Monday, June 21, 2021
John Oliver Jokes Westminster Dog Show Winner Should Be Called ‘Jennifer Aniston’
John Oliver and his “Last Week Tonight” production team evidently enjoyed tuning into the 145th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show last weekend, but Oliver wanted to tweak a few of the prize pooches’ names a little. Both “And Now, This” bits in Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight” episode were about the dog show, which took place June 12 and 13 in upstate New York. The first one was John Oliver and his writing team suggesting some new names for the dogs that competed and placed in the Dog Show. In trademark “Last Week Tonight” satire style, the show introduced the…
Monday, June 21, 2021
Mark McCloskey, Ordered To Surrender Gun He Aimed At Protesters, Poses With New AR-15
“I’d do it again any time,” the right-wing St. Louis lawyer said of brandishing his firearm at demonstrators. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Chuck Todd Called a ‘Dangerous F-ing Imbecile’ for Booking Election Deniers on ‘Meet the Press’
What Chuck Todd sees as good old-fashioned bipartisanship by booking election deniers on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” many critics are expressing their disdain for his laissez-faire approach to enabling the spread of misinformation. “Chuck Todd is a dangerous f—ing imbecile,” one Twitter user said. On Thursday’s installment of “The Interview,” Mediaite’s podcast, Todd defended interviewing politicians from the other side of the aisle, including Republicans who supported former President Donald Trump’s attempts to contest the results of the 2020 election. Saturday, NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen tweeted a quote from Todd’s interview: “You don’t know when somebody you think deserves…
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Driver Slams Into Cyclists During Arizona Race, Critically Injuring Several
Six people were taken to the hospital for urgent medical care. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Bill Maher Pokes Fun at Joe Manchin: He’s a ‘Democrat Except on Matters of Policy’ (Video)
Bill Maher had a little fun – OK, a lot of fun – Friday night at the expense of Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative Democrat from West Virginia, who is irking his colleagues on the left by opposing the party’s sweeping election bill. Although Maher was sympathetic to the senator because he’s “in a state that is the Trumpiest state in the nation” — 69% of voters in West Virginia went for Donald Trump – the “Real Time” host thought there was no time like the present for a “24 Things You Didn’t Know About Joe Manchin” segment. Reading a…
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Connecticut Becomes 1st State To Make All Prison Phone Calls Free
Previously, the state had some of the highest prison phone rates in the country, charging up to $5 for a 15-minute call. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Friday, June 18, 2021
Zack Snyder Shares NSFW Response to That Batman Sex Debate
Zack Snyder, the director of “Justice League” and “Man of Steel,” has weighed in on the red-hot debate about whether Batman would perform oral sex on Catwoman. In case you have no idea what we’re talking about here, Batman’s sex life has, improbably, become a major topic of concern after “Harley Quinn” creator Justin Halpern revealed DC blocked a scene of Batman having sex with Catwoman from the HBO Max animated series. “In this third season of ‘Harley,’ we had a moment where Batman was going down on Catwoman,” Halpern told Variety. “DC was like, ‘You can’t do that. You…
Thursday, June 17, 2021
‘Friends’ Reunion: Matt LeBlanc Offers a Rachel Revelation in ‘Late Late Show’ Segment (Video)
Nearly three weeks after the release of “Friends: The Reunion,” James Corden is giving us more. Specifically, more than 11 minutes of bonus footage that aired Wednesday night on “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” In the segment, Corden picks up each of the cast in an extended-cab golf cart at different locations on the Warner Bros. lot. The raw emotions seen in the HBO Max special are evident even in the golf-cart ride. “I’m really trying to sort of keep it together and be cool about this,” Corden says as he sits down with the cast on the…
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Kim Kardashian Gets Restraining Order Against Man Who Sent Plan B, Ring
Kim Kardashian now has legal protection against the man who allegedly showed up to her home on multiple occasions and sent a package containing Plan B and a diamond ring … thanks to a restraining order. KK filed docs Wednesday against Nicholas… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Anjanette Young Says Chicago's Lightfoot ‘Betrayed’ Her In Lawsuit Fight Over Raid
Her comments came as the city will try dismissing her suit accusing officials of conspiring to cover up the botched police raid that left her naked and handcuffed. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
