A day before President Trump delivered his first Oval Office address, a Florida prison employee named Crystal Minton was quoted in the New York Times. Hurricane Michael tore most of the roof and fence off her workplace, so the incarcerated were relocated to a Mississippi prison that is a seven-hour …
Read More »Just To Be Clear, Mexico Is in No Way Paying for the Border Wall
President Trump doesn’t have much to cling to as he enters his third year in office. He can claim that he’s followed through on campaign promises like tearing up the Iran nuclear deal, moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and pulling the United States out of the Paris …
Read More »Best TV and Movies to Stream in Jan.: Killer Mike, Fyre Fest Doc, 'Star Trek'
This January, a mini-deluge of U.K. productions will make their way to the fair shores of the States, including a legal thriller, an espionage thriller and a slightly-less-thrilling coming-of-age drama. Elsewhere, Netflix revives an animated favorite; gives Atlanta’s hardest MC his own platform; and gets the lowdown on the most …
Read More »New Year's Eve 2019: How to Watch, Who's Performing, Ball Drop
How to watch on TV: The venerable Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest airs on ABC, beginning at 8 p.m ET and running well past midnight. Christina Aguilera headlines this year, with live and pre-taped performances in New York’s Times Square, Hollywood and New Orleans from some …
Read More »Watch the Terrifying First Trailer for Jordan Peele's New Movie 'Us'
Jordan Peele blew your mind with the Sunken Place. Now the Get Out director wants to give you a full-blown heart attack. The blood-soaked trailer for his new film, Us, reveals the director is planting his flag firmly on planet horror. The clip begins with a happy family of four …
Read More »'Aquaman' Review: D.C. Superhero's Solo Movie Is a Waterlogged Mess
He’s the laughing stock of the DC Comics Extended Universe — and Aquaman’s solo movie almost gets by on razzle dazzle, since that’s all it has up its waterlogged sleeve. Not that this underwater superhero knows much from sleeves: A shirtless but never humorless Jason Momoa plays Arthur Curry, a.k.a. …
Read More »Maria Butina's Guilty Plea Reveals How She Played the NRA
Maria Butina pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a conspiracy charge, under a provision of the legal code sometimes referred to as “espionage lite.” The “statement of facts” released with her plea describe Butina’s efforts to “establish unofficial lines of communication with Americans having power and influence over U.S. …
Read More »Kevin Hart Steps Down as Oscars Host
Two days after Kevin Hart announced he was hosting the 2019 Academy Awards, the comedian abruptly stepped down from the gig after a series of past homophobic tweets recently resurfaced. “I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year’s Oscar’s [sic],” Hart wrote on Twitter. “This is …
Read More »The Truth About Trump's 'Incredible' Trade Deal With China
President Trump was confident he would be able to work out a trade deal with Chinese President Xi as they dined in Argentina over the weekend. The two world leaders appear to have agreed tosomethinggeared toward ending the trade war between the U.S. and China. It’s unclear what exactly that …
Read More »'The Greatest Showman' Is So Big That Hugh Jackman Is Going on Tour
The Greatest Showman continues to blow past all odds and expectations. Since opening in theaters in December last year, the musical film — despite drawing largely tepid responsesfrom critics — has broken a litany of box office records and music chart records; its success has been so ludicrous that lead …
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