Author: Michael

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) was the deciding vote to confirm Todd Blanche as the new attorney general on Sunday, and in announcing his vote, Cassidy gave a very intense speech. In fact, it was so “over-the-top dramatic” to John Oliver, it surpassed even soap opera acting. Oliver’s main segment on Sunday’s episode of “Last Week Tonight” focused on the Department of Justice, and how it’s been used by the second Trump administration. Blanche was Trump’s nominee after the ouster of Pam Bondi, and has been met with heavy criticism thanks to his previous role as Trump’s personal lawyer, among…

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A mother in Rhode Island was arrested after she allegedly killed her 21-year-old autistic daughter in a suspected murder-suicide attempt. Anna Maria Angelosanto has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of her daughter, Alexandra Straccia, according to WPRI. The Cranston Police Department learned of the crime when officers reported to a first-floor apartment in Cranston, Rhode Island, on the morning of July 27. Upon their arrival, officers allegedly found Angelosanto, 62, with seemingly self-inflicted wounds. Meanwhile, Straccia was found dead in a separate bedroom. Angelosanto was transported to a nearby hospital to be treated, and an investigation was…

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James Gray’s “Paper Tiger,” starring Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson, dazzled audiences at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. And now the movie, which is also slated to open the New York Film Festival later this fall, has a brand-new trailer. Driver and Teller play brothers who get entangled with the Russian mafia in 1980s New York City. Johansson plays Teller’s wife, in a role originally earmarked for Anne Hathaway (this would have, perhaps, been one Anne Hathaway film released in 2026 too many). “Paper Tiger” premiered at Cannes, where it was in competition for the Palme d’Or and…

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Peacock dropped a first look at its upcoming archaeological comedy “Dig” ahead of its November debut. In “Dig,” which reunites Amy Poehler with “Parks and Rec” creator Mike Schur, Poehler stars as Elise, a member of a dedicated group of archaeologists and less-dedicated college students who spend their summer working at a dig site in Greece. “Their discovery of a rare artifact sends them on the adventure of a lifetime,” the official logline reads. All 10 episodes of “Dig” will debut Monday, Nov. 23, on Peacock. In addition to Poehler, series regulars for “Dig” include Hugh Laurie, Geraldine Viswanathan, Antonia…

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