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Death and Taxes Relaunches on Spin as New Culture and Politics Channel
Death and Taxes Relaunches on Spin as New Culture and Politics Channel

We are excited to share that Death and Taxes has been relaunched under Spin as our new expanded culture and politics vertical. The Death and Taxes site will remain online but as of Dec. 4, 2017, new stories from the Death and Taxes staff will be published under its new channel on Spin.com. Historically Spin has frequently covered politics, race, class disparity, industry changes (and nonsense), investigating social issues,...

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The Duffer Brothers Respond to Lawsuit Accusing Them of Stealing Stranger Things Concept

Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer are being sued for allegedly stealing the idea for their hit Netflix series. Charlie Kessler is…
Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter / April 4, 2018
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Jared Kushner Tried to Get Cecile Richards to Barter Away Abortion Rights
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Here’s Yet Another Example of Jared Kushner Being Terrible at His Job

In an excerpt from her new book Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead, former Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards…
Maggie Serota / April 4, 2018
Culture
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Weird Al Wrote Today’s Cheesy New York Times Crossword Puzzle

New York Times crossword fans are in for a treat today as Weird Al Yankovic co-authored the moderately difficult Wednesday puzzle. Yankovic took a break…
Maggie Serota / April 4, 2018
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Dave Chappelle Is Being Sued by the Guy Who Threw a Banana Peel at Him

After joking about it in his Netflix special Deep In the Heart of Texas of last year, Dave Chappelle is being sued by the man who…
Winston Cook-Wilson / April 4, 2018
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Ignoring Tiffany Is the Biggest Favor Donald Trump Could Do for Her
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Tiffany Trump Is the Lucky One

We probably didn't need this People Magazine report to confirm the notion that Tiffany Trump, the president's daughter with second wife Marla Maples, has a…
Maggie Serota / April 3, 2018
Culture
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Why Won’t the EPA Comment on Scott Pruitt’s Security Detail Busting Down the Door at His Sketchy Condo?

EPA director Scott Pruitt is the latest member of the Trump administration to be accused of unethical behavior, in his case, renting out a room…
Maggie Serota / March 30, 2018
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Ren & Stimpy Creator’s Years of Harassment and Predatory Behavior Detailed in New Report

John Kricfalusi, the creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show on Nickelodeon, is being accused of workplace sexual harassment, statutory rape and possession of child…
Katie Kilkenny, Patrick Shanley, The Hollywood Reporter / March 30, 2018
Culture
David Hogg Owns Laura Ingraham
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Laura Ingraham Got Outsmarted By a High School Senior

Caustic Fox News talking head Laura Ingraham learned a humiliating and expensive lesson on Thursday when her attempt to pick a fight with Marjorie Stoneman Douglas…
Maggie Serota / March 29, 2018
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Ben Affleck Responds to New Yorker Story About His “Great Sadness”

Ben Affleck wants everyone to know that, despite the eye-catching headline of a recent viral New Yorker story, he's doing just fine. On Saturday, New Yorker writer…
Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter / March 29, 2018
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Westworld’s New Season 2 Trailer Features an Orchestral Version of Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box”

The first full-length trailer for the second season of HBO's Westworld is here. The trailer begins with Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) washed up on the beach.
Winston Cook-Wilson / March 29, 2018
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Report: Melania Trump Avoiding Presidential Photo Ops Amid Cheating Allegations

On Friday March 23, Melania Trump was conspicuously absent from the traditional walk accompanying her husband, President Trump, across the South Lawn to Marine One, from…
Maggie Serota / March 28, 2018
Death and Taxes
FYF 2017 - Day 3

Killer Mike’s Full NRA Interview Is Still Disingenuous

Killer Mike recently went on NRATV, the NRA's online streaming channel, to talk about the issue of gun control with channel host and fellow pro-gun activist Colion…
Israel Daramola / March 28, 2018
Culture
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Now Trump Wants the U.S. Military to Pay for the Wall

Last week, President Trump reluctantly signed a $1.3 trillion federal spending bill that allocated a paltry $1.6 billion in border security funding, which will barely…
Maggie Serota / March 27, 2018
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Stormy Daniels Adds Defamation Claim to Suit Against Trump Lawyer

Adult film star Stormy Daniels (real name Stephanie Clifford) is now suing President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen for defamation. The new…
Associated Press / March 26, 2018
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HBO’s Barry Plays on the Subtler Charms of Bill Hader

What the hell kind of hitman is Barry Berkman? If you're using pop culture as a yardstick, the life of a murderer for hire is…
Maggie Serota / March 26, 2018
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