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In Washington, D.C., top Democrats are increasingly worried about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s mounting controversies ahead of Tuesday’s primary. But in Maine’s Hancock County, where Platner lives, some supporters are standing by him. One day after the New York Times published a report detailing allegations of Platner’s “toxic” behavior in his prior romantic relationships … Read more
Democrats are well positioned to take back the House of Representatives this November, but the Senate is a whole other dogfight. In order to flip the upper chamber, Democrats will need to defeat entrenched incumbents, and win in states where they’re usually at a disadvantage. Virtually all roads to a Democratic Senate majority run through … Read more
Across four documentaries — the Oscar- and Grammy-winning “Summer of Soul,” “Sly Lives,” “Ladies and Gentlemen, 50 Years of Saturday Night Live Music” and the new “Earth, Wind & Fire (to Be Celestial vs. That’s the Weight of the World),” which arrives on HBO Sunday night — Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, drummer and leader of the Roots … Read more
Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. Apparently, June is “gamesmanship” month at the Supreme Court. Last year, Justice Sonia Sotomayor accused the GOP-appointed majority of rewarding the Trump administration’s “gamesmanship” in the birthright citizenship litigation. This week, she accused the majority of rewarding Alabama’s “gamesmanship” in redistricting litigation. Last year’s claim stemmed from how the … Read more
Lee Sung Jin, the creator, executive producer and director of “Beef,” and Jason Bateman, who executive produced, directed and starred in “Black Rabbit,” sat down with Variety’s Clayton Davis to discuss their directing techniques and stylistic choices. Variety moderated this conversation in partnership with Netflix. Lee – who directed one episode in “Beef” Season 1 … Read more
Dozens of advertising and media buying executives convened in late April at an event space near the west side of New York City, eager to get a look at what Paramount Skydance had to offer in its first “upfront” market under the control of CEO David Ellison. Attendees sat at long tables, dined on exquisitely … Read more
Tova Noel, a former prison guard who has said she believes she was the last person to see Jeffrey Epstein alive, sat for an interview with the House Oversight Committee last month, the first time she had spoken publicly about the convicted sex offender’s suicide. The transcript of that interview, released by the panel on … Read more
Madonna has announced that she will release “Confessions II – The Film” on YouTube on June 8 at 11 a.m. ET. The film, directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase (Torso), is set to have its world premiere on Friday night at New York City’s Beacon Theatre as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. Madonna … Read more
During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, I walked into an exam room in the urgent clinic where I worked and introduced myself to a young Black woman struggling to breathe. Before I could continue, she stopped me. “Can I ask you a question?” “Of course.” “Are you Black?” I was covered head to toe … Read more
When former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton was first indicted last fall, he suggested not only that he planned to plead not guilty, he also characterized the case an “abuse of power” by Donald Trump’s Justice Department, which he compared to Stalinist Russia. This week, Bolton shifted gears: As part of plea agreement … Read more