October 4th, 2018, was a busy news day. The fight over Brett Kavanuagh’s Supreme Court nomination dominated the cycle. The Trump White House received a supplemental FBI report it said cleared its would-be nominee of wrongdoing. Retired Justice John Paul Stevens meanwhile said Kavanaugh was compromised enough that he was “unable to sit as a judge.”
#NationalTacoDay trended on Twitter. Chris Evans told the world production wrapped on Avengers 4.
The only thing that did not make the news was an announcement by a little-known government body called the Federal Accounting...
#NationalTacoDay trended on Twitter. Chris Evans told the world production wrapped on Avengers 4.
The only thing that did not make the news was an announcement by a little-known government body called the Federal Accounting...
- 1/16/2019
- by Matt Taibbi
- Rollingstone.com
Save for a few titles, high-profile awards-focused specialties have taken a back seat to last year’s group. A slate of new limited releases this weekend through the rest of 2018, however, might turn the tide. Amazon Studios is opening Pawel Pawlikowski’s drama-romance Cold War today. The Polish filmmaker won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival, where the film debuted in May. Focus Features is bowing On the Basis of Sex about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Christmas. Starring Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer, the bio-drama follows the box office sensation, Rbg, which is on the Oscar Feature Documentary shortlist. Nicole Kidman stars in Annapurna’s Destroyer from Karyn Kusama, which also begins its theatrical run Christmas, as will Sony Pictures Classics’ Stan & Ollie starring John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan as the legendary comedy duo popularly known as Laurel and Hardy. And Wellspring is...
- 12/22/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has capped the most brutal partisan judicial campaign in American history. For 40 years, movement conservatives plotted tirelessly and spent untold millions to install a solid hard-right majority on the court. Checked by the four appointments made by Bill Clinton and Barack Obama — and nearly undone by the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia — the Republicans would stop at nothing, including blocking the nomination of the moderate Merrick Garland by thwarting a constitutional process. On Saturday, they finally won by ramming through...
- 10/9/2018
- by Sean Wilentz
- Rollingstone.com
Just a week after slamming Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, John Oliver returned to his HBO talk show “Last Week Tonight” on October 7 to sound off on Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination (via Deadline). The episode aired a day after Kavanaugh was confirmed by the Senate following accusations of sexual assault made by Christine Blasey Ford.
“This entire process wasn’t about principle,” Oliver said about the nomination process, “it was about getting what you want, no matter how you have to do it, or what damage it does to…fundamental trust in the Supreme Court. It was borderline pathological.”
What struck Oliver as most shocking about Kavanaugh’s nomination process was how clear it was that there was no chance of changing Republicans’ minds about the sexual assault allegation. Oliver pointed out several highlights of the process that should have at least made Republicans think twice about nominating Kavanaugh,...
“This entire process wasn’t about principle,” Oliver said about the nomination process, “it was about getting what you want, no matter how you have to do it, or what damage it does to…fundamental trust in the Supreme Court. It was borderline pathological.”
What struck Oliver as most shocking about Kavanaugh’s nomination process was how clear it was that there was no chance of changing Republicans’ minds about the sexual assault allegation. Oliver pointed out several highlights of the process that should have at least made Republicans think twice about nominating Kavanaugh,...
- 10/8/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
John Oliver opened Last Week Tonight recapping the pretty good week for Donald Trump, “the mentally unstable man with nuclear weapons we all love making angry.”
It says something about our standards these days that a “pretty good week” includes a blockbuster New York Times investigation about Trump possibly having committed massive tax fraud, and boarding Air Force One after a rally with toilet paper stuck to his shoe which, Oliver called “objectively funny,” “unsurprising” and “totally on brand” for our president.
Big news for the recently wrapped week was Brett Kavanagh’s confirmation, guaranteed when Sen. Susan Collins announced she was giving him a “yes” vote – a decision Wall Street Journal editorial page disgustingly, and also unsurprisingly, headlined, “Susan Collins Consents.”
Trump, who previously had said he found Christine Blasey Ford, who had accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault in high school, to be credible, but then made fun of her at rally,...
It says something about our standards these days that a “pretty good week” includes a blockbuster New York Times investigation about Trump possibly having committed massive tax fraud, and boarding Air Force One after a rally with toilet paper stuck to his shoe which, Oliver called “objectively funny,” “unsurprising” and “totally on brand” for our president.
Big news for the recently wrapped week was Brett Kavanagh’s confirmation, guaranteed when Sen. Susan Collins announced she was giving him a “yes” vote – a decision Wall Street Journal editorial page disgustingly, and also unsurprisingly, headlined, “Susan Collins Consents.”
Trump, who previously had said he found Christine Blasey Ford, who had accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault in high school, to be credible, but then made fun of her at rally,...
- 10/8/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Washington — The Senate confirmed Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday by a vote of 50 to 48, bringing to a close one of the ugliest and most polarizing Supreme Court nomination battles in modern American history, one that might galvanize women and Democratic voters in November.
Kavanaugh is the second justice appointed to the high court by President Donald Trump, but he is the first truly Trumpian Supreme Court pick. All the larger dynamics that have defined the Trump presidency — fierce partisan warfare, the #MeToo movement, popular unrest and outrage (especially on the...
Kavanaugh is the second justice appointed to the high court by President Donald Trump, but he is the first truly Trumpian Supreme Court pick. All the larger dynamics that have defined the Trump presidency — fierce partisan warfare, the #MeToo movement, popular unrest and outrage (especially on the...
- 10/6/2018
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
On Wednesday, the New York Times published a letter that has now been signed by over 2,400 law professors who oppose Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. The letter does not reference the sexual assault allegations made against the nominee, nor does it mention the possibility that he has lied under oath. What troubles the legal community the most is the partisanship exhibited by Kavanaugh as he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee last Thursday, along with his inability to control his emotions. “We have differing views about the other qualifications of Judge Kavanaugh,...
- 10/5/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Larry King has fired his own shot in the debate over the Second Amendment, saying that it should be repealed and that it was “poorly written.” Questioned by TMZ on Wednesday about former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’ call to repeal the amendment, King sided with Stevens. “It’s poorly written,” King offered. “What’d they mean by ‘militia’?” Also Read: Ex-Supreme Court Justice's 'Repeal the Second Amendment' Op-Ed Gets the Reaction You'd Expect King went on to say that the amendment was initially championed by Southern senators “so they could ward off slaves’ uprisings.” “Read the history,” he added. King also offered, “and the NRA...
- 3/29/2018
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Larry King has an interesting tidbit for why the Second Amendment should be repealed -- and it's got to do with what he says is the real reason it was created ... to fight off slaves. We got the ex-talk show host Wednesday at E. Baldi in Bev Hills, where we asked what he thought of former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens' Nyt op-ed calling for the amendment giving Americans the right to bear arms to be repealed.
- 3/29/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for a repeal of the Second Amendment, saying the amendment is outdated — and the reaction is exactly what you’d expect. In an op-ed for The New York Times, Stevens (who was appointed by President Gerald Ford, a Republican, in 1975) wrote about March For Our Lives and the demand for gun control. “That support is a clear sign to lawmakers to enact legislation prohibiting civilian ownership of semiautomatic weapons, increasing the minimum age to buy a gun from 18 to 21 years old, and establishing more comprehensive background checks on all purchasers of...
- 3/27/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
A salute to ectomorphs, inside popular masturbation parties, Virginia finally repeals sodomy ban
Lance Bass says that the first person in ‘NSync he came out to was Joey Fatone, but it wasn’t on purpose. “Joey walked in on me with the guy I was dating just kind of sitting on my lap. Straight guys don’t do that.” As for Joey’s reaction? “He was like, ‘Dude, I don’t care.’ I’m like, ‘Surprise!’ Joey was just like, ‘Dude, I don’t care. I have so many gay friends — I don’t care.’”
Sony is going to make a movie called Grasshopper Jungle, and the description will make you think the executives were high when they bought it. “It’s perhaps best described as Stand By Me meets Attack The Block, a coming-of-age yarn revolving around a teenager in Iowa trying to come to grips with his own...
Lance Bass says that the first person in ‘NSync he came out to was Joey Fatone, but it wasn’t on purpose. “Joey walked in on me with the guy I was dating just kind of sitting on my lap. Straight guys don’t do that.” As for Joey’s reaction? “He was like, ‘Dude, I don’t care.’ I’m like, ‘Surprise!’ Joey was just like, ‘Dude, I don’t care. I have so many gay friends — I don’t care.’”
Sony is going to make a movie called Grasshopper Jungle, and the description will make you think the executives were high when they bought it. “It’s perhaps best described as Stand By Me meets Attack The Block, a coming-of-age yarn revolving around a teenager in Iowa trying to come to grips with his own...
- 3/7/2014
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Post50 favorites singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, author Toni Morrison, and Madeleine Albright, the first female Secretary of State, were among the 13 honorees President Obama presented with America's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors."
Others to receive the award included John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth; Pat Summit, the legendary coach of the University of Tennessee women's basketball team, known for her public battle with early-onset dementia; and retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, whose majority and dissenting opinions will be remembered in a number of watershed Court cases of the last 10-15 years.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom was created by President Harry S. Truman in 1945, primarily as a way of honoring non-American allies from World War II. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy...
Others to receive the award included John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth; Pat Summit, the legendary coach of the University of Tennessee women's basketball team, known for her public battle with early-onset dementia; and retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, whose majority and dissenting opinions will be remembered in a number of watershed Court cases of the last 10-15 years.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom was created by President Harry S. Truman in 1945, primarily as a way of honoring non-American allies from World War II. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy...
- 5/30/2012
- by NBC Nightly News
- Huffington Post
One of the most important voices in music history has earned America's highest civilian honor. Bob Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday (May 29).
In a White House ceremony, President Barack Obama says of the 71-year-old "The Times They Are A-Changin'" singer, "By the time he was 23, Bob's voice, with its weight, its unique gravelly power, was redefining not just what music sounded like, but the message it carried and how it made people feel."
Obama also says of the man who had a significant influence in both the civil rights and anti-war movements, "Today, everybody from Bruce Springsteen to U2 owes Bob a debt of gratitude. There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music. All these years later, he's still chasing that sound, still searching for a little bit of truth."
Dylan was just one of 13 honorees. Other winners of the award included poet Maya Angelou,...
In a White House ceremony, President Barack Obama says of the 71-year-old "The Times They Are A-Changin'" singer, "By the time he was 23, Bob's voice, with its weight, its unique gravelly power, was redefining not just what music sounded like, but the message it carried and how it made people feel."
Obama also says of the man who had a significant influence in both the civil rights and anti-war movements, "Today, everybody from Bruce Springsteen to U2 owes Bob a debt of gratitude. There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music. All these years later, he's still chasing that sound, still searching for a little bit of truth."
Dylan was just one of 13 honorees. Other winners of the award included poet Maya Angelou,...
- 5/30/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Bob Dylan and poet Maya Angelou are among President Obama's list of 13 recipients of this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom.
On Thursday (April 26), the White House released the list of honorees, which also includes former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, astronaut John Glenn, civil rights advocate Dolores Huerta, retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, novelist Toni Morrison, physician and epidemiologist William Foege, Israeli President Shimon Peres, and former Ncaa women's basketball coach and Alzheimer's spokesperson Pat Summitt. The honor is being given posthumously to Gordon Hirabayashi, who was convicted and later exonerated for openly defying the forced internment of Japanese Americans during World War II; Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low; and Jan Karski, who served as an officer in the Polish Underground during World War II.
"These extraordinary honorees come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, but each of them has made a lasting contribution...
On Thursday (April 26), the White House released the list of honorees, which also includes former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, astronaut John Glenn, civil rights advocate Dolores Huerta, retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, novelist Toni Morrison, physician and epidemiologist William Foege, Israeli President Shimon Peres, and former Ncaa women's basketball coach and Alzheimer's spokesperson Pat Summitt. The honor is being given posthumously to Gordon Hirabayashi, who was convicted and later exonerated for openly defying the forced internment of Japanese Americans during World War II; Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low; and Jan Karski, who served as an officer in the Polish Underground during World War II.
"These extraordinary honorees come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, but each of them has made a lasting contribution...
- 4/26/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Associated Press Bob Dylan performing in L.A. in January 2012.
Bob Dylan may have a better shot than ever at getting a Nobel Prize, now that President Obama has announced he will receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The movement has been building for the past few years. Dylan has won 11 Grammys – including a Lifetime Achievement Award (in 1991) — an Oscar and a Pulitzer Prize. France even named Dylan a Commandeur dans l’Ordre des Art et des Lettres.
To his supporters,...
Bob Dylan may have a better shot than ever at getting a Nobel Prize, now that President Obama has announced he will receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The movement has been building for the past few years. Dylan has won 11 Grammys – including a Lifetime Achievement Award (in 1991) — an Oscar and a Pulitzer Prize. France even named Dylan a Commandeur dans l’Ordre des Art et des Lettres.
To his supporters,...
- 4/26/2012
- by Jon Friedman
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
President Obama has named legendary troubadour Bob Dylan and poet Maya Angelou among his list of 13 recipients of this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. The White House released the honorees' names on Thursday. Also included are former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, astronaut John Glenn, civil rights trailblazer Dolores Huerta, retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and novelist Toni Morrison. “These extraordinary honorees come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, but each of them has made a lasting contribution to the life of our...
- 4/26/2012
- by Kasia Anderson
- The Wrap
Although it hasn't been formally confirmed by President Obama yet, it is known that his pick to replace retiring Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens is Elena Kagan, who is currently serving the government as Solicitor General. Next, Kagan's life and career will be held up to a magnifying glass, as it now falls to Congress to decide if she is a suitable choice or not.
If only we lived in the fantasy world that Hollywood consistently creates for us. There is a long history of strong judicial candidates in film, people who can be counted on to keep a level head in all situations. While they may be unsuitable for the job of Supreme Court justice since none of them actually exist, I still think that they're all worthy of your time and consideration.
Judge Chamberlain Haller -- "My Cousin Vinny"
There should be a law stating that everyone...
If only we lived in the fantasy world that Hollywood consistently creates for us. There is a long history of strong judicial candidates in film, people who can be counted on to keep a level head in all situations. While they may be unsuitable for the job of Supreme Court justice since none of them actually exist, I still think that they're all worthy of your time and consideration.
Judge Chamberlain Haller -- "My Cousin Vinny"
There should be a law stating that everyone...
- 5/10/2010
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
From Wikipedia. U.S. Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, 89, announced today that he will be retiring from the court this summer! He has sat on the bench for 35 years, since Gerald Ford appointed him in 1975. Jurisprudence spectators have been atwitter about Stevens’s rumored departure since last summer, when he hired just one law clerk instead of his typical roster of four. As the announcement was made a full two hours ago, the homogenous body known as the Internet has already cast the characters in the nascent nomination narrative. They are, according to The New York Times, U.S. solicitor general Elena Kagan and federal-appeals-court judges Diane Wood and Merrick Garland. But who are these humans, and what makes them more qualified than an iPad?...
- 4/9/2010
- Vanity Fair
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that "tying arrangements" linking the sale of some products to others do not violate antitrust laws. The closely watched case carries economic implications for the relationship between copyright holders -- from motion picture studios to sports leagues -- and the theaters and other retailers who sell their products. In a unanimous decision in Illinois Tool Works v. Independent Ink, the court ruled that patent holders do not automatically have enough "market power" to hinder competition if they require the purchase of a patented product with another product the company makes. "Congress, the antitrust enforcement agencies and most economists have all reached the conclusion that a patent does not necessarily confer market power upon the patentee," Justice John Paul Stevens wrote for the court. "Today, we reach the same conclusion."...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that "tying arrangements" linking the sale of some products to others do not violate antitrust laws. The closely watched case carries economic implications for the relationship between copyright holders -- from motion picture studios to sports leagues -- and the theaters and other retailers who sell their products. In a unanimous decision in Illinois Tool Works v. Independent Ink, the court ruled that patent holders do not automatically have enough "market power" to hinder competition if they require the purchase of a patented product with another product the company makes. "Congress, the antitrust enforcement agencies and most economists have all reached the conclusion that a patent does not necessarily confer market power upon the patentee," Justice John Paul Stevens wrote for the court. "Today, we reach the same conclusion."...
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