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This Week In Trump Staffers Getting Caught Associating with Neo-Nazis
This Week In Trump Staffers Getting Caught Associating with Neo-Nazis

Surprise: Donald Trump appointees are having a bad month in the category of “associating with fascists.” In August, the White House fired speechwriter Darren Beattie after it came out that he appeared in a 2016 conference featuring British white nationalist Peter Brimelow, and the DHS … Read More

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Woody Allen's "A Rainy Day in New York" Shelved by Amazon
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Report: Woody Allen Film A Rainy Day in New York Shelved by Amazon

Woody Allen's finished film A Rainy Day in New York has been shelved indefinitely, Page Six reports. Amazon did not confirm that report to Page Six but…
Maggie Serota / August 30, 2018
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A Star Is Born Lady Gaga Bradley Cooper Soundtrack
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Soundtrack for A Star is Born, Starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, Announced

Bradley Cooper's directorial debut A Star is Born, which co-stars him and Lady Gaga, is one of the year's most highly anticipated movies, the fourth in a series…
Winston Cook-Wilson / August 30, 2018
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Texas GOP Shares Old Band Photo of Beto O'Rourke Looking Hot
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Texas GOP: Check Out These Pics of Beto O’Rourke Looking Hot and Cool

Amid a tightening Texas Senate race between Republican incumbent Ted Cruz and his challenger, Democratic congressman Beto O'Rourke, the Texas GOP is trying to salvage Cruz's lead by tweeting…
Maggie Serota / August 29, 2018
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Louis CK Returns to Comedy Cellar 9 Months After Admitting to Sexual Misconduct
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Louis C.K. Receives Standing Ovation in Return to Stand Up

Louis C.K. returned to the famed West Village club the Comedy Cellar on Sunday night and performed a 15-minute drop in set, the New York…
Maggie Serota / August 28, 2018
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Sharp Objects Finale Review
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Sharp Objects Was a Gothic Horror About the Violence Women Inflict on Each Other

Sharp Objects wasn't so much a murder mystery as it was a horror tale of how cycles of abuse replicate. Camille (Amy Adams)…
Maggie Serota / August 27, 2018
Culture
President Trump Confused by Speakerphone While Connecting with Enrique Pena
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Video: Trump Thwarted by Speakerphone

President Trump is the most powerful person in the world. He is also an elderly man who is confused by speakerphone. Those two facts collided…
Maggie Serota / August 27, 2018
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Mahershala Ali True Detective Season 3
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Watch a Trailer for True Detective Season 3 Starring Mahershala Ali

The first teaser trailer for True Detective's anticipated (or not anticipated, depending on your mileage with Season 2) has premiered. Starring Mahershala Ali, the series takes…
Winston Cook-Wilson / August 27, 2018
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National Enquirer Chief David Pecker Breaks with Trump, Granted Immunity
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National Enquirer Chief and Longtime Trump Ally Cuts Deal With Feds

Longtime Trump ally and National Enquirer chief David J. Pecker has been granted immunity in order to speak with federal prosecutors regarding so-called "catch and kill"
Maggie Serota / August 23, 2018
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Asia Argento Withdraws from Guess Who? Amid Sexual Assault Claim
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Asia Argento Withdraws From Le Guess Who? Curatorship Amid Sexual Assault Claim

Italian actress and filmmaker Asia Argento has backed out of curating a Dutch music festival after a young actor accused her of sexual assault.
Associated Press / August 22, 2018
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Steven Tyler Tells Trump to Stop Playing Aerosmith at Rallies
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Steven Tyler Tells Trump to Stop Playing Aerosmith Songs at Rallies

On Tuesday night, Aerosmith's 1993 hit "Livin' on the Edge" played ahead of a Trump rally in West Virginia and frontman Steven Tyler is not…
Maggie Serota / August 22, 2018
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Norm Macdonald Has a Show Netflix Talk Show
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Norm MacDonald’s New Netflix Talk Show Will Premiere Next Month

In March, Netflix confirmed an impending Norm MacDonald talk show, aptly titled Norm MacDonald Has a Show. Now, the streaming service has announced a premiere…
Winston Cook-Wilson / August 21, 2018
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'American Vandal' Season 2 Trailer
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American Vandal Tackles a Crappy New Mystery in Season 2 Trailer

The trailer for the second season of the high school true crime mockumentary American Vandal is out and it looks like a real shit show.
Maggie Serota / August 21, 2018
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GOP Senator Calls Jason Isbell and Ben Folds the "Unhinged Left"
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GOP Senate Organization Calls Ben Folds and Jason Isbell the “Unhinged Left” Ahead of Tennessee Rally

The NRSC (National Republican Senatorial Committee), a GOP Senate organization headed by Senators Cory Gardner and Thom Tillis, issued a press release on Monday condemning…
Maggie Serota / August 20, 2018
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John M. Chu Sent Coldplay a Letter Requesting "Yellow" for 'Crazy Rich Asians'
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Crazy Rich Asians Director Sent Coldplay a Heartfelt Letter Asking to Use “Yellow” in the Film

Crazy Rich Asians director John M Chu has shared the heartfelt letter he sent to Coldplay requesting permission to use their 2000 song "Yellow" over…
Maggie Serota / August 20, 2018
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Trump Spent an Entire Meeting with Veterans Arguing about 'Apocalypse Now'
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Trump Spent a Meeting With Vietnam Vets Arguing About Napalm and Apocalypse Now: Report

According to The Daily Beast, President Trump once spent a significant portion of a meeting with a coalition of veterans' groups arguing over a detail…
Maggie Serota / August 17, 2018
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