Mark Schafer/HBO Lena Dunham has said that she considers last week’s episode Girls‘ true finale, and this week’s episode more of a postscript. And it does feel that way. Almost all series finales are bad. Most of them are—at the bare minimum—controversial (The Sopranos), some are truly great (Breaking Bad, Mad Men), and many are […]
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Dems Are Going To Filibuster Gorsuch But We’re All Going to Die Anyway Because of the AHCA
No to Gorsuch Getty Images New York Senator Chuck Schumer announced that the Democrats will (sort of) filibuster the Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, who, though dashing and handsome, is actually to the right of the dead and terrible Justice Antonin Scalia. Gorsuch has no business even being nominated, since Trump is under investigation by […]
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Fill Out the White House’s Dumb Form: “Share Your Obamacare Disaster Story”
I hate you. Tricia Romano The Trump White House really is run by a bunch of idiots. First, they put up a “media accountability poll.” Now, they’ve got this open call for sob stories. I know this because some time ago, I signed up for the White House email list and forgot to turn it […]
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Milo Yiannopoulos Resigns from Breitbart, Making His Bad Week Much Worse
Barcroft Media “Alt-right” poster-boy Milo Yiannopoulos is having a very bad, no good week. After his turn on <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/02/20/24881934/milo-yiannopoulos-girls-are-in-danger-when-adult-trans-women-use-public-toilets-but-13-year-old-boys-can-benefit-from-giving-head-to-adult-ma”>Bill Maher, he found himself in hot water when clips shared ahead of his speaking engagement at the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) found him making odious comments about pedophilia, where he flippantly said things […]
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Let’s Talk About All the Lies Trump Told at His Press Conference Today
Unhinged. Mario Tama Earlier this afternoon, Stranger emperor-editor Dan Savage published a Slog post with the headline The President Is Insane. If you didn’t click on the little link he includes in the post, you wouldn’t know that he’s referring to the unhinged, fact-free, low-key racist, impromptu press conference Donald Trump delivered today. Hoo boy. […]
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Girls Season 6 Premiere Recap: “That’s Sun in Her Pussy!”
Riz Ahmed plays a surfing instructor, who becomes Hannah Horvath’s new love interest. MARK SCHAFER/HBO The sixth and final season of Girls begins with Hannah’s very first piece getting published in the New York Times. Of course, it’s a Modern Love column, and it’s titled “Losing My Best Friend to My Ex-Boyfriend,” presumably about Jessa […]
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UPDATED: Here’s a Leaked Copy of Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ Executive Order
Windover Way Photography / Shutterstock.com Updated: There is some question as to whether the documents are real. The Nation updated its post explaining: “A White House official, speaking with ABC News, did not dispute the authenticity of the draft religious freedom executive order, but officials said it is one of hundreds circulating, some drafted by […]
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President Obama Gave His Farewell Speech Last Night: No, You’re Crying
Last night was the last time for four years that we will see an intelligent grown up who can speak in complete sentences in the White House. (Don’t believe me—rewatch the shitshow that Trump just held). President Obama gave a speech that echoed the theme of his 2008 campaign, “Yes, we can.” Yes, we did, […]
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Trump Gave a Press Conference About Pee Gate. He Probably Thought He Was Tremendous
ABC Breaking News | Latest News Videos Yesterday, documents leaked alleging that during a visit to Russia, Donald Trump purposely stayed in the same hotel room that the Obamas had stayed in, and to demonstrate his love for them, he hired two prostitutes to pee on him and the bed. Twitter has been consumed with […]
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Westworld and the Bloodless Robot Coup in the Season Finale
Dr. Ford and Bernard HBO We want the robot. We love the robot. We fear the robot. I have two robots already in my house; I call their names, Alexa and Siri, and I ask them for simple things—to check the weather, to check the time. Sometimes, I want more from them, but not too […]
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Strong, Smart, Loud: Hillary Clinton Is Everything We Have Been Taught Women Should Not Be
Who would you rather have running the country? The most qualified presidential candidate ever to run for office who happens to be a woman… or (check all that apply): __ a racist. __ a bigot. __ a misogynist. __ a tax dodger. __ a billionaire who’s declared bankruptcy multiple times. __ a man who has […]
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All the Best Tweets from Last Night’s Presidential Debate
Embed from Getty Images The third and final debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was somewhat subdued. Trump didn’t spend the entire time roving around the stage and staring menacingly at Clinton, he didn’t ever go into full meltdown mode. He just had several mini-temper tantrums. (Though we wish he’d had a stroke). But […]