
https://nypost.com/2022/06/16/cdc-issues-bizarre-tips-for-sex-while-having-monkeypox/