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It is difficult to fathom why the United States nearly went to war with Iran last week, beyond that hard-liners in both countries see political advantage in it. For decades, Iran has been expanding its regional influence by funding, training, and arming proxy forces in unstable countries, and then helping them develop into political movements […]

The nation is divided. Loved ones tweeting at loved ones. What the American people need now more than ever is a party that can unite the entire country in disappointment. That’s where we step in: the Centrist Party. In 2020, we want you to skip the red and the blue and vote for the grayish […]

MIAMI (The Borowitz Report)—Millions of viewers of a televised debate Wednesday night found themselves struggling with the notion of a President with no visible personality disorder. In interviews across the country, viewers said that they were having difficulty imagining a President who does not display flagrant signs of malignant narcissism, impulse-control deficit, or rampant paranoia. […]

When I first saw “Paris Is Burning,” the 1990 documentary about drag-ball culture in New York City, I noted that each ball was well organized and carefully managed, a veritable drag bureaucracy, but that the work of organizing the events was not shown onscreen. I didn’t know at the time that another documentary already existed […]

As is tradition, this year’s Democratic gathering in South Carolina was unofficially kicked off last Friday by Jim Clyburn’s World Famous Fish Fry. The event, where the House Majority Whip serves up big steaming trays of fried white fish on white bread for free (with your choice of sauces: hot, tartar, or mustard), had humble […]

In the days after the 2016 election, with the shock of Donald Trump’s victory still fresh, Barack Obama spoke to The New Yorker’s David Remnick about his legacy and the country’s future. One topic of the conversation was the Democratic Party’s bench, or lack thereof. “Obama insisted that there were gifted Democratic politicians out there, […]

Share 27th Jun 2019 In our day-to-day lives, mannequins rarely draw more than a cursory glance or quick appraisal. But now, as fashion labels such as Nike and Fenty announce that they will be employing the use of plus-size iterations, the idea of the mannequin has emerged from the shadows.  In an unprecedented turn of […]

The old adage, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” has never been more true than in the current changing landscape of beauty. Rituals that were tried and tested centuries ago have come full circle, with more brands returning to a holistic natural approach for their products and formulas. With just a few tweaks, these […]

Share 25th Jun 2019 Former US president and first lady, Barack and Michelle Obama, together with their daughters Malia and Sasha, stopped by George and Amal Clooney’s Lake Como residence for a quick visit over the weekend, while holidaying Europe. During their stay, the family attended a charity dinner for The Clooney Foundation for Justice. […]

Share 26th Jun 2019 As Cardi B gears up to celebrate her daughter Kulture’s first birthday, which falls on July 10, with what is rumoured to be an extremely OTT bash, she has reportedly commissioned celebrity jeweller Eliantte to design her 11-month-old the perfect gift.  The jeweller has taken to Instagram to share a series […]