President Obama was just named the most admired man of the year, the ninth time consecutive he has won that title, and he beat out Donald Trump by a pretty hefty margin. Trump Twitter tantrum set...
Let's face it: Obama has moved on without us, and it hurts. We've seen him sailing the ocean seas and and sharing hot tubs with smiling individuals. He's been on a post-presidential vacation, and he...
Patrick Stewart at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival (image courtesy Maxmillian Buhn, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)
One of the most beloved actors in the world has decided to protest Donald Trump in one of the most meaningful ways possible. Patrick Stewart announced on Friday that he has applied to become an American citizen...
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Iconic country singer Dolly Parton is an unlikely feminist hero. In fact, she herself claims "I've never been?a feminist." But if we look at her accomplishments and some of the things she's said over her...
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Tea party conservatives love to "talk the talk", when it comes to following the teachings of Jesus Christ. They memorize chapters of bible verses, most of which they don't understand the context of. They sing,...
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This week, a conservative guest on MSNBC's AM Joy had a very tough time spinning out a defense for Donald Trump's record on women's issues after host Joy Reid stumped her with just a straightforward...
We may have a new second favorite couple: Malia Obama and British Beau Rory Farquharson. Our favorite couple will always be her amazing parents, of course. https://twitter.com/PageSix/status/955150857582137346 What we know about him: He was a "head of...
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Actor Christopher Walken has appeared in more than 100 movies and TV shows, is a screenwriter and director, and has won an Academy Award. But did you know that he was trained as a dancer...
Amber Cantorna with her wife, Clara, on their wedding day (image from Cantorna's Facebook)
If you have as many LGBT friends as I do, inevitably you'll hear gut-wrenching stories about how they were effectively thrown out of their own families after coming out--presumably in the name of "loving the...
Rodney Frelinghuysen touring a Superfund site (image courtesy Frelinghuysen's congressional office, part of public domain)
One of the most, if not the most, outrageous moves by a politician not named Donald Trump in recent memory came to light earlier this week. Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen, the chairman of the House Appropriations...
Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff hiking with constituents (image courtesy Schiff's Facebook)
The early verdict on a recently-released memo from the House Intelligence Committee's Republican staff is that it falls well short of casting doubt on Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's hacking of the presidential election. That's...
Cameron Kasky on the way to the CNN town hall (image courtesy Kasky's Twitter)
A significant element of the right-wing fringe spent most of Wednesday pitching a hissy fit. One of their heroes, Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit, got ixnayed from a free speech breakout session at the Conservative...
For some time, it's been apparent that there was a rank odor surrounding the $130,000 Donald Trump's lawyer paid porn star Stormy Daniels in order to keep Daniels quiet about an affair she'd had with...
Trump with his current pet--Twitter (photo art courtesy Ben Park, Vanity Fair)
A lot of the smoke wafting from the investigation into Russia's effort to hack the election for Donald Trump wafts from the Oval Office itself. But a former public defender believes there's an awful lot...
Krysten Sinema (image courtesy Sinema's Facebook)
It's no secret that Arizona's junior Senator, Jeff Flake, was going to have his work cut out for him to win a second term. He's got potential Republican primary challengers circling him like sharks, and...
The "Good Boy Devin" ad crafted by Democratic challenger Andrew Janz (image courtesy Janz' Twitter)
Earlier this year, House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes came under fire for telling the White House about intelligence reports linked to the probe into Russia's attempt to hack the presidential election. Ultimately, the California...
One of the stories of my childhood involved John F. Kennedy. I grew up in greater Boston, so that shouldn't be a big surprise. Still, the story has stayed in my mind for 50 years...
April 12th, 2015 marks the day Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton officially launched her bid to become the 45th president of The United States Of America! Whatcha gonna do!?! USA USA USA! For months Republicans have been gearing...
Kurt Bardella with Joy-Ann Reid (image courtesy Bardella's Twitter)
It's not news that Donald Trump has forced a number of sane Republicans out of the GOP--and in some cases, pushed them all the way into the arms of the Democrats. But it's not every...
Dear Stephanie Williams, You recently posted "An Open Letter to Talia Jane" on Medium, and in so doing, you made several points about Talia Jane's story wherein she was fired from a job at Yelp/Eat24, and...