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  • Poll Shows Contentious Split Among NFL Fans Over Bad Bunny Halftime Show

    10/28/2025 12:15:53 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 39 replies
    Breitbart ^ | October 28, 2025 | Dylan Gwinn
    If you are strongly opposed to the NFL choosing Bad Bunny to perform the Super Bowl Halftime Show, you are not alone. However, if you approve of Bad Bunny or don’t care, you’re also not alone. That seems to be the main takeaway from a recent Quinnipiac poll, which shows that 48 percent of respondents approve of the selection of the Puerto Rican rapper for this year’s halftime entertainment. In comparison, 29 percent disapprove and 24 percent have no opinion. The numbers break down along party lines. “Democrats (74 – 10 percent) and independents (52 – 22 percent) approve of...
  • Woke artist transforms historic Stonewall Jackson sculpture into "monstrous mutant" to end racism or something

    10/27/2025 9:05:39 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 43 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | October 27, 2025 | Davy Crockett
    The Left's campaign against truth, goodness, and beauty continues with the latest depraved outrage against art: a sculpture called "Unmanned Drone." The twist? This ugly monstrosity was made from the dismembered pieces of the historic Stonewall Jackson statue that was famously taken down in Charlottesville, NC. Here is the original statue: Nick Morgan, Wikimedia Commons And the twisted new version: This bizarre, hateful attempt at art was created by "artist" Kara Walker, who makes terrible art to fight racism. Some of her other works include "Sugar Sphinx," a bizarre sphinx combined with an obscene "mammy" stereotype made out of sugar....
  • New musical mocks wokeness by reimagining Anne Frank as "pansexual Latina with non-binary lover and neurodiverse family"

    10/27/2025 6:41:42 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 41 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | October 27, 2025 | Joel Abbott
    I don't exactly know where to start with this, so let's dive straight into the headline: This new musical in New York City imagines Holocaust victim Anne Frank as every intersecting woke category under the sun. But here's the catch: It's mocking "wokeness." The production, titled 'Slam Frank,' is a satirical play that exaggerates current cultural trends around inclusivity and identity politics, applying them to one of history's most tragic stories to critique how performative 'wokeness' can distort storytelling. So many recent TV shows, games, and films have flopped because they started preaching to the audience about climate change, capitalism,...
  • Major Hollywood Union Says Paramount Taking over Warner Bros. Discovery Would Be a ‘Disaster’ as Trump Backs the Bid

    10/24/2025 8:10:38 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 13 replies
    Breitbart ^ | October 24, 2025 | Warner Todd Huston
    The Hollywood writer’s union is raising the alarm over the possible merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance, saying that such a merger would be a “disaster,” but President Donald Trump says he is all for the plan. On Thursday, the Writers Guild of America put out a statement warning about the proposed merger, according to The Wrap. “Merger after merger in the media industry has harmed workers, diminished competition and free speech, and wasted hundreds of billions of dollars better invested in organic growth. Combining Warner Bros. with Paramount or another major studio or streamer would be a...
  • Picasso portrait of muse Dora Maar in vivid hat, long hidden from view, sells for 32 million euros

    10/24/2025 10:51:53 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 31 replies
    AP News ^ | October 24, 2025 | OLEG CETINIC
    A vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar that had remained out of view for more than eight decades sold Friday at auction for 32 million euros (about $37 million), including fees. Painted in July 1943, “Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat (Dora Maar)” depicts Maar in a brightly colored floral hat. Maar, an artist and photographer herself, had been Picasso’s partner and muse for about seven years, and the relationship was coming to a painful close. The work was purchased in 1944 and had not been on the market since, remaining in the...
  • Here's Why This German Museum Has Suddenly Been Overrun With Taylor Swift Fans

    10/23/2025 10:26:37 PM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 15 replies
    HuffPost UK ^ | 17/10/2025 | Amy Davidson
    Not content with dominating the music scene, Taylor Swift is apparently now taking on the art world, with hundreds of her fans making the pilgrimage to a German museum to catch a glimpse of a certain painting. Earlier this month, the Grammy winner released the music video for her latest single The Fate Of Ophelia, the opening shot of which seems to have been inspired by artist Friedrich Heyser’s painting depicting the iconic Shakespearean character. Heyser’s painting now lives in Museum Wiesbaden in Germany, and dedicated Swifties have been paying it a visit in their droves much to the surprise...
  • Far right hits Macron’s government for Louvre heist as blame game begins

    10/20/2025 2:18:11 PM PDT · by CondoleezzaProtege · 23 replies
    Politico EU ^ | Oct 20, 2025 | Victor Goury Laffont
    The blame game and finger pointing following Sunday’s heist at the Louvre Museum kicked off almost as quickly as the seven-minute robbery itself. France’s far right was quick to assign fault to President Emmanuel Macron and his allies for the brazen, broad-daylight theft of the French crown jewels, accusing them of being soft on crime and failing to sufficiently protect the nation’s heritage. MEP Marion Maréchal proposed eliminating the €200 cultural vouchers offered to French high school students, a measure put in place under Macron, and redirecting those funds toward protecting France’s “national treasures.” She later called France the “laughingstock...
  • Why are you seeing cowboys everywhere?

    10/20/2025 11:25:09 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 46 replies
    CNN ^ | October 20, 2025 | Leah Asmelash
    Across advertising and popular media, seemingly everyone is grabbing their fringe, denim and Stetson boots, in a wholehearted embrace of the American West. It’s cowboys – and they’re “everywhere,” said Emily Keegin, a photo director for both magazines and brands. “It’s more pervasive than I think I’ve ever seen a trope in recent history.” Long associated with a hardworking, old-school, rugged American masculinity, the cowboy’s current popularity could be a reflection of our national politics — conservatives, including members of the Trump administration, have embraced cowboy hats and similar imagery. But today’s prevailing cowboy image also highlights how cultural myths...
  • Louvre museum closed after robbery, French official says

    10/19/2025 5:27:41 AM PDT · by Libloather · 33 replies
    Fox News ^ | 10/19/25 | Stephen Sorace
    Thieves broke into the Louvre museum in Paris and stole priceless jewelry before escaping on motorbikes, French officials said Sunday. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called the heist a "major robbery" that "lasted seven minutes." Speaking to France Inter, he said the thieves "entered from the outside using a basket lift" and "a disc cutter" to slice through glass panes containing precious jewels. "The investigation has begun, and a detailed list of the stolen items is being compiled," the ministry said in a statement. "Beyond their market value, these items have inestimable heritage and historical value." The museum posted on X...
  • Translated RUSSIAN - JFK Files Have Been Released.

    10/17/2025 7:41:50 PM PDT · by Racketeer · 46 replies
    X ^ | 10/17/2025 | Joseph (Joe)
    WE HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE THIS THE BEST GENERATION OF MANKIND IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD OR MAKE IT THE LAST. JOHN E KENNEDY Dear People The JFK files given by the Russian Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev to Rep Anna Luna has been translated to English from Russian - Joseph (JOE) X @JjthomsonJoe
  • Ace Frehley, KISS lead guitarist, dies at 74

    10/16/2025 7:28:45 PM PDT · by fidelis · 59 replies
    12News Arizona ^ | October 16, 2025 | Krys Shahin
    Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist for the rock band KISS, has died. He was 74.Frehley reportedly suffered a brain bleed when he fell in his studio a couple weeks ago, according to TMZ. The family said he died "peacefully surrounded by family in Morristown, New Jersey" Thursday. Frehley went to the hospital after a “minor” fall at the end of September and was advised by his doctor “against his wishes” to avoid travel, according to a post on his social media Sept. 25. It prompted him to cancel his performance set for the following day at the Antelope Valley...
  • KISS founding member Ace Frehley dead at 74

    10/16/2025 4:09:40 PM PDT · by IndyTiger · 24 replies
    Fox News ^ | 10/16/2025 | Janelle Ash
    KISS founding member Ace Frehley has died after suffering injuries from a fall last month. He was 74.
  • Remake of cinematic masterpiece “Amadeus” to feature Asian Mozart

    10/15/2025 12:55:09 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 96 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | October 15, 2025 | Holly Ash
    Yep. Official 'TEASER' at link............. Amadeus, the 1985 Milos Forman- directed masterpiece, is being remade. They replaced the inimitable Tom Hulce with a half-Japanese British citizen name Will Sharpe, because that totally makes sense for the Austrian Mozart? Meanwhile, F. Murray Abraham's Salieri is being replicated by that robot guy in the Avengers movies. I'm sure this will turn out great! Here's just a few of the reactions: Just ... why???
  • Mel Gibson’s ‘Resurrection of the Christ’ Finds New Jesus and Mary Magdalene in Jaakko Ohtonen and Mariela Garriga, Reveals Main Cast

    10/15/2025 7:58:55 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 66 replies
    Variety ^ | Nick Vivarelli
    Mel Gibson’s “The Resurrection of the Christ,” his long-delayed follow up to 2004’s “The Passion of the Christ,” has cast Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen (“The Last Kingdom”) in the role of Jesus, replacing original star Jim Caviezel. Shooting started last week at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios on the film, with its main ensemble having been entirely recast. More than 20 years ago, Gibson shot the original “Passion of the Christ” at Cinecittà, which became one of the largest-grossing independent films of all time with a worldwide box office of $610 million. As previously announced, “The Resurrection of the Christ” will be...
  • Audiobook Sales Rose 13% in 2024, to $2.2 Billion

    10/15/2025 7:08:03 AM PDT · by ProgressingAmerica · 27 replies
    Publisher's Weekly ^ | Jun 02, 2025 | Jim Milliot
    Audiobook sales returned to a double-digit growth rate in 2024, increasing 13% over 2023, according to the just-released Audio Publishers Association Sales Survey. After a number of years of sales growing at a rate of at least 10% annually, sales rose 9% in 2023. Last year, total sales from the APA members who supply data increased to $2.22 billion; the bump was driven, unsurprisingly, by digital audio, which had a 14% sales increase and accounted for 99% of revenue. The
  • 'I worked with Donald Trump on iconic film and he showed his true colours'

    10/14/2025 3:06:26 PM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 29 replies
    Mirror ^ | Oct 14, 2025 | Christopher Sharp
    Hollywood legend Tim Curry has opened up about his experience meeting Donald Trump during the filming of Home Alone 2. The British actor, 79, has shared insights into his time with the now 45th and 47th President of the United States on the 1992 movie. At that point, Trump wasn't yet a politician or reality TV personality, but rather a wealthy New York business magnate. Almost 33 years after Home Alone 2 hit cinemas, Tim has written a memoir called 'Vagabond: A Memoir' chronicling his life before and after suffering a stroke in 2012 which left him partially paralysed. Discussing...
  • “We Need To Go Back” – Uranus’ Moon May Have Harbored a Colossal 100-Mile Deep Ocean

    10/14/2025 6:47:10 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 32 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | October 11, 2025 | Mikayla Mace Kelley, Planetary Science Institute
    New research suggests that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, might have once harbored an ocean about 100 miles (170km) deep. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/PSI/Mikayla Kelley/Peter Buhler Evidence points to a long-lost ocean beneath Ariel’s icy crust. Tides and orbit shifts may have cracked its surface billions of years ago. Growing evidence indicates that a deep ocean may lie hidden beneath the icy exterior of Uranus’ moon Ariel. A new study published in Icarus examined how this subsurface ocean might have formed and evolved, revealing that it could once have reached depths of more than 100 miles (170 kilometers). For comparison, Earth’s Pacific...
  • 360-Year-Long Mystery Solved as Identity of Girl With a Pearl Earring Muse Revealed

    10/13/2025 2:07:41 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 23 replies
    Express ^ | Mon, Oct 13, 2025 | Laura Zilincanova
    Possible identity of "Mona Lisa of the North" has been revealed by a British art historian.A mysterious girl with a pearl earring from Johannes Vermeer's famous painting was likely the daughter of the painter's commissioner, a historian has revealed. The 17th-century Dutch painter Vermeer worked almost exclusively for Pieter van Ruijven and Maria de Knuijt, a Dutch husband and wife in Delft. This has been revealed by Andrew Graham-Dixon, the art historian and TV presenter, claiming the girl wearing the pearl earring in the renowned oil painting is likely the couple's daughter, Magdalene. The wealthy family were members of a...
  • Liberal women throw red paint on Columbus painting, fail to cover Columbus or the cross

    10/13/2025 9:32:32 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 17 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | October 13, 2025 | Edward Teach
    Climate activists from "Futuro Vegetal" threw red paint on historic painting of Christopher Columbus at the Naval Museum of Madrid to stop global warming or something. The painting, by 19th-century artist José Garnelo, is titled "First Tribute To Christopher Columbus" and depicts the explorer landing in the Americas with a Christian cross. EuroNews reports the two liberal women were arrested. Police sources reported that both women were arrested for a crime against heritage after being detained by a museum worker until authorities arrived. Visitors were evicted during the intervention but hours later, the Navy announced on its social networks that...
  • Former Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins, a Convicted Child Sex Offender, Killed in Prison Attack

    10/13/2025 8:46:51 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 21 replies
    Breitbart ^ | October 12, 2025 | Staff
    Former Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins, a Convicted Child Sex Offender, Killed in Prison Attack 1,017 MILAN, ITALY - JULY 06: Ian Watkins of Lostprophets perform at the 2012 Heineken Jammin FePier Marco Tacca/WireImage via Getty Breitbart News12 Oct 2025343 1:32 LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder after the former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at a prison in northern England, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses. Emergency services were called to HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday morning after Watkins, 48, was attacked with...