• ‘Irresistible’ review: Jon Stewart should stick to TV, or retirement

    ‘Irresistible’ review: Jon Stewart should stick to TV, or retirement

    “Irresistible” was written and directed by Jon Stewart? The Jon Stewart who popularized the political news satire format that dominates TV today? The same Jon Stewart who won so many Emmys, they should have called them Jonnys? Are we sure this lame movie wasn’t made by Martha Stewart’s nephew? Nope. Stewart is 100 percent the …
  • Horace Mann school deciding whether to remove AG Bill Barr from distinguished alumni list

    Horace Mann school deciding whether to remove AG Bill Barr from distinguished alumni list

    Elite Bronx prep school Horace Mann will hold a Zoom call Thursday to debate whether to remove Attorney General Bill Barr from its list of distinguished alumni. The Horace Mann Alumni Association is exploring rescinding its 2011 award given to Barr, a 1967 graduate. More than 8,000 students have signed a Change.org petition for Barr’s …
  • Comedy Central picks up ‘Daria’ spinoff ‘Jodie’ with Tracee Ellis Ross

    Comedy Central picks up ‘Daria’ spinoff ‘Jodie’ with Tracee Ellis Ross

    Read More: Andy Richter’s playing a different ‘toon on web series ‘Goosebumps’ TV spinoff in the works for kids and adults alike ‘The High Note’ review: Tracee Ellis Ross sings, but her movie doesn’t Jenny Slate says she will no longer voice black character on ‘Big Mouth’
  • Sen. Tim Scott Declares ‘We Are Not a Racist Country,’ Argues Dems’ Focus on Race Obstructs Police Reform

    Sen. Tim Scott Declares ‘We Are Not a Racist Country,’ Argues Dems’ Focus on Race Obstructs Police Reform

    While unveiling the Republican police reform bill on Wednesday, Senator Tim Scott said that the U.S. is “not a racist country” and criticized Democrats for what he saw as their relentless focus on race, advocating a discrete approach to policy solutions designed to address police brutality. Scott, the Senate’s only black Republican, remarked in a …
  • Police Looking for Two White Women Suspects in Atlanta Wendy’s Arson

    Police Looking for Two White Women Suspects in Atlanta Wendy’s Arson

    Atlanta police are looking for two white women who are suspected of starting a fire at the southwest Atlanta Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was shot dead by police. Atlanta officials on Tuesday released new photos of one of the two suspects at a press conference at a fire station. The photos, from surveillance footage, show a white …
  • ‘Dear White People’ parodies cringey ‘I Take Responsibility’ PSA on race

    ‘Dear White People’ parodies cringey ‘I Take Responsibility’ PSA on race

    A star-studded PSA for the “I Take Responsibility” campaign — featuring “influential voices from the white community [taking] responsibility for turning the racist tide in America” — is now being parodied by the white cast members of popular Netflix series, “Dear White People.” The campaign was immediately met with criticism for its overly dramatic delivery and …
  • The Cancel Counter: Statue of Philadelphia Abolitionist Defaced

    The Cancel Counter: Statue of Philadelphia Abolitionist Defaced

    Editor’s Note: A wave of “cancellations” has swept the U.S. Compiled here is a list of people, monuments, and artistic works that have been the targets. The events are listed in reverse chronological order, although some incidents do overlap. This list will be updated as the cancellations continue. Please send a message to [email protected] if …
  • Kourtney Kardashian wants kids to understand their white privilege

    Kourtney Kardashian wants kids to understand their white privilege

    Kourtney Kardashian is doing her part as a mother to ensure her children know their place in the world, including the privileges they’ll inherit as white and wealthy kids in the years to come. While discussing national unrest over the killing of Minnesota man George Floyd, the eldest Kardashian sister, 41, took to Twitter to …
  • NYC Health Committee Head: ‘Blame Racism’ if George Floyd Protests Cause Coronavirus Spike

    NYC Health Committee Head: ‘Blame Racism’ if George Floyd Protests Cause Coronavirus Spike

    Racism should be blamed if George Floyd protests cause a spike in coronavirus cases, New York City council member Mark Levine said on Wednesday. “Let’s be clear about something: if there is a spike in coronavirus cases in the next two weeks, don’t blame the protesters. Blame racism,” Levine, who is the head of the …
  • Rioters Destroy Bar That Black Minneapolis Firefighter Bought with His Life Savings

    Rioters Destroy Bar That Black Minneapolis Firefighter Bought with His Life Savings

    Rioters protesting the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, an African-American man who died after being arrested and pinned to the ground by officer Derek Chauvin, destroyed a bar owned by a black former firefighter Wednesday night. Korboi Balla had invested his life savings in the bar and was planning to open it before the …