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Dec 04 2021
Analysis
Pulling punchlines: Comedy can be offensive. But should it be reined in?
What makes something funny?
The question is as old as comedy itself. But answers have become increasingly fraught as America rethinks the way it talks about race, gender, and other sensitive topics. Cancel culture, it seems, is encroaching on comedy from both the left and the right.
To some comedians, the era of “wokeness” has become a new Puritanism. They find themselves on the
Christian Science MonitorMay 28 2020
News
Governor Sends National Guard Over George Floyd Protests
MINNEAPOLIS—Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sent in the National Guard as demonstrators clashed with police for a third straight day to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white officer pinned him to the ground with a knee on his neck in an incident captured on video.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who has called for the police officers involved in the incident to be
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 20 2021
News
Protesters Gather at Netflix Office Amid Controversy Over Dave Chappelle Special
A group of protesters gathered outside one of Netflix Inc.’s NFLX -2.17% Los Angeles offices Wednesday to express anger over the streaming giant’s Dave Chappelle comedy special, as some employees released demands for management and staged a walkout.
In the special, “The Closer,” Mr. Chappelle made jokes and remarks regarding gender that many in the transgender community, including some
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 04 2021
News
Proud Boys leader arrested for destruction of property ahead of DC protests against election results
Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio was arrested Monday afternoon in Washington, D.C., shortly after landing in the nation's capital to attend rallies protesting President Donald Trump's loss in November's election.
Tarrio, 36, was on a phone call with a USA Today reporter when the call was interrupted by loud sirens. He joked that "They're for me," and then, sounding confused, asked the
USA TODAYApr 28 2019
News
Her 'final good deed': Woman hailed as hero after taking bullets to protect rabbi during synagogue shooting
The woman killed during Saturday’s San Diego synagogue shooting stepped in front of the bullets aimed at her longtime friend and rabbi as he raced to evacuate children, according to her friends and authorities.
Authorities said Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, was killed at Chabad of Poway when a nursing student opened fire with an AR-style rifle. Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein suffered defensive wounds
USA TODAYMar 28 2022
Perspectives Blog
Human frailty, anger and forgiveness - Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars
In a nation so often defined by growing polarization and disdain for each other, we just experienced a raw, unscripted moment that could potentially teach us something about ourselves.
In the hurricane of reactions to what happened at the Oscars, let’s not miss this opportunity to notice and learn from the human frailty, anger and potential for forgiveness that could help us all build
John Gable, AllSides Co-founderAug 22 2020
Analysis
Fox’s Lou Dobbs served as the ‘shadow chief of staff of the Trump administration’: ex-DHS official
Former senior Trump administration official Miles Taylor said that President Donald Trump would regularly berate staffers for not following the advice of Fox News host Lou Dobbs.
“This is really disheartening but there was a period of time where, at first jokingly, we would say that Fox late night host Lou Dobbs was the sort of shadow chief of staff of the Trump administration,” Miles
AlterNetFeb 10 2019
News
Trump appears to mock Trail of Tears in tweet about Senator Warren's campaign announcement
Sen. Elizabeth Warren formally announced her candidacy for the White House on Saturday, and hours later President Donald Trump weighed in on his newest 2020 campaign opponent with a line that many critics interpreted as a joke about the Trail of Tears.
USA TODAYMar 18 2022
Opinion
Column: Years Late and Millions Short on Hunter Biden
Michael Isikoff, once the top investigative reporter for Newsweek, tweeted something unintentionally humorous about a New York Times story.
“In the category of -- didn’t see this coming,” he wrote, “The @nytimes confirms the authenticity of Hunter Biden emails derived from his laptop that had been previously dismissed as Russian disinformation.”
You don't say!
The obvious
NewsBustersAug 25 2021
News
Blinken says up to 1,500 US citizens still stranded in Kabul as Biden laughs off question
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that up to 1,500 US citizens are still stranded in Afghanistan — shortly after President Biden joked with a reporter who asked about possibly leaving Americans behind in the Taliban-controlled nation.
Blinken gave the figure after Biden administration officials repeatedly said they didn’t know how many Americans remain in Afghanistan
New York Post (News)