Is John C. Reilly the lovelorn antidote to a troubled, chaotic world? At New York’s Cafe Carlyle Friday night, the Oscar- and Grammy-nominated actor reprised perhaps his most sentimental role: Mister Romantic, a nostalgic crooner who wears his heart on his sleeve — sometimes literally — to belt standards and …
Read More »Pussy Riot at L.A. 'No Kings' March: 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Russia'
Pussy Riot showed solidarity on “No Kings” Day, participating in the march in Los Angeles on Saturday. They joined the demonstration while displaying a red banner that read, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Russia.” The march in downtown Los Angeles drew about 20,000 people, and was one of …
Read More »Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
WASHINGTON — On Saturday, President Donald Trump held a hideously expensive military parade in Washington, D.C., on his birthday. Trump and his top officials stood on a stage at the National Mall behind two tanks, before two large digital American flags. Military bands and troops, some on horses, some in …
Read More »The Death of a CrossFit Athlete
The sun was just beginning to rise on Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth, Texas, and Lazar Ðukić was feeling confident. A 28-year-old from Serbia, Ðukić was known in the CrossFit community for his easygoing attitude — a relentless optimism that showed up as a beaming smile, the first thing …
Read More »The Death of a CrossFit Athlete
The sun was just beginning to rise on Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth, Texas, and Lazar Ðukić was feeling confident. A 28-year-old from Serbia, Ðukić was known in the CrossFit community for his easygoing attitude — a relentless optimism that showed up as a beaming smile, the first thing …
Read More »Trump Raked in $57.3 Million From Crypto Venture, Per White House Financial Disclosures
President Donald Trump earned money in 2024 from a variety of sources, including luxury properties and royalty payments and licensing earnings for the use of his name and likeness last year, and big bucks from his crypto venture with World Liberty Financial, to the tune of more than $57 million, …
Read More »Thousands of 'No Kings' Protests Held Against Trump's 'Militarized Birthday Party'
As Washington, D.C. prepares for Donald Trump’s military birthday parade, ostensibly in honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, people in 2,000 locations across the country gathered for “No Kings Day” countering the president’s celebration. The protests come after Trump, who turned 79 on Saturday, deployed the National Guard and …
Read More »ICE Will Pause Farm, Restaurant Raids After Trump Social Media Post
Following a rare admission that his immigration policies were hurting farming and hospitality businesses, Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will hold off on raids on workers in those industries, The New York Times reported. “Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business have been stating …
Read More »Democratic Lawmaker Killed in Apparent 'Politically Motivated Assassination'
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed in their home in “what appears to be a politically motivated assassination,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said at a press conference Saturday. “Our state lost a great leader and I lost the dearest of friends… She is …
Read More »New Wizkid Documentary Raises Huge Stakes Around a Quiet Superstar
When Wizkid: Long Live Lagos premiered at Tribeca Film Festival this month, the documentary on one of Afrobeats’ foremost superstars marked a milestone for the genre in itself. While Tribeca is flush with music documentaries, this one – a primer on a face of and the state of African pop …
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