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Chinese President Xi Jinping’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang earlier this month celebrated their decades-long alliance, with both sides vowing to elevate their ties to “new heights.” However, the summit reflected a marriage of convenience with clear limitations. The Xi-Kim summit was a meaningful indication that China-North Korea bilateral ties … Read more
To commemorate World Refugee Day (June 20) without confronting the American militarism driving the crisis is just plain hypocrisy. Data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees shows global displacement has reached record highs, with more than 117 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, including 42.5 million refugees. As this crisis grows, it is too … Read more
For the past year, the Trump administration has undertaken a lethal campaign of strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, killing at least 200 people. It could soon gain a major new ally in this fight in Colombia, where the leading candidate in Sunday’s presidential elections has promised to break with … Read more
Toward the tail-end of his monologue Thursday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” the host received a very special delivery from UPS: a giant horse, as well as a baby horse. “I didn’t order a horse!” exclaimed Kimmel to the UPS delivery guy. “I didn’t order either of those!” The UPS man, accompanied by Guillermo, proceeded … Read more
Jelly Roll took to the stage on Thursday evening to address rumors online following news of his divorce from Bunnie Xo after 10 years of marriage. During his Little Ass Shed Tour stop in Saratoga Springs, New York, the country artist said that this would be the only city and time he would address the … Read more
After the blockbuster success of his debut feature “Obsession,” Curry Barker‘s next film, an original horror concept, is set up with Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal Film Group. Barker will write, direct and produce his third feature which comes to Universal Film through the filmmaker’s relationship with Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Roy Lee and Steven Schneider’s Spooky … Read more
Peacock has give a series order to the TV adaptation of “Dungeon Crawler Carl,” a New York Times best selling book from Matt Dinniman. Seth MacFarlane‘s Fuzzy Door is behind the series, which comes from the newly renamed Universal Global Television. Variety reported in April that the show had landed at Peacock. Chris Yost (“The … Read more
The comedian is accused of failing to report $8.7 million in income taxes Comedian Carlos Mencia, who created and hosted Comedy Central’s Mind of Mencia in the early 2000s, was arrested and charged on Thursday with a dozen counts of felony state tax evasion. Mencia, born Ned Arnel Holness, faces six felony counts of failure to file … Read more
Independent distributor Viva Kids has acquired the animated films “Treasure Trekkers,” “Space Cadet,” and “Pirate Mo and the Legend of the Red Ruby” to add to its upcoming release calendar; specific dates to be announced later. “Treasure Trekkers” is based on J.S. Friedman’s children’s book series “Maurice’s Valises,” which follows the “adventures of young explorers … Read more
Bunnie Xo is opening up following news of her divorce from Jelly Roll after 10 years of marriage. On her latest Dumb Blonde podcast aired on Thursday, released two days following news of their separation, Bunnie, 46, discussed their IVF journey and the hardships they faced along the way. She said the experience “wrecked” her “emotionally, spiritually, … Read more