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Christopher Frizzelle
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A Third Kavanaugh Accuser Comes Forward to Allege Gang Rape
The following story has disturbing, graphic elements of a sexual nature that may be distressing to some of our readers.—eds Brett Kavanaugh leaving his home in Maryland this morning, the day the world learned of “horrifying” new allegations against him, as Senator Patty Murray put it. Mark Wilson/Getty Images One day before his first accuser […]
Posted inCrime
Convicted Felon Bill Cosby Is Going to Jail for Three to 10 Years
Bill Cosby being taken away in handcuffs today at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Pennsylvania. Mark Makela/Getty Images Though some 60 women have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault—specifically of drugging and raping them—none of those accusations has resulted in prison time for Cosby, until today, when he was sentenced to three to 10 years […]
Posted inMovie Theater
Let’s Fight About Those Fancy New Movie Theater Seats
Fancy Movie Seats Suck By Rich Smith It has come to my attention that people enjoy this new trend of installing extremely comfortable seats in megaplexes. As if the American ass needed any more coddling! I understand the appeal. The soft leather of the king-size luxury recliner welcomes the body like a friendly cloud. The […]
Posted inBooks
“Cat Person,” the Short Story That Everyone on the Internet Has Been Talking About for the Last 72 Hours
It’s called “Cat Person,” but it begins with a flirtation over Red Vines, and there are no cats in it. Getty Images Over the weekend, I noticed something unusual on my timeline: people who are usually tweeting about Trump or TV or homelessness or drinking or video games or the contents of their refrigerator were […]
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Eight Women Say Charlie Rose Sexually Harassed Them
The old guy who interviews people on TV for a living says, “I deeply apologize for my inappropriate behavior.” Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images The Washington Post has talked to eight women who have alleged sexual harassment against the host of Charlie Rose, three of whom agreed to talk on the record, with their real names. The […]
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Watch Joe Biden Talk About Where Hillary Clinton Went Wrong and Whether He’ll Run in 2020
He was on the Today show this morning. He also talks about his son, Putin, the sense of doom he had about Clinton’s campaign about a month out, and what he makes of the Donna Brazile revelation that she considered replacing Clinton with him before the general election. The short answer about running for president […]
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Louis C.K. Responds to the Allegations: “These Stories Are True”
“There is nothing about this that I forgive myself for.” Kevin Mazur/Getty Images In response to yesterday’s report in the New York Times, which came minutes before the cancelation of the release of I Love You, Daddy, Louis C.K. has issued a statement that begins: I want to address the stories told to the New […]
Posted inLGBTQIA+
Meanwhile, in Palm Springs, Their City Council Is Now Entirely Queer
Another bit of good election news.
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More Harassment and Assault Allegations Emerge from People Who’ve Worked with Kevin Spacey on House of Cards
The stories about Kevin Spacey just keep coming.
Posted inMedia
Twitter Seems to Believe Its Problem Is People Can’t Pack Enough Bile and Bullshit into 140 Characters
CEO Jack Dorsey announced the news of a trial run of a 280-character limit for people who tweet in English. Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images “This is a small change, but a big move for us,” Twitter’s CEO just tweeted. This is a small change, but a big move for us. 140 was an arbitrary choice based […]
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Video: Protesters in Durham, NC, Topple a Confederate Statue
#BREAKING Protesters in #Durham topple confederate monument downtown pic.twitter.com/a3BNIavyxC— Derrick Lewis (@DerrickQLewis) August 14, 2017 According to Durham’s local news reporter Derrick Q. Lewis, the statue has been outside the old Durham County Courthouse since 1924. Engraved on the statue are the words “The Confederate States of America,” according to local CBS affiliate WNCN. Above […]