George Santos weaseled his way into Congress by flat-out lying about nearly every major aspect of his backstory. Some Republicans, including those in his home district, have called for him to resign, but House Speaker Kevin McCarthyhas stood by Santos, even assuring reporters that he’ll sit on committees like everyone …
Read More »5 Key Differences Between 'The Last of Us' HBO Series and Video Game
After years in development, there were many who doubted the necessity of an adaptation for the modern PlayStation classic The Last of Us. Already considered one of the most cinematic games ever produced, what more could it possibly bring to the table as a television show, or worse, what would …
Read More »The Year Just Started and Cops Have Already Killed At Least 7 Unarmed People
The year is brand new, and civilian killings by police officers continue unabated. In 2022, police killed at least 1,192 people, the highest number ever recorded, according to the Mapping Police Violence database. A hundred of those people were unarmed. Black people were three times more likely than white people …
Read More »Kevin McCarthy Is Stacking the Ethics Committee With Election Deniers
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced his picks to lead and serve on the House Ethics Committee. Three of the five, including incoming Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.), voted against the certification of the 2020 election results. McCarthy previously announced a proposed set of rules for the Office of Congressional Ethics, …
Read More »Crank Up the Propane: 'King of the Hill' Is Back
Mike Judge and Greg Daniels’ classic animated sitcom King of the Hill is set to return with new episodes airing on Hulu. A premiere date for the reboot hasn’t been announced, but the show did receive a straight-to-series order. Judge and Daniels will oversee the show as executive producers, while …
Read More »Inside the Fight to Save the Peruvian Amazon From Big Oil
I was trying to do something I never do: take a two-day vacation. I had been in Peru for a month, deep in the Amazon, documenting the Achuar Tribe’s epic battle against the oil industry for my new HBO Documentary on climate refugees. I was exhausted, but I listened to …
Read More »Michael Jackson's Nephew Jaafar to Star as Late Singer in Biopic
Jaafar Jackson will portray his uncle Michael Jackson in the upcoming Antoine Fuqua-directed biopic, Michael. The film is being touted to explore all aspects of the pop icon’s life, “including his most iconic performances that led him to become the greatest entertainer of all time,” as the studio noted to …
Read More »'The Last of Us' Presents an Achingly Beautiful Gay Love Story
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of The Last of Us, “Long, Long Time.” The latest chapter of the story is bookended with sequences featuring the series’ only two ongoing characters at the moment. With Tess gone — though she appears in flashbacks later in this episode — …
Read More »Police Ordered Tyre Nichols to Obey 71 Commands. He Was Set Up to Fail
The footage released of Tyre Nichols’ fatal traffic stop on Jan. 7 — where Memphis police officers doused him with pepper spray and beat him while he cried out for his mother, leading to his death on Jan. 10 — showed the 29-year-old skateboarder and father had little recourse in …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Sued for Sexual Assault of a Minor
Marilyn Manson allegedly groomed and sexually assaulted an underage girl multiple times in the 1990s, according to a new lawsuit. This is the first suit to focus on sex crimes that allegedly took place in the beginning of Manson’s career, while those who have previously sued the singer all accused …
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