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EVENING NIGHTCAP: RIP To MTV. You're No Fun, Illinois.

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    ► MTV, which was a huge part of my formative years, is shutting down all musical programming channels on December 31. Welp, 2025 has been a shit show, so I'm not surprised. MTV debuted in 1981 with the first video "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles. Fast forward...a lack of foresight and streaming channels killed the MTV video star. Gone are MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live. Everything with music is exiting stage left, like Kristen Chenoweth's eye rolling performance in "Versailles".   Around 1999, MTV began investing heavily in crap reality shows like Jersey Shore, 16 & Pregnant, Pimp My Ride, Punk'd, Teen Mom, and The Osborne's. It ushered the era of vanity as a virtue and trashy behavior as cool. The results are seen with today's society where crass behavior has been normalized and the pursuit of materialism turned into a career track. *unwraps Werthers*.  In its early days, MTV was responsible for introduc...

The Supermodels Reunited: Christy, Naomi, Linda and Cindy

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When four of the most iconic late 80s and 90s supermodels reunited, it was like a blast from the past with a side of drama. Tension flared between Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista, sparking rumors of a feud between the two. Despite their past camaraderie and mutual support in the face of racism and other challenges in the fashion industry, their current relationship status is as clear as a muddy catwalk. The supermodels recently appeared together in the Apple TV+ docuseries "The Super Models," but it seems their Instagram relationship has taken a nosedive—they've unfollowed each other. Talk about a social media cold shoulder!  In the docuseries, Campbell gets candid about her past struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, which spiraled after the tragic death of her close friend, Gianni Versace. She confesses that her addiction nearly sent her to the great runway in the sky and that she turned to cocaine to cope with her grief. She also spoke about deep abandonment i...