Warren Hinckle: Remembering the Godfather of Gonzo
Warren Hinckle, the swashbuckling editor of Ramparts magazine , died Thursday. His daughter Pia cited complications from pneumonia as the cause of death.
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‘God help us’ – Robert De Niro compares Donald Trump to Travis Bickle from ‘Taxi Driver’
"God help us," De Niro said on Saturday at the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival, when asked what he thought of Mr Trump's candidacy. Yet the actor is just one of many to have spoken out after a week in which the Republican candidate's campaign lurched into even more uncharted territory and sought to even question the very legitimacy of the election itself.
Streisand returns to Chicago, and she still can deliver a song at 74
Nearly four years ago, when Barbra Streisand last played Chicago's United Center, she duetted with three teenage tenors, a saxophonist and her son, Jason Gould. Turns out, Streisand doesn't need any help to captivate a crowd, which she did Tuesday as part of "Barbra: The Music ... The Mem'ries ... The Magic," her nine-city tour that launched earlier this month in Los Angeles.
Sarah Silverman: Bernie-or-bust Dems ‘being ridiculous’
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and comedian Sarah Silverman speak during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016.
Demi Lovato gets personal at the Democratic convention
Comic Sarah Silverman joined Sen. Al Franken Monday night to urge Democratic National Convention delegates to unite - then stirred up Bernie Sanders die-hards with some choice words: "To the Bernie or bust people, you're being ridiculous." As a Sanders supporter herself, Silverman said she would now vote for Hillary Clinton "with gusto" as she continues to be "inspired and moved to action by the ideals set forth by Bernie, who will never stop fighting for us."
The Deal Donald Trump Couldn’t Close
Way back in 1999, when Donald Trump was toying with the idea of a presidential run, he was asked who would be a good vice president on a ticket and cited Oprah Winfrey, calling her "very special." Just last year, he repeated that choice, saying that together, the two would win "easily."
Trump businesses honoured by NY company closely tied to Trump
More than a dozen Donald Trump golf courses, hotels, casinos and private clubs have been honoured with "Star Diamond" awards from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, a company that doles out shiny plaques representing "the most prestigious award of true excellence in hospitality." The Trump Grill at Trump Tower has one.
Sunday Roundup
This week, 23 million of us tuned in to watch a debate among what Mike Huckabee called "The A-Team." He might be right, if the A stands for Alice in Wonderland, since through-the-looking-glass thinking was on full display.
Chino school board VP under fire for wordy discourse
Andrew Cruz, vice president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board, speaks, and speaks, and speaks at the July 16 meeting. He talked himself into a controversy.