How Republicans Normalized Donald Trump’s Racism
Donald Trump greets Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, after announcing his endorsement of Romney during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Las Vegas. Julie Jacobson/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Once again, the political-media world is in a tizzy over a Donald Trump remark. In…
The Foreign Press Is Having a Hard Time Translating “Shithole”
fstop123/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When news broke that President Donald Trump referred to Haiti, El Salvador, and African countries as “shithole countries,” newsrooms across the country had to decide how to handle the expletive. (Trump has since denied calling Haiti a “shithole.”) On CNN, anchor Wolf Blitzer…
New York Daily News Tears Into Trump’s “Shithole” Remarks
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump sparked intense outrage over his alarming, yet unsurprising remarks questioning why a proposed immigration deal included protections for immigrants of “shithole countries” such as Haiti, El Salvador, and other African nations. Media coverage of the president’s expletive on Thursday proved to be…
Thank Hippies for These 6 Food Trends
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Toward the end of the 1977 classic film Annie Hall, Woody Allen’s straight-laced character squints at the menu of an ultra-groovy Los Angeles restaurant before submitting his order: “I’m going to have the alfalfa sprouts and a plate of mashed yeast.” Hippie food, the rough-and-tumble cuisine…
Putin’s Trolls Are Targeting Trump’s GOP Critics—Especially John McCain
Mother Jones illustration; W6/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When John McCain checked into Walter Reed Medical Center in December as he continued his battle against cancer, Russian trolls seized the moment to spread a conspiracy theory that the veteran Republican senator was using his health as a pretense to…
Carrie Brownstein Puts Her Last Bird on “Portlandia”
Maarten De Boer/Contour by Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Carrie Brownstein plays lots of characters in Portlandia, the Emmy-winning comedy series she co-created in 2010 with executive producer Jonathan Krisel and Saturday Night Live alum Fred Armisen—like Lance, her stoic biker dude; and Kath, determined to put 110 percent into every joyless…