Rules governing political campaigning on terrestrial television don’t apply to streaming or online – and parties are starting to play dirtyOne of my favourite jokes in The Simpsons concerns the unhinged nature of US political advertising. “Mayor Quimby supports revolving-door prisons,” a growly voice narrates over footage of exactly what you imagine. “Mayor Quimby even released Sideshow Bob, a man twice convicted of attempted murder.” And then, a final disclosure at a noticeably faster pace:...
The An Archdemon's Dilemma creditless ending animation showcases the anime's gorgeous theme song - 'Blue Star' -- and shows off some of the sweetest illustrations of Zagan and Nephy together.
Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident. Four years after Harry and his American wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, decamped to a villa in Southern California, a travel company he controls filed paperwork this week informing […]
Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident. Four years after Harry and his American wife, Meghan, decamped to a villa on the Southern California coast, a travel company he controls filed paperwork informing British authorities this week that he has moved and is now “usually resident” in the United States. The formal acknowledgment underscores the prince’s increasing estrangement from Britain, after he and...
After prayers in the rubble of mosques, Rafah’s 1m displaced Palestinians found little to be festive about amid grief, hunger and danger Eid al-Fitr celebrations around the world – in picturesAs cold, driving rain swept across the rubbish- and rubble-strewn streets of Rafah early on Wednesday morning, residents of the crowded city in the south of Gaza set out to celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan and the festival of Eid al-Fitr.Prayers were held in mosques badly damaged in the...
The western discourse on the circumstances behind the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 75 years ago, is hardly convincing. Yet, that over-simplified discourse must be examined in order for the current decline of the organization to be appreciated beyond the self-serving politics of NATO’s members. The history records page of the US More
Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) There was much concern, in international circles, about the the U.S. Government’s recent efforts to open a NATO office in Tokyo so as to extend its military alliance against Russia to become also a military alliance against China. When that initiative scared some other NATO members, it was stopped, and […]
Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that Iran’s attack on Israel “should be a tipping point for democratic countries.”
Top seed Nick Lee defeated Andrew Alirez of Greeley 11-9 Friday evening in a 65-kilogram semifinal match at the U.S. Olympic wrestling team trials at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania.
Tehran says the confrontation between the two adversaries has concluded, writes Kim Sengupta, with Western nations urging restraint as they await Israel’s decision
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's new romance film It Ends With Us has been delayed once again, this time to August 9.
This year’s musical performer at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, is so big, Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is offering to buy “early bird” tickets back from buyers and pay ticket holders an extra $50. Similar to a music festival, the Grand Prix has artists perform before the race. That’s usually all pretty standard, but whoever is chosen is so high-profile that many fans believe COTA can turn a bigger profit by reselling tickets at higher prices than the initial $299...