MeToo

"The solidarity that we see in the streets of the cities around the world now should give us hope." - Bjorn of ABBA.

The applause had barely died down at Comedy Cellar, where Louis C.K. had done a surprise performance earlier the same week, when Cellar regular and Jim Gaffigan tourmate Ted Alexandro asked the crowd, "what, does a guy have to be convicted of sexual assault to get an extended ovation?"

In an interview, Norm Macdonald said he was "happy the #MeToo movement has slowed down a little bit," and expressed sympathy for Louis C.K., Chris Hardwick, and Roseanne Barr.

If there was a ever a tour destined to follow quickly in Taake and King Dude's footsteps this year, it was the Watain / Destroyer 666 trek that recently started making its way across North America...

Karen O made a surprise appearance with a band of kids, and members of Best Coast also appeared to perform a song. Shirley Manson played Garbage favorites backed by string players, while Carrie Brownstein gave the keynote speech for the three-day Los Angeles event.

Kesha's performance featured Cyndi Lauper, Andra Day, Bebe Rexha, Camila Cabello, and Julia Michaels.

Cher spoke at Women's March Anniversary: Power to the Polls in Las Vegas, NV, while in NYC comedian Aparna Nancherla was a co-host and Halsey delivered a powerful, moving poem.

The Women's March returned to cities worldwide in 2018, including Chicago, where attendance this year surpassed the 2017 edition.

Almost a year to the day after the 2017 edition, thousands of people took to the streets of NYC once again on Saturday (1/20) for the 2018 Women's March. 72nd St and Central Park West was this year's official starting point, but streets were clogged with marchers blocks away.