Addressing hundreds of supporters from a White House balcony on Saturday, President Donald Trump’s first public event since being hospitalized for the coronavirus was shorter in duration and smaller in size than expected. The event, dubbed a “peaceful protest for law and order,” and for which an administration official said some 2,000 invitations had gone
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Recent headlines about movie theatres sound like they could have been ripped from the script of a horror movie. Cineplex stocks took a dive earlier this week after the launch of the new James Bond movie No Time to Die was postponed yet again because of the novel coronavirus health emergency. The North American release
Prince WilliamsGetty Images Cardi B turned 28 years old today, and—because she can—she celebrated with friends in Las Vegas. Also in attendance at the big birthday bash was Offset, Cardi’s husband and the father of her daughter, Kulture. On his Instagram story Saturday, Offset shared many videos of Cardi, dancing in what looks like a
The concept of musical taste is one of the most subjective things you can discuss. There’s no telling or way of predicting which songs will get your brain to flood the body with dopamine, the body’s feel-good hormone. Certain songs make you want to dance and give you shivers. Others induce no emotional or physical
How to pick a favorite moment from this terrific episode of Saturday Night Live, an altogether surprise after last week’s hamstrung dud? Was it host Bill Burr’s blistering takedown of white women in his monologue? Maya Rudolph’s blowsy, Lysol double-fisting Kamala Harris dancing onto the Vice-Presidential debate stage? Jack White’s heroic guitar shredding? For my
[embedded content] This weekend at New York Comic Con (virtual edition), Patton Oswalt premiered the first look at Marvel’s MODOK, a stop-motion animation series based on the fictional supervillain. MODOK (Mobile Organism Designed Only for Killing) is essentially a giant evil head strapped into a flying chair. But supervillainy isn’t all fun and games, as
Following the theme of last week’s cold open on the presidential debate, Saturday Night Live spoofed the vice-presidential debate between Republican vice-president Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris. Featuring Maya Rudolph as Harris, Beck Bennett as Pence, Kate McKinnon as debate moderator Susan Page and guest Jim Carrey reprising his role as Joe Biden,
Columbus Day sales, unlike Labor Day sales or even Fourth of July sales, aren’t really a thing. If you consider it for a second—and remind yourself that Christopher Columbus was a monster who didn’t discover anything—you realize Columbus Day shouldn’t really even be a holiday. This year’s “holiday,” which we will now only refer to
Twitter announced a series of measures targeting election-related misinformation and falsehoods on Friday, product and enforcement changes—some of which are temporary—that the platform will be rolling out in the coming weeks. The social media giant said that users, including political candidates, are prohibited from claiming an election win “before it’s authoritatively called,” a determination that
In the last few months, Meghan Markle has been hit with setbacks in her lawsuit against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday, including one ruling just over a week ago that said a revealing royal biography could be entered into evidence. But finally, Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, have secured a win in
This weekend, consider your house haunted. Netflix just dropped The Haunting of Bly Manor, the ghost story following The Haunting of Hill House in Mike Flanagan’s ongoing spooky stories franchise. The series takes Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw and leads us into the world of Dani Clayton (Victoria Pedretti), a governess tasked with
As Jerry’s bitter, mail-stealing neighbor, Newman was one of the closest things Seinfeld had to a villain. Now, thanks to the continued threats to the post office from actual villains like Louis DeJoy and Donald Trump, actor Wayne Knight has returned to his blues as Newman to be the hero we need. And to remind
When the FBI announced in October 2016 that it was reviewing new emails related to its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server as secretary of state, it gave Donald Trump a priceless gift. Not because, as it turned out, Clinton had deliberately mishandled classified information or was about to be charged with
Sophie, Britain’s Countess of Wessex the wife of Queen Elizabeth’s youngest son Prince Edward, is self-isolating at home after coming into contact with someone who has since tested positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. The royal, 55, has no symptoms but is following government guidelines, a palace spokesman said. She has not been
If you’re wondering how to fix dehydrated skin, know first that your skin might get parched, rough, or irritated for any number of reasons. Hydration is important, but it usually boils down to more than a simple lack of water intake. In the summer, it could be the air conditioning. In the winter, it’s likely
Country music star Morgan Wallen was to make his Saturday Night Live debut on Oct. 10. The sketch show has now pulled the plug on his appearance as a musical guest after the release of a TikTok video featuring the mask-free country star downing shots at a crowded house party where social distancing was not
She has been one of the hardest working royals during the pandemic, but Sophie, Countess of Wessex has now been forced to self-isolate after coming into contact with an individual who has tested positive for Covid-19. Buckingham Palace issued a statement this morning confirming that the Queen’s daughter-in-law is following government guidance to self-isolate for
Kamala Harris combined assertiveness and ease, but both she and Mike Pence wriggled out of key questions. It was all so blessedly normal It was a debate so earnest, so conventional, so calm that you could almost hear a fly land. Or you could certainly fixate on that and nothing but for a while. The
By Sarah Curran ETCanada.com Posted October 8, 2020 3:07 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Katharine McPhee and husband David Foster are getting ready to welcome a tiny addition to their family. The 36-year-old Broadway star and the 70-year-old Canadian composer are expecting their first child
When Unsolved Mysteries came to Netflix July 1, viewers might’ve been nostalgic for the original NBC series hosted by Robert Stack. Though this new iteration doesn’t have a host, it’s still full of creepy, compelling stories—but this time, the subjects of each episode carry the show, from interviews with those who experienced unexplained phenomena to
Remember two days ago, when Donald Trump spent his first day back at work blowing up the economy via tweet? Which was a self-defeating move so crazy, even for him, that people were left wondering if the steroids he was on had affected his thinking? Later that evening, seemingly unaware that he had literally announced
Los Angeles prosecutors on Thursday charged Canadian rapper Tory Lanez with shooting artist Megan Thee Stallion during an argument earlier this year. Lanez is accused of shooting at Megan Thee Stallion’s feet, hitting her, after she left a SUV during a fight in the Hollywood Hills on July 12, according to a release. Read more:
The FBI announced that it has charged 6 men with a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and stage a coup to take over the state government. The feds charged Michigan residents Adam Fox, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris, Brandon Caserta, and Delaware resident Barry Croft with conspiracy to kidnap Whitmer after the
Netflix Canada is increasing some of its prices again. The streaming giant says the basic plan for subscribers remains unchanged at $9.99 a month, but the standard monthly plan is going up by one dollar to $14.99, and the premium by two dollars to $18.99. READ MORE: Netflix indicted in Texas for ‘lewd’ depictions of
[embedded content] Maya Rudolph made her grand return to Saturday Night Live last week, reviving her Emmy-winning impression of Senator Kamala Harris. But in a recent interview with Jimmy Fallon, the comedian revealed she was “terrified” to go back to the show, frazzled by all the new COVID protocols. “I wasn’t even thinking about what
Nothing freezes time like the high-octane feat of athletic fury that is a great dunk. In normal times they hype up home crowds, but inside the bubble, where no fans are present, the best are steroidal dopamine bumps that count for more than just two points. Since the playoffs began, there have been nearly 700
The new Green leader talks about what her party has to offer, her proudest moments and how to get good people into politics After a year-long contest to replace long-serving leader Elizabeth May, the federal Green Party has chosen Annamie Paul as its new permanent leader. Paul is a fluently bilingual lawyer from Toronto, a
Time was, the American people could reliably expect that the federal government wouldn’t knowingly expose them to a highly contagious, deadly virus. Yet along with dozens of other norms, like the one wherein we didn’t have to wonder if the POTUS had made an erratic decision because he was hopped up on steroids, the election
A small county in Texas has indicted Netflix for its allegedly “lewd” marketing of Cuties, the French-language film about child dancers that sparked a firestorm of moral outrage over the summer. A grand jury indicted the company in Tyler County last month, citing the way it promoted the film. Netflix had teased Cuties‘ North American
Justin SullivanGetty Images Eric Reads The News is a daily humor column which skewers politics, pop culture, celebrity, shade, and schadenfreude. . What in the sam hill is this Arby’s drive through window they have set up for the 2020 Vice Presidential debate? I’ve seen shot fountains at college frat parties with better protection on