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Last year I got all caught up rewatching Arrested Development, and in a state of naive comic bliss, I decided to give the fourth season a second chance as well. Despite some high points, it was somehow even worse than I remembered. It’s not just bad, aspects of it are actually depressing. So I’m…
It’s kind of hard to believe, but by the end of the year, there will be a Justice League movie out in theaters. I say it’s hard to believe simply because it doesn’t feel like anyone wants it that much. We have a trailer for the film, but the latest craze is new photos…
The writers who’ve penned 007’s exploits since 1999 fear the 45th President might have ruined their cash cow. The screenwriting duo of Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, the team that’s written, co-written, or rewritten the last six James Bond films, have an interview in the Telegraph this week about their new miniseries, an adaptation of…
President Trump met with leaders of Congress from both parties on Monday at the White House. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump used his first official meeting with congressional leaders on Monday to falsely claim that millions of unauthorized immigrants had robbed him of a popular vote majority, a return to…
Joe Trippi pioneered the use of social media as a fundraising tool. As campaign manager for Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean in 2004, he started a trend that has reinvented that way politicians run for office. But he believes that many politicians are still missing out on the power of the internet once they’re elected….
Chris Krewson / Billy Penn 23 signs and scenes from Philly’s lunchtime anti-Trump rally “Trust the protest,” Standing Rock support and someone dressed up as Kellyanne Conway By Chris Krewson and Chris Montgomery By Chris Krewson and Chris Montgomery January 26, 2017 at 1:31 pm share Philadelphians began protesting as early as 24 hours before…
googleon: all President Trump spoke to Republicans attending the GOP retreat in Philadelphia, hitting on familiar themes from his campaign, including helping American workers, ending illegal immigration and rebuilding the country’s military. Thousands of people protested in the streets surrounding the Center City hotel as Trump spoke. 2:18 p.m.: President Trump claimed in…
MEXICO CITY — The president of Mexico said on Thursday that he was canceling his scheduled meeting with President Donald J. Trump in Washington next week, rejecting the visit after the new American leader ordered a border wall between the two nations. The move by Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, brings to a head the…
Welcome back to the show. 0:02 Hey, how was your weekend? 0:03 Me, I didn’t do much– just went for a walk with a few friends. 0:07 [CHEERING] 0:08 Woo! 0:10 The president spent his Saturday in Langley 0:13 with his portable pep squad, attempting 0:15 to mend both his rift with the CIA and…
Country superstar Toby Keith, the biggest name in this week’s line-up for pre-inaugural festivities, describes himself as an unapologetic performer, playing concerts for both Republicans and Democrats and performing for the military. Keith came under fire when he agreed to headline the “Make American Great Again! Welcome Celebration” at the Lincoln Memorial Thursday, joined by…