Tag: Donald Trump
John Oliver: ‘Maybe Brexit is a great idea. There’s absolutely nothing to suggest that’
As the British comedian’s show returns, he discusses fighting fake news, why Brexit is worse than Trump’s presidency – and his attempt to convert his kids to MarmiteThe Donald Trump presidency, John Oliver observed in 2017, is a marathon. “It’s painful…
Stephen Colbert Takes Psychology for a Spin to Unpack Donald Trump’s Family Trauma
He can’t say for sure, but Stephen Colbert has an inkling that Donald Trump’s many assurances of his lack of family “trauma” translates to, well, our president having a geyser full of pain and suffering in his McDonalds-sized heart ju…
Let Me Finish review: Everybody hates Chris Christie – and he hates Jared Kushner
The former New Jersey governor spares Donald Trump but lashes out at everyone else. The result is a political tour de farceChris Christie failed to a win a single delegate in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, and garnered le…
I Write Fiction About Border Crime, But Unlike Trump I Tell the Truth.
For our weeklong series on crime fiction, we asked two writers to reflect on the ethics of depicting violent crimes in their novels. Below, Don Winslow, whose Cartel trilogy concludes next month with the publication of The Border, dis…
Worst job in showbiz: why will no one touch the world’s glitziest gigs?
The Oscars have no host, Rihanna turned down the Super Bowl, and the White House dinner will be MC’d by a historian. What’s behind the sudden demise of entertainment’s biggest jobs?The loss of the Oscars’ latest host is, on the one hand, just another m…
Not Even the Razzie Awards Are Safe From Donald Trump
The day before we celebrate 2018’s most remarkable accomplishments in cinema, the least we can do is also channel some of that energy into the year’s raging gasoline dumpster fires. It’s only fair! Per tradition, the annual Razzie Awa…
Trump stinks up the Razzies’ worst-film nominations
President vies with worst-actor nominees Johnny Depp and John Travolta in the Golden Raspberry awardsDonald Trump may well be kicking off 2019 with a clutch of Golden Raspberry awards after he and his associates received four nominations in Hollywood’s…
Team of Vipers review: Conway and Kelly bitten in loyalist tell-all
Cliff Sims criticises staffers including Sarah Sanders, who ‘didn’t press as hard as she could for the rock-bottom truth’Cliff Sims, a former aide in Donald Trump’s White House, reportedly received a seven-figure advance for dishing dirt on his ex-boss…
Cardi B berates Trump over shutdown: ‘We need to take some action’
Rapper voices sympathy on Instagram for workers who are not getting paid and defends shutdown under ObamaCardi B has officially weighed in on the government shutdown, and she is not happy. In a video posted to Instagram, the rapper criticized Trump and…
Steve Carell to star in Netflix comedy based on Trump’s space force
The actor will take the lead in a series he has co-created, following those tasked by the president to develop the space-based initiativeSteve Carell is set to head up a new comedy series for Netflix based on Donald Trump’s space force initiative. Rela…