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Halloween Is the First Worthy Successor to John Carpenter’s Original
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 up for failure. John Carpenter’s 1978 classic popularized the slasher genre and its myriad tropes. Read More

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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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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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Stephen Miller's Teacher Suspended for Saying He Was a Creepy Loner
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Heroic Third Grade Teacher Suspended for Saying Stephen Miller Ate Glue in Her Class

Nikki Fiske, the elementary school teacher who recently revealed that White House senior adviser Stephen Miller was "a strange dude" when she taught him in…
Maggie Serota / October 12, 2018
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President Trump Hosts Kanye West And Former Football Player Jim Brown At The White House
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Kanye West Gifted Donald, Ivanka, and Jared Custom Hats

Kanye West took a field trip to the Oval Office today and discussed the Unabomber and hydrogen planes, among other topics, with Donald Trump, his daughter Ivanka,…
Tosten Burks / October 11, 2018
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Today We Learned Donald Trump and Whitney Houston Were Friends

Donald Trump today signed into law an artist-friendly overhaul of music copyright titled the Music Modernization Act, and a bunch of his musician buddies in attendance—including Kid…
Tosten Burks / October 11, 2018
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Trump Holds Insane Meeting with Kanye West in Oval Office
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Here’s All the Insane Shit From Kanye West’s Oval Office Meeting With Trump

Although Kanye West was absent from today's Music Modernization Act signing, the rapper did appear for a 12:30 p.m. lunch in the Oval Office with Donald Trump, ostensibly to discuss…
Maggie Serota / October 11, 2018
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Alec Baldwin Says Black People Love Him Now Because of His Trump Impersonation

Donald Trump impersonator Alec Baldwin is launching a weekly ABC talk show, The Alec Baldwin Show, wherein the actor conducts longform interviews with celebrities. Ahead of…
Tosten Burks / October 10, 2018
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Stephen Miller's 3rd Grade Teacher Said He Ate Glue
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Stephen Miller’s Third Grade Teacher Says He Ate Glue

Stephen Miller's former third grade teacher came forward to contribute more insight into the drowsy White House senior adviser's super villain origin story. Nikki Fiske, who…
Maggie Serota / October 10, 2018
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Sam Elliott in A Star is Born Exemplifies Everything Great About the Movie

For the audience member who enjoyed A Star is Born---or one who felt themselves repressing sobs against their better judgment---there is a question…
Winston Cook-Wilson / October 9, 2018
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Trump Likes Taylor Swift's Music 25 Percent Less
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Donald Trump Says He Likes Taylor Swift’s “Music About 25 Percent Less Now”

Donald Trump reacted with uncharacteristic grace and poise to the news that Taylor Swift is voting for Democrats in her traditionally red home state of Tennessee in November's…
Maggie Serota / October 8, 2018
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Donald Trump Climbs Air Force One Stairs with Toilet Paper Stuck to His Shoe
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Watch This Jackass Climb the Air Force One Stairs With Toilet Paper Stuck to His Shoe

Yesterday was mostly a nightmare, but at least President Trump gave us this small gift of allowing himself to be filmed climbing the stairs of…
Maggie Serota / October 5, 2018
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Fucked Up’s Expansive, Operatic <i>Dose Your Dreams</i> Cements Their Legacy
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What Is Chic in 2018? ‘It’s About Time’ Gives an Unsatisfactory Answer
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