‘The Chi’ Stars Curtiss Cook, Lynn Whitfield on Their Feud and a “Shakespearean Spiral” Ahead

hollywoodreporter.com [This story contains spoilers from the premiere of season six, Part 2 of The Chi.] When the first half of season six of The Chi ran its final episode in September of last…

‘Taking Venice’: The Strange Story of the U.S. Government and a Painter

nytimes.com Something about “Taking Venice,” Amei Wallach’s new documentary about the 1964 Venice Biennale (in theaters), feels almost like science fiction, or maybe fantasy. Imagine…

'What Do You Say to a Vietnam War Veteran?' Harris Faulkner Seeks Answers

newsweek.com While U.S. Army Specialist Jerry Augustine was dodging enemy bullets and Agent Orange dropped from American airplanes in Vietnam, he assumed he was doing so with the support…

WATCH: Biden delivers remarks at National Peace Officers' Memorial Service

pbs.org President Joe Biden lauded police officers killed in the line of duty on Wednesday while thanking their families for their sacrifices during the National Peace Officers’…

ABC News Says It Will Make Its September Presidential Debate Available To Simulcast On Other Networks

deadline.com ABC News plans to make its coverage of the second presidential debate in September available to other networks for simulcast. The network announced today that it will host a…

Richard Avedon, Revisited: A New Photo Exhibition Captures the Darkness and Light of Hollywood’s Elite

variety.com Perhaps no one captured cultural life post-World War II more vividly than Richard Avedon. From pop icons to artists to heads of state, being photographed by Avedon meant you…

Donald Trump and Joe Biden to Debate on CNN. Buckle Up!

vanityfair.com Well, that was easy. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden challenged Donald Trump to debate him, saying in a video message that the former president “lost two debates to me in…

Why 1960 Alternate Electors Succeeded Where 2020 Ones Failed

zerohedge.com Why 1960 Alternate Electors Succeeded Where 2020 Ones Failed Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A November election decades ago produced a…

A Worm in the Apple of RFK Jr.'s New Camelot

newsweek.com Last week—well, last week wasn't great for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. With a week in which he declared that a doctor had found a dead worm in his brain, which he then topped off…

RFK Jr. Pleads with Public to Help Get Him Secret Service Protection: ‘Another Intruder Broke Into My House’

mediaite.com Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pleading with the public to help convince the Biden administration to give him a Secret Service detail after he said he’s been targeted multiple…

Bill Maher Shocked to Hear Guest Bill Burr Declare Cancel Culture Is Over: ‘That Is So Not True’

mediaite.com Screenshot via Club Random podcast YouTube Bill Maher was briefly shocked by his guest’s declaration that cancel culture is over on his Club Random podcast. Comedian Bill…

How Nancy Pelosi became one of America's richest and most powerful politicians

businessinsider.com Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Nancy Pelosi rose through the ranks of Congress to eventually become the first female House speaker. It was…

Candace Owens Pushes Conspiracy Theory AIPAC Had JFK Assassinated

mediaite.com AP Photo/Michael Conroy Candace Owens appeared to suggest on social media that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, is responsible for the assassination…

Trump wants just one thing from his vice president

msnbc.com More than a dozen Republican politicians — some of whom were considered reasonably serious people until recently — are competing to prove themselves worthy of serving as…

Inside Trump’s Hush Money Trial With The ElectionLine Podcast; JFK, RFK Jr & The State Of Mean + Fighting Iran’s Death Sentence Against Rapper Toomaj Salehi

deadline.com Editors note: Running until the final general election results come in, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics…

An American gangster at 100: J. Edgar Hoover’s authoritarian legacy

reason.com On May 10, 1924, one of the worst events in history for American civil liberties happened: 29-year-old J. Edgar Hoover assumed the role of director of the then-Bureau of…

Ranking the US Presidents Who Added the Most National Debt During Their Term

247wallst.com Currently, in 2024, the national debt is at an all-time high of $36.4 trillion. The interest alone on the debt equals $870 billion, with an expected increase to $12.4…

Religion Is Being Misused To Divide America

newsweek.com As the intensity of this year's election season continues to grow, so, too, has the focus in the news on a movement of Americans invoking the name of God to perpetuate…

Roland Joffe to Direct Mob-Centric JFK Assassination Film ‘November 1963: The Killing of a President’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com What really happened during the 48 hours leading up to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — at least according to mob bosses — is heading to the big screen in…

Republican blasted for "disgusting" RFK Jr. brain worm joke

newsweek.com Georgia Representative Mike Collins, a Republican, is again facing criticism on social media after making a joke about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Kennedy family. Collins…

‘What Is Wrong with This Guy?’ Congressman Slammed For Crass Joke About RFK Jr.’s Brain Worm and Kennedy Assassinations

mediaite.com Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) went viral once again for the wrong reasons, this time by making a crude joke about independent presidential…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Pro-Crypto Presidential Candidiate, to Appear at Consensus 2024

coindesk.com Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent U.S. presidential candidate who has promoted a pro-cryptocurrency stance during his campaign, will speak later this month at the…

Kim Kardashian doesn't care what you think. She'll keep wearing extreme corsets to the Met Gala

aol.com None Kim Kardashian returned to the Met Gala on Monday night in another extreme corset. • None She wore a custom John Galliano creation, including a cashmere sweater that…

This is the City in Each State With the Most Gun-Related Crimes

247wallst.com The Gun Control Act of 1968 was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson and is enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (also known as the…

Sorry, Team Biden: Lower capital-gains taxes aren’t racist

nypost.com I’ll bet you didn’t know that cutting the capital gains tax or the death tax is “racist.” Believe it or not, that’s the latest contention by the Biden administration, which…

Patrick Kennedy’s new book tells personal stories of mental health in America

pbs.org For former congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, advocating for mental health care is part of his family’s legacy. His uncle, President John F. Kennedy, signed the bill that…

U.S. Food Prices Are Up. How Monopoly Power Makes this Worse

time.com 2021 was a bad year for grocery bills. Shoppers paid 6.4% more for groceries in November 2021 compared to November 2020, according to the consumer price index. All food…