Every two years there seems to be a competitive race for U.S. Senate that emerges out of nowhere, one that wasn’t on anyone’s radar screen when the election cycle began. This year’s sleeper campaign in Washington state between far-left Democrat Sen.
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Ethan Shanfeld Bill Maher has shared his opinions on today’s top issues for nearly two decades on HBO’s “Real Time.” Now, with his new podcast “Club Random,” the comedian turned political commentator tells Variety he wants to “light up a joint” and talk about other things, like “gossip, pop culture, music and what you had for lunch.” So far, Maher has interviewed the likes of Quentin Tarantino, Mike Tyson, Lisa Kudrow and Aaron Rodgers on the podcast, which debuted in March. Below, Maher — who has a high hit rate for sparking controversy week after week — discusses fighting against Hollywood’s “echo chamber,” who he would never have on “Real Time,” whether he’s concerned about Donald Trump running for president again and what he views as Democrats’ biggest problem heading into 2024.
Is the guest selection process different for “Club Random” than it is for “Real Time”? It’s not like the show doesn’t have on entertainment figures or athletes, people outside of politics. “Real Time” does, but I would say we’re very sparing with them because “Real Time” is probably the hardest job for anyone to do, which is why I would say the vast majority of people in show business avoid it and, quite frankly, we avoid them. Not because we don’t like them, just because you have to really know what’s going on in the world. And people just do not. Do we have the occasional celebrity? Yeah, but not usually on the panel. I mean, for example, we had David Duchovny a few weeks ago. David Duchovny is, I think, Yale and Princeton. He’s a really bright guy who writes novels. That’s a good example of somebody who we have on “Real Time” who’s a celebrity, but the vast majority of people are just not really up to speed on the kind of things we’re
Every two years there seems to be a competitive race for U.S. Senate that emerges out of nowhere, one that wasn’t on anyone’s radar screen when the election cycle began. This year’s sleeper campaign in Washington state between far-left Democrat Sen.
Alan Moore has argued that the dominance of superhero films has caused a rise in fascism.The legendary writer, who is well-known for works such as Watchmen, V For Vendetta and Batman: The Killing Joke, reflected on the dominance of the likes of Marvel and DC in the cinema world, suggesting that “simpler realities” could be dangerous.“I said round about 2011 that I thought that it had serious and worrying implications for the future if millions of adults were queueing up to see Batmanmovies,” he told The Guardian.“Because that kind of infantilisation – that urge towards simpler times, simpler realities – that can very often be a precursor to fascism,” Moore added, noting how “when we ourselves took a bit of a strange detour in our politics” when Donald Trump was elected, superhero films were very dominant.The writer continued: “Hundreds of thousands of adults [are] lining up to see characters and situations that had been created to entertain the 12-year-old boys – and it was always boys – of 50 years ago. I didn’t really think that superheroes were adult fare.“I think that this was a misunderstanding born of what happened in the 1980s – to which I must put my hand up to a considerable share of the blame, though it was not intentional – when things like Watchmen were first appearing.
Donald Trump is once again mad at the media. This time, the twice-impeached former president is complaining that no one celebrates just how large the crowd of his supporters was during the Jan.
The Biden administration says that it has reunified 500 migrant families who were separated during the Trump administration’s "zero tolerance" policy that aimed to stop illegal immigration into the U.S. "This is a significant milestone that reflects the tireless dedication of the many public servants in the Department of Homeland Security and across the federal government, including those in the Departments of Health and Human Services, State, and Justice," Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement. "It is a milestone that we could not have achieved without the partnership and critical work of several incredibly committed non-governmental organizations," he said.
Financial Times. “It might as well be called Trumpet,” Musk said. Musk said that Truth Social is indicative of social media splintering into various politically charged silos.
Kanye West posted on Instagram that his upcoming Los Angeles show has been canceled, just hours after his bombshell interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News Channel. In the post, which was quickly deleted, he wrote, "My Sofi Stadium show on November 4th just got canceled.
Democrat Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, D-Wis., said he will accept the results of the Wisconsin Senate race against Sen.
Kanye West has been hit with backlash over his “White Lives Matter” shirts after their debut at Paris Fashion Week, reportedly resulting in Jaden Smith walking out of West’s Yeezy fashion show, where he was seated in the front row.
Back in March 2019, it was reported that Taika Waititi had worked out a deal to co-write and direct a new reimagining of “Time Bandits” for Apple TV+. However, since then, there really hasn’t been much concrete news about the show.
Taika Waititi’s cast for his Apple TV+ comedy series “Time Bandits” has assembled. Led by “Friends” alum Lisa Kudrow, who is playing ‘Penelope, the series will also star Kal-El Tuck (“Unseeing Evil,” “Band in the Sand”) as Kevin; Charlyne Yi (“Knocked up,” “Paper Heart,” “The Second Act”) as Judy; Tadhg Murphy (“Conversations with Friends,” “Black Sails,” “Brassic,” “Undergods”) as Alto; Roger Jean Nsengiyumva (“You Don’t know Me,” “Tomb Raider”) as Widgit; Rune Temte (“Eddie The Eagle,” “The Last Kingdom,” “Captain Marvel”) as Bittelig; Kiera Thompson (“Martyrs Lane,” “Salisbury Poisonings”) as Saffron; and Rachel House (“Heartbreak High,” “Thor Ragnarok”) as Fianna.The “Time Bandits” series “is a comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd,” per Apple TV+. It takes inspiration from the 1981 film of the same name, but is its own reimagining, TheWrap has learned.Waititi directed the first two episodes of the show.“Time Bandits” is produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios and MRC Television.
Alyssa Farah Griffin is openly conservative, but at this point, she’s also open to a potential third political party. On Monday’s episode of “The View,” the newest host argued that “it might be” time for a third party option to become mainstream, because “we don’t elect the most qualified people” with the current two-party system.To kick off the morning’s Hot Topics discussion, the women began with Liz Cheney, and her recent statement that, if twice-impeached former President Donald Trump becomes the 2024 Republican nominee for president, “I won’t be a Republican.”While moderator Whoopi Goldberg praised Cheney’s remarks, saying she’s starting to “dig her” despite their differing politics, host Ana Navarro was unmoved.“Frankly, I don’t think that the Trump base cares.
The Atlantic, one of the topics that came up was political figures he deemed as “tough.” Trump told Haberman that he assumed McConnell would be strong in his role, but then came to believe otherwise.Haberman, whose upcoming book “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America” will be released on Oct. 2,said that Trump’s criticism of McConnell had “plenty of factual problems.”“In fact, McConnell had kept Republican senators in line over and over to advance Trump’s policy and personnel concerns and generally protect his political standing as the leader of the Republican Party.
Michael Moore is feeling optimistic about the midterm elections despite what many pundits are saying. The Real Time with Bill Maher guest predicts that a massive voter turnout in the Fall will help Democrats keep control of the three branches of government.
Is it… is it possible Donald Trump may not actually get away with something??
Donald Trump may have his accounts reinstated on Facebook next year following a review of the company’s decision to suspend him, a top executive for parent Meta Platforms said on Thursday.
2020 interview with Forbes in which he denounced his former endorsement of former president Donald Trump and detailed the tenants of his campaign – under what he deemed the “Birthday Party” banner – West revealed that, with guidance from Elon Musk, he drew inspiration from Wakanda’s governance model, as seen in “Black Panther.” He also said that 2020 felt like the time to run: “God just gave me the clarity and said it’s time. You know I was out there, ended up in the hospital, people were calling me crazy. I’m not crazy….
The Masked Singer has hosted plenty of popular actors, athletes and musicians over the years, but producers have occasionally found themselves in hot water over controversial contestants and other mishaps.
Kathy Griffin says she has the scoop on who Monica Lewinsky voted for in the 2016 presidential election. The 61-year-old comedian appeared on Tuesday's where she spoke about her high-profile dinner parties where she invites celebrity guests.Griffin said she invited Lewinsky to one of the parties, seating her next to «a bunch of really smart people and journalists.»The veteran jokester called Lewinsky «lovely and really easy going and fun and funny,» and said she asked her whether she voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 when she ran against Donald Trump. Griffin noted that Lewinsky said no one had ever asked her that question before. «She did [vote for Clinton],» Griffin revealed.
Kathy Griffin says she has the scoop on who Monica Lewinsky voted for in the 2016 presidential election. The 61-year-old comedian appeared on Tuesday's where she spoke about her high-profile dinner parties where she invites celebrity guests.Griffin said she invited Lewinsky to one of the parties, seating her next to «a bunch of really smart people and journalists.»The veteran jokester called Lewinsky «lovely and really easy going and fun and funny,» and said she asked her whether or not she voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 when she ran against Donald Trump. Griffin noted that Lewinsky said no one had ever asked her that question before. «She did [vote for Clinton],» Griffin revealed.
If you think a little thing like an indictment under, say, the Espionage Act, is going to slow down the Trump Train, you have another thing coming. And that thing is probably NOT democracy…