President Trump will attend George H.W. Bush’s funeral Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral. The family wants to keep things cordial. The Washington Post reported Monday that in inviting Trump to the funeral this summer, the Bush family gave the president assurances that the service would be devoid of anti-Trump sentiments.“The …
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Cher, country singer Reba McEntire and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda were among those honored Sunday evening at the annual Kennedy Center Honors. Hosted byGloria Estefan, the program celebrated a lifetime achievements in the arts for its honorees, who also included jazz musicianWayne Shorter, composerPhilip Glass andmusic director Alex Lacamoire. The …
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So how is 2018, the Year of Maximum Streaming TV, going out — with a bang or a whimper? Well, that depends on what you think of Emmys’ latest favorite show returning for a second season, a genre thriller featuring a telepathic dinosaur and a brand new take on everyone’s …
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President Trump’s mission to create a Space Force appears to have flown too close to reality on wings made of bullshit. Defense One reported on Wednesday that after months of frantically trying to figure out how to establish a new branch of the military dedicated to space-based operations, the Pentagon …
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WASHINGTON —Nancy Pelosi can’t be stopped. In a private vote on Wednesday, House Democratsreelected Pelosi as speaker for the upcoming 116th Congress, which begins early next year. Thevotewas 203 to 32, with three blanks and one absent. She wasn’t expected to face any trouble within the confines of the Democratic …
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Netflix has partnered with the Roald Dahl Story Company to produce a new slate of animated shows based on some of the late author’s most beloved books such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda. The agreement covers 16 titles, including The BFG, The Twits, Charlie and the Great …
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This past weekend, the indie rock supergroup boygenius (Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker) surprised fans at their Seattle concert when they debuted an acoustic cover of the Dixie Chicks’ “Cowboy Take Me Away” towards the end of their set at the Moore Theatre. In their harmony-heavy rendition, Baker begins …
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A review of The Romanoffs finale, “The One That Holds Everything,” coming up just as soon as I call you King Tut because you have a dead mummy… Between its title, its position as the last of these eight episodes and the early moment where English screenwriterJack walks past Greg …
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Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Shannon remember their first favorite albums, their most embarrassing moments on set and their first bad reviews in the latest installment of “The First Time.” Shannon and Skarsgård — who co-star on AMC’s new John le Carré adaptation, The Little Drummer Girl— both revealed the first …
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John Oliver ended Last Week Tonight’s fifth season laying out grim indications that global authoritarianism is on the rise.Authoritarian leaders gain power by perpetuating their own strength, creating popular enemies by demonizing marginalized groups and dismantling institutions. And, Oliver argues, these trends are growing in countries such as Russia, China, …
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