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Film director Michael Moore correctly predicted the results of the 2016 presidential election, one of the few liberals who saw what was happening in the key battleground states. Now, he’s again looking at the upcoming election, and doesn’t like what he sees (at least, so far). Speaking out in a Vanity Fair article…

The National Basketball Association is having what it terms "exploratory conversations" with the Walt Disney Co. about resuming its postponed season. The league issued a statement Saturday on its Twitter account. If the talks bear fruit, the season would resume in late July at Disney's ESPN complex in Orlando as a…

Normally, Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer, as people take the long weekend to gather with friends and family, participate in parades and solemn ceremonies honoring the nation’s war dead, and generally enjoy the start of the outdoor season. But as we all know, this is far from normal times. And so it is with…

A global livestream event that aims to benefit the Amazon Emergency Fund, an indigenous-led effort providing rapid response grants in that region to address the pandemic, is set for May 28.   Jane Fonda, Morgan Freeman, Carlos Santana, Peter Gabriel and numerous other artists will join indigenous leaders, scientists…

Expect a Splash next week from Josh Gad’s Reunited Apart YouTube series: Cast and producers of the classic 1984 mermaid comedy will get together – remotely – on Tuesday for the third installment of Gad’s reunion series. Gad just posted a new teaser for the series, confirming what an earlier, briefer, wordless teaser…

Trevor Noah and the Daily Social Distancing Show’s news roundup of the day focused first on the catastrophic flooding plaguing Michigan. The collapse of a dam has led to mandatory evacuations in the central part of the state. “God damn it, man,” exclaimed Noah. “I feel so bad for people who have to flee their homes…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that most Facebook employees can work from home wherever they want. But they should not expect to get Silicon Valley salary levels if they relocate to less-expensive areas. Speaking at an internal employee town hall meeting livestreamed on Facebook, Zuckerberg said the…

There’s two sure-fire ways to piss off Donald Trump, according to Daily Social Distancing Show host Trevor Noah: show him that shirtless photo of Obama, and give people access to mail-in votes. Noah’s remark reflected President Trump’s tweet threat to withhold federal funding to Nevada and Michigan for taking…

Nick Cordero, the Broadway actor whose long battle with COVID-19 has been chronicled on Instagram, “had a bad morning,” with wife Amanda Kloots noting in an Instagram Story video today that “things are going a little downhill at the moment.” Kloots, a fitness trainer, did not offer additional details. “I am asking…

Morning Joe co-anchor Mika Brzezinski said that a call between her and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is being set up after she asked why President Donald Trump’s tweets continued to be allowed on the platform. Earlier on Wednesday, Brzezinski called Trump’s latest tweet about her husband and co-host, Joe Scarborough, “sick.&#8221…

President Donald Trump remembered the late Phyllis George today as “a true pioneer for women in television” in his Sunday tweetstorm. George died Friday at age 70. “Phyllis George was a great person and a true pioneer for women in television. The NFL could not have made a better "pick" when they choose Phyllis to be…

Frank Bielec, a quirky interior designer who was a key part of the reality TV show Trading Spaces, has died at age 72. His death was confirmed by his wife, who said he passed on Friday at a Houston, Texas hospital. Bielec was part of Trading Spaces between 2000 and 2008. The show involved swapping houses between two…