After seven people were killed in a mass shooting at a 4th of July parade in the Highland Park suburb of Chicago, Republican lawmakers are grasping at anything they can to avoid acknowledging America’s gun problem. The suspected gunman, Robert E. Crimo III, opened fire shortly after 10 a.m. on …
Read More »Cinema Bans and Annoyed Theater Employees Push Back on 'Minions: The Rise Of Gru' Viral #Gentleminions Trend
Teenagers wearing suits have been banned from attending some screenings of Minions: The Rise Of Gru after a viral trend prompted unruly behavior. Groups of young friends in sharp suits have been filming themselves attending the latest Despicable Me spin-off before posting it on TikTok as part of the new …
Read More »Metallica 'Blown Away' by 'Master of Puppets' Placement in 'Stranger Things' Season Finale
In the nearly two-and-a-half-hour Stranger Things season finale, newcomer Eddie Munson (portrayed by Joseph Quinn) was tasked with distracting a swarm of villainous bats linked to their evil ringleader Vecna. So how did he do that, exactly? By delivering a grand performance of Metallica’s 1986 single “Master of Puppets,” of …
Read More »1,000 Dogs Are Put Down Every Day. These Trainers Are Trying to Save Them
T he day her dog went missing, Shanna Phillips lost her mind. Her first week at a bakery in Fairview, North Carolina, she dashed out, mid-shift, to scour the woods. In the three months since she’d found and adopted Sassy, that dog had salved her soul and heart after her …
Read More »'Stranger Things' Season Four Finale: Runnin' Up That Hill for Two-Plus Hours Isn't So Fun
This post contains full spoilers for the final two episodes of Stranger Things Season Four, which are streaming now on Netflix. Midway through the super-supersized Stranger Things fourth-season finale, “The Piggyback,” Nancy (Natalia Dyer), Steve (Joe Keery), and Robin (Maya Hawke) are climbing a haunted house’s stairway in the Upside …
Read More »Technoblade, Popular 'Minecraft' Player and YouTube Creator, Dead at 23
Technoblade, a wildly popular Minecraft creator on YouTube with over 11 million subscribers, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 23. Technoblade’s family confirmed his death in a video shared on his YouTube page. In the clip, his father read a message Technoblade wrote before his death, in …
Read More »The Supreme Court Isn't Done Carrying Water for Right-Wing Activists
Law is supposed to be an objective discipline. We praise the “rule of law” as an immutable hallmark of the American legal system, and take solace in the ideal that justice should be dispensed fairly and evenly regardless of who is dispensing it. Our judges wear black robes because they …
Read More »'Official' Charlie Watts Biography, Authorized by Rolling Stones and Drummer's Family, on the Way
An “official” biography about late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, authorized by both the band and Watts’ family, will arrive this fall. Charlie’s Good Tonight: The Authorised Biography of Charlie Watts includes forewords from both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and a prelude from the band’s former manager/producer Andrew Loog …
Read More »Trumpworld Is Footing The Legal Bills of Jan. 6 Witnesses
Former President Trump’s organization and his allies are footing or promising to foot the legal bills of more than a dozen witnesses called to testify before the Jan. 6 committee, according to a report from The New York Times. The revelation follows the Jan. 6 committee indicating that Trump allies …
Read More »Are Minions a Symbol of the Proletariat?
If you’ve spent any time on social media over the past decade, you’re likely familiar with the Minions, the adorable, rotund yellow henchmen figures popularized by Illumination Entertainment’s hugely successful Despicable Mefranchise. In the movies, with the latest entry Minions: The Rise of Gru opening July 1, the Minions serve …
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