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My friends and I have long been referring to Matt Reeves’ The Batman as the “Dirtbag Batman.” Affectionately, of course, because in our times, the term “dirtbag” can be endearing. This being said, the dirtbag energy that Reeves is giving us could continue—nay, it would increase exponentially—with the possible casting of Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth
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More damning evidence came out of the House’s impeachment inquiry Tuesday, as House lawmakers released the transcript of Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland’s closed-door testimony. Sondland, a Trump appointee who earned his ambassadorship after donating $1 million to President Donald Trump‘s inauguration, had initially protected his boss by saying he “didn’t recall” ever
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On July 6, 2019, financier Jeffrey Epstein, a rapist and convicted pedophile, was arrested yet again, this time on new charges of sex trafficking minors in Florida and New York. The immediate speculation after Epstein’s latest arrest was whether or not others long-rumored to be associated with him would finally be exposed for committing potentially
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His entry into the 2020 race back in January seemed like a lark. As the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg had only won about 20,000 votes in his entire career in electoral politics. The idea that a small-city mayor could hack it in a field that would eventually swell to include Elizabeth
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President Donald Trump‘s penchant for ditching his loyalists when it’s politically expedient may soon net House Democrats a star witness for impeachment. After previously refusing to cooperate with the probe, Ukrainian-American businessman and Rudy Giuliani crony Lev Parnas has signaled that he’s now willing to work with impeachment investigators, including responding to requests for records
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I am extremely tired of seeing HBO’s His Dark Materials compared to Game of Thrones, mainly because they’re two separate fictional worlds, and entertaining the idea that these two have to be comparable because of the network they’re on is absurd. That being said, it hasn’t stopped the comparisons across the internet as reviews roll out, and
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For the sixth time since their debut performance in 2001, Coldplay appeared on Saturday Night Live (SNL) over the weekend. To promote their upcoming album, Everyday Life, the four-piece rock outfit played the title track live in its worldwide premiere. The Yellow rockers were introduced backstage by host Kristen Stewart before performing a heavily choreographed rendition
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At this point in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, it’s evident that the whistle-blower who first brought Donald Trump’s attempts to strong-arm Ukraine to light was far from the only one alarmed by his behavior. A parade of current and former officials have corroborated the original complaint about the president’s July 25 call with Volodymyr Zelensky—and
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Donald Trump, the President, took in some New York City culture last night. It was his first such appearance after he renounced the state of his birth for Florida, in what Governor Andrew Cuomo suggested was an elaborate dodge to avoid disclosing his tax information. While in the Big Apple did he check out the
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Dressed in a cozy red cardigan and buzzing with enthusiasm, Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon reprised her role as U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on SNL’s latest cold open. The scene opened up on a fictional Warren town hall in early-voting state Iowa. READ MORE: ‘SNL’ cold open features Alec Baldwin as Trump,
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