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Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary — a major victory for progressives
Abdul El-Sayed is Democrats’ Senate nominee in Michigan, a seismic victory for progressives that carries massive implications for both the Senate battlemap and the Democratic Party’s future. The progressive former public health official on Wednesday narrowly defeated establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens, who was boosted by a record-breaking $32 million in spending from the American Israel…
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Sean McVay’s ‘love’ training camp strategy is winning over Rams players
NFL training camps are two weeks of hot practices. Two weeks of dorm life and meetings. Separation from family. For the Rams, under coach Sean McVay, it’s also apparently something else. “How he runs it,” safety Kam Curl said, “it’s love.” Love? Let’s be clear: Training camps no longer are the two-a-day-workout, full-contact slogs of…
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Trump panics over progressive Dem’s ‘real shot’ at ousting MAGA senator: ‘Get ready’
President Donald Trump issued a call to Michigan voters Wednesday to support Sen. Mike Rogers (R-MI) in the upcoming general election following the strong performance of Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who the president warned had “a real shot” at ousting the GOP senator. In Trump’s plea, he also predicted, without evidence, that the upcoming…
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Disney Sells Out Super Bowl LXI Ad Inventory
Disney has sold out ad inventory for Super Bowl LXI, drawing 58 brands across 34 distinct categories, including financial services, candy, personal care. and software. Nine of those brands are advertising in the Super Bowl for the first time. The achievement comes as the company closed its 2026-27 upfront negotiations, with total volume commitments climbing…
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Poster for dark comedy blocked by evangelical group at Edinburgh Fringe fest
When American actor and writer Austin Jennings Boykin brought his hotly tipped solo show, “A Gay Masseur’s Guide to Happy Endings,” to Edinburgh’s famed Festival Fringe this week, the performer ran into one unforeseen obstacle in promoting the project. Like something out of an Edinburgh Fringe play itself, Boykin’s show has found itself going up…
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Google’s AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper
Google’s notorious AI Overview just handed would-be Flock vandals a perfect excuse to carve into the company’s controversial AI-integrated license plate readers (ALPRs). ALRPs are wildly unpopular, especially online, where privacy-minded communities trade memes and videos cheering on destruction of the surveillance equipment. One of the more popular bits in this space centers on the…
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Late-night TV turns down the music as TikTok and YouTube turn it up
When CBS ended “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” earlier this year, it also shuttered the program’s robust music offerings — a major blow for artists whose television platform was already dwindling. Performing on late-night has historically been a unique avenue for musicians hoping to access new audiences — think of a rising Chappell Roan…
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Inside the Emmy-nominated stunt performances redefining small-screen action
Few moments in television rival the thrill of an action sequence unfolding before your eyes. And unless your name is Tom Cruise, those unforgettable moments are most likely brought to life by a stunt performer. The Envelope spoke to the teams from five Emmy-nominated series that stood out not just for the action but for…
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These GOP fools were played like a fiddle — and they know it
It seems like only yesterday that Pam Bondi was confirmed as Attorney General and every political type in Washington assured us she was qualified because, after all, she’d once held the job in Florida. I’m cynical in the most extreme way when it comes to anything involving the Trump administration, so I had zero faith…
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‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Review: Jason Sudeikis Charms in a Return to Form for the Apple Comedy
“When you truly care about one another, anything is possible.” When last we saw television’s favorite soccer coach, Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis), the titular American decided to leave AFC Richmond and return to Kansas to be with his son, Henry. Realizing that being present as a father matters more than continuing to coach in England,…