Donald Trump—who has fretted privately that Republicans are “getting killed” electorally on abortion — is now running ads touting his pro-life record in Iowa, the first state to vote in the GOP primary. In the ads, paid for by Trump’s campaign and first reported by Kyle Tharp in his newsletter …
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Ziwe Fumudoh is not performing at BKLYN Clay, but glimpses of the eponymous character she took from buzzy Instagram Lives to a late-night premium cable show emerge as soon as she arrives. She’s direct, clear that she wants to immediately start our lesson at this hip New York ceramic studio. …
Read More »New Power Player in Abortion Politics: Yelp
According to the one-star Yelp review, Jennifer was five weeks pregnant when she called White Rose Women’s Center in Dallas to schedule an abortion. Her first choice, Planned Parenthood, was booked out several weeks in advance, and she didn’t have much time. Texas had recently passed a law outlawing abortion …
Read More »'The Real Housewives of New York City' Is the Jessel Taank Show
“Who the hell is Louis Staples, and why the hell is he spreading rumors about me?!” laughs Jessel Taank. We’re reliving the “hilarious” — her words, not mine — story of how we met. It was two or three episodes into the latest season of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi's Daughter Finds the Humanity in Jan. 6 Insurrectionists
In HBO’s The Insurrectionist Next Door Alexandra Pelosi comes across as a charming and sympathetic bull in a china shop, eager to understand, find common ground with or at least provide a platform for people with whom she agrees on very little. That would be nearly everyone she talks to …
Read More »'A Slap in the Face': How SAG's Deal With Hollywood's Studios Blew Up
O utside of Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery’s New York headquarters, a crowd of striking actors and supporting union members stretched across the street Thursday. The chant “one day longer, one day stronger,” echoed off the walls of a nearby theater and coffee shops. The night before, actors learned that …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Concert Film Already Among the Biggest of All Time
Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour will likely conclude as the highest grossing concert tour of all time, and now it’s its accompanying concert film has the potential for a similar distinction. The Eras Tour movie debuted this weekend with an estimated $95 to $97 million, according to the film’s distributor AMC …
Read More »Gaza Palestinians Flee for Their Lives, But There's Nowhere To Run
On Tuesday, Mohammed Abdallah was taking care of his wheelchair-bound mother in the dark. Constant Israeli air strikes regularly shook her Gaza city apartment building. He was in mourning for four cousins killed by Israeli bombs that flattened a market in the Jabalia Refugee camp earlier. Out of power and …
Read More »Bad Bunny Unleashes New Album 'Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana'
A year doesn’t really feel complete without a new Bad Bunny album. Thankfully, the Puerto Rican megastar is back with his latest album Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, out now. Among the 22 tracks packed on the album are “Monaco,” “Mr. October,” Cybertruck,” “Teléfono Nuevo,” “Acho PR,” …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Movie Will Make You Sing, Scream, and Sob
The first of many great moments in Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour movie: Right as the lights went down, the girl in Row H spoke up. “Oh my God, I should have asked permission before now, but we’re all gonna sing, right?” she pleaded in the dark. “Because I wanna sing!” …
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