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The new trailer for the Peter Berg-directed movie, which is based on a New York Times article about the oil rig’s final hours, makes it clear that this is a movie about one thing and one thing only: “real heroes.”Who exactly are the “real heroes” in Berg’s film? It is true that 11 people died as the Deepwater Horizon exploded and sank, and that the successful evacuation and rescue o... → Read More
NPR’s Nina Totenberg reports that Senate Republicans “sent some sort of a back channel message to the White House” that they would confirm Garland in the event of a Democratic victory. “They would confirm him in the lame duck session,” Totenberg said. This strategy might indicate the GOP’s confidence that it will keep control of the Senate after 2016. Republicans can’t block nominations for a... → Read More
President Obama’s announcement of Garland’s nomination was all about presenting Garland as an impeccable candidate whose record and personal temperament would make him impossible for the Republican Senate to block in good faith. But it was Garland’s own speech that made the most persuasive case. Obama had set him up as a good and likable man, and Garland demonstrated as much. Holding back tea... → Read More
He is neck and neck with Hillary Clinton in Illinois and Missouri, but tough losses in Ohio, Florida, and North Carolina mean that the delegate math is increasingly stacked against him. Even so, he gave a nearly hour-long speech in Arizona (that none of the major TV networks aired). He touched on all his typical talking points and more, including: criminal justice, Wall Street, marijuana, income… → Read More
On the biggest night of Kasich’s presidential campaign, as media outlets started projecting a Kasich victory in his home state, the Republican governor of Ohio decided to call Wolf Blitzer before speaking in person to his gathered supporters.“I’m so appreciative of the people of Ohio,” Kasich told Blitzer. “This is the little engine that can.” Meanwhile, at Kasich’s election night party ... → Read More
Tonight Rubio lost his home state of Florida, ending his presidential campaign. So complete was his defeat that a Trump supporter yelled, “President Trump!” during Rubio’s concession speech. But at some distant point in the future, when human civilization is gone from this earth, alien historians will look back at news reports and punditry from the 2016 primary season and be convinced that Marco… → Read More
The single most infuriating object in the 2016 election is CNN’s omnipresent clock.The clock is not here to actually count down to anything but another clock. Tonight the clock claimed to be counting down to the first polls closing; the numbers ticked down, until it almost reached zero. Then it immediately reset:The CNN countdown clock doesn't even get down to zero before it's reset ... → Read More
WMATA's string of near-disasters continues. → Read More
In an appearance on MSBC, Clinton praised the Reagans’ efforts to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. “Because of both President and Mrs. Reagan, in particular Mrs. Reagan, we started a national conversation when before nobody would talk about it, nobody wanted to do anything about it,” Clinton said, crediting Nancy for “her very effective, low-key advocacy.”Hillary Clinton: The Reagans, partic... → Read More
In an appearance on MSBC, Clinton praised the Reagans’ efforts to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. “Because of both President and Mrs. Reagan, in particular Mrs. Reagan, we started a national conversation when before nobody would talk about it, nobody wanted to do anything about it,” Clinton said, crediting Nancy for “her very effective, low-key advocacy.”Hillary Clinton: The Reagans, partic... → Read More
At Thursday’s GOP debate in Miami, CNN’s Dana Bash asked the Florida senator what he though of President Barack Obama’s attempts to normalize relations with Cuba. “I would like the relationship between U.S. and Cuba to change. But Cuba has to change first,” Rubio said. Bash then turned to Trump, who has backed diplomatic relations with Cuba in the past. Trump responded that the U.S. need... → Read More
Bad news for Jeb: No one wanted him or his $75 Guaca Bowles when that required, say, voting, or paying. Good news: Now that everything is free, he’s never been more popular! Through either a deliberate, cathartic shedding of his old campaign merchandise, or a hack, it is now possible to load up on “My Dad is the Greatest Man” shirts, beach towels (already on sale), or a variety of mugs for free,… → Read More
Cage is set to both direct and star in an upcoming adaptation of Oates’s Rape: A Love Story (given the new Hollywood title Vengeance: A Love Story), the story of a gang rape and its aftermath. This seems an unusual combination of creative energies, but Cage is a man of many colors. Which version of him will appear as director of Vengeance, and what type of film will it be?Bad Lieutenant: Port... → Read More
Today the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt, a challenge to Texas’s HB2 law, which places prohibitive restrictions on abortion providers. They must have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their clinic, plus those clinics must qualify as ambulatory surgical centers. As a result of HB2, the number of abortion clinics in Texas has dropp... → Read More
It looks like he’s bagged a big win, projected to get 58 percent of the vote in a state that has 78 delegates up for grabs. However, Colorado’s complex allocation system means that—depending on where Sanders’s supporters are distributed throughout the state—Clinton could still draw even with him in terms of total delegates. More importantly, early exit polls indicate that Sande... → Read More
It’s an important win for both Cruz and Sanders, though the projected margins aren’t big enough to make it a true victory for either. News outlets are projecting that Cruz has 34 percent of the vote, to Donald Trump’s 30 percent. That means he’s squeaking by in one of the most Evangelical states in the nation. Still, this is Cruz’s third victory in the Republican primary (the other two are Io... → Read More
Do you like your political satire lukewarm with a side of inanity? Trevor Noah’s The Daily Show is here for you, with some jokes that your 13-year-old cousin found on a popsicle stick. Some examples:Of course Virginia goes to Trump. Their capital is "Rich-mond.” #SuperTuesday— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) March 2, 2016 This is @HillaryClinton’s #SuperTuesday hype playlist. pic.twitter.com/Y... → Read More
Sanders is projected to defeat Hillary Clinton by massive margins in his home state, and his speech to supporters was accordingly jubilant. “We want to win in every part of the country, that goes without saying, but it means so much to me that the people who know me best ... have voted so strongly to put us in the White House,” Sanders said. As happy as the hometown crowd was, humming along t... → Read More
As happy as the hometown crowd was, it's unlikely that the rest of the night will go as well for Sanders. → Read More
The British love ranks and medals—honours, if you will. The Distinguished Service Order comes with a nice cross thingy and members of the Order of the Bath get a big sparkly pin with some crowns on it. But now these most patriotic medals will be manufactured in the least British place of all: France. Arthus-Bertrand, the firm that makes France’s Legion of Honor medal, will now make ... → Read More