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Category: Media & Culture

The Republican Formula

Paul Krugman on debt, doomsayers and double standards

October 29th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Legislative Advocacy, Media & Culture

Paul Krugman brings the truth in a New York Times column about the IOKIYAR principle (Debt, doomsayers and double standards)

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Trump New Mexico rally cold open

SNL rips Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham, and Mark Zuckerberg in latest cold open

October 26th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

SNL spoofed Donald Trump’s hate-filled rally and reimagined it with fake appearances from Lindsey Graham, Bill Clinton, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Mark Zuckerberg. It’s almost not a parody…

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Rudy Guiliani & Associates

SNL spoofs CNN’s Equality Town Hall, rips Trump for hate speech and corruption

October 13th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the third episode of SNL’s forty-fifth season, including the “Guiliani & Associates” sketch that was cut for time.

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Kate McKinnon as Elizabeth Warren

Kate McKinnon brings her Elizabeth Warren impersonation back to SNL to brush off right wing attacks

October 6th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the second episode of SNL’s forty-fifth season, including Kate McKinnon’s hilarious appearance as Elizabeth Warren on Weekend Update.

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Trump impeachment cold open

SNL takes on impeachment, Democratic presidential field in season premiere

September 29th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the season premiere of SNL’s forty-fifth season.

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WTF News: We Televise Fear

Trump had better be careful about hate-tweeting Fox

August 29th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Media & Culture, Open Government

Donald Trump may think he doesn’t need Fox Noise Channel. But he does. He needs Fox even more than they need him. After all, they’re a media outlet, and they can always turn on a dime and go back to having an adversarial relationship with the President.

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Donald Trump in front of a fake seal

Meet the man who created the fake presidential seal — a former Republican fed up with Trump

July 25th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

The news that Donald Trump got trolled at a right wing event that resembled a Hitler Youth rally has been widely reported. Now, meet the man who designed the satirical presidential seal that appeared onscreen behind Trump at the event.

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SNL's forty-fourth season finale

SNL season finale: Paul Rudd hosts, Alec Baldwin and Robert de Niro return for cold open

May 19th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

SNL goes out with a bang as Paul Rudd hosts and DJ Khaled performs. Watch highlights from the season finale of SNL’s forty-fourth season.

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We’re number one! U.S. News & World Report ranks Washington best state in the country

May 13th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

The State of Washington has been ranked the top state in the United States of America for 2019 by U.S. News & World Report, which looked at seventy different indicators to measure how well each state is delivering for its citizens.

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May 11th, 2019 Meet the Press cold open

SNL skewers Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, and Lindsey Graham in May 11th cold open

May 12th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

In this week’s cold open, Fake Chuck Todd asks a trio of unprincipled Republican senators what it would take for Donald Trump to lose their support.

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SNL's Sandler Family Reunion

Adam Sandler brings “Opera Man” character back to SNL; pays tribute to Chris Farley

May 5th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the nineteenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season, including a Kate McKinnon impression of Elizabeth Warren.

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Imaginary SNL prison gang

SNL has fun satirizing The View and imagining Assange, Avenatti, and Loughlin in prison together

April 14th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the eighteenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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SNL parodies completion of Mueller report

SNL reacts to the completion of the still unreleased Mueller Report

March 31st, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the fifteenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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WTF News: We Televise Fear

Democratic Party says Fox Noise Channel won’t be a media partner for any 2020 debates

March 6th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Media & Culture

Fox Noise Channel — which has been described at times as an arm of the Republican National Committee as well as the parent company of the Trump White House — won’t be hosting any Democratic presidential debates in 2020, party Chair Tom Perez says.

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Bill Hader and Ben Stiller star in March 2nd SNL cold open

SNL brings back Ben Stiller and Bill Hader to execute brilliant parody of Michael Cohen hearing

March 3rd, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the fourteenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season, with host John Mulaney and musical guest Thomas Rhett.

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The Academy Awards

Get to know this year’s collection of Academy Award-nominated documentary films

February 22nd, 2019 Theresa Curry Almuti Media & Culture

Ready for the Oscars? Check out our compilation of trailers for each of the 2018 nominees for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short Subject.

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Alec Baldwin returns as Donald Trump for spoof "national emergency" press conference

SNL spoofs Trump’s “national emergency” press conference

February 17th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the thirteenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season, including the latest Alec Baldwin as Trump cold open.

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SNL sends up "Women of Congress"

SNL sends up Congress’ Democratic women; Halsey hosts and performs as musical guest

February 10th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the twelfth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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Steve Martin as Roger Stone on SNL

SNL cold open skewers Tucker Carlson; Weekend Update roasts Trump after his cave

January 27th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the eleventh episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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Edgar's convertible

Celebrate Edgar Martínez’s Hall of Fame election by watching these classic Mariners ads

January 22nd, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Edgar Martínez has finally been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Watch his greatest Mariners marketing hits.

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Deal or No Deal with Donald Trump: An SNL parody

SNL returns to talk about the Trump Shutdown

January 20th, 2019 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Watch highlights from the tenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fourth season.

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