Новости за 01.11.2021

The latest frontier of the conservative culture wars is the local school board, where low turnout elections are meeting deranged conservative beliefs. In Iowa, the Waukee school district removed three queer books for teens from its library system last month.

Just when it seemed like the story of the sex abuse allegations against Prince Andrew couldn’t get any uglier, his lawyers have revealed their legal strategy for his battle against Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Giuffre has sued the disgraced royal under New York’s Child Victims Act, alleging that Jeffrey Epstein coerced…

Jesse’s Moss’s new documentary, Mayor Pete, is revealing in way that feels almost inadvertent. On the surface, this behind-the-scenes chronicle of Pete Buttigieg’s 2019-20 presidential bid is as softball in tone as a pop star documentary—a mere rock doc in nattily bland politician’s clothing.

Hear ye, hear ye, the most noble Duchess of December, Mariah Carey, hath henceforth decreed that on this day, the 1st of November, the peasants of the land are free by her highness’s leave to begin the celebrations of Yule! May there be merriment and many whistle notes across the land.

Celebrities partaking in regular people things often thrills me in a way that it probably shouldn’t, so this weekend’s Steve Buscemi spotting had me over the damn moon: The actor and funny man dressed up as his “How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?” meme for Halloween in a move that was so pure, it makes me teary-eyed.

Today, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments regarding the Texas 6-week abortion ban that’s enforced by citizens, not the state. The stakes are extremely high: Current legal precedent means that states cannot ban abortion before fetal viability, which is different for every pregnancy but typically about 22 to 24…

Like a fucking hamburger in a dumbwaiter, a lot of drama went down on this week’s episode of Succession.