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Terminator Genisys was a flop in the United States, making just $89 million here. But now Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to the franchise has scored a monster opening day in China, which means it will probably wind up being considered a hit overall. And a sequel just got much more likely. Genisys made $27.4 million on…
AddThis Button Begin NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – That’s one way to enjoy your retirement. Jon Stewart, a lifelong wrestling fan, seems to have settled on at least one part of his post-“Daily Show” career: Professional wrestling. Stewart hosted the WWE’s “SummerSlam” at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Sunday night, where he disrupted a match by…
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has ignited a firestorm once again — saying his use of the controversial term “anchor babies” is “more related to Asian people.” Bush, who traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border today, has refused to back down from using the term, a derogatory phrase used to refer to the children of undocumented…
Protecting the innocent doesn’t necessarily have to overlap with the execution of bad guys, but don’t tell that to Batman. As the following supercut from YouTuber Mr Sunday Movies shows, the Caped Crusader doesn’t just occasionally end the life of a supervillain after extended fights and with great regret. No, he brings death and…
If your only source of information were Fox News, what would it teach you about women? If this supercut from the liberal-leaning watchdog group Media Matters for America is anything to go by, nothing good. In this six-minute video, Fox hosts and guests repeatedly belittle, insult, harass, and objectify women — including women Fox anchors…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after his rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on August 21, 2015 in Mobile, Alabama. The Trump campaign moved tonight’s rally to a larger stadium to accommodate demand. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images) Donald Trump went to Mobile, Ala., over the weekend, and thousands of people came to hear the Republican…
The Place: The banks of the Gowanus Canal. The Cast: Hilda, 36, graphic designer. Fjord, 41, art handler. Ermine, 2, pre-K waitlistee at Packer Collegiate Institute (#3,402). Fitzsimmons, 4, Miniature Schnauzer, pro bono therapy dog. The Scene: Hilda nibbles a salmon canapé while Fjord savors a glass of ’07 Syrah. Ermine pushes aside her pesticide-free,…
Photo Jon Stewart hosts WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center. Credit Jp Yim/Getty Images Hard on the heels of his retirement from “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart hosted World Wrestling Entertainment’s 28th annual SummerSlam on Sunday, and divided wrestling fans by influencing the outcome of a key match. Other fans were just unimpressed. Mr. Stewart…
On July 11, 2000, in one of the more unlikely moments in the history of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Orrin Hatch handed the microphone to Metallica’s drummer, Lars Ulrich, to hear his thoughts on art in the age of digital reproduction. Ulrich’s primary concern was a new online service called Napster, which had debuted…
Even in the best of situations, dropping off a child at college can be a stressful experience. But some students at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, apparently decided to make “welcome week” a little worse for parents and arriving freshmen. Banners hanging from a private off-campus residence welcomed the delivery of a new class…