A Noir Novel For The Trump Era, From Jonathan Lethem

The Feral Detective follows a New Yorker reeling from the 2016 election and the eccentric private eye of the title deep into the California desert.
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He Was The Darling Of The Festival Circuit. He Dominated Awards Season. He Had One Of The Biggest Production Companies In The World. Why One Man Decided To Walk Away From It All
Trump Says He Hopes To Work With Democrats On Infrastructure, Drug Pricing

In a Wednesday press conference, President Trump said that he hopes to work together with the newly victorious House Democrats on issues ranging from infrastructure to drug pricing. What do you think?
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Jeff Goldblum The Jazz Artist? Life, Uh, Finds A Way

At his weekly gigs in L.A. — and now on a new live album — you’ll find the actor playing keys one moment, holding court with attendees the next and just generally being … well, Jeff Goldblum.
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‘Postcards From London’: Rent Boys Will Be Rent Boys In A Stylized, Neon-Lit Soho

Writer/director Steve McLean’s “lovely piece of whimsy” about a gay sex worker in 1970s London examines “the mixed blessings of sex, art, beauty and authenticity.”
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‘The Front Runner’ Stumbles Into Familiar Territory

The film follows Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman) through his three-week presidential bid that fell victim to monkey business, but what director Jason Reitman brings to it is familiar — even quaint.
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Satanists Sue Netflix, Warner Bros. For $150M, Saying ‘Sabrina’ Copied Their Statue

The Satanic Temple has used the statue to protest for freedom of religion. Now, it says the media giants have lifted its copyrighted design for a depiction of evil in the streaming series.
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Mueller Annoyed By Dipshit Protestors Holding Up Traffic During Commute

WASHINGTON—Laying on his horn while stuck in bumper-to-bumper gridlock, an annoyed special counsel Robert Mueller reportedly screamed at “dipshit protestors” from his car Thursday as a MoveOn rally held up traffic during his nightly commute. “Get a move on, assholes! Some of us have actual paying jobs and want to get…