Trevor Noah examined the continued spread of coronavirus and offered an ingenious, although medically dubious, way to protect oneself from the disease on The Daily Show Thursday. Coronavirus has spread to 52 countries, prompting governments to take drastic action, whether it’s Japan closing schools for a month or Saudi Arabia …
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Sen.Elizabeth Warrensaid that funds being used to construct the president’s border wall with Mexico should be redirected to help containcoronavirus, a quickly spreading epidemic with origins in China. “I’m going to be introducing a plan tomorrow to take every dime that the president is now taking to spend on his …
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Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah offered their live reactions to the contentious, and very loud, Democratic debate Tuesday, the last before the South Carolina primary this weekend and then Super Tuesday, March 3rd. Both hosts summed up the chaotic mood of the debate in the opening moments of their shows. …
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Hank Azaria reflected on his decision to stop voicing Apu on The Simpsons in an interview with The New York Times. The actor announced his decision last month amid a growing backlash against the Indian American convenience-store owner and the stereotypes he pushed. “Once I realized that that was the …
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Beyoncé opened the public memorial service for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna with a powerful performance of “XO” and “Halo.” Flanked by a small choir and backing band, Beyoncé started with the opening lines of “XO,” before pausing the track to address the audience: “I’m here because I love …
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Nick Kroll is currently starring in the rom-com Olympic Dreams, but he got his career off to an even unlikelier start: playing a caveman in the television comedy Cavemen, based on the series of Geico cavemen commercials. “I was in four hours of makeup every morning for 13 episodes,” he …
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Kenny Chesney has released a preview of his upcoming studio album with the optimistic new song “Here and Now.” The as-yet-untitled album, Chesney’s second full-length under Warner Bros. Nashville, is expected to be released in late spring. Composed by Craig Wiseman, David Lee Murphy, and David Garcia during a creative …
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Maybe it’s a sign of times that Harrison Ford is sharing a screen with a digital dog. Why use a real canine when a computer can make certain that a pixelated pup performs according to SAG rules and not his actual nature? You can hear the voices of future filmmakers, …
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Neil Young has never hidden his contempt for Donald Trump, but now that he’s officially an American citizen, he’s raising his voice even louder. “You are a disgrace to my country,” Young writes in a long, scathing open letter to Trump on his Neil Young Archives website. “Your mindless destruction …
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The National have announced a slew of 2020 North American tour dates with support from Lucy Dacus, Sharon Van Etten, and Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin. Before arriving in the states, the band will head out on a overseas trek in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. It will be supported by …
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