New House Speaker Mike Johnson is eager to send military aid to Israel but is not willing to prioritize aid to Ukraine as it continues to suffer under attack from Vladimir Putin’s army. “We are going to move a stand-alone Israeli funding bill,” said Johnson during an appearance on Fox …
Read More »Inside the Alliance Defending Freedom, the Anti-LGBTQ Org Where Mike Johnson Spent Almost a Decade
The Alliance Defending Freedom has been busy this year. Its senior legal council, Matt Sharp, has been on the move, parachuting into different state courthouses to testify or voice support for some of the record-shattering 501 anti-LGBTQ bills that have been introduced in legislatures this year — more than 70 …
Read More »Adele Pays Tribute to Matthew Perry: 'Probably the Best Comedic Character of All Time'
Adele paid tribute to Matthew Perry during her Las Vegas show Saturday, hours after the death of the Friends star was revealed. While the singer never met the actor, Adele — like millions of Friends fans — felt a connection to the hit sitcom, and especially Perry’s character Chandler Bing, …
Read More »Meet the 'Freak From Behind the Barricade' Who Produced the New Rolling Stones Album
What do you get when you allow a superfan to produce your band’s newest album? Hackney Diamonds. Andrew Watt, who helmed the Rolling Stones‘ first album of original music in 18 years, wants it known that, first and foremost, he is a Stones fan, with an admittedly unhealthy obsession at …
Read More »Bibi's War: How Incompetence, Opportunism, and Rejection Led to a Catastrophe for Israel and Palestine
The tanks are rolling into Gaza, as the Israeli invasion seems to finally be happening, after a pause for humanitarian aid and mostly-fruitless negotiations for the release of 220 hostages being held by Hamas. No one knows how this will end, but one thing is clear: This will be remembered …
Read More »Foo Fighters Joined by H.E.R., Introduced by Christopher Walken on 'SNL'
For Foo Fighters‘ ninth time as musical guest on Saturday Night Live, Dave Grohl and company harkened back to what’s now their most viral SNL appearance as Christopher Walken – making his first SNL cameo in 15 years – introduced the band. Walken’s presence was significant as, in a now-viral …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update Roasts 'A.I.' House Speaker Mike Johnson
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update tackled the election of Mike Johnson as the new Speaker of the House, along with Donald Trump‘s latest legal woes. “After weeks of strugglingto elect a new Speaker of theHouse, Republicans gave up andjust generated one with A.I.,” co-anchor Colin Jost began. “There’s no way …
Read More »'SNL': Comedian Nate Bargatze Has 'More in Common With a Pilgrim'
In his stand-up set on Saturday Night Live, comedian Nate Bargatze made clear that he doesn’t fit in with how some things are done in 2023. “The world is so future now.And I feel in the way of it,” the Tennessee native said in his debut as SNL guest host. …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open: Christopher Walken's 'Papa Pumpkin' Visits Biden
Saturday Night Live opened with Christopher Walken making a surprise appearance as “the ghost of All Hallows past” while President Joe Biden (Mikey Day) looks over his Oval Office decorations in anticipation of Halloween. The sketch begins with Biden attempting to climb a wobbly ladder to attach a purple bat …
Read More »Matthew Perry Was the Sarcastic Soul of 'Friends'
There’s not a lot of Matthew Perry in the pilot episode of Friends, but he gets to deliver one of its funniest jokes. As the gang sits around Central Perk, a newly-divorced Ross admits that he just wants to be married again. A second later, Rachel wanders into the coffee …
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