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  • Trump admits he had to be talked out of Bahamas-style tiles for DC reflecting pool

    Trump admits he had to be talked out of Bahamas-style tiles for DC reflecting pool

    President Donald Trump’s latest move to unilaterally change the monuments around Washington, D.C., is to completely redo the interior of the famous reflecting pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, replacing the current granite with dark blue swimming pool tiling. However, Trump very nearly used something even more out of place in his

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  • With the world distracted, Hamas is rebuilding —  and prepping for its next horror show

    With the world distracted, Hamas is rebuilding — and prepping for its next horror show

    The Hamas death cult has taken advantage of the October 2025 cease-fire with Israel to rebuild, rearm and consolidate its grip on the half of Gaza under its control. With Israel and the United States focused on the war with Iran, Hamas has expanded its totalitarian control over the people of Gaza, brutally punishing and

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  • Intel’s best day since 1987 leads the US stock market to more records

    Intel’s best day since 1987 leads the US stock market to more records

    A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records Friday, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for what’s next with the Iran war. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% and topped its prior all-time high, which was set on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped

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  • Right-wing’s viral ‘ballots near a dumpster’ claim walloped by expert

    Right-wing’s viral ‘ballots near a dumpster’ claim walloped by expert

    Once again, MAGA Republicans are spreading claims that ballots were found in a “dumpster” and that this is proof of widespread election fraud — but this isn’t the case, Kate Starbird wrote for her Sensemaking Distortion Substack on Friday. This time, the ballots in question were for an election in Washington State. “At 3:44pm on

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  • What Michael Jackson’s Cultural Dominance Says About Us

    What Michael Jackson’s Cultural Dominance Says About Us

    Michael Jackson —Courtesy of Getty Images Last November, when Lionsgate dropped the trailer, just over a minute long, for the long-awaited biopic Michael, it got more than 116 million views the first 24 hours—more traffic than Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (96.1 million), more than Bohemian Rhapsody (57.6 million), and more than the Bob Dylan

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  • Writers Guild members ratify new contract with studios

    Writers Guild members ratify new contract with studios

    Members of the Writers Guild of America have officially ratified their newest contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. More than 90% of the 11,000 voting members in both WGA East and West registered their support of the new agreement. The voting period closed Friday at noon, after the union first struck

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  • ‘Massive fail’: House GOP mercilessly trolled over ‘disaster’ campaign launch

    ‘Massive fail’: House GOP mercilessly trolled over ‘disaster’ campaign launch

    New York Republicans and the National Republican Congressional Committee got off to an embarrassing start with their nominee’s candidacy for the 4th Congressional District. This week, the website for Jeanine Driscoll, a local tax receiver on Long Island, went live at this link — but reporters and campaign strategists immediately noticed something off. “NRCC with

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  • Here’s where to stream ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ for free before the sequel

    Here’s where to stream ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ for free before the sequel

    If you don’t already have a weekend watch lined up, we’re here to help. It’s been 20 years since “The Devil Wears Prada” hit theaters and we’re officially one week away from the sequel’s release, so it’s time for a refresh. The 2006 movie follows aspiring journalist Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) as she works as

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  • Breaking Down the Ending of Horror K-Drama If Wishes Could Kill

    Breaking Down the Ending of Horror K-Drama If Wishes Could Kill

    If Wishes Could Kill —Courtesy of Netflix In the past few decades, South Korea became globally known for stylish and eerie horror stories through movies like A Tale of Two Sisters, The Wailing, and Whispering Corridors. But horror has not been quite as integral an element in the success of Korean dramas. While series like

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  • Jake Reiner on parents Rob and Michele’ killings: ‘My world, as I knew it, had collapsed.’

    Jake Reiner on parents Rob and Michele’ killings: ‘My world, as I knew it, had collapsed.’

    The oldest son of Rob and Michele Reiner has published a heart-rending account of learning from his sister that their parents were dead and his troubled brotherhad been arrested for the slayings inside their Los Angeles home. In a personal essay published Friday on Substack, 34-year-old Jake Reiner described the “nightmare” of unexpectedly losing his

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