Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was suspended by ABC on Wednesday following a brief pressure campaign from the Trump administration as well as conservatives in the media, who successfully twisted Kimmel’s words following last week’s assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. During Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, the comedian criticized conservatives …
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Political violence in America is nothing new. The assassinations of Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy changed the course of the nation. Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan were both targeted by deranged gunmen who heard voices in their heads. More recently, the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the targeted killing …
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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 …
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Elon Musk keeps trying to stick his “joke” about somebody assassinating Vice President Kamala Harris. Over the weekend, Musk remarked, again, that “no one’s even bothering to try to kill Kamala” — while he was speaking in a house of God. Acting as a Donald Trump surrogate — in addition …
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At daybreak, a line of pilgrims stretch back a half mile from a spot that Donald J. Trump will consecrate as hallowed ground at sunset. The ex-president returns today for a rally to Butler, Pennsylvania, where he survived an assassination attempt on July 13. He will be joined by J.D. …
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There is no evidence that the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sunday fought in Ukraine, although he did travel there and tried to connect with a variety of officials and aid workers, sources tell Rolling Stone. During his time in Ukraine, the suspect routinely …
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There have been a number of eye-opening Beatles documentaries through the years, from the Beatlemania doc Eight Days a Week; a tribute to the Fab Four’s loyal secretary, Good Ol’ Freda; Martin Scorsese’s poignant George Harrison: Living in the Material World; and last but certainly not least, Peter Jackson’s recent …
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Why do people love the John Wick movies? Is it because of the charisma and soulfulness of star Keanu Reeves? Is it because of the jaw-dropping action sequences? Or is it because we’re all just fascinated by the gold coins, the High Table, and all the other rules and lore …
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It makes perfect sense that filmmaker Richard Linklater and actor Glen Powell found each other. Powell hails from Linklater country — Austin, Texas — and has the movie-star looks and Texan swagger that the director’s always been drawn to (see: Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke). In the new film Hit Man, …
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Ten years ago, The Criterion Collection dropped a dual-format edition of Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights. Included amongst its special features is behind-the-scenes footage of Chaplin forcing his co-star, Virginia Cherrill — a socialite the filmmaker spotted at a boxing match — to act out the scene of her blind flower …
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