T he first thing you see when you walk into the foyer of Monica Lewinsky’s apartment is a neon-pink sign that reads “Always Believe That Something Wonderful Is Going to Happen.” Her Los Angeles home is sunny and bright, with books lining the shelves, smiling snapshots of family and friends, …
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A week before President Donald Trump was set to be sworn-in in front of a scaled-down crowd at the Capitol Rotunda, Washington D.C. felt completely still. Eight years earlier, the city had been electric with dissent, planes and busloads full of protesters already arriving, eager to demonstrate their displeasure with …
Read More »Bill Clinton Hospitalized for Fever, But in 'Good Spirits'
Bill Clinton is in the hospital. On Monday, a spokesperson for the former president confirmed that Clinton had been admitted to the hospital for “testing and observation” after developing a fever, but assured CNN that he is “fine.” “President Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital this afternoon for …
Read More »Bill Clinton Released From Hospital, Wishes Everyone a 'Healthy Holiday Season'
Bill Clinton has been discharged from the hospital after an overnight stay Monday where he was treated for flu symptoms. On Tuesday, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, Angel Ureña, gave an update on the former president’s health by posting on X. “President Clinton was discharged earlier today after being treated …
Read More »'Jimmy Carter 100' Concert Unites the B-52's, Drive-By Truckers, India Arie in Atlanta
Jimmy Carter loves music, and on Tuesday night at Atlanta’s historic Fox Theatre an unlikely cast of admirers let the “rock and roll president” know they love him too. Carter, who turns 100 on Oct. 1., was at home in Plains, Ga., but that didn’t stop Angelique Kidjo, the B-52s, …
Read More »Gwyneth Paltrow Says Bill Clinton Snored Through 1996 'Emma' Screening
Bill Clinton wasn’t really feeling Emma when it screened at the White House. During a Hot Ones interview Thursday, Gwyneth Paltrow answered a question about a rumor that Bill Clinton had “passed out asleep” during a showing of the 1996 film based on the Jane Austen book. “True!” Paltrow said. …
Read More »8 Biggest Revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein Docs
Hundreds of pages of sealed records related to Jeffrey Epstein have been made public over the past week, revealing previously unknown details about the late accused sex trafficker who called some of the world’s most wealthy and influential people his friends, from Bill Clinton to Prince Andrew. The release comes …
Read More »A Witness Made Up Epstein 'Sex Tapes.' The Right Ran With It Anyway
Monday brought another round of unsealed documents in the ongoing disclosure of files related to the sex-trafficking operation run by Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. And once again, right-wingers pounced on damning accusations against former president Bill Clinton. But the alleged Epstein victim who made those claims …
Read More »New Epstein Documents Reveal Deposition From Doctor, Underage Accuser
The day after some 900 pages of court documents describing the alleged criminal activities of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his convicted co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell were released in a largely unredacted form, another round of the files became public on Thursday afternoon. The new documents revealed a request …
Read More »Y2K Mania: When People Thought the World Was Going to End
There was actually a time when we didn’t need social media to drum up mass hysteria, and the new HBO documentary Time Bomb Y2K is ready and raring to take us back there. This superbly edited dash through pre-millennial anxieties is a time capsule of archive footage — no narrator, …
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