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Kill All Citations? Sloppy Sourcing Plagues Kill All Normies Book on SJWs and the Alt-Right

Did the excesses of politically correct leftists on the internetthe sort derided for their focus on identity and pronounshelp fuel the rise of white supremacy and the alt-right in the United States? Thats the premise of Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right, and it is one found persuasive by liberals and conservatives alike, the work widely…

Nicki Minajs Insulting Asian Fetish in Chun Li

I went and copped the chopsticks. Put em in my bun just to pop shit.

Pop culture has always had an odd obsession with Asian stereotypes. The latest addition is Nicki Minajs single Chun-Li. Named after the popular character with the Spinning Bird Kick from Street Fighter II, its a self-empowerment anthem that uses the fighter as a reference for Nickis own prowess as a rapper.

It has, however, led

Hawking service open to time travellers

Image copyright André Pattenden Image caption Prof Stephen Hawking’s life will be celebrated at a service in June

Organisers of Prof Stephen Hawking’s memorial service have seemingly left the door open for time travellers to attend.

Those wishing to honour the theoretical physicist, who died in March aged 76, can apply via a public ballot.

Applicants need to give their birth date – which…

Solo is a serviceable Star Wars story

In the trailer for Solo

For those with even a passing familiarity with the Star Wars universe, it’s about as low stakes as cliffhangers get. Chewbacca will be fine. He’s made it to 190, and by all accounts, he survives well into the sequel trilogy, several cinematic decades later. It’s a bit silly, as far as these things go, but it also just might be the perfect setup for the film.

Solois, by…

Giuliani on Mueller report: Trump team is ‘ready to rip it apart’

close Video Giuliani: Mueller should wrap up probe today

Catch Laura Ingraham’s exclusive interview with President Trump’s attorney, Wednesday night at 10 p.m. ET on Fox News Channel.

President Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham that his legal team is ready to challenge any report issued by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team.

“I think…

Giuliani says Mueller ‘has all the facts … and he has nothing’ on Trump

close Video Giuliani: Mueller can’t indict or subpoena the president

President Trump’s attorney urges Robert Mueller to wrap up his investigation, dismisses attacks from Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti in an exclusive interview on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

President Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham Wednesday night that Special Counsel Robert…

Margot Kidder, Superman’s Lois Lane, dies aged 69

Canadian-born actor, who secured screen stardom via blockbusting comic book adaptation, experienced long-term mental health issues

Margot Kidder, whose best known role was as reporter Lois Lane in the 1978 Superman movie has died aged 69. The Franzen Davies funeral home in Montana confirmed her death on Sunday.

Kidder was born in Canada in 1948, and broke into film acting in the late 60s. Her…

MTV Suspends Catfish As Sexual Misconduct Claims Are Brought Against Host Nev Schulman

Has bad behavior on Nev Schulman‘s part doomed Catfish: The TV Show??

According to reports, MTV has temporarily suspended production on the beloved docu-series due to sexual misconduct claims made against the show’s host. Oof.

Related: Javi Marroquin Is Not On Speaking Terms With Briana DeJesus!

Per The Daily Beast, the network has hit the pause button on production in order to investigate an…

Bohemian Rhapsody: first trailer of Queen and Freddie Mercury biopic released

First footage goes online of long-in-development film about big-selling British rockers, starring Mr Robots Rami Malek

The first full trailer of the long-gestating Queen and Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, has been released onto the internet. Starring Mr Robots Rami Malek as Mercury, the bands exuberant lead singer who died in 1991, anticipation had been stoked on Monday with a short…

Lance Armstrong Settles $100M Lawsuit With U.S. Government

Austin, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government in a whistleblower lawsuit that could have sought $100 million in damages from the cyclist who was stripped of his record seven Tour de France victories after admitting he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout much of his career.

The deal announced Thursday came as the two sides prepared for…

Black activist jailed for his Facebook posts speaks out about secret FBI surveillance

Exclusive: Rakem Balogun spoke out against police brutality. Now he is believed to be the first prosecuted under a secretive US effort to track so-called black identity extremists

Rakem Balogun thought he was dreaming when armed agents in tactical gear stormed his apartment. Startled awake by a large crash and officers screaming commands, he soon realized his nightmare was real, and he and his…

White House correspondents dinner: Michelle Wolf shocks media with Sarah Sanders attack

The comedian was scathing about Trumps press secretary and his daughter Ivanka in a performance dubbed disgusting by Sean Spicer

The comedian Michelle Wolf stunned guests at a prestigious media dinner in Washington with a risque speech that eviscerated members of Donald Trumps administration, some of whom were in the room.

Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary, told the Guardian he…