In the era of Trump, Big Tech, and the virulent spread of misinformation, it’s hard not to feel like we’re moving closer and closer toward a post-truth dystopia where facts have officially taken a backseat to incendiary or politically divisive theory. Last Saturday, however, arguably marked a turning point in …
Read More »Trump Confirms He Would Accept Foreign Dirt on 2020 Opponent. What Now?
During an interview with George Stephanopoulos, a preview of which ABC released Wednesday night, President Trump confirmed that what the Mueller report made clear about his campaign’s relationship with Russia in 2016 — that it was offered, and willingly accepted, help from the foreign adversary — is not only liable …
Read More »Moby Pens Apology to Natalie Portman
Moby penned a public apology to Natalie Portman on Saturday, days after the actress contested Moby’s recollection of their relationship in his new book Then It Fell Apart. “As some time has passed I’ve realized that many of the criticisms leveled at me regarding my inclusion of Natalie in Then …
Read More »Sandra Oh on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
It was the best of shows, it was the worst of shows. There aren’t many episodes of Saturday Night Live that have only incredibly great or incredibly bad sketches, but Sandra Oh’s first time hosting yielded essentially only those two results. The first twenty minutes or so were so dire …
Read More »Who Is the Real Mrs. El Chapo?
Last September, an image surfaced on Instagram of Emma Coronel Aispuro, the 29-year-old former beauty queen and wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, hosting her seven-year-old daughters’ Barbie-themed birthday party at a sprawling mansion in Culiacan, in the Mexican region of Sinoloa. In one photo, Coronel Aispuro, in a bedazzled …
Read More »Watch Taron Egerton Belt 'Tiny Dancer' in Elton John Biopic 'Rocketman'
Elton John grapples with identity and excess in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic, Rocketman, out May 31st. The film stars Taron Egerton as John, and the new clip teases an expansive overview of the musician’s remarkable life. It touches on his simple upbringing outside of London, his earliest …
Read More »James McAvoy on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
There’s little better than seeing a first-time host slay one’s first time hosting Saturday Night Live. As befitting someone that seamlessly played multiple characters in both Split and Glass, James McAvoy inhabited every distinct character in tonight’s episode so seamlessly that I’m already looking forward to the next time he …
Read More »See Jimmy Page Explain How He 'Cloned' His 'Led Zeppelin' Guitar
Jimmy Page unveiled four new “clones” of his famous “Mirror” and “Dragon” guitars that he made in collaboration with Fender yesterday. The instruments are based on the Led Zeppelin guitarist’s 1959 Fender Telecaster, and their release is timed to the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin, on which he played his …
Read More »Bob Einstein, 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' 'Super Dave' Actor, Dead at 76
Bob Einstein, the gravelly-voiced actor best known for playing Curb Your Enthusiasm‘s Marty Funkhouser and the spirited stuntman Super Dave Osborne, died Wednesday at the age of 76. New York Daily News reports that he had been battling cancer. Although best known as an actor, Einstein, the older brother of …
Read More »John Podesta Is Ready to Talk About Pizzagate
W ASHINGTON —John Podesta has given it a lot of thought and believes the best way to deal with the trolls is to ignore them. His wife, Mary, however, takes a different approach. When angry people call their home in the middle of the night, she has a conversation with …
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