CULTURE & POLITICS
Donald Trump on Celebrity Apprentice Contestant Lil Jon: “I Don’t Know Who Little John Is”
President Trump baffled reporters when he claimed not to know who Celebrity Apprentice contestant Lil Jon was when asked about the Atlanta rapper during today’s batshit presser. When asked by… More »
Here’s Donald Trump Calling a Black Reporter’s Question About White Supremacy “Racist”
After delivering a reasonably subdued post-mortem address following Tuesday night’s midterm elections, President Trump’s afternoon press conference careened off the rails while taking questions from reporters. One of the most baffling moments occurred when… More »
Beyoncé Endorses Beto
Houston’s hometown hero Beyoncé Knowles endorsed Democratic Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke in a series of Instagram posts published on Tuesday. Bey shared several photos of herself with her face obscured by a trucker-style… More »
Watch Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Roast Ted Cruz to His Face
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert sent the only political correspondent brave enough to ask the tough questions down to Texas to cover the toss-up Senate race between incumbent… More »
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… More »
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 to pull the ad—which drew… More »
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 rid of the bad taste… More »
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 similarity between his nativist rhetoric… More »
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 of herself and her mother,… More »
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 previous surprise performances at the… More »
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 as the president’s platform to… More »
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 his ex-Israeli military character Erran Morad, interviewed… More »
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 documents, Kroupiianova, who married Spencer in… More »
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… More »
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 the painting after it was… More »