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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Carter’s presidency holds foreign policy lessons for Trump

CNN

CNN — Donald Trump once called Jimmy Carter a “nice man” but a “terrible president.” The president-elect, speaking in 2019, was adopting a dominant narrative about Carter that took root after he reinvented the concept of the post-presidency with his Nobel Prize-winning global humanitarianism, peace-making and democracy promotion. Yet as Trump said in his social media post, only a few …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

‘Rifle Club’ movie review: Aashiq Abu’s stylish film is a treat to watch, but needed better writing

The Hindu

Dead wild boars and gun-toting humans floating down a zip line from inside a forest to a bungalow, dinner conversations replete with tall tales of hunting and backhanded compliments, residents for whom the gun is the one, and probably only, thing that matters in their lives — this is the world in which Aashiq Abu’s Rifle Club is set. Much …

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1 month ago

France's Charlie Hebdo holds God cartoon contest 10 years since attack

The Hindu

Ten years after a deadly attack on its office that shocked France, Charlie Hebdo magazine is marking the anniversary with a cartoon contest mocking God, with Sunday as the deadline for submissions. The attackers — two brothers who were later killed by police — targeted Charlie Hebdo after it decided to publish caricatures lampooning the Prophet Mohammed, Islam's most revered …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

"Alien vs. Predator": Trump's Cabinet picks, Musk get skewered on "Saturday Night Live"

Salon

After a week where Donald Trump unveiled one of the strangest Cabinets in recent memory, "Saturday Night Live" was champing at the bit. The sketch focused on cast member James Austin Johnson's well-worn Trump and Dana Carvey's recent return as Joe Biden. Carvey's Biden tried to sell Austin's Trump on the White House, which the president-elect had called "stinky and …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Walking into a trap': Analyst says Obama ‘goaded’ Trump into taking Harris' bait

Raw Story

Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton used the Democratic National Convention stage to lay bait that lured Donald Trump into a trap, a CNN analyst said Monday. Harris used her speech to change tactics away from President Joe Biden’s focus on the GOP’s threat to the nation, and instead took aim at Trump for being “an unserious man,” Stephen …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kamala Harris is wise to target JD "Cat Lady" Vance — the GOP's "incel platform" repels voters

Salon

For his political opponents, Donald Trump offers a target-rich environment: his criminality, his bigotry, his "bleach those lungs"-levels of ignorance, and, of course, his overall weirdness. Vance was a poor pick as running mate for this reason, and yet Trump's choice was its own "ecstatic truth," revealing how deeply screwed up MAGA is about sex and gender. And yet, the …

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8 months ago

Misleading ads case: SC reserves order on contempt notice issued to Ramdev, Patanjali

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the contempt notice issued to yoga guru Ramdev, his aide Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd in the misleading The bench said the affidavit be filed within three weeks. "Orders are reserved on the contempt notice issued to respondents 5 to 7," the bench said. During the hearing, Indian Medical …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

As Spitting Image hits 40, is political satire having a midlife crisis?

The Independent

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Of all of Putin’s tortures, this 5am daily routine at Alexei Navalny’s Arctic jail might be worst

The Independent

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny put in solitary confinement in Arctic prison

The Hindu

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been placed in solitary confinement for 10 days in a prison above the Arctic circle for "incorrectly introducing himself" to a guard, his spokesperson said late on January 22. Kira Yarmysh, his spokesperson said on X late on Monday that it was the 25th time Navalny had been placed in solitary confinement and that …

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1 year, 1 month ago

If Grand Theft Auto was set in the UK: Fans share iconic viral moments which could make up Britain's version of GTA - from THAT New Year's Eve portrait to Mr Bean's mini

Daily Mail

Grand Theft Auto is famed for cheekily poking fun at pop culture, from mocking celebrities with sneering caricatures to lampooning viral internet sensations. Among the Brit internet gems social media users have championed included a photo of drunken New Year's Eve carnage, dubbed Manchester's 'Michelangelo', which led to wave of hilarious memes when a snap of the raucous street scene …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Mario Lopez MOCKS Tristan Thompson over cheating comments... despite admitting to his own infidelity DAYS before Ali Landry wedding

Daily Mail

Mario Lopez mocked Tristan Thompson over his comments regarding cheating years after the television presenter admitted to infidelity days before his marriage to Ali Landry. Hahaha' It is interesting to note Mario lampooning Tristan's infidelity as Lopez has since admitted to cheating on his now ex-wife Ali Landry, now 50, days before their wedding day nearly two decades ago. Hypocritical: …

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1 year, 2 months ago

‘INDIA Bloc Has No Mission, No Vision’: BJP lampoons Opposition alliance as Nitish Kumar blasts Congress

Firstpost

The BJP lampooning came in the wake of statements by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar since Thursday he vented frustration with Congress for ignoring the alliance goals. After Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar lambasted Congress for ignoring INDI Alliance for the sake of the upcoming five state elections, BJP took a dig at the Opposition unity bloc, calling it devoid of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Looking back, Sarah Cooper ‘wasn’t ready’ for viral fame: ‘I suffered a lot of humiliation’

LA Times

In 2020, as the world was gripped by a suffocating pandemic, Sarah Cooper became a viral phenomenon. I wasn’t ready.” Subtitled “Tales of Assimilation, Determination and Humiliation,” “Foolish” also tackles subjects such as racial identity, Cooper’s work in the tech sector, her sex life and marriage woes. “The crescendo is called ‘Humiliation’ because I suffered a lot of humiliation.” For …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Veeramani expresses concern over ‘tone’ of judgment on suo motu revision of cases against Ministers

The Hindu

Dravidar Kazhagam president K. Veeramani on Friday expressed concern over the “language used” in the order of Justice Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court in the suo motu revision of the acquittal of Minister K. Ponmudy and discharge of Ministers K.K.S.S.R. In a statement, Mr. Veeramani said the judge’s tone gave the impression that he had completed the trial …

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1 year, 6 months ago

The Weeknd lampooned for ‘egregious mispronunciation’ of ‘carte blanche’ in The Idol

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But, they couldn’t help but laugh at Tesfaye’s pronunciation of the phrase “carte blanche”. During …

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1 year, 7 months ago

How lampooning L.A.’s most unlikable characters on TikTok helped comedian Caitlin Reilly break into TV

LA Times

“Meghan Markle is an actress, and that’s the difference,” claims Caitlin Reilly of the duchess’ divisiveness, as lunch arrives. A boyfriend told Reilly he would never raise children in L.A., because the city “wasn’t indicative of real life.” They’re no longer together. John Reilly was best known for his role as Sean Donely on “General Hospital,” but made cameos everywhere …

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1 year, 8 months ago

The Karnataka election, the ideological contestations

The Hindu

The electoral arena in Karnataka in the run-up to the State Assembly elections 2023, on May 10, has turned out to be a battleground that is outpacing any other in living memory. There are many reasons being advanced for this: Karnataka has been the stepping stone of the Bharatiya Janata Party to South India and needs to be retained at …

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1 year, 8 months ago

‘Racist’ Der Spiegel cartoon on India’s population raises hackles: ‘Elite, colonial mindset’

The Independent

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A cartoon published in the German newspaper Der …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Here’s what we learned (without spoilers) at the premiere of ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’

LA Times

In the same theater, in the same Saturday time slot, where “Knives Out” premiered in 2019, this year’s Toronto International Film Festival unveiled “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,’ the latest film from writer-director Rian Johnson. I’m even more happy that I got 10 minutes on a Zoom with him just to tell him how much his work meant to …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Ukraine’s latest weapon in the war: Jokes

Al Jazeera

‘We choose to see things through a comic lens. Russia’s defence ministry avoided assigning blame – saying the “detonation of several aviation ammunition stores” caused the blast – while, for its part, Ukraine’s military played it coy. 🎶Bananarama pic.twitter.com/NnWnpZqMhR — Defense of Ukraine August 11, 2022 “Time to head home … Crimea is Ukraine,” read the text on the faux-tourism …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Bad roads dominate political debate in Kerala

The Hindu

The poor condition of roads is dominating the political debate in Kerala. Taxpayers are flooding the Internet with memes lampooning the National Highways Authority of India and the Public Works department, the two agencies responsible for road upkeep. On Monday, the State police booked NHAI authorities for criminal negligence that allegedly resulted in the death of a two-wheeler rider, Hashim, …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Good riddance to Celebrity Juice, the most puerile show on television

The Independent

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2 years, 10 months ago

Memes and cartoons in times of war

The Hindu

Cartoons as a humorous form of social criticism have a long tradition. Various cartoons and memes suggest that Ukraine might turn out to be more resilient than Russian President Vladimir Putin thought. The British daily The Times had this cartoon by Norwegian cartoonist Morten Morland: Russian invaders bounce off Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as Putin, quite out of touch with …

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Carter’s presidency holds foreign policy lessons for Trump

‘Rifle Club’ movie review: Aashiq Abu’s stylish film is a treat to watch, but needed better writing

France's Charlie Hebdo holds God cartoon contest 10 years since attack

"Alien vs. Predator": Trump's Cabinet picks, Musk get skewered on "Saturday Night Live"

'Walking into a trap': Analyst says Obama ‘goaded’ Trump into taking Harris' bait

Kamala Harris is wise to target JD "Cat Lady" Vance — the GOP's "incel platform" repels voters

Misleading ads case: SC reserves order on contempt notice issued to Ramdev, Patanjali

As Spitting Image hits 40, is political satire having a midlife crisis?

Of all of Putin’s tortures, this 5am daily routine at Alexei Navalny’s Arctic jail might be worst

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny put in solitary confinement in Arctic prison

If Grand Theft Auto was set in the UK: Fans share iconic viral moments which could make up Britain's version of GTA - from THAT New Year's Eve portrait to Mr Bean's mini

Mario Lopez MOCKS Tristan Thompson over cheating comments... despite admitting to his own infidelity DAYS before Ali Landry wedding

‘INDIA Bloc Has No Mission, No Vision’: BJP lampoons Opposition alliance as Nitish Kumar blasts Congress

Looking back, Sarah Cooper ‘wasn’t ready’ for viral fame: ‘I suffered a lot of humiliation’

Veeramani expresses concern over ‘tone’ of judgment on suo motu revision of cases against Ministers

The Weeknd lampooned for ‘egregious mispronunciation’ of ‘carte blanche’ in The Idol

How lampooning L.A.’s most unlikable characters on TikTok helped comedian Caitlin Reilly break into TV

The Karnataka election, the ideological contestations

‘Racist’ Der Spiegel cartoon on India’s population raises hackles: ‘Elite, colonial mindset’

Here’s what we learned (without spoilers) at the premiere of ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’

Ukraine’s latest weapon in the war: Jokes

Bad roads dominate political debate in Kerala

Good riddance to Celebrity Juice, the most puerile show on television

Memes and cartoons in times of war