Donald Trump thundered to Americans, “I am your voice,” as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination this summer. As president, he’ll find that Washington has a way of shouting back–even to the point of drowning him out. The seat of the federal government is teeming with interest groups, corporate lobbyists and big-money super PACs. They… via…
Month: November 2016
Soul Train Awards Winners 2016 — Full List: Beyonce & More — Hollywood Life
Okay people, time to get excited! via Soul Train Awards Winners 2016 — Full List: Beyonce & More — Hollywood Life
How To Watch Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Next Gen Live — Fortune
Where can you watch a reality TV star, a Grammy-winning singer, a pair of buzzed-about filmmakers, and a slew of female execs from some of the world’s hottest companies talking business–and life? Just one place: Fortune‘s 2016 Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit, where rising female leaders gather to discuss business, government, philanthropy, education, and… via…
For Now, Melania Trump Plans to be Long-Distance First Lady — Fortune
It will be one of many unusual things about a Donald Trump administration: a long-distance first lady. Trump will move into the White House after the Jan. 20 inauguration. Breaking with tradition, Melania Trump and 10-year-old son Barron plan to remain in New York City at least until the end of the school year. While… via…
Inside Fidel Castro’s life of luxury and ladies while country starved — New York Post
With his shaggy beard and rumpled, olive-drab fatigues, Fidel Castro presented himself to the world as a modest man of the people. At times, he claimed he made just 900 pesos ($43) a month and lived in a “fisherman’s hut” somewhere on the beach. But Castro’s public image was a carefully crafted myth, more fiction… via…
How Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah Became an Undisputed Classic — TIME
Tributes from musicians across the world have been paid to legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, who passed away at the age of 82 on Thursday. The Canadian singer-songwriter had a long-running and celebrated career spanning decades, with his song “Hallelujah” becoming a sleeper hit decades after it was produced in 1984. But the song for which… via…
President Obama Will Meet Donald Trump at the White House Thursday — Fortune
President Barack Obama is set to welcome his successor, Donald Trump, to the White House, extending an olive branch to a man he has blasted as unfit to serve as commander in chief and who led the charge to challenge the legitimacy of his own presidency. The Oval Office meeting scheduled Thursday symbolically begins the… via…
Donald Trump President Elect Of The United States After Hillary Clinton Concedes; New Reality Season Starts — Deadline
Sell your stocks, hide your housekeeper, lock up your daughters, cover your kids’ ears…Donald Trump just won the presidential election. Say it, “President Donald J. Trump” three times. Now say it again. In a stunning upset – well, stunning if you’ve been an avid reader of news coverage of the election and the polling –… via…
‘Passengers’ Director Talks –The Contenders — Deadline
Oscar-nominated director Morten Tyldum revealed what attracted him to Sony’s sci-fi love story Passengers at Deadline’s annual Contenders event today: The movie’s a balancing act. “It’s an intimate film,” said Tyldum about Passengers, which relies largely on the Jennifer Lawrence-Chris Pratt chemistry, “but the epic quality was a balancing act. Because it’s a character-driven film,…
Polls Show Hillary Clinton Leading Donald Trump in Election’s Final Days — Fortune
Latest polls show Hillary Clinton pulling ahead of rival Donald Trump as the 2016 election nears the end. According to the final national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, Clinton holds a four-point lead over Trump, with 44% of support from likely voters in a four-way matchup, while Trump gets 40%. Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson has… via…
Ken Loach’s ‘I, Daniel Blake’ Leads British Independent Film Awards Race — Variety
Ken Loach’s “I, Daniel Blake” topped the list of nominations for the British Independent Film Awards announced Tuesday. The film features in seven categories, including film, director and screenplay. Its stars, Hayley Squires and Dave Johns, are both nominated twice, for the acting prizes (actress and actor, respectively) and for most promising newcomer. “American Honey,”…… via…
