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Sen. John McCain’s son, Jack, had a blunt assessment of the people criticizing an Old Navy ad featuring an interracial couple: “Ignorant racists.” The controversy began when the low-price fashion chain tweeted an ad on Friday featuring a good-looking, adorably dressed couple with their “child.” Dad’s white, and mom’s black. Predictably, there was nasty backlash on…
Far off in a hidden part of Reddit, a conversation about lipstick is about to turn ugly. The commenters have noticeably girly names, like “PrincessBatman,” “BaroquePrincess,” “KittenBeauty” and (ahem) “MindVagina.” Above them is a banner decorated with a mildly deranged collage, like something a teenage goth would blu-tack inside her school locker. It features…
Image copyright ReutersImage caption The event is being held at the House of Culture in Pyongyang North Korea is holding its most important political gathering in a generation, where Kim Jong-un will cement his status as leader. The country’s first full congress in decades is being closely watched for any shift in policies or changes…
KILIS — You can’t say they didn’t try. “I had the idea to invite Angela Merkel,” says the woman from the city hall’s press office in Kilis, in southern Turkey. “I suggested that the mayor ask Mrs. Merkel to visit the job center for Syrian women. He thought it was a good idea and sent…
“He has free rein to do whatever he want,” network chief says There’s no premiere date for Jon Stewart‘s “Daily Show” follow-up on HBO yet, but network chief Richard Plepler suggested the project could debut before Election Day this coming November. “Yeah, I’m hopeful,” Plepler said in an interview with CNN’s Brian Stelter for the…
Today in Tedium: In an era where paper is becoming less important than ever, it feels a bit bizarre at this point to go back in time just 35 years ago, when paper was perhaps having its greatest moment of all time. We were just a few years from the desktop publishing revolution, which expanded…
“I’m just not ready to do that at this point. I’m not there right now,” the Wisconsin Republican told CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” in an interview. Ryan’s position makes him the highest-level GOP official to reject Trump since the real estate mogul became the last candidate standing in the party’s nominating contest. His…
The company is anti-LGBT, Councilman Danny Dromm said. View Full Caption Flickr/scuddr ELMHURST — National chain Chick-fil-A plans to open its first location in the borough at the Queens Center Mall — but not everyone’s excited to eat more chicken. The company’s first Queens restaurant is set to open this fall, an effort to serve…
ROME The presidents of Europe’s three main institutions on Thursday presented a bleak picture of the European Union, saying the 28-nation bloc lacked leadership and was descending into petty, nationalistic politics. “We have a lot of salesmen in the European Council and only a few statesmen,” said Martin Schulz, the president of the European…
An Oregonian who goes by the name Avril Lavigne appeared in a Multnomah County court on Tuesday after cops picked up the local for failing to register as a sex offender. The 30-year-old, whose birth name is Romany Yves Mesina, had a legal name-change in 2014 but did not offer an explanation for selecting the handle…