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Harvey Weinstein Reaches $25 Million Settlement With Some Accusers

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 12, 2019 11 Comments

Disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein reached a $25 million settlement with some of the women who accused him of sexual harassment, assault, and rape. Other accusers have lashed out at the settlement.

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‘Highly Contagious’ Urine Sent to Wrong Address Forces Evacuation of Movie Theater Showing ‘Frozen 2’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 02, 2019 13 Comments

During the Thankgiving weekend, a Washington state theater had to evacuate during the hit sequel "Frozen 2" due to a package of human urine marked “highly contagious” sent to the wrong address.

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These Thanksgiving Desserts Bring a Lot to the Table

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 28, 2019 11 Comments

We celebrate Thanksgiving today, which means FOOD! If you follow me on Twitter (warning! I swear a lot), you'll notice I have a passion for cooking and baking. I decided to share with you great Thanksgiving desserts you can bring to your table this year along with links to the recipes.

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‘Nonpartisan Uno’ Cards Now Available for Easily Triggered People

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 21, 2019 8 Comments

Give. Me. A Break. Mattel took out the red and blue colors in Uno to help those sensitive and easily triggered people avoid political debates at Thanksgiving. It also introduced a "veto" card a player can use on someone who brought up politics during the game.

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Vegans Sue Burger King Because They Think Meat Contaminated the Impossible Whopper

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 20, 2019 51 Comments

Nothing, I repeat nothing, will ever satisfy these people. Burger King attempted to reach a broader audience by offering the Impossible Whopper, a plant-based patty that tastes like the Whopper. But vegans have sued Burger King because meat has contaminated the new "burger."

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Elizabeth Banks Blames Sexism for the Failure of Her Charlie’s Angels Reboot

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 20, 2019 50 Comments

When you cannot accept the fact that your product sucks, pick a card! Any card! Elizabeth Banks drew the sexism card. She claims her Charlie's Angels reboot bombed at the box office because "men don’t go see women do action movies.”

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“Deplorable” Voters Keep Sean Spicer on Dancing With The Stars

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 06, 2019 41 Comments

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has had an unexpectedly successful run on the TV series Dancing With the Stars. His continued presence on the show is confusing and outraging progressives, who revile him.

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VIDEO: Actor Max von Sydow Says He Has ‘Heard From’ Deceased Director Ingmar Bergman Many Times

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 31, 2019 1 Comment

"Well I'll show you. When I'm gone, I'll tell you. I'll show you."...

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Girlfriend Indicted for Involuntary Manslaughter in Boyfriend’s Suicide Following “Go Die” Texts

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 30, 2019 25 Comments

Alexander Urtula, 22, committed suicide on May 20, 2019, just hours before he was to graduate from Boston College.  His girlfriend—Inyoung You, 21, of South Korea—has been indicted for involuntary manslaughter in his death.

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In Reversal, University’s Music School Cancels China Tour Over Exclusion of South Korean Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 30, 2019 9 Comments

“given the particular circumstances of this tour, the best course of action for the Eastman community and the values we share is to wait until the Philharmonia can perform as one”...

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University’s Music School Excludes South Korean Students from Tour at China’s Behest

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 29, 2019 49 Comments

Eastman Philharmonia is one of the orchestras in the music school at the University of Rochester in New York. They embarked on a tour in China, but the Chinese government refused to issue visas for student musicians who are South Korean. The tour is continuing without them.

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‘No Safe Spaces’ Documentary Exposes the Left’s War on Free Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 27, 2019 13 Comments

Adam Carolla and Dennis Prager joined forces a few years ago to examine the erosion of free speech on college campuses and in society in general. Their film, No Safe Spaces finally opened this weekend.

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Houston Rockets Fans Show Support for Hong Kong at Home Opener

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 26, 2019 6 Comments

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey rocked the NBA earlier this month in a now-deleted tweet when he voiced support for those in Hong Kong. The tweet caused backlash in China, which led the NBA to fix its PR in the communist nation instead of backing one of their own. Rockets fans, though, showed common sense during the home opener.

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The True Story of How I Met “The Amityville Horror” Investigators

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 25, 2019 37 Comments

In case you haven’t heard of Ed and Lorraine Warren, they became America’s most famous ghost hunters and demonologists following their involvement in the investigation of the 1970s haunting known as “The Amityville Horror,” which became the basis of a sensational book and movie.

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Pronouns Gone Wild: Obsession Moves From Campus To Politics

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 17, 2019 47 Comments

Over the last several years, we have seen the migration of progressive culture from the halls of college campuses to the mainstream. The creation and recognition of 'International Pronouns Day' is a perfect example.

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Joker Review: DC’s Newest Film Captures A Chaotic Societal Moment

Posted by Tyler Hummel on October 07, 2019 21 Comments

When The Dark Knight came out in 2008 it was received as one of the greatest films of the decade. It was a cultural phenomena that reinvented the already tired superhero genre into something new. Most of you reading this will already know that. What's important now looking at the film eleven years later is seeing just how much the tone of that film captures the tension of the societal moment of 2008.

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Book That Tried to Smear Justice Kavanaugh Bombs in Sales

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 05, 2019 18 Comments

The new book intended to smear Justice Brett Kavanaugh certainly got plenty of promotion by the New York Times. Unfortunately for the authors, that publicity backfired, and the proof is in the book's dismal opening sales numbers.

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The Impending Release of Todd Phillip’s Joker Film Sparks Media Frenzy About Potential Violence

Posted by Tyler Hummel on October 01, 2019 28 Comments

When Joker premiered in August at the Toronto International Film Festival it was met with cheers as a modern masterpiece and an 8-minute standing ovation. The radical new take on the famous DC Comics villain, an homage to the style of Martin Scorsese films like Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy, is supposed to be one of the year's best films.

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