Netflix’s ‘Maria’ and Angelina Jolie get Maria Callas all wrong
Here we go again.In Hollywood’s ongoing cheerless attempts to contest the joy of music by cutting stellar classical musicians down to size, “Maria” joins the…
Fact check: Did UnitedHealthcare murder suspect post viral Substack? | Social Media News
EXPLAINEROnline self-publishing platform Substack has removed a post purportedly by Luigi Mangione, chief suspect in the murder of CEO Brian Thompson.By Jeff Cercone | PolitifactPublished On…
What’s the importance of a supergroup these days? The Hard Quartet really aren’t worried about it
Sitting around a North Hollywood rehearsal studio on a recent Wednesday evening, the members of the Hard Quartet are taking a break from prepping for…
Five leading best picture contenders and how they might win
We’re heading into the early stretch of awards season where voters are about to embark on a long holiday weekend, give thanks and sift through…
Fact check: Is the US government spending millions on transgender monkeys? | Donald Trump News
As Elon Musk launches the Department of Government Efficiency to recommend spending cuts, he has highlighted examples of what he considers waste. Musk, the world’s…
Fact check: Are weekly wages in the US ‘lower than 50 years ago’? | US Election 2024 News
In a November 10 appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, United States Senator for Vermont Bernie Sanders dismissed a question from host Dana Bash…
Fact Check: Did Donald Trump ever mention ending the Affordable Care Act? | Explainer News
Former President Donald Trump raged against Vice President Kamala Harris on his social media platform Truth Social for saying he wanted to end the Affordable…
Fact Check – US Election 2024: Your guide to spotting falsehoods | US Election 2024 News
On election night 2020, then-President Donald Trump prematurely declared hours after polls had closed: “We already have won.” He hadn’t, and we rated that “Pants…
Trump lays the groundwork for election challenge if he loses
NEW YORK — Donald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he loses — just as he…
We fact checked Trump’s claims on immigration
WASHINGTON — Migrants, according to former President Trump, are violent criminals, voting illegally, eating your pets, draining emergency disaster funding and stealing your job. These claims…
Fact check: Would Trump slash social security and Medicare? | US Election 2024 News
Vice President Kamala Harris is rolling out her closing argument for president in a new TV advertisement that attacks former President Donald Trump on healthcare,…
Did Biden mean to call Trump supporters ‘garbage’?
Did President Biden just call former President Trump’s supporters — nearly half the American electorate — “garbage”?That’s what it sounded like he said in an…
Allan McLeod’s “Walkin’ About” podcast will help you explore L.A.
• In April, comedian Allan McLeod launched “Walkin’ About,” a podcast in which he and a guest stroll somewhere in the L.A. region.• His walking…
Fact check: Kamala Harris’s speech at the White House Ellipse | US Election 2024 News
Washington, DC – In a speech from the Ellipse adjoining the White House – also known as the President’s Park – one week from Election…
Fact check: Does Donald Trump want to do away with the Affordable Care Act? | US Election 2024 News
By Louis Jacobson | PolitiFactPublished On 26 Oct 202426 Oct 2024US Vice President Kamala Harris stated on September 27, 2024, in a campaign advertisement: “Former President…
Fact check: Kamala Harris’s CNN town hall in Pennsylvania | US Election 2024 News
In a CNN town hall, Vice President Kamala Harris faced questions about her policy approach from voters. Voters at the October 23 event in Delaware…
‘Conclave’ review: Electing a new pope gets a touch unholy
Soon, voters will have a choice: Do you go for the candidate you believe in? Or do you opt to keep a right-wing strongman out…
‘Woman of the Hour’: Fact vs. fiction in ‘Dating Game’ killer tale
It’s one of the strangest moments in television history: A notorious serial killer went on ABC’s “The Dating Game” and won a date with Cheryl…
Inside the first ‘SNL’: Fact vs. fiction in ‘Saturday Night’
“Saturday Night” is a fly-on-the-wall dramatization of the tense, chaotic 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of “Saturday Night Live.” Directed by Jason…
Opinion: Republican Wyoming, what happened to you?
CASPER, Wyo. — “Who out there catches horses for a living?” Gabriel the Bull asked. It was a hot, windy evening in July as the singer-songwriter…