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It’s become standard for the internet to closely follow the Republican and Democratic National Conventions and seize on any gaffe or catch-phrase from the high-profile speakers. Last night in Cleveland was no exception—Twitter lit up with charges that Melania Trump had cribbed parts of her speech from Michelle Obama’s 2008 remarks, spurring #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes joke-tweets. But…
Donald Trump exits the stage after his wife, Melania Trump, spoke on Monday at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.Joe Raedle/Getty Images CLEVELAND—The first day of the Republican National Convention opened in chaos and ended in disaster. We’ve covered the chaos, but the disaster requires a little explanation. That night, the headline speech belonged…
Since the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of law enforcement officers earlier this month, millions have taken to the streets as well as social media to express their outrage. Tags like #BlackLivesMatter and #EndWhiteSilence have been trending consistently on Twitter and Facebook, and CBS News footage of Alton Sterling’s…
Last Friday I found myself sitting in an NPR studio, discussing the week’s news. I’m a frequent panelist on this show, and I have yet to sit with another person of color. It is me and a room full of white people. As always, my blackness is palpable, even over the airwaves. But this is…
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly—who ranks among the channel’s most valuable and visible on-air talent, and has maintained close ties with network CEO Roger Ailes—has apparently told lawyers hired by 21st Century Fox that Ailes made sexual advances toward her several years ago, according to reporting by Gabriel Sherman of New York magazine: According to…
The posture of the filmmakers was that this was normalized in the future and it was nothing, really. It was a big revelation yet handled in a way that communicated it wasn’t anything the crew didn’t already know about him. You mentioned that Mr. Takei was one of few Asian actors you saw growing up….
“Thots & Thoughts” is a column in which musings on dating, sex, race, religion, and politics all come together—from a bird’s-eye view. If systemic racism employed the services of a carnival barker, that person would sound exactly like former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani. A fusion of buffoonery and bigotry, there are only two…
This may seem strange, but i have often wondered which industry is more progressive promoting women: technology or men’s baseball. The answer may surprise you. At the Los Angeles Dodgers, in 2003, 21% of front-office executives, 44% of the managers, 56% of supervisors and 21% of directors were women. That is significantly higher than tech…
As a chorus of prominent Fox News women have gone public defending Roger Ailes against the wave of sexual-harassment allegations sparked by former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit, the network’s biggest star, Megyn Kelly, has been conspicuously silent. Kelly’s refusal to join in Ailes’s orchestrated defense has led to speculation about why. Now we have the…
This is Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones. Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images On Monday, she began sharing some of the racist and misogynistic tweets people have lobbed her way in the wake of the movie’s release. View image on Twitter Follow Leslie Jones ✔@Lesdoggg I just don’t understand 7:30 PM – 18 Jul 2016 · Manhattan, NY, United States…