UCLA’s chancellor encouraged school officials to resist the Trump administration in the upcoming negotiations to restore over half a billion dollars in federal funding. Julio Frenk, the university’s chancellor, made the comments on “America at a Crossroads,” a virtual interview held on Zoom on Thursday evening, “Can America’s Universities Survive the Current Assault? A Conversation […]
Rob Reiner’s directorial debut, the cult classic 1984 comedy This Is Spinal Tap, succeeded because the fake British band of the title — singer David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), guitarist Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), bassist Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), and a rotating cast of doomed drummers — was a dead ringer for any number of […]
Robert Redford accepted the burden of being born with natural swagger, easy charm, and clean-cut good looks. To many, those attributes would hardly be considered crosses to bear, but in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, Redford was an outlier. To his credit, though, he knew, accepted, and tried to make sense of that […]
HBO’s Task is one of those shows that vanishes from memory the moment one stops streaming it. Even the name is forgettable, as I found to my dismay when trying to discuss it with friends. Tarp? Trap? Take? Oh, why bother? It’s the one with the guy from Zodiac and the Avengers films. Max something. […]
U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff, a former President Joe Biden appointee, has been assigned to former FBI Director James Comey’s case. A federal grand jury in Virginia formally charged former Comey on Thursday with lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. Biden appointed Nachmanoff to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia […]
President Donald Trump cheered former FBI Director James Comey’s indictment on Thursday, calling him “one of the worst human beings” in America. Last week, Trump pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi to enact punishment against Comey and others. Comey is charged with making a false statement and obstructing a congressional proceeding. “JUSTICE IN AMERICA! One of […]
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that the soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor following the Battle of Wounded Knee will keep their medals. The Battle of Wounded Knee, also known as the “Wounded Knee Massacre,” saw hundreds of Native Americans and over two dozen American soldiers killed after a standoff in December 1890 in […]
EXCLUSIVE — California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on Thursday sent letters to television stations and digital platforms demanding they stop airing ads promoting the state’s controversial redistricting ballot initiative. Hilton called Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) pro-Proposition 50 campaign ads, which have been running on stations statewide, a “flat-out lie.” The former Fox News host told the […]
A southern Virginia man has been arrested after he threatened to kill Republican Virginia state Del. Kim Taylor. Michael Strawmeyer reportedly responded to a text from Taylor’s campaign with the statement, “I plan on killing Kim Taylor since I received this shit, you are ruining this country.” Strawmeyer was arrested around 2:15 p.m. by the […]
Former Independent New York City mayoral candidate Jim Walden has endorsed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo after previously competing against each other in the race. Walden says Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, a socialist, would “destroy” the city with his “radical agenda” if elected. Walden said, “Mayor [Eric] Adams and Curtis Sliwa cannot win this race” in […]
