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Meg Ryan Knows She and Donald Trump Have One Major Thing in Common
In the 1990s, Meg Ryan was one of America’s sweethearts. She was the queen of the romantic comedy, Nora Ephron’s personal muse, and joined by Tom Hanks, one half of Hollywood’s favorite on-screen couple. But even more famous than Meg Ryan in the 1990s was Meg Ryan’s hair in the 1990s. In an InStyle essay Monday, the actress acknowledged this truth. “It’s funny having famous hair,” she begins her essay. “I know this mostly because I still see it on people in New York.
Even the White House Doesn’t Know What Kellyanne Conway’s Job Is
It was just before noon on Tuesday, and Kellyanne Conway’s eyes welled up with tears. Conway has remained indefatigably cheery during her stint in the White House despite the various recriminations that she may have brought upon herself via her “alternative facts” snafu; or her suggestion that Americans “go buy Ivanka’s stuff”; or her assertion that former N.S.A. director Michael Flynn enjoyed the “full confidence of the president“ shortly before he was jettisoned.
How Trump Became an Accidental Totalitarian
Freedom of the press is a sacrosanct right of Western democracies. But Trump, who has upended so much of what we believe in, has proved that the First Amendment is no longer enough to keep honest reporting unmolested. Indeed, were Hitler or Saddam to operate in our modern times, God forbid, they wouldn’t need to go through the hassle of running a state organ or Beobachter news outlet.
Trump Is Now Accusing Obama of Wiretapping His Phones: “This is Nixon/Watergate”
It was supposed to be a quiet Saturday in Trumpland. An administration official told The Washington Post’s Robert Costa that the team had expected the weekend to be calm and relaxed after a week of ups (a modestly well received joint Congressional address) and downs (more revelations that top administration officials, this time Attorney General Jeff Sessions, failed to disclose meetings with Russians).
The Trumps Versus the Kennedys: A Study in First Families
Trump at a circa 1990 event with Clive Davis, Rod Stewart, and Rachel Hunter. That is not a lobotomy scar on the side of the billionaire’s head but rather a severe and deep part that suggests a “problem area” on the top and back of his scalp is being compensated for. Note that this party picture is composed as meticulously as an allegoric Renaissance painting, with Trump occupying the symbolic middle ground, in terms of possessing active follicles, between Davis and Stewart.
Donald Trump Admits He Will Not Divest His Business Interests, After All
Last week, Donald Trump turned to his business interests as the subject of one of his daily, early morning Twitter sprees. “I will be leaving my great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country in order to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he tweeted. “Legal documents are being crafted which take me completely out of business operations.
Trump’s Pick to Head the E.P.A. Has Extensive History of Suing the E.P.A.
As he continues to fill out his Cabinet, Donald Trump seems to be operating under the theory that the best person to head each federal agency is the person who most loathes the work that department does. Steven Mnuchin, an ex–Goldman Sachs financier who wants to roll back financial regulations, has been tasked with overseeing Wall Street at the Treasury Department.
Behind the Smokescreen: What Reality-TV Experts Think of Donald Trump’s Presidency
Donald Trump spent 14 television seasons presiding over a business-themed game show, NBC’s The Apprentice—squinting at job candidates from his Trump Tower boardroom, summing up their qualifications in easily digestible sound bites, and exercising his absolute command by booting off losers each week with a sneer and trademarked catchphrase.
Decrypting the Massive Trump Civil War
When Donald Trump decided to go big on Twitter this weekend—slamming election recounts, alleging mass voter fraud—some of us pictured Mike Pence and several others trying to wrest away the phone and getting their fingers bitten. But you never know with Trump. He combines a scarcity of impulse control with a savvy about how news cycles operate, so it’s often a 50-50 bet whether he is being infantile or shrewd.
Michael Moore Pulls a Beyoncé, Is Dropping a Surprise Donald Trump Movie
Last month, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore became very put out that an Ohio theater wouldn’t let him perform a mysterious one-man show about the election. He claimed it was because they found him too controversial a figure, while the theater claimed there were other factors at play—including, according to The Columbus Dispatch, “questions about what the production involved.” Well, wonder no longer: Moore has turned that show into a new film.
Robert De Niro Would Like to Punch Donald Trump in the Face
In Hollywood, there’s one person whose bad side you do not want to get on, and that’s Robert De Niro. Who in their right mind would want to mess with the guy who played Vito Corleone, Travis Bickle, and Al Capone? De Niro used these finely honed abilities to fire off insults at Donald Trump while filming a #VoteYourFuture commercial. “He’s a punk, he’s a dog, he’s a pig, he’s a con, a bullshit artist,” he said of Trump.
Donald Trump Answers the Proust Questionnaire
What is your idea of perfect happiness? Good health and being with a great person. Which historical figure do you most identify with? Considering his work and love for New York City, I would say Robert Moses. Which living person do you most admire? I don’t admire living people, I respect them. What is your greatest extravagance? Having to only ride an elevator to get to work. What is your favorite journey? From Trump Tower to Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach. What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Joel Kinnaman Thinks the Election Is Crazier than House of Cards
Joel Kinnaman has earned heaps of praise for playing Kevin Spacey’s presidential opponent in the fourth season of the Netflix political drama House of Cards. The Swedish actor portrays Republican governor Will Conway, a brash, young, press-savvy candidate who persuades young voters to support him through viral videos and selfies. Offscreen, Kinnaman has been keeping up with American politics—and is fascinated by this year’s volatile executive race.
Lewandowski Fired After Ivanka’s Ultimatum: It’s Me or Him
Following months of bitter campaign infighting, Donald Trump fired his infamously hotheaded deputy, Corey Lewandowski, on Monday, after Ivanka Trump reportedly gave her father an ultimatum: it’s him or me. The potential future First Daughter, widely seen as one of Trump’s closest advisors, had been trying to convince him to fire the campaign manager for months, CNN reported.
Former Employees Explain How Trump University “Preyed” On Vulnerable Students
If there was any lingering confusion about the fact that Trump University, the for-profit school for Donald Trump aspirants, was a shady organization focused on bilking money from susceptible students, the latest revelations from an ongoing federal lawsuit should put those doubts to rest.
Is $600 Too Much for a Haircut? Depends on Whether You’re Hillary Clinton or Amal Clooney
Hillary Clinton, having availed herself of the book deals and speaking engagements that await a former First Lady, senator, and secretary of state, is rich. Amal Clooney, a human-rights attorney and wife of George Clooney, is also rich. One thing they have in common with each other and many other rich people is that they like expensive haircuts.
Why It’s Pointless to Fact-Check Donald Trump
Ann Romney gave the game away four years ago. Not that it was any secret, but the wife of the Republican presidential contender in 2012 spelled it all out in a way that should have been embarrassing to everyone involved in politics.
America May Have Forgotten Schwarzenegger 2003, but Donald Trump 2016 Has Not
Let’s look at it from the nosebleeds, where we can hear the melody but can’t make out the lyrics. At any given Republican debate, you will see a stage full of people who obviously code as candidates for president, and this other guy. He mugs for the camera like a silent-film comedian. He doesn’t seem to take the questions seriously. He yells. He calls people names.
The 11 Most Fire Rhymes in Sarah Palin’s Endorsement of Trump
Wasilla’s wailing prophet descended onto Iowa on Tuesday to endorse Donald Trump. The politics of Sarah Palin’s decision to back the billionaire—and not her old pal Ted Cruz—has been much dissected. But what struck this blogger was the virtuoso nature of her speech, a performance that seemed more like a free-verse poetry slam than anything resembling a politician’s prepared remarks. Palin began by saying that she and her husband, Todd, were “just thawing out” in Iowa. And boy, did she warm up.
What’s Behind Donald Trump’s Obsession With Beauty Pageants?
At one time or another, Donald Trump, the presidential candidate and newly minted anti-sexism warrior, has owned or co-owned three beauty pageants: Miss U.S.A., Miss Teen U.S.A., and Miss Universe.
How Donald Trump Became America’s Insult Comic in Chief
Donald Trump’s quest to become president of the United States as a stepping-stone to emperorship and eventual godhood is clearly a new viral strain of performance art, a vanity production with innovative, popular appeal, so let’s examine its tooth marks.
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