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Category: Media & Culture

Rachel Maddow interviews Jon Stewart

Can we go on without Jon Stewart? Of course we can. He’s shown us how.

July 30th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

Can we go on without Jon Stewart? Of course we can. He’s shown us how. The Washington Post‘s Hank Stuever examines Daily Show host Jon

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Donald Trump

Des Moines Register: Trump should pull the plug on his bloviating side show

July 21st, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Media & Culture

Des Moines Register: Trump should pull the plug on his bloviating side show The Des Moines Register has published a blistering editorial calling on racist

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Portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget, 1904

The data and details of the Sherlock Holmes canon, visualized

June 30th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Art, Media & Culture

The data and details of the Sherlock Holmes canon, visualized The Guardian has published a striking set of images which depict some interesting facts about

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Donald Trump

NBC to Donald Trump: You’re fired

June 29th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

NBC to Donald Trump: You’re fired Comcast-owned NBC announced today it is severing all ties with racist real estate tycoon Donald Trump. It will unwind

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The Hill helps Republicans bash the Supreme Court

The Hill gives Republicans a platform to bash Supreme Court after King v. Burwell ruling

June 25th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Healthcare, Litigation, Media & Culture

For no good reason, well known political news tabloid The Hill has chosen to cover the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Patient Protection Act a

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Jon Stewart speaking on The Daily Show

Jon Stewart’s response to the hate crime in Charleston: No comedy, just powerful commentary

June 19th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Media & Culture

Jon Stewart opened last night’s episode of The Daily Show with commentary in place of comedy following a white supremacist’s terrorist attack on a black

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David Letterman leaves late night with thanks and a smile

May 20th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

The late-night talk TV world Letterman leaves behind is packed with capable hosts on many networks, but what they preside over, strictly speaking, is neither

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Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner greets the end with exhilaration, woe

May 15th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Mad Men‘s Matthew Weiner greets the end with exhilaration, woe The Los Angeles Times talks to Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner about the finale of

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Rolling Stone and UVA: The Columbia School of Journalism report

April 6th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Rolling Stone and UVA: The Columbia School of Journalism report After receiving the final report it commissioned from The Columbia School of Journalism into its

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Don’t make Barack Obama angry… or he’ll turn into “The Rock” Obama!

March 29th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

The cold open for the March 28th episode of Saturday Night Live features the return of “The Rock” Obama, portrayed by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

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Glenn Beck quits the Republican Party

March 18th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture, Party Politics

I’ve made my decision — I’m out of the Republican Party. I am not a Republican. I will not give a dime to the Republican

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Top Story’s Robert Mak: Will Washington have a presidential primary in 2016?

March 16th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Media & Culture

Top Story’s Robert Mak recently filed a report on the prospects for a presidential primary in 2016, with a focus on Kim Wyman’s legislation to

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Disney announces Frozen sequel

March 12th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Disney announces Frozen sequel The Walt Disney Company has announced plans to cash in on its blockbuster animated feature film by turning it into a

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Jon Stewart hammers Fox Noise’s nonstop anger: ‘Even watching it is killing me’

February 25th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Conservatives are not looking to make education more rigorous and informative, or science more empirical or verifiable, or voting more representative, or the government more

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New York Times reporter contradicts O’Reilly’s “war zone” claims

February 23rd, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

New York Times reporter contradicts O’Reilly’s “war zone” claims The author of the New York Times article Bill O’Reilly is relying on to justify his

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Director Alejandro González Iñárritu: Let’s fix our broken immigration system

February 22nd, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Media & Culture

I want to dedicate this award for my fellow Mexicans, the ones who live in Mexico. I pray that we can find and build a

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Lady Gaga takes in Dolby Theatre applause after performing Sound of Music medley

February 22nd, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Lady Gaga takes in the applause from every corner of the Dolby Theatre after performing a medley of songs from The Sound of Music. (Photo: Craig Sjodin/ABC, courtesy of the Walt Disney Company. Reproduced under a Creative Commons license.)

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Academy leaves Joan Rivers and Jan Hooks out of In Memoriam segment

February 22nd, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

This year’s In Memoriam segment at the Academy Awards, introduced by acclaimed actress Meryl Streep, inexplicably omitted Joan Rivers and Jan Hooks, leaving many Oscar

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Patricia Arquette delivers her memorable Academy Awards acceptance speech

February 22nd, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Patricia Arquette delivers her memorable Academy Awards acceptance speech. (Photo: Craig Sjodin/ABC, courtesy of the Walt Disney Company. Reproduced under a Creative Commons license.)

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Patricia Arquette ends acceptance speech with call for wage equality

February 22nd, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, Economic Security, Media & Culture

To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have fought for everybody else’s equal rights. It’s our time

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Oscars 2015: Female directors scarce at Hollywood’s major studios

February 22nd, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Oscars 2015: Female directors scarce at Hollywood’s major studios The Los Angeles Times asked why the directing profession is dominated by men. Women directed a

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