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After Slamming White Supremacists, Miss Texas Is Officially The New Miss Congeniality
Remember when beauty pageant contestants were asked about their perfect dates of the year? (For the record, April 25. Not too hot, not too cold…all you need is a light jacket!) Well, the judges of last Sunday’s Miss America pageant certainly weren’t lobbing any softball questions (our apologies to Miss Rhode Island from “Miss Congeniality”)….
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Gloria Steinem Racks Up A New First At Fashion Week
Gloria Steinem, feminist icon, was, in 1972, the first woman to speak at the National Press Club. In 1976 she attended the first of what would be a series of formational women-only Seders. That same year, Ms. Magazine, of which she was a co-founder, became the first national magazine to dedicate coverage to the subject…
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Why Casting Shia LeBeouf As A Raging Tennis Star Was A Brilliant Move
“Borg/McEnroe” is perhaps one of the most anticipated movies premiering at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Starring Shia LeBeouf as John McEnroe and Sverrir Gudnason as Björn Borg, “Borg/McEnroe” details the fierce tennis rivalry (“Fire and Ice,” “IceBorg versus Superbrat”) that captivated the world in the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. LaBeouf has become as infamous…
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Top 5 TV Bar Mitzvah Moments, Inspired By Hulu’s ‘Difficult People’
This week, Hulu’s Difficult People starred Marilyn (the firebrand mother figure, played by Andrea Martin), throwing herself a Bat Mitzvah. Which we found pretty inspiring. In honor of this momentous occasion, we decided it’s time to do a wrap-up of the five best bar mitzvah moments on TV. Because, yes, in the goldeneh medinah, anything…
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Brian Austin Green Does Not Care What You Think Of His Son’s Dress
Does it matter if a boy or a man wears a dress? No, it does not. You know that, and I know that, and now Megan Fox’s very hot, somewhat Jewish husband is telling the world it’s time they know that, too. Actors Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox have a son named Noah who…
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Mark Zuckerberg Patiently Responds To Anti-DACA Posts On His Facebook Wall
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has long made a practice of responding to choice comments on his Facebook posts, be they well-wishes or just gripes. But this week Zuckerberg broke with tradition, posting carefully articulated, personal responses to negative comments on his September 5th Facebook post condemning Donald Trump’s decision to end DACA (Deferred Action for…
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Wikileaks Accuses Seth Rogen Of Collaborating With Obama To ‘Force Regime Change In North Korea’
Jews really do control everything. According to an Alternet article bizarrely tweeted by Wikileaks on Wednesday night, various Jews, President Obama, and the CIA hatched a secret, ultimately failed plot to replace the current leadership of North Korea. Leaked emails reveal how Sony, Obama, Seth Rogen and the CIA Secretly Planned to Force Regime Change…
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Zach Braff Thinks He Looks Like The New “Bachelor.” He Doesn’t.
‘The Bachelor,” a live-sex TV show experts continue to believe may be a Zimbardo Prison-type social experiment turned unexpectedly lucrative, has cast its new leading man. Like bachelors of seasons past, the incoming Arie Luyendyk Jr. is a shark-eyed white with perpetually moist lips who shimmers slightly in direct lighting. You would pretend to be…
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New Nathan Englander, HBO’s ‘The Deuce,’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
First, a sober note: While Houston recovers from the wreck of Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma is doing deadly damage in the Caribbean. If you can afford to, take a moment out of your weekend to send support for those who have lost loved ones, homes and more. Choosing the right way to support victims can…
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Petition For Hurricane Irma To Be Renamed Hurricane Ivanka Gains Thousands Of Signatures
“In the eye of the hurricane there is quiet, for just a moment,” sings Lin Manuel Miranda’s titular character in the hit musical “Hamilton.” But in the “I” of the hurricane there is no quiet at all, just the deafening tapping of thousands of fingertips on keyboards signing an online petition to rename Hurricane Irma….
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Robert Lee IV Resigns From Church After Backlash, Says Fighting White Supremacy Is ‘Sacred Work’
Looking stoic in a black shirt and collar as he addressed the spangled audience at this year’s VMAs, Reverend Robert Lee IV gave a morally radical speech. It was unusual fare for the awards show, but it was especially surprising considering that Lee is a direct descendent of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee. “We…
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