Renas Zuber lights another cigarette as the carnage plays out on TV. Two days after a temporary cease-fire was called on the Turkish invasion into northern Syria, civilians are under siege in the border town of Serekaniye. Cellphone footage looping onscreen shows a man writhing on the ground in a …
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Two sets of headlines over the weekend described the suicide of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. From the Washington Post Sunday morning: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State, dies at 48 The Post has since rewritten that, though the description of an “austere religious scholar …
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President Trump has famously boasted he could shoot a man in the middle of Fifth Avenue in New York City and not lose any political support. Now Trump’s lawyers are arguing that the president could get away with it legally, too — at least while he’s in office. The Justice …
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Camila Cabello made a dramatic Saturday Night Live debut as musical guest, accompanying first-time host David Harbour of Stranger Things. For her first performance, Cabello delivered a fierce rendition of her recent single “Cry For Me.” Clad in a Marie Antoinette getup, she wielded her power over her court as …
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Rihanna gave more hints about her new music in an interview forVogue‘s November cover story. The singer and designer also spoke candidly about turning down the Super Bowl halftime show, as well as Donald Trump. In the midst of her busy New York Fashion Week where she hosted the star-studded …
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In early August, a whistleblower within the national intelligence community filed a complaint in which he or she expressed concern over the apparent efforts of President Trump to pressure a foreign nation into investigating one of his chief political opponents. That complaint was finally provided to the House Intelligence Committee …
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Billy Porter won his first Emmy Award, for playing Pray Tell, the ball MC and a male lead in FX’s musical drama Pose. The landmark win makes him the first openly gay black man to win in the Emmys’ Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category. Dressed in a …
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A Texas state representative threatened Beto O’Rourke on Twitter Thursday night after the presidential candidate called for a mandatory buy back on all assault weapons. “My AR is ready for you Robert Francis,” wrote Briscoe Cain, using O’Rourke’s given name. Cain represents the state’s 128th House district, located just outside …
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Spoon recently stopped by The Howard Stern Show to perform two songs, their own “Rent I Pay” and a rendition of John Lennon‘s 1970 solo track “Isolation.” The musicians brought a rousing feel to the song, which comes off Lennon’s album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, and it’s notably not the first …
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When it comes to the Highwomen‘s terrific self-titled debut album, out this Friday, it’s tempting to try and think about the record outside of the constructs of gender. The “women in music” trope is an enticing one, particularly when it comes to criticism, and part of the reason we too …
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