Quincy Jones, who died on November 3 aged 91, was the last major musician whose working life spanned the arc of 20th-century American music. Jones was born in 1933, only six years after Louis Armstrong recorded “Struttin’ With Some Barbeque,” one of the Hot Five sides that crystallized the centrality of the solo instrumentalist in
(Spoiler: It’s ‘misogyny and racism.’) Following President-elect Donald Trump’s blowout victory, the mainstream media ran an autopsy on where the Kamala Harris campaign went wrong. The results? Liberal pundits agreed that Harris’s campaign was “flawlessly run” and that the real culprits are “misogyny and racism.” Political strategists placed blame on a “right-wing media ecosystem,” saying
The day after Hillary Clinton was nominated by the Democratic National Committee in 2016, Yale Law School congratulated Clinton, class of 1973, “on her historic nomination for President of the United States.” Eight years later, it is refusing to congratulate J.D. Vance on his actual election. The school has made no statement about the vice
Uber denounced the “abhorrent” anti-Semitic attacks in Amsterdam and said it’s working with law enforcement to identify whether any of its rideshare drivers were involved in the violence, following calls from Jewish activists to boycott the company. “We were shocked and saddened to hear of the abhorrent violence in Amsterdam. While there were no reported
President Donald Trump’s decisive election win this week has sparked a scramble to determine who will serve in his top cabinet roles, with several high-profile allies vying to become the next defense secretary. During his first term in office, Trump tapped four-star general James Mattis to lead the military before replacing him with Defense Department
‘I don’t give a s*** where the money comes from. … I’m a whole DA,’ Jody Owens allegedly told FBI informants Jody Owens (Owens Facebook), Chokwe Antar Lumumba (aspenideas.org) A Mississippi district attorney backed by Democratic megadonor George Soros and a Mississippi mayor endorsed by socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) have been indicted on
Kamala Harris, who ended her failed presidential campaign $20 million in debt, is soliciting donations to support a recount for incumbent Bob Casey against Republican Dave McCormick, the declared winner of the Pennsylvania Senate race. But rather than help Casey in his longshot ballot bid, Harris’s gambit may end up lining the pockets of her