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Screenshot credit: HBO HBO and Bill Simmons have agreed to cancel his TV show, Any Given Wednesday, before the conclusion of its first season, according to a press release the network just sent out. Any Given Wednesday, the weekly HBO talk show hosted by Bill Simmons, will finish its run on Wednesday, Nov. 9 and…
A month ago, Amit Kumar sat in his office, nervously watching the Trump/Clinton polls intersect. As a Clinton supporter in deeply blue state, the Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur knew his vote wouldn’t do much to affect the outcome. He also knew that elsewhere in the country — particularly in the crucially important swing states — large…
close story-meta Photo Donald Trump speaking in Wisconsin on Tuesday. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times Donald Trump and other embattled Republican candidates are resorting to a particularly bizarre and dangerous tactic in the closing days of the campaign — warning that they may well seek to impeach Hillary Clinton if she wins, or, short…
The decision by the Telegraph Media Group (TMG) to introduce a paywall for “premium content” is an interesting strategic and philosophical shift. Although it will initially involve only 15% of the output of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, it is an acknowledgement that readers should pay for its journalism and, more importantly, that its…
Donald Trump doesn’t own the Internet site Trump.org. (Evan Vucci/AP) One thousand, two hundred and seventy-two dollars. That’s how much money I spent to learn exactly how Donald J. Trump does business. In August 2012, I purchased the domain name Trump.org for $1,272 in an online public auction. I had heard rumors that Trump was…
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post The election is just five days away, and something truly frightening is happening, something with far-reaching implications for the immediate future of American politics. Republicans, led by Donald Trump but by no means limited to him, are engaging in kind of termite-level assault on American democracy, one that looks on the…
close byline-meta close extended-byline close story-meta-footer close story-meta Photo Credit Doug Chayka Next week, if all goes well, someone will win the presidency. What happens after that is anyone’s guess. Will the losing side believe the results? Will the bulk of Americans recognize the legitimacy of the new president? And will we all be able…
The following sentence applies regardless of when you read this: A famous man has recently been accused of doing sexual things to a woman (or many women) without consent. At the time of this writing, it was a politician’s “groping” scandal but next time it’ll be unwanted dick pics a powerful man sent to an…
Story highlights “The guy does deserve a bullet. I mean, these aren’t good people. These are horrible people,” Eric Trump said. “A guy like David Duke is disgusting,” he added. “Ross, it’s disgusting and by the way, if I said exactly what you said, I’d get killed for it but I think I’ll say it…
Image screengrab via Yahoo In a recent interview with Yahoo! Style, Amber Rose talked about being groped by countless famous men, who must follow Donald Trump’s school of thought about grabbing women by the pussy. When host Joe Zee asks for her thoughts on Trump’s “bragging about potential sexual assault” in Access Hollywood’s hot mic…