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Jimmy Buffett Ruffles Parrothead Feathers by Playing Rally For Florida Democrats
Jimmy Buffett Ruffles Parrothead Feathers by Playing Rally For Florida Democrats

On Saturday, singer-songwriter, real estate mogul, and vape enthusiast Jimmy Buffett played a West Palm Beach rally for Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and Senate incumbent Bill Nelson. He also changed the lyrics of … Read More

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Fox News and NBC Deem Trump's Ad Too Racist After Airing It
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NBC, Fox News, Facebook Pull Trump’s Racist Anti-Immigration Ad

Both NBC and Fox News announced Monday that they will cease airing the Trump campaign's racist anti-immigration midterms ad, CNN reports. NBC was the first…
Maggie Serota / November 5, 2018
Culture
True Detective Season 3 Trailer Released
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The Trailer for the New True Detective Season Looks Promising

The trailer for True Detective season three dropped on Friday, and it looks like the next installment might be just the palette cleanser to get…
Maggie Serota / November 2, 2018
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Steve King Berates Reporter for Asking About Pittsburgh Shooter's Anti-Semitism
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Steve King Did Nazi This Question Coming

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) unloaded on an attendee of an Iowa town hall on Thursday when the embattled congressman was asked to comment on the…
Maggie Serota / November 1, 2018
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Taylor Swift Says She Voted Early in Tennessee
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Taylor Swift Voted for a Democrat

Taylor Swift has apparently made good on her carefully worded promise to vote for Tennessee Democratic Senate candidate Phil Bredesen. On Tuesday, Swift posted a photo…
Maggie Serota / October 30, 2018
Culture
Louis C.K. Performs Scheduled Set at the Comedy Cellar
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Louis C.K. Claims His Sexual Misconduct Cost Him $35 Million “in an Hour”

Louis C.K. performed two sets at the famed West Village club the Comedy Cellar on Monday night, the New York Times reports. Unlike C.K.'s two…
Maggie Serota / October 30, 2018
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Trump: The Democratic Party, Which Is Called the Democratic Party, Be Called the "Democratic Party"
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Donald Trump Thinks That the Democratic Party, Which Is Called the Democratic Party, Should Be Called the “Democratic Party”

On Friday, Donald Trump addressed the nation at a White House event ostensibly scheduled as a Young Black Leadership summit, but which ended up functioning…
Maggie Serota / October 26, 2018
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? Donated $200 to Roy Moore’s Anti-Marriage Equality Group

Among the right-wing boobs skewered on Sacha Baron Cohen's occasionally funny Showtime series Who Is America? was accused child molester and failed Senate candidate Roy Moore. Cohen, playing…
Tosten Burks / October 23, 2018
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Richard Spencer's Wife Nina Kroupiianova Accuses Him of Physical, Verbal Abuse
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Richard Spencer’s Estranged Wife Accuses Him of Physical, Emotional Abuse in Divorce Filing

Avowed white supremacist Richard Spencer is accused of horrific instances of domestic abuse by his estranged wife Nina Kroupiianova in divorce filings obtained by BuzzFeed. According to the…
Maggie Serota / October 23, 2018
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'Halloween' 2018 Review
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Halloween Is the First Worthy Successor to John Carpenter’s Original

If Rob Zombie’s clunky 2007 remake was any indication, it would seem that anyone attempting to revive Halloween for the 21st century is setting themselves…
Maggie Serota / October 19, 2018
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Banksy Explains His Self-Destructing Painting Was Supposed to Be Shredded Entirely

Earlier this month, Banksy shocked the assemblage at a Sotheby's auction in London when the frame for a copy of his 2006 piece "Girl With Balloon" shredded…
Winston Cook-Wilson / October 18, 2018
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Ecuador to Julian Assange: Clean Your Room

Ecuador has reprimanded Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for his lack of tidiness, ABC News Australia reports. Assange has lived in London's Ecuadorian embassy since 2012 while avoiding extradition to…
Tosten Burks / October 16, 2018
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Melania Trump Spox Calls for TI Boycott
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The White House Is Mad About T.I.’s Melania Trump Lookalike Strip Tease Video

Melania Trump's spokesperson Stephanie Grisham is calling for a boycott of T.I. after the rapper shared a video Friday featuring a lookalike of the first lady…
Maggie Serota / October 16, 2018
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Stormy Daniels Passed Polygraph Confirming Details of Trump Affair
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Judge Dismisses Stormy Daniels’ Defamation Lawsuit Against Donald Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed porn actress Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge S. James…
Associated Press / October 15, 2018
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Jury Press Conference - Tokyo International Film Festival 2015
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Bryan Singer Seems Worried About an Upcoming “Negative” Esquire Article

Bryan Singer is attempting to get ahead of what he deemed a damaging article in Esquire, presumably investigating sexual misconduct claims that have followed the Usual Suspects director for…
Maggie Serota / October 15, 2018
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HBO's Camping Wastes Some Good Performances
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Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner’s Camping Wastes Its Stellar Cast on a Mediocre Show

Camping should be a great show. The series has a stellar cast, and is the product of two writers, Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner, who…
Maggie Serota / October 12, 2018
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