“Dheepan” — A French “Taxi Driver” Torn From Today’s Headlines
MAY 10, 2016 Please stay with me on this one. Of all the movies currently in release, “Dheepan” may be the most torn-from-the-headlines relevant in exploring the phenomenon of…
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Bathrooms Again? NC Gov. McCrory Would Rather Lose $1B in Federal Education Funds Than Let a Transgender Woman Use the Ladies’ Room
MAY 9, 2016 Photo: AP As a refreshing change from discussing Donald Trump, let’s talk about bathrooms. Last week, the Department of Justice, under the watch of Attorney General…
Hostile Takeover — The GOP Wakes Up To the Fact That Donald Trump Will Determine the Future of the Republican Party
MAY 5, 2016 Photo: Getty You would think that Donald Trump would be on top of the world today, after his final two rivals (from an original field of…
Indiana Primary — Trump Becomes the Presumptive GOP Nominee, as Cruz and Kasich Quit; Sanders, Still Fighting, Beats Clinton
MAY 4, 2016 Photo: Getty What a bizarre and amazing 24 hours in politics this has been! On Tuesday morning, Donald Trump accused the father of his rival Ted…
The Tony Awards — There’s No #TonysSoWhite This Year As “Hamilton” Nabs a Record-Breaking 16 Nominations
MAY 3, 2016 One hashtag you will definitely not be seeing this year is #TonysSoWhite. Unlike their compatriots in the Motion Picture Academy, voters for the 2016 Tony Awards,…
“Viva” — A Moving Father/Son Story Set Amidst Drag Life in Havana
MAY 2, 2016 I would bet that when most people think of Irish movies, they’d either think of leprechauns in the Disney film “Darby O’Gill and the Little People”…
“Keanu” — A Blood-Soaked Sex & Violence Comedy About an Adorable Kitty Cat
MAY 1, 2016 The posters for the new film “Keanu” feature a close-up of the world’s most adorable kitty cat. If you’re a parent, you might be tempted to…
John Boehner Calls Ted Cruz “Lucifer in the Flesh” — Will Political Silly Season Ever End?
APRIL 28, 2016 Photo: AP Political Silly Season was supposed to be over by now. Wednesday was an important day in the Presidential campaign, but you’d never know it…
The Northeast Primaries — Trump Sweeps All 5 States, Cruz Picks Fiorina as His VP; Clinton Wins 4, Sanders Takes Rhode Island
APRIL 27, 2016 On the day after you lose five state primaries badly, the losing candidate can usually expect to brace himself for 24 hours of horrible press coverage. …
Strange Bedfellows Indeed — Cruz and Kasich Team Up To Try To Bring Down Donald Trump
APRIL 25, 2016 Photo: AP Well, you don’t see this every day in a Presidential campaign. On Sunday night, within moments of each other, the campaigns of John Kasich…
