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For however “perfect” as he believed it to be, President Donald Trump‘s now-infamous phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly raised concerns among administration officials as soon as Trump hung up the phone. As the Washington Post reported Thursday, however, that wasn’t the first time aides had raised objections about how the president was

On July 30, Lindsey Graham was in his office in Washington when he pressed his ear to a phone. A staffer named Debbie patched the senator through to a man waiting on the other end of the line, and Hulusi Akar, the defense minister of Turkey, introduced himself. Akar urgently wanted to speak to Graham

Once again, Kurt Cobain‘s vintage green cardigan from Nirvana‘s 1993 MTV Unplugged performance is being sold off. For the second time in nearly four years, the iconic garment worn by the late Nirvana frontman has been listed on Julien’s Auctions under the Icons and Idols: Rock ‘n’ Roll category. The item, which has never been washed, is expected

A few years after a failed first attempt, Drew Barrymore is finally getting her own daytime talk show. Yes, that Drew Barrymore! Yes, that concept of daytime talk! According to Variety, the Golden Globe winner is going to headline a daily show for CBS, which will be launched in fall 2020, making her the latest

(Photo: Getty Images) Well everyone, we’ve officially ruined all that is good about fall with another pumpkin spiced abomination. NBC News confirmed on August 14 that we’ll soon be able to consume the over-hyped, overly sweet and artificially tasting flavour that God wholly never intended us to, in canned cooked pork. Yep, we’re getting Pumpkin

After suffering injuries from a fall earlier this year, Ozzy Osbourne was forced to postpone the remainder of his concert dates on the No More Tours 2 tour — supposedly his final tour across the globe. Now, with the first batch of concerts quickly approaching, the Prince of Darkness has decided to once again postpone the highly

Lauren Conrad announced the birth of her second child in the most Lauren Conrad way: With a cute, Pinterest-ready illustration of her family on her Instagram. “Our sweet baby boy, Charlie Wolf Tell, has arrived!” she captioned the shot. Conrad and her husband William Tell have one other son, two-year-old Liam James Tell. She announced

In the midst of a high-profile global campaign against climate change, 16-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg, and her infamous speech directed towards the UN, have gone viral once again. This time, however, there’s a musical twist. After catching wind of a fan-made edit which sampled the young Swede’s powerful UN speech with his own 1998

President Donald Trump‘s recent decision to allow a Turkish invasion into Syria that threatens U.S. allies has put the president’s relations with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan under fresh scrutiny—and a new report is likely to only add to the controversy. Bloomberg reported Wednesday on a conversation Trump had in the latter half of 2017

Donald Trump has been entirely dismissive and loudly critical of the current impeachment proceedings, just as he was with the entire Mueller investigation before it, repeatedly calling it a “witch hunt” (or, today, a “wirch hunt”) and a “partisan hit job.” But he’s still managing to hit new levels of obstruction and incompetence. It appears

Drake said he was “so hurt” by his dad’s comments after Dennis Graham accused his son of writing false lyrics about their father-son relationship to “sell records.” Graham recently appeared on Nick Cannon’s Close Conversations radio show on Power 106 and spoke about Drake allegedly using their relationship to sell records. “I have always been

Mindy Kaling and the TV Academy seem to remember her vetting process to be listed as a producer on The Office very differently. In a recent interview with Elle, the actor said the Academy “made me, not any of the other producers, fill out a whole form and write an essay about all my contributions

For most people, being fifty means a few things, chiefly among them being burned out, washed up, and looking towards retirement. Shawn Crahan is not “most people.” The 50-year-old Slipknot founder—who topped the Billboard 200 chart for the third time this summer—refuses to stop creating art at a relentless pace. “I’ve got a warehouse studio

Less than five months after the release of John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum (2019), Lionsgate has confirmed that they are already working on a brand new movie in the popular franchise. The best part? It’s not John Wick 4 — which is already scheduled to hit theatres worldwide in May 2021. Instead, it will be a female-focused

Senator Elizabeth Warren‘s slow but steady rise through the 2020 ranks has officially put her at the top of the pack—albeit by a very small margin. The Massachusetts lawmaker officially overtook former Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday in RealClearPolitics’ 2020 polling average, polling at 26.6% as compared with Biden’s 26.4%. Warren is also notably the

(Photo: The Canadian Press/Justin Tang) Six political party leaders and five moderators took the stage at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. for one of the biggest nights in the 2019 federal election. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François

Even before its release, Todd Phillips‘ R-rated Joker film was the subject of major controversy. Now that it’s screening in cinemas worldwide, it seems some moviegoers have discovered another thing they don’t like about the movie: its soundtrack — or at least one song in particular. Towards the end of the two-hour psychological thriller, the

Following the recently released Aladdin remake, Disney has a slate of live-action films on the way, including Dumbo and the upcoming Lion King remake featuring Beyoncé, Donald Glover, James Earl Jones, and more. Disney is adding to this growing list with a remake of our beloved 1989 classic The Little Mermaid. To refresh your memory,

Jennifer Lopez is being sued for copyright infringement over a photo she posted to her Instagram Story in 2017. The lawsuit, filed by Splash News and Picture Agency, is in regards to a photo of Lopez and Alex Rodriguez holding hands on a sidewalk in New York City, according to court documents obtained by E!

Everything is a TV series now—current events, long-buried crimes, Tinder. Over the past year the New York Times has eagerly been making “the newspaper” part of that list: The Fourth Estate, a Showtime miniseries; The Weekly, an ongoing docuseries on FX that explores a print feature each episode; and now Modern Love, an anthology series

What do you get when a bunch of professional divers/amateur geeks get together with a stash of props and a giant body of water? A great meme. Sure, this Avengers-inspired video isn’t the first time that something like this has been made but it is the best. I have yelled over the Iron Man one for the

Crime reporter Nancy Hixt returns to the airwaves with the second instalment of her true crime Curiouscast podcast, Crime Beat. Following the huge success of the series’ first season — episodes were downloaded more than 1.3 million times — the Global Calgary reporter promises an even deeper dive inside the darkest corners of some of

Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani‘s contempt for the House’s ongoing impeachment inquiry has spread to his circle of associates. Two of Giuliani’s colleagues who helped him pursue his Ukrainian conspiracy theories, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, officially stated Monday that they would not comply with a Monday deadline for them to turn over their documents to

Late on Sunday night, the Trump administration announced its decision to not interfere with a planned Turkish military campaign into northern Syria, leaving American-allied Kurdish forces vulnerable to a regime in Turkey that considers them a terrorist group. The news astonished foreign policy experts, drew criticism from Republican lawmakers, and even prompted the dependable White

With its most recent episode, Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s fearless animated TV series, South Park, has garnered a great deal of attention across the world. The highly controversial Season 23 episode, Band in China, premiered last Wednesday, Oct. 2, and less than a week later was banned in China (no pun intended), according to the

(Photos: Getty Images; Illustration: Joel Louzado) Speaking out against a powerful white man is a difficult for any woman, but for women of colour, it comes with more unique challenges, risks and complications. For Rowena Chiu, a former assistant to Harvey Weinstein, it has taken her over two decades to finally speak out about her

Adam Levine decided to not return to The Voice for Season 17 earlier this year after 16 seasons as a coach. The Maroon 5 singer sat down with Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday to talk about his decision, admitting that he does miss being a coach. “I really do miss it. I

Sixties conservatism was often under fire from Establishment Republicans on the right and the nascent counterculture on the left. And, as it turned out, the class of ’67—my own class as well—would be the last to graduate in the shadow of World War II’s Silent Generation. During Barr’s final semester, Johnson ramped up the draft,

It’s not surprising that Billie Eilish has only been on one date in her life. The 17-year-old is a little busy performing on Saturday Night Live and planning a world tour. Also, her first date sucked. The singer opened up to Howard Stern in a recent interview to share her tragic tale. “I went on

LONDON — Ginger Baker, the volatile and propulsive drummer for Cream and other bands who wielded blues power and jazz finesse and helped shatter boundaries of time, tempo and style in popular music, died Sunday at age 80, his family said. READ MORE: Jack Bruce of ’60s band Cream dies at 71 With blazing eyes,