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Revolution is in the air again in New York City. Five years after the launch of Occupy Wall Street, activists have begun a new occupation. This is not Occupy 2.0, however. This protest, stationed at a park across from City Hall in lower Manhattan, was organized by the Movement for Black Lives. On Aug. 1, activists…
Donald Trump gives his acceptance speech during the final day of the Republican National Convention, July 21, in Cleveland. Mark J. Terrill/AP On Dec. 13, 2000, after perhaps the most hotly contested presidential election in American history (and a Supreme Court decision that divided Americans), Al Gore did one of the most…
Draymond Green.(Photo: Thomas Shea, USA TODAY Sports) HOUSTON – Draymond Green says he accidentally posted a graphic crotch shot on his Snapchat account, the latest misstep for the Golden State Warriors’ All-Star forward. Green initially wrote on Twitter that his account had been hacked after the photo was posted Sunday, but later said the mistake…
White actors cast as ethnic characters Matt Damon was put as the lead in Zhang Yimou’s English-language debut “The Great Wall,” set in ancient China. The choice drew criticism, most prominently from ‘Fresh Off The Boat’ star Constance Wu. As you’ll see from this gallery, it’s not the first time such casting has stirred controversy….
Last night at the DNC there was a balloon drop. It is at this point in time we all learned that Bill Clinton fuckin’ LOVES balloons. Twitter: @AllisonRockey 1. Here Bill sees the balloons for the first time: Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Images 2. They are real, not just something he heard about in a…
For 57 minutes on Thursday night, America saw Hillary Clinton deliver a polished primetime acceptance speech, interrupted only by positive chants from the hall. And for two weeks leading up to those 57 minutes, the most pivotal of the Democratic National Convention, a tightly organized hierarchy of delegates, floor “whips,” floor captains, and regional coordinators…
In a 1997 Howard Stern interview, the future presidential candidate likened sleeping with multiple women to service in the war he repeatedly avoided. Draft-dodger Donald Trump once said that the danger he faced from getting sexually transmitted diseases was his own “personal Vietnam.” In a 1997 interview with shock jock Howard Stern, Trump talked about…
As one of only three black circuit court judges in Kentucky, Olu Stevens wasn’t afraid to talk about race on the bench. There was the time in 2015 that he publicly accused a mother of being racist when she said her 3-year-old daughter was “terrified of black males” after a black man invaded their home…
[This is a joint post with Grant Storey, a Princeton undergraduate who is working with me on a tool to help users understand Facebook’s targeted advertising.] Facebook announced two days ago that it would make its ads indistinguishable from regular posts, and hence impossible to block. But within hours, the developers of Adblock Plus released an…
Steven Universe is a beloved animated children’s show known for its smart and progressive depictions of its diverse and lovable cast of characters. But these positive qualities in the show itself have led to a very ugly turn of events in the Steven Universe fandom, after a beleaguered fanartist said she attempted suicide after being…