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The Motion Picture Association, Directors Guild of America, and NATO have joined forces with dozens of Hollywood’s leading filmmakers in a letter asking Congress to provide aid for the movie theater industry, which they warn “may not survive the impact of COVID-19,” Deadline reports. Seth Rogen, Lee Daniels, James Cameron, Sofia Coppola, Barry Jenkins, Patty […]
The REFORM Alliance team has secured its first major legislative victory. On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1950 into law. REFORM Alliance—which was co-founded by Meek Mill, Jay-Z, Michael Rubin, and others—was heavily involved in pushing the bill through the legislature this session alongside its primary sponsor, Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove. The organization’s chief advocacy officer, Jessica Jackson, and its national […]
California Rep. Katie Porter presented another masterclass in political interrogation. On Wednesday, the Democratic lawmaker began trending on Twitter after she grilled a pharmaceutical CEO on his wildly high salary and the significanct price surge for Revlimid—a cancer drug commonly used to treat multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome. Porter presented her argument during a House Oversight Committee hearing that centered on an […]
California’s governor has signed a historic reparations bill amid nationwide outcries against racial injustice. “After watching last night’s debate, this signing can’t come too soon,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, as he signed Assembly Bill 3121 into law. The legislation makes California the first state to officially consider reparations for slavery; however, as Deadline points out, […]
Political debates, on the national level, have historically been public theater, but yesterday night introduced America to a calamity of unprecedented levels. These spectacles lean into the overblown construct of the “undecided voter” to give candidates a space to make sweeping declarations and big-tent promises that appeal to the broadest swath of people, while rousing […]
The U.S. presidential debate that went down last night was an absolute clusterfuck. There’s simply no other way to put it. “Shit show” also works, but CNN already used that term. In between the outbursts and interruptions were actual short spurts of comprehensible adult conversation on topics like the upcoming Supreme Court pick, the COVID-19 […]
Like many of you, Frank Ocean wasn’t impressed by Tuesday night’s presidential debate. Toward the end of the event, the singer-songwriter took to Instagram to share a few thoughts on Donald Trump and Joe Biden‘s much-anticipated face-off. Frank posted an Instagram story that suggested he was bored with the unusual situation, but stressed the importance of getting Trump […]
Portland Trail Blazers center Hassan Whiteside is claiming that the tweet about him “moving to Hawaii” to get out of the United States if Donald Trump wins a second term was fake. As I’m sure you know (hopefully), Hawaii is part of the United States. On Tuesday night, Republican Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, faced off […]
Prince George’s County in Maryland reached a $20 million settlement Monday with the family of William Howard Green, who was shot and killed in January while handcuffed inside an officer’s vehicle, CNN reports. “Prince George’s County has reached a settlement agreement with the Green family for $20 million,” County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said at a news conference. […]
Donald Trump suggested recently that he and Joe Biden should submit to drug tests ahead of their first debate, and now Biden’s campaign has shot back. “I will be strongly demanding a Drug Test of Sleepy Joe Biden prior to, or after, the Debate on Tuesday night. Naturally, I will agree to take one also,” Trump […]
