The Sunday Edition - Oct 29, 2023
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News, guns, Republicans

Republican Lawmaker Arrested in Hong Kong for the Most Stereotypical Thing

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 19: A passenger enters a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport on October 19, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Yesterday the TSA reported that it had screened over 1 million passengers, representing the highest number of passengers screened at TSA checkpoints since March 17, 2020. During the week ending October 18, TSA screened 6.1 million passengers nationwide, the highest total since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Jeff Wilson, a state senator from Washington, got into some trouble overseas.

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News, 2024 Presidential Election, Mike Pence, Republicans

Buh-Bye Mike Pence!

Republican presidential candidate and former Vice President Mike Pence delivers remarks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference on June 23.

Former Vice President Mike Pence was never a GOP favorite, at least according to the polls.

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News, house republicans, Mike Johnson, Virginia Foxx

North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx Loves Yelling at People

Virginia Fox head and shoulders at microphone wearing glasses

Foxx is a congresswoman and the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Great!

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News, Mike Johnson, Republicans, speaker of the house

The New Speaker of the House Reveals His Worldview

Mike Johnson has his hands in his pockets giving a thin-lipped smile on the House floor.

The new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has been speaking out more and laying out his ideas for the future.

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News, friends, Matthew Perry, RIP

Matthew Perry, Star of ‘Friends’, Dead at 54

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 08: Matthew Perry poses at a photocall for "The End Of Longing", a new play which he wrote and stars in at The Playhouse Theatre, on February 8, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

The actor was best known for his iconic work as Chandler Bing in the long-running NBC comedy series Friends.

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TV, Loki, season 2

Does This Book Title in ‘Loki’s Season 2 Credits Hint at a Traitor in the TVA?

The Zartan Contingent in Loki season 2's credits

Eagle-eyed viewers spotted a reference to "The Zartan Contingent" in Loki's season 2 credits. What does it mean?

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TV, Loki, loki series

So Far, ‘Loki’ Season 2 Is Lacking Something Key

Mobius and Loki at the Chicago World's Fair.

We’re two-thirds of the way through Loki season 2, and the fan response seems to be pretty positive so far.

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TV, Fellow Travelers, historical romance, Jonathan Bailey, Matt Bomer

Showtime’s New Historical Romance Is Hotter Than I Expected

Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey stand closely in 'Fellow Travelers.'

As an avid reader and viewer of historical romances, I have certain ideas of how the spicy scenes will play out on TV.

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Big on the Internet, abortion rights, Maternity care

Pregnancy Is Still More Dangerous Than the Most High-Risk Jobs in America

Portrait of beautiful pregnant black mother holding her pregnant belly at home. Close-up.

The United States is forcing births on women despite having fundamental problems with its maternity care system.

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Movies, Alexander Payne, Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers

‘The Holdovers’ Is a Beautiful Return to the Schoolboy Genre

HOLDOVERS_FP_00406_R Dominic Sessa stars as Angus Tully and Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham in director Alexander Payne’s THE HOLDOVERS, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of FOCUS FEATURES / © 2023 FOCUS FEATURES LLC

The Holdovers shines in the relationships between the teachers and the students who need them.

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News, domestic abuse, Jonathan Majors

Jonathan Majors Destroyed His Own Reputation More Than the Assault Charges Ever Did

Jonathan Majors surrounded by the press

Jonathan Majors' and his team's publicity stunts and actions have destroyed his reputation.

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News, Congress, Israel, Israel/Palestine, Jews, Palestine

Most Americans Want A De-Escalation in Gaza. Why Won’t Our Government Listen?

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 18: Protesters stage a demonstration in support of a cease fire against the Palestinians in Gaza in the Cannon House Office Building on October 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace and the IfNotNow movement staged a rally to call for a cease fire in the Israel–Hamas war.

We never got Shiva. What we got instead was a vengeful retaliation against an entire group of people that we never asked for.

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Big on the Internet, AI, Instagram, NSFW

Instagram’s New AI Stickers Are a Lewd, Controversial Mess

Instagram's AI stickers feature can generate Kirby with the Twin Towers.

Instagram's new AI stickers feature lets users create truly inappropriate sexual and political content.

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TV, fan art, Good Omens, loki series, Our Flag Means Death

This ‘Good Omens’/’Loki’/’Our Flag Means Death’ Mashup Celebrates the Holy Shipping Trinity

Michael Sheen as Aziraphale and David Tennant as Crowley in 'Good Omens,' Rhys Darby as Stede and Taika Waititi as Ed in 'Our Flag Means Death,' and Owen Wilson as Mobius and Tom Hiddleston as Loki in 'Loki'

This fan art celebrates what makes some of our favorite romances so great.

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News, billionaires, COVID-19

This Billionaire Doesn’t Think You Worked Enough During Lockdown

Scrooge McDuck

As a reminder, saying nothing is still free in this country.

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News, 2024 Presidential Election, Trump

Colorado Judge Open To Considering the Idea That Trump Is Disqualified From Re-election

Donald Trump

At the very least, we should be happy that Trump is having to fight multiple legal battles, on multiple fronts.

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Movies, Killers of the Flower Moon

Let’s Unpack the FBI Presence in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Jesse Plemons and Robert De Niro in Killers of the Flower Moon

The FBI is not the "good guys."

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Movies, Halloween, Horror

The Best Horror Movies To Watch This Halloween

A collage featuring some of the best horror movies to watch for Halloween (clockwise from top left): 'A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,' 'Us,' 'Coraline,' and 'La Llorona'

Here are 10 terrific and terrifying flicks to get you in the haunting spirit.

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TV, christine wada, Costume Design, loki series, Sylvie

‘Loki’ Costume Designer Reveals What She Loves about Dressing Sylvie

Sylvie stares at the camera in a dimly lit room in Loki season 2.

Whether the characters in 'Loki' are hopping on a bike or unleashing the multiverse, they're doing it in style.

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TV, Loki, Reed Richards, Victor Timely

‘Loki’ Proves THAT Gene Runs in the Family

Loki looking outside at the TVA

What is with the Marvel Cinematic Universe and turning people into spaghetti?

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