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Alums hope to ‘out-organize institutional buyers’ to save childhood camps after bankrupcies
There’s s’more bidders. David Zaslav has some rivals in his attempt to help buy “summer camp kings” Michael and David Shabsels’ out of their $500 million debt and revive their camps, Page Six has learned. We’re told camp alumni are getting their bunks back together to buy parts of the firm. “Several other… camps have…
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Golden Globes sale was a ‘sham,’ Hollywood Foreign Press alleges in $150-million suit against Penske, others
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. (HFPA), the group that originally founded the Golden Globe Awards, filed an antitrust lawsuit against media mogul Jay Penske, Penske Media Corporation, the Golden Globe Foundation and others, over the acquisition of the popular award show. The suit filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of…
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Damning rebuke causes Trump diplomats to walk out on ‘deeply worried’ UN officials: report
American diplomats walked out of a United Nations meeting after they were confronted with harsh criticism about President Donald Trump, The Guardian reported. During a U.N. Security Council meeting on the Ukraine-Russia war, United States diplomats staged a walkout after months of foreign diplomats and U.N. officials blasting Trump’s human rights record, according to reporting…
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Poised for One of the Biggest Box Office Openings of All Time
There have been many questions surrounding the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the past three years. Has the once-invincible franchise lost its ability to make audiences embrace new superheroes? Has its interconnectivity become a liability rather than an asset? Can the next two “Avengers” films restore widespread goodwill, or have too many moviegoers…
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Lindsey Graham’s Last Laugh
Lindsey Graham always had a deep appreciation for earpieces, motorcades, and heavily secured environments. He recognized heady Washington status symbols when he saw them—including posthumous ones, such as big memorial services held in big important rooms, containing big important entourages. These were Graham’s kind of sanctums. And today was his kind of sendoff. The South…
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Trump’s ‘deranged’ Michigan visit ‘a preview of worse to come’: Ex-GOP operative
Former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt argued on Tuesday that President Donald Trump‘s visit and speech to Michigan voters were foreshadowing what comes next in the United States. The co-founder of the anti-Trump group, The Lincoln Project, described how Trump’s comments revealed the growing concern among Republicans over the midterms — and Schmidt suggested MAGA will…
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Even in death, Lindsey Graham is driving diplomacy forward
WASHINGTON – Lindsey Graham’s bipartisan relationships and stature on the global stage drove world events one last time Tuesday, as a gathering for his funeralproduced a possibility for peace. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in town for Graham’s memorial service, had a “productive” meeting with President Trump at the White House that resulted in diplomatic wins…
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Trump candidate befuddles with claim he ‘saw’ socialism 44 years before he was born
A 26-year-old Trump-endorsed congressional candidateclaimed Tuesday he “saw” socialism taking hold in Cuba, a full 44 years before he was born. Michael Alfonso, 26, is running for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District in an Aug. 11 Republican primary, Spectrum News reported. He is the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who held the seat for eight…
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Ben Affleck’s mom’s cause of death revealed after dying at actor’s LA home
A death certificate has revealed new details in the passing of Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother, Chris Anne Affleck. According to the document obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, the Oscar winner’s mother died from cardiopulmonary arrest at his Los Angeles home. Contributing conditions included pancreatic adenocarcinoma, which she battled for months, per the outlet.…
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New York Times writer Ross Douthat named ’60 Minutes’ correspondent
Ross Douthat, a longtime conservative voice on the New York Times op-ed page, has been hired as full-time correspondent on “60 Minutes.” Douthat is the first full-time correspondent named to the venerable CBS News magazine program since it underwent a massive shake-up last spring. His hiring was announced Tuesday. CBS News executives are trying to…