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Back in the ’90s and early 2000s, reality television, if you were lucky, could be a fateful entry point into Hollywood, the music industry and even corporate America. Now, the once-ridiculed genre has expanded so much— with shows like Love Is Blind and Real Housewives occupying their own universes—that many reality stars are maximizing their… Continue reading ‘House of Villains’ Isn’t as Iconic as Its Star-Studded Cast

The brutal Israel-Gaza conflict that erupted on Saturday coincided with a uniquely tumultuous period in Congress, arriving just days after Republican infighting left the House without a speaker and the government at a standstill.Broad bipartisan swaths of the legislature reaffirmed their support for Israel as the conflict dragged on, but with the House’s top job… Continue reading Lawmakers Want Answers and Aid for Israel Amid House ‘Dysfunction’

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced on Monday that he would continue his run for president as an independent candidate, ending his Democratic primary bid against Joe Biden that included a rabid dissection of Kennedy’s conspiratorial views on vaccines, Wi-Fi, and chemically-altered water inducing “sexual dysphoria” in kids.In his announcement speech from the Independence Mall in Philadelphia,… Continue reading Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Ends Democratic Prez Run to Go Independent

Special Counsel Jack Smith chastised former President Donald Trump for his request to postpone the trial in his classified documents case until after the 2024 election, arguing that Trump has no grounds to delay a trial that’s already more than half a year away.“The defendants provide no credible justification to postpone a trial that is still… Continue reading Special Counsel Quashes Trump’s Request to Push Trial Back

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker’s directorial debut at the New York Film Festival is weighed down by its pretentiousness.Published Oct. 08, 2023 7:45PM EDT A24Janet Planet is a journey to a rural Western Massachusetts world of affectation, all twee decorations, eccentric knick-knacks, self-conscious silences and pauses, and torpid nostalgic drama. The directorial debut of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie… Continue reading ‘Janet Planet’ Is Too Quirky for Its Own Good

The author of this story is anonymous for their safety.Gaza City—Thousands of Gazans from border areas fled their homes and their strawberry, carrot and cabbage farms to seek shelter Sunday as they feared a devastating Israeli ground incursion would be launched at any time.“Huge attacks from Hamas will lead to a huge response from Israel,”… Continue reading Terrified Gazans Flee Strawberry Farms to Escape Israeli Vengeance

Imagining what could have happened if the creator dared to dream bigger is fandom’s driving ethos. Whether or not the people behind the scenes expected to have the most passionate bloc of their audience fixate on a queer romance that may or may not have been intentional is irrelevant. When queerness is still on the… Continue reading Queer Fans Love ‘Our Flag Means Death’—and It Loves Them Back

Warning: This piece contains distressing footage that may be disturbing to viewers.Over 250 bodies have been recovered from the site of a music festival that was attacked by Hamas, according to reports in the Times of Israel and Haaretz.Zaka, a Jerusalem-based volunteer rescue unit, told Hebrew media that it had found hundreds of dead at… Continue reading ‘Bring Them Home’: Israeli Families Plead for the Lives of Hamas’ Civilian Hostages

How the God Complex of 4 Billionaires Could Destroy SocietyAuthor Jonathan Taplin tells The New Abnormal how Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen are providing the tools to let fascism flourish.Updated Oct. 08, 2023 2:54AM EDT / Published Oct. 07, 2023 9:48PM EDT Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal… Continue reading How the God Complex of 4 Billionaires Could Destroy Society

Lessons in Chemistry was practically born to become a TV series. Before Bonnie Garmus’ scientific foodie romance novel even hit shelves, Apple TV+ locked down a deal with star Brie Larson to recreate the brilliant novel in a mini-series. Everyone involved had the right idea: After the book debuted in March 2022, it hit the… Continue reading The ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ Team Was Nervous About Adapting the Bestseller