Remember that Trump associate who resigned as deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee last week after news came out he'd hired Michael Cohen to negotiate a $1.6 million deal to buy the silence of Playboy model he impregnated? His name is Elliott Broidy and, The Intercept has a new story about how Broidy promised the Russian gas giant Novatek he get it taken off the U.S. — Read the rest
Among the millions of disgusted reactions from around the world to yesterday's dumbshit "shithole countries" remark by trump, The Daily Show's Trevor Noah had this to say last night: "As someone from South Shithole, I'm offended, Mr. President. Okay? I'm offended." — Read the rest
The Daily Show's Chrome plugin Make Trump Tweets Eight Again uses subtle orthography to remind us about the emotional, intellectual and attentional character of the 45th President of the United States of America.(Thanks, Fipi Lele!)
Jesse Brown is a pioneering podcaster whose Search Engine produced some of the best commentary on the intersection of the internet, pop culture and politics; when he struck out on his own to create a new podcasting empire, Canadaland (previously), he hit on a winning formula: analysing and critiquing Canadian politics by analysing and critiquing the Canadian press, with wit, irreverence and a sharp nose for bullshit -- all of which combine to excellent effect in the brand new Canadaland Guide to Canada (Published in America), co-written with Vicky Mochama and Nick Zarzycki.
Comedian and former Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams took to the stage during the Women's March at Sundance to share a story about her mother and celebrate black womanhood.
Welcome to another edition of “Mystery No Science Theatre 3000.” In this episode, the Texas Department of State Health Services, (a place where medical evidence is given the same weight as the results of a Magic 8 ball) has approved a regulation that requires burials for ALL fetal tissue that comes from a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or an abortion performed at a Texas healthcare facility.
Daily Show writer Daniel Radosh's son came home from school with a permission slip that he'd have to sign before the kid could read Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451, which is widely believed to be an anti-censorship book (Bradbury himself insisted that this was wrong, and that the book was actually about the evils of television).
I'm speaking at Politicon, the "Non-Partisan Politics and Entertainment Fan-Fest," June 25-26 in Pasadena. It's gonna be fun AND totally weird in the best way.
Sessions include an "Ann Coulter vs. Van Jones" smackdown, and Jon Ronson asking the timeless question, "Is Donald Trump a Psychopath." — Read the rest
I remember John Stewart's first nights on The Daily Show, when the radioactive, manifest awfulness of GW Bush and his nakedly opportunistic response to 9/11 seemed to reach deep into the comedian's psyche and conjure forth an heroic, blazing best self whose invective and wit skewered, enraged, and succored all of us who were living through those years.
Xeni talks about the web's response to comedian Trevor Noah's problematic tweets, and a new executive order from Obama that enables the U.S. to impose penalties on foreign entities who engage in destructive attacks or commercial espionage online.
Former Arkansas governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee defended his love for Ted Nugent (who wrote a song called "Jailbait" about raping a 13-year-old girl and asking a cop to handcuff her so the cop and the rapist could "share" her) on The Daily Show last night. — Read the rest
On "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver," a new HBO show starring the former Daily Show contributor, an interview with General Keith Alexander. There are a number of really weird and interesting thing about this interview with the former head of the US National Security Administration, one of which is that it was a hell of a lot more hard-hitting than an earlier interview with Alexander by "60 Minutes." — Read the rest
