Another weekend, another “woke” comedy — this time Stuber — bites the box offices dust. What, you mean Americans aren’t interesting in paying $12 for a lecture about the dangers of toxic masculinity? Go on! Rather than simply make us laugh, rather than have the decency and graciousness to show us a good time, accordingRead moreRead more
Month: February 2020
Nolte: Toxic Masculinity Comedy 'Stuber' Dies at Box Office
Roadblock awaits the Continent’s truckers
This article is part of the special report, End of the Road, about decarbonizing freight transport. For Europe’s trucking industry, the end of the road is in sight. The growing effort to combat climate change by slashing emissions is leading the EU to try to shift freight to cleaner modes of transport. But to the truckingRead moreRead more
L.A. Man Arrested After Using Open Houses to Rob Usher, Adam Lambert
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say two men in Los Angeles were arrested after using open houses to rob homes of celebrities, including singers Usher and Adam Lambert. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said Thursday that 32-year-old realtor Jason Emil Yaselli and 33-year-old Benjamin Ackerman burglarized celebrity homes and other residences between 2016Read moreRead more
EU commissioner likens Johnson, Rees-Mogg and Farage to Three Stooges
From left: Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nigel Farage | Source images via Getty Images EU commissioner likens Johnson, Rees-Mogg and Farage to Three Stooges Phil Hogan says ‘if the UK attitude is Chequers and only Chequers, there will be no agreement before March next year.’ By Paul Dallison 9/7/18, 2:32 PM CET Updated 4/19/19,Read moreRead more
Joss Whedon: 'Fascist' Trump Planning to 'Take 2020 Election by Armed Force'
Marvel movie director Joss Whedon celebrated July 4th with a warning that President Donald Trump is planning to steal the 2020 presidential election “by armed force” with the backing of “illegal militias.” In a tweet sarcastically celebrating Independence Day, Joss Whedon also claimed that Trump’s “fascist” administration was backed by “illegal militias” in a scenarioRead moreRead more
The Juncker Commission’s digital legacy
The outgoing European Commission came into office planning to treat tech as an opportunity — it ended up tackling it as a problem. When President Jean-Claude Juncker’s team of commissioners disbands in the fall, they will leave a digital legacy focused on reining in the excesses of social media, internet services and the rapidly growingRead moreRead more
L’accusateur de Bryan Singer retire sa plainte
Au mois d’avril dernier, alors que la promotion de X-Men: Days of futur past battait son plein, son réalisateur Bryan Singer était accusé d’abus sexuel sur mineur devant la justice américaine. Après 4 mois d’enquête et de vérifications, l’accusateur, Michael Egan, retire sa plainte. Depuis avril, Bryan Singer vit l’enfer. En quelques heures, au moisRead moreRead more
Charles Aznavour : son appel pour les persécutés du Moyen-Orient
Jusqu’alors Charles Aznavour était resté silencieux sur le conflit qui sévit actuellement au Moyen-Orient. Ce matin, il a publié une tribune dans Le Figaro où il propose que les communautés persécutées du Moyen-Orient s’installent dans les villages français « à l’abandon » avec pour obligation de les reconstruire, pour les faire revivre. Depuis 1975 etRead moreRead more
Barack Obama et Zoe Saldana esquivent l’Ice Bucket challenge
La mode de l’Ice Bucket ne faiblit pas, à en croire les dizaines de vidéos mises en lignes par des célébrités aussi bien que par de simples internautes. Tout le monde n’a pourtant pas mouillé la chemise pour soutenir l’ALS, certaines personnalités optant plus volontiers pour un don de 75 euros. La liste des célébritésRead moreRead more
Cyril Hanouna complète son casting pour TPMP
On en sait désormais plus sur l’identité des nouveaux chroniqueurs de Touche Pas à mon Poste. D8 a officialisé ce matin les arrivées des journalistes Bruno Roger-Petit et Emmanuel Maubert. Elles s’ajoutent à celles de Julien Courbet, Pierre Bellemare, Chantal Ladesou, Gyselle Soares et peut-être Sophie Favier ou Evelyne Thomas. Après avoir fait sa rentréeRead moreRead more