Anjelica Huston: ‘Nicolas Roeg Was Unlike Anyone Else’
Nicolas Roeg was unlike anyone else, and a genius at what he did. A lot of directors leave you to your own devices, but when we worked together on The Witches, Nic--who died at 90 on Nov. 23--knew exactly what he wanted. It hadn't occurred to me that a witch in a children's movie should be sexy. Nic's attitude was "Whyever not?" An adult who could dream like a child, he had no tolerance for pro...
2m Nov 30, 2018
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Senate Defies Trump With a Vote on U.S. Support for the War in Yemen
(WASHINGTON) — Defying President Donald Trump, senators sent a strong signal Wednesday that they want to punish Saudi Arabia for its role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. By a bipartisan 63-37 vote, the Senate opted to move forward with legislation calling for an end to U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The vote was a rebuke not only to Saudi Arabia but also to Trump'...
6m Nov 29, 2018
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John Krasinski Says This Emily Blunt Movie Unexpectedly Turned Him Into a Blubbering Mess
John Krasinski may have seen The Devil Wears Prada 75 times, but it sounds like he might have a new favorite Emily Blunt movie. During a Wednesday appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Krasinski revealed that his wife's performance in Disney's forthcoming Mary Poppins sequel, Mary Poppins Returns, turned him into a total emotional wreck. "We just screened it for my family over the holidays,...
2m Nov 29, 2018
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South Carolina Inmates Created a ‘Sextortion Ring’ to Bilk $560,000 From U.S. Troops
While serving time in a South Carolina prison, several inmates created an elaborate online “sextortion ring” that preyed on hundreds of U.S. servicemembers and manipulated them into sending money and nude photos of themselves, according to federal prosecutors. The scheme was uncovered after a nearly two-year investigation, called “Operation Surprise Party,” launched by U.S. Naval Criminal Inve...
3m Nov 29, 2018
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A Dutch Church Has Held Services Continuously Since October to Prevent a Family’s Deportation
A Netherlands church has resorted to unorthodox measures to prevent the deportation of an Armenian family: a marathon church service. For over a month, the Bethel Church, located in The Hague, has held a continuous service to prevent Dutch authorities from entering the facility and deporting a family of Armenian refugees living there, the Washington Post reports. Dutch law forbids police from ...
2m Nov 29, 2018
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Parents Who Lost Children in School Shootings Find Comfort in a Group No One Wants to Join
All of the things you need to know now from the editors of TIME
21m Nov 29, 2018
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A Criminal Justice Bill Has Broad Bipartisan Support. Why That’s Not Enough
As Vice President Mike Pence made the case that the Republican-led Senate should pass a bipartisan and massive rewrite of the nation’s criminal justice code, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sat politely but silently. As the 115th Congress prepares to wrap up its work, the criminal justice proposal is among the remaining can-do bills left in limbo. The Republican-led House passed its version of...
6m Nov 29, 2018
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Brookings Fellow: If Trump Doesn't Draw a Red Line on Ukraine, Putin Will Only Get Bolder
Tensions flared up in Ukraine this week when Russian naval vessels rammed a Ukrainian tugboat in the Sea of Azov on Nov. 25. The sea, over which Ukraine and Russia share navigation rights, has become a flashpoint since Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. Over the last six months, Russian forces have been unlawfully detaining commercial ships seeking passage to Ukrainian ports on the Sea.
5m Nov 29, 2018
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A New Study Says There Are Five Different Types of Problem Drinkers. Here’s What They Are
For those who choose to drink alcohol, the healthiest level of consumption is typically defined as up to a drink per day for women, or up to two per day for men. "Low-risk" drinking, meanwhile, is defined for women as no more than three drinks in a single day and no more than seven per week; for men, it's four in a day and 14 per week. People who exceed these benchmarks are considered at risk f...
6m Nov 29, 2018
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How Should We Look at Bertolucci’s Films Now That He’s Gone?
Now that movies have become so small—their images can literally fit in the palm of your hand, whether they belong there or not—it’s hard to imagine there could ever be another filmmaker as big and bold, as willing to take thematic and visual risks, as Bernardo Bertolucci. Bertolucci, who died in Rome on Nov.
12m Nov 28, 2018
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How a Fight Over the Border Wall Could End in a Showdown Over Robert Mueller
With the possibility of a government shutdown hanging over Congress' upcoming holiday break, Senate Democrats now have some leverage on their long-held goal of protecting special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. It's unclear, however, how far they'll go to use it. For now, the fight appears mostly focused on President Donald Trump's demands for funding for a border wall. Lawmakers face...
4m Nov 28, 2018
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The U.S. Isn’t the Only Major Country Not Meeting Its Climate Goals
Three years ago, world leaders from nearly every country around the world laid out specific plans to fight climate change that included strategies to slash their greenhouse gas emissions. Those commitments generated optimism that the world might finally address global warming and helped seal the deal on the Paris Agreement. Now, the majority of G20 countries aren’t following through on their p...
6m Nov 28, 2018
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The Story Behind the Photo of a Family Running From Tear Gas at the U.S.-Mexico Border
When U.S. border agents fired tear gas at migrants attempting to cross through a barbed wire fence at the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday, a single photo became a widely shared symbol of the crisis. The image shows a mother dragging her daughters away from gas canisters shot at them from the American side of the U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana. The two children are both in diapers. One is barefoo...
4m Nov 28, 2018
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Navy: Active Shooter Alarm at Walter Reed Caused by ‘Improper Use of a Mass Notification System’
Reports of an active shooter at Maryland's Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon stemmed from drill preparation gone wrong, according to the Navy. People inside the hospital were unaware of this mistake, as Walter Reed went into lockdown for at least an hour. The U.S. Navy confirmed on Twitter that the active shooter response was the result of the "improper use of ...
3m Nov 28, 2018
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Facebook ‘Has a Black People Problem,’ a Former Employee Writes
(Bloomberg) — As Facebook defends its handling of Russian political interference, an ex-employee published another scathing critique of the company’s culture. Facebook “has a black people problem,” Mark S. Luckie wrote in a lengthy internal memo circulated earlier this month and made public on Facebook Tuesday. In the post, Luckie, who worked as a Partnerships Manager for a year, described the...
4m Nov 28, 2018
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Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith Wins Mississippi Senate Runoff Rocked by ‘Public Hanging’ Remark
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith won a divisive Mississippi runoff Tuesday, surviving a video-recorded remark decried as racist and defeating a former federal official who hoped to become the state's first African-American senator since Reconstruction. The runoff was rocked by the video, in which Hyde-Smith said of a supporter, "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd...
3m Nov 28, 2018
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Here’s Why Google Employees Are Protesting the Company’s Planned Expansion in China
Opposition to Google's planned expansion into China is mounting, with human rights groups and even the company's own employees demanding a censored search engine codenamed "Dragonfly" be withdrawn. An open letter from Google employees published Tuesday called on the company to cancel Dragonfly amid concerns that it could be utilized by the Chinese state to bolster surveillance efforts and viol...
5m Nov 28, 2018
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President Trump Could Help Stop a War Between Russia and Ukraine — But Only If He Will Stand Up to Putin
Had anybody ever heard of the Sea of Azov? It is a very shallow inland sea not even the size of Lake Michigan, tucked away in a northern corner of the far larger Black Sea. But over the past few days, it has become the site of a dramatic at-sea conflict between Russia and Ukraine. On Nov. 25, Russian warships in the Sea of Azov carrying Spetznatz — the Russian equivalent of U.S.
6m Nov 28, 2018
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'Europe Is Disintegrating.' Greek Economist Yanis Varoufakis Shares His Vision for Reforming the E.U.
On Sunday morning, the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis picked up a microphone in Berlin, the German capital where, three years ago, high-stakes negotiations with E.U. leaders culminated in his resignation. Varoufakis, 57, knows many Germans still blame him and his country for the European debt crisis. But on stage in Berlin, next to a banner reading “European Spring,” he announc...
9m Nov 28, 2018
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In Rare Statement, Christine Blasey Ford Pledges to Donate Funds to Trauma Survivors
Christine Blasey Ford, the psychology professor who became a household name after testifying against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in September, made a rare public statement thanking her supporters and announcing that she is donating some money intended for her to organizations that support trauma survivors.
4m Nov 28, 2018
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Chinese Scientist Addresses Controversial Gene-Edited Babies
A Chinese doctor who claims to have engineered the world's first successful birth of genetically modified humans said he was "proud" of the historic feat, despite widespread backlash from the medical and scientific communities. In his first public remarks since revealing the rogue achievement, Chinese biologist He Jiankui on Wednesday outlined the DNA manipulation he performed. He said he alte...
5m Nov 28, 2018
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This Christmas Ad Is Going Viral For Reminding Everyone that ‘Love is a Gift’
Normally, the Christmas advertising season is dominated by big budget ads designed by companies to tug at the heart strings and hopefully open the purse strings while they're at it. But now we have the love is a gift short film.
2m Nov 28, 2018
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A Syrian Man Marooned for Months in a Malaysian Airport Has Been Granted Asylum in Canada
Every day for more than eight months, Syrian refugee Hassan Al Kontar has watched dozens of planes take off from Malaysia's international airport without being able to board a flight himself. Al Kontar, 37, fled forced conscription in his war-torn homeland only to wind up stranded in the transit zone of a Kuala Lumpur terminal, unable to enter Malaysia, and rebuffed when he tried reaching Ecuad...
4m Nov 27, 2018
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The 10 Smartest Sustainable Products of 2018
As eco-conscious consumers increasingly look for products that can help them reduce their carbon footprint and deal with other environmental hazards, inventors and manufacturers are responding in kind. Here's a look at some of the smartest sustainable products of the year, from greener shoes to smarter thermostats. (Of course, some would say the most sustainable approach would be to use or reus...
5m Nov 27, 2018
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How 343 Women Made French History by Talking About Their Abortions
On April 5, 1971, in France, 343 filmmakers, writers, actresses, singers and philosophers ended a long-held silence. “One million women have abortions each year in France,” they wrote in a manifesto published in the magazine Nouvel Observateur. “I declare that I am one of them. I declare that I’ve had an abortion. We demand open access to contraceptives; we demand open abortion.
8m Nov 27, 2018
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‘Taking Nothing for Granted.’ Why Republicans Are Watching Mississippi’s Run-Off
Republicans aren't taking any chances in Mississippi. Ahead of Tuesday’s run-off between appointed incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and former three-term Democratic Congressman Mike Espy, national and state GOP officials were keeping a close eye on the state. More than 100 paid Republican National Committee staffers were on the ground. Activists and aides have made more than 500,000 ...
7m Nov 27, 2018
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Who Is Jerome Corsi and Why Is He Caught Up in the Mueller Probe?
Jerome Corsi, a conservative conspiracy theorist and friend of Trump ally Roger Stone, claims that he turned down a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller over the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Cosi and “another person with knowledge of the talks” confirmed to the Washington Post last week that the special counsel is investigating whether or not he helped lin...
6m Nov 27, 2018
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‘I Don’t Believe It’: Trump Rejects His Administration’s Dire Warning About Economic Impact of Climate Change
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is rejecting a central conclusion of a dire report on the economic costs of climate change released Friday by his own administration. The National Climate Assessment, quietly unveiled Friday, warns that natural disasters are worsening in the United States because of global warming. It says warming-charged extremes "have already become more frequent, inten...
5m Nov 27, 2018
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GM Is Laying Off 14,000 Workers As it Looks to Cut Costs Amid Restructuring
(DETROIT) — General Motors will cut up to 14,000 workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it abandons many of its car models and restructures to focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles, the automaker announced Monday. The reductions could amount to as much as 8 percent of GM's global workforce of 180,000 employees.
8m Nov 27, 2018
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Why This Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Cameo May Be a Major Plot Hole
Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. As some Harry Potter fans attempt to figure out if it's possible for Credence Barebone to actually be Albus Dumbledore's long-lost brother Aurelius, others are wondering about a different potential Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald question.
2m Nov 27, 2018
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Melania Trump’s ‘Blood’ Red White House Holiday Trees Bestow the Internet With So Many Gifts
First Lady Melania Trump unveiled the 2018 White House Christmas decorations on Monday, and the internet is predictably all over one aspect of this year's festive additions: those red trees. Just like last year, Christmas came early for the internet, as people on Twitter couldn't resist joking about the first lady's chosen holiday decor. And in 2018, some trees stood out more than others.
4m Nov 27, 2018
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Robert Mueller Accuses Paul Manafort of Lying and Breaking His Plea Agreement
(WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Robert Mueller is accusing former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of lying to federal investigators in the Russia probe in breach of his plea agreement, an extraordinary allegation that could expose Manafort to a lengthier prison sentence — and potentially more criminal charges.
4m Nov 27, 2018
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‘We Became Warriors Again’: Why World War I Was a Surprisingly Pivotal Moment for American Indian History
When Congress in 2008 declared the Friday after Thanksgiving to be Native American Heritage Day, the resolution made only passing mention of why that timing made sense. It would "underscore the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Native American governments," presumably due to the longstanding national myth of a first Thanksgiving marked by a peaceful alliance be...
9m Nov 26, 2018
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Inside the Unsung Life of the Man Who Was John F. Kennedy’s Most Personal Assistant
On a grim November day 55 years ago, George E. Thomas dressed President John F. Kennedy for the last time. The president’s loyal valet, laboring through his ineffable grief, methodically attended to the man lying before him in a coffin, careful to make one final adjustment to Kennedy’s handkerchief so it would look just the way the president always insisted, with the monogram concealed.
7m Nov 26, 2018
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NASA’s Newest Mars Probe Lands Monday. Here’s How to Watch Live
Humanity may be years away from setting foot on Mars, but the Red Planet is turning into something of a monument park for our species all the same. Rovers and landers—some still operating, some having completed their functional life—dot the surface, and orbiters cross the skies overhead. On November 26 at 2:47 PM EST, one more machine is set to join the growing fleet, and it will be less concer...
5m Nov 26, 2018
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U.S. Agents Fire Tear Gas on Migrants Approaching Border
(TIJUANA, Mexico) — U.S. border agents fired tear gas on hundreds of migrants protesting near the border with Mexico on Sunday after some of them attempted to get through the fencing and wire separating the two countries, and American authorities shut down the nation's busiest border crossing from the city where thousands are waiting to apply for asylum. The situation devolved after the group ...
5m Nov 26, 2018
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Home Is the 'Most Dangerous Place' for Women Around the World, U.N. Study Says
The "most dangerous place" for women around the world may be at home. More than half of female murder victims last year were killed by their partners or family members, according to a new United Nations study. The findings were released by the U.N.'s Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Sunday to coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
3m Nov 26, 2018
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‘Wreck-It Ralph’ and ‘Creed’ Sequels Spur Record Holiday Weekend Box Office
(LOS ANGELES) — Movie sequels are having their own Thanksgiving feast at the box office and fueling record industry-wide grosses for the long weekend. "Ralph Breaks the Internet" and "Creed II" took the top two spots on the North American charts, beat the openings for the original films and helped the five-day Thanksgiving box office totals cross the $300 million mark for the first time ever. ...
5m Nov 26, 2018
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Northern California’s Deadly Camp Fire Is 100% Contained
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announced on Sunday that the deadly Camp Fire, which has killed at least 85 people, is 100% contained. The Camp Fire began on Nov. 8 and has burned more than 150,000 acres north of Sacramento, decimating the town of Paradise. It is the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century and at least 249 people remain missing on Sunday accor...
1m Nov 26, 2018
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Major League Baseball Asks for Its $5000 Campaign Donation Back From Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
When lobbyists for Major League Baseball made a donation in connection with a political event on Friday, they probably didn't expect to ask for it back two days later. Amid outcry over racially insensitive remarks made by Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith earlier this month, the MLB has asked her campaign to return its $5,000 donation. On a Nov. 2 campaign stop, Sen. Hyde-Smith was captured i...
2m Nov 26, 2018
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Tijuana Declares ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ as Migrant Caravan Arrives
TIJUANA, Mexico — The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and said Friday he was asking the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants, most of whom were camped out inside a sports complex. The comments by Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum came as city officials and volunteers worked together to assist the 4,976 men, women ...
5m Nov 25, 2018
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How to Make the Perfect Apology
How do you apologize for something hurtful? Crafting an apology that can make the person you’ve hurt feel better is no small feat. In fact, in order to be truly effective, an apology must contain these six components, a 2016 study published in Negotiation and Conflict Management Research found.
7m Nov 25, 2018
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Trump Administration Seeks Quick Supreme Court Ruling on Transgender Military Ban
(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to issue an unusually quick ruling on the Pentagon's policy of restricting military service by transgender people. It's the fourth time in recent months the administration has sought to bypass lower courts that have blocked some of its more controversial proposals and push the high court, with a conservative majority, to weigh in q...
4m Nov 25, 2018
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TV’s Take on the Hit Podcast Dirty John Is a Dirty Shame
True crime never goes out of style, but only in recent years has it become such a highbrow form. By embedding interrogations of identity, psychology and institutional corruption in real mysteries, the makers of Serial, The Jinx and Making a Murderer unleashed a deluge of tawdry tales with redeeming social value — or at least a veneer of it.
4m Nov 25, 2018
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Everything to Know About What's Happening With Brexit
What Happened This Week: In finally unveiling her Brexit deal compromise to the public last week, British Prime Minister Theresa May set off a political firestorm, complete with cabinet resignations and calls for her ouster from members of her own party.
5m Nov 25, 2018
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The Trailblazing Woman Who Swore In LBJ After JFK Died
There were 98 minutes during which the very fate of the United States seemed, to some, to hang in the balance. On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald. But, as the nation grappled with the violent and world-changing event, the U.S. proved that the shock would not disrupt the normal course of government: just a little over an hour and a half af...
6m Nov 25, 2018
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Wisconsin School Official Says Viral ‘Nazi Salute’ Teens Protected by First Amendment
School administrators announced Wednesday that the students who appeared to make a Nazi salute in a viral photo will not face punishment. According to Madison.com, Baraboo School District Administrator Lori Mueller sent a letter to parents on Nov. 21 saying that part of the investigation into the Wisconsin students' prom photo is already done. She said the students in the picture will not face...
2m Nov 25, 2018
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President Trump Said He’s Thankful for These 2 Things This Thanksgiving Season
President Donald Trump says he is most thankful for his family and what he called "the tremendous difference" he has made in America, while speaking at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday. Responding to a reporter who asked what he wanted to give thanks for on his Thanksgiving call with media and military members, he said: "For having a great family and for having made a t...
2m Nov 25, 2018
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The 10 Best Stand-Up Comedy Specials of 2018
This year offered much vital humor from comedians we can be thankful for—and hopeful about—in 2019. Despite different ideas of what a comedian should do, or be, right now, no one on this year's list played it safe. In 2018, comics popped open the release valve viewers needed. In Rape Jokes, Cameron Esposito brilliantly mined rape culture and her personal experience with it.
7m Nov 24, 2018
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The 10 Best Plays and Musicals of 2018
In 2018, the winds of change howled, blowing the dust off of shows that history had seemly rendered irrelevant. Superstar storytellers held audiences in thrall, and a wizard grew up and showed some new tricks. 10. Twelfth Night: Shakespeare in the Park [caption id="attachment_5454345" align="alignnone" width="560"] Joan MarcusPublic Works Musical Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Nigh...
6m Nov 24, 2018
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