Formed in 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union, a.k.a. the ACLU, had been defending the rights of the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free for nearly a century when Donald Trump was sworn in to the presidency in January of 2017. The organization knew they would …
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Trevor Noah suggested a new lesson plan to Tom Cotton after the Arkansas Senator introduced legislation that would cut funding to schools that added The 1619 Project to their history curriculum. The 1619 Project shows how the founding of America and much of its history is tied to the legacy …
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The long-running television series Unsolved Mysteries teased its return on Netflix with a new trailer that features a look at its fresh batch of creepy, eerie and inexplicable cases. Unsolved Mysteries originally aired on NBC between 1987 and 1997, jumped to CBS for two more seasons and then eventually became …
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Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming reboot of the 1992 slasher flick Candyman, shared a new teaser for the film that traces the origins of the titular hook-handed killer and its intersection with systemic racism in America. DaCosta’s Candyman is set 30 years after the original 1992 movie, with Yahya …
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30 Rockis back for one night only on NBC. The hourlong commercial-free special, which will double as a television upfront pitch to advertisers, will air Thursday, July 16th, at 8 p.m. ET, and star original cast members Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, and others. (The …
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Ben Stiller spoke about his late father Jerry Stiller‘s comedic legacy, his father’s personal and professional relationship with his wife and comedic partner, Anne Meara, and how he treated Seinfeld like it was Shakespeare, in an extensive interview with The New Yorker. The interview was conducted in the wake of …
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A bevy of comedians united Wednesday to deliver a powerful message to the American people: “Just eat it.” The video — which aped the ill-fated “Imagine” sing-along — was part of The Mr. Show ‘Kidz With Beardz’ Presents: Come Join Our Zoomtacular Annual Business Call! Wednesday, Bob Odenkirk and David …
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From its generic title to an ending you can see coming from outer space, Blood and Money follows a path rutted with enough clichés to cover the three million acres of Maine forest land where the film is set. Writer-director John Barr lucked out in getting Tom Berenger, a consummate …
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As nationwide quarantine stretches into its second month, many of us have become surprisingly capable home cooks, and many of us are sick and tired of cooking. Samin Nosrat is here to guide us all. A New York Times food columnist and the host of Netflix‘s hit series Salt Fat …
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“Movies don’t just show us how the world is — they show us how it can be,” director Raymond Ansley (Darren Criss) argues in the new Netflix miniseries Hollywood. This isn’t just his mission statement, but that of Hollywood’s creators, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. The seven-episode tale is equal …
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