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Commentators have ranged far and wide looking for historical precedents in their efforts to describe the rise of Donald Trump. Some rifle through the American experience, citing the cases of Andrew Jackson or Barry Goldwater; others rummage through the European experience, turning up the instances of Benito Mussolini or Silvio Berlusconi, Jean-Marie Le Pen…
Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski had what can only be called “harsh words” for House Speaker Paul Ryan after he endorsed Republican front-runner Donald Trump earlier this week. Ryan claimed that he “didn’t know [Trump] before this process began, had never sat down with him and talked about the country, and principles and policies,” but…
It may seem silly, but this is actually a major problem with the comics industry and comics media. Source: Valnet Inc. Presents: Comic Book Resources Comics journalism is a strange field. Despite all sorts of serious shit going down in the industry, comics news sites seem most excited when they get the opportunity to publish…
Johnny Depp has been accused of domestic violence by his estranged wife of 15 months, Amber Heard. The story is only a few days old, and it’s already unlike anything we’ve ever seen in the gossip press — as Lainey Gossip points out, typically these kinds of allegations don’t touch the A-list. Though Depp’s publicity…
Start Article Post Content It has been a deeply frustrating and blood-soaked spring. Just about every week lately, it’s felt as though TV was hosting a Red Wedding for any character who wasn’t a heterosexual white guy. Women of color, men of color, LGBTQ characters and white female characters have been killed off left and…
8TH UPDATE, Tuesday 6:30PM: Final actuals Before we blame franchise fatigue as the catalyst for paltry Memorial Day openings, we need to also acknowledge the overall downward trend in openings for sequels this year. It’s been rampant across all genres including Ride Along 2, The Divergent Series: Allegiant even Captain America: Civil War (if you compare it to Avengers: Age of…
The ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Self-Loathing Index At this point, it feels like just about every actor in Hollywood has appeared in an ‘X-Men’ movie. This is our comprehensive guide to who wants to be there, who’s phoning it in, and who’s still showing up in the makeup trailer to get their prosthetic claws attached. X-Men: Apocalypse…
The script called for an epic battle. In the movie’s third act, the forces of the Eight Faery Kingdoms defend their aquatic empires from annihilation by the evil Demon Mage and his spectral legions. Five hundred extras would play the opposing armies. But in January 2010, when Jonathan Lawrence, the director of Empires of the…
Yesterday brought us a first glimpse of Harry, Ginny and Albus Potter in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Today delivers another Potter-themed treat – this time in the form of Ron, Hermione and their daughter Rose. Pottermore has the first look images of the Granger-Weasley family – with Paul Thornley playing Ron and Noma Dumezweni…
After cleaning up blood, Mike and Jay saw the new X-Men film! Half in the Bag Episode 110: X-Men: Apocalypse – YouTube. Source: Half in the Bag Episode 110: X-Men: Apocalypse – YouTube