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In the last century, the hot dog has been on something of a world tour, traveling across the shining seas to every corner of the globe. But nowhere has it received warmer welcome or greater fanfare than in Asia. And while you can find the classic configuration of dog beneath ketchup on bun at any…
Tonight’s state of the union rebuttal was delivered by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. And truthfully, she could have said anything tonight and it wouldn’t have made much of a difference. Because tonight, America only had eyes for Nikki Haley’s incredible, unmoving jaw. As you can see from the speech below, if politics doesn’t work…
The latest dirt being flung at presidential candidate Hillary Clinton comes by way of GOP rival Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who suggested at an Iowa campaign stump on Friday that Clinton should receive a spanking. Now, the Internet is trying to give Cruz a walloping of his own. Over the course of her political career, Clinton has…
The Powerball lottery has swollen to $1.3 billion. “Biggest jackpot in the history of the world. Absolutely confirmed,” Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery, which is part of the Multi-State Lottery Association that runs Powerball, told the Associated Press. Meanwhile, the Association is quietly trying to deal with a multi-state jackpot rigging scandal…
In this episode of a A Phone Call From Paul, Paul Holdengraber talks to William Gibson about the end of the world, writing fiction, and how crazy it is that people can make little marks on a page to represent and share their thoughts with other people. William Gibson on writing through the world… It isn’t…
Another year, another #OscarsSoWhite: Despite 2015 being the year that brought us the stunning Beasts of No Nation, the sleeper-smash Straight Outta Compton, Spike Lee’s satire Chi-raq, and Creed, confirmation for anyone still doubting whether or not Michael B. Jordan is a movie star, exactly zero actors of color were nominated for an Academy Award…
article start Films featuring black actors were shut out of the main categories when the nominations for the 2016 Academy Awards were announced this morning, prompting some movie fans to voice their outrage on social media. No people of color were nominated for best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, or best supporting actress and…
Author Philip Pullman has resigned as patron of the Oxford Literary Festival in protest at its refusal to pay authors. He announced his resignation on Twitter, saying: “Because of the Oxford Literary Festival’s attitude to paying speakers (they don’t) I can’t remain as a Patron any longer. I’ve resigned.” He added: “They never have [paid],…
Thursday 14 January 2016 07.34 EST Last modified on Thursday 14 January 2016 11.09 EST Alan Rickman in 1992, the year which saw him star in political satire Bob Roberts opposite Tim Robbins. Photograph: Didier Olivré/Corbis Share Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman at the premiere of A Little Chaos in 2015. Rickman directed and starred in the…
You pretty much know what you’re getting when an awards group can’t even spell the names of the actors correctly. This morning, the Golden Raspberry Awards (popularly known as “the Razzies”) announced their nominations—the movies, directors, screenwriters, and thespians singled out as the “worst” of the year. The list offers the Razzies’ signature mix of…