A very strange and welcome thing has happened this TV season: The broadcast networks are trying again. You remember the broadcast networks, don’t you? They were mighty beasts that once dominated the earth, with impressive names like National Broadcasting Company or Columbia Broadcasting System (NBC or CBS to their friends). …
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UPDATE (12/27): Damon Dash and Raquel Horn have responded to the $50 million lawsuit filed by photographer Monique Bunn, who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Dash in the home he and Horn share. “This is what setting up a black man looks like live… First they come into your …
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The Democratic debate in Los Angeles Thursday night featured the smallest cohort on stage — just seven candidates — and delivered one of the feistiest showings of the 2020 primary season. It was also the funniest debate yet, with candidates delivering zingers and comebacks that left the crowd at Layola …
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Pour out a 40 for Beto O’Rourke and Kamala Harris, two “top tier” candidates who recently exited the race for the Democratic Party nomination. The debate tonight in Los Angeles, the sixth in this interminable, gaffe-filled, weirdly depressing primary battle, has been pared down to seven qualifying combatants. This is …
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Donald Trump bragged that he was having a “very busy day” on Thursday. And he was… on Twitter, tweeting or retweeting more than 100 times, and counting, since the morning. But there’s one problem, Trump does not work in social media. He’s the president of the United States. So, when …
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In 1976, on Jeffrey Foskett’s 20th birthday, he and a fellow Beach Boys fan drove up and down Bellagio Road in Los Angeles looking for Brian Wilson‘s home. After about an hour, they found it, decorated with a psychedelic stained-glass window depicting honeybees and flowers (seen on the cover of …
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America once used the words “treason” and “traitors” only in cases of actual betrayal of our nation’s most vital secrets or interests.They were profound words, deep with meaning, grim in import, carrying with them the knowledge that the penalty for treason was death. Be honest: The words“traitor” and “treason” don’t …
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James Taylor told us he was a “handy man” way back when, but his Twitter is the ultimate reminder. His “Handy Man” fix-it posts are rife with important lessons and tricks. Although the singer-songwriter uses the account for professional purposes — like announcing upcoming performances and hinting at new music …
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Samantha Bee marked the second anniversary of the #MeToo movement with a special “Food Day of Gratitude” meal — definitely not a Thanksgiving feast — on Full Frontal Wednesday. The segment featured an interview with #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, as well as a roundtable with various journalists and activists fighting …
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Harry Styles has released “Watermelon Sugar,” the latest taste from his upcoming sophomore album, Fine Line. The singer announced an expansive world tour earlier this week. Styles debuted the song on Saturday Night Live this weekend, where he served as both host and musical guest. The rock track has the singer …
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