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Anthony Fauci said that when he was approached by the National Portrait Gallery of an “unusual person” they suggested to create his portrait, “not only was I not reluctant about it, I got very excited about it.” The result, a five-minute stop-motion drawing animation of Fauci’s career, is perhaps the…

Anthony Fauci, who has been the public face of the U.S. response to the Covid pandemic after a long tenure leading the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Monday that he plans to step down in December. He also will depart as President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser. “I will be leaving these…

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, saying that Hollywood's Covid vaccination mandate "walks the razor's edge of compromising religious, disability and body sovereignty freedoms," is urging the guild's national board to review the most up-to-date science on the effectiveness of vaccines on the spread of the virus’ lates…

PBS on Wednesday revealed its programming plans for the coming year, including a second season of Native America and the premiere of the American Masters documentary about Anthony Fauci. Native America is returning for four new episodes in 2023. Having first premiered in 2018, Season 2 presents stories of Native…

Anthony Fauci, the public face of the federal response to the Covid crisis, said that he plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden’s current term, which is in 2025. Fauci, 81, has served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984, and is also the chief medical adviser…

On the second day of Passover, halfway through Ramadan, the second night of Coachella’s first weekend, and just hours before Easter Sunday, Saturday Night Live kicked off with the Easter Bunny himself, a timely overeager hipster reference and yet another bloated political cameo skit. Does nobody think to edit these…

3RD UPDATE, April 9, 10:31 AM: The Gridiron Club said that there were 53 positive tests reported among the attendees at last Saturday’s dinner. Meanwhile, as invites start to go out for event surrounding the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 30, some outlets are taking greater precautions than the Gridiron…

UPDATED, with Fox News comment: Anthony Fauci said that Fox News’ Jesse Watters should be “fired on the spot” after he used violent metaphorical terms to describe how President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser could be confronted in public. Watters spoke on Monday night to Turning Point USA, the right-wing pro-Trump…

"I'm back!" declared Kate McKinnon as Dr. Anthony Fauci in the opening seconds of Saturday Night Live tonight to a roar from the audience. "Do we both still think I'm sexy or are we done with that," added the late-night MVP in her beloved role as the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director and…

UPDATED, 5:08 PM: Less than a week after an advisory panel to Food and Drug Administration rejected an application for wide-spread booster shots of of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, but gave the thumbs up for those 65 and older and those in high risk categories, the federal agency officially signed off. on the…

UPDATED, with comment from Jen Psaki: As Nicki Minaj has soaked up attention for her social media posts casting doubt on the safety of the Covid-19 vaccine, the White House has offered to call her to answer questions. “As we have with others, we offered a call with Nicki Minaj and one of our doctors to answer…

EXCLUSIVE: You probably can guess what National Geographic’s new documentary Fauci is about. And you would be right. The film, which will be going into theatrical release September 10 in select cities (specifically only those with appropriate mandates and guidelines for theaters), and then debuts in October on…