David Letterman compared Johnny Carson to a “public utility.” Walter Cronkite anointed him the “most durable performer in the whole history of television.” An “OK” hand signal from behind Carson’s desk (“a gesture from God,” according to Richard Belzer) could make or break a comic’s career. I’ve been told by comedy podcasts that Carson had […]
JERUSALEM — Israel‘s Parliament recently passed a law that bans the United Nations Relief and Works Agency from operating inside the country, including East Jerusalem. A second law, also passed in October, categorizes the aid organization as a “terror group,” which would make it illegal for Israeli officials and state agencies to interact with UNRWA […]
Lying or making erroneous statements is a time-honored tradition for politicians on the campaign trail, but a member of Congress who happens to be a candidate for the New Jersey governorship is taking his tall tales a step further and taking his misrepresentations to Photoshop. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is such a fan of Bruce […]
“Can you fly this plane and land it?” “Surely you can’t be serious.” “I am serious — and don’t call me Shirley.” This seriously hilarious line, which is in the running for most often-quoted movie line ever, is from the 1980 disaster movie spoof Airplane!, one of the greatest comedies of the past 50 years. […]
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly set to have a private dinner on Sunday with Akie Abe at Mar-a-Lago, the widow of the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in 2022. Trump was always friendly to Shinzo and has remained in good relations with Akie, according to reports. Former first lady Melania Trump […]
MERCED, California — Close House races in the mid-San Joaquin Valley 13th Congressional District are part of the central California landscape on par with the agricultural region’s sprawling farmland. In the final House race of 2024 to be called, on Dec. 3, Rep.-elect Adam Gray (D-CA) beat freshman Rep. John Duarte (R-CA) by 187 votes […]
Jeff Bezos’s Amazon is giving President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund $1 million, according to multiple reports. Amazon is following in the footsteps of tech companies such as Meta, which also recently donated the same amount to Trump. The company will also reportedly stream the inauguration on its Prime Video platform, a service donation valued at […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) slammed Democrats who have outright resisted the idea of supporting President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Fetterman met with defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, who has been accused of sexual assault and alcoholism, on Thursday, becoming the first Senate Democrat to do so. Many Democrats have fiercely opposed the nomination of Hegseth, […]
Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon was very upset with Time magazine naming President-elect Donald Trump as the magazine’s annual Person of the Year, asking if the magazine took into consideration its women readers. Lemon made his comments on his show, The Don Lemon Show, questioning if magazines “even matter anymore” following its award to Trump. He […]
