David Mack

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SNL’s Trump Cold Open Shows Just How Much Has Changed Since His First Term

2 months ago | flipboard.com | David Mack

Trump should rethink revoking former officials' security details, Tom Cotton saysDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump should rethink his decision to remove security details from three former senior national security officials, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday. That protection is not just for them, but also the public, said Sen. Tom Cotton, …
Millions of People Have a Controversial Approach to the News Right Now. Don’t Feel Guilty If You’re One of Them.

Jan 24, 2025 | yahoo.com | David Mack

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. At night, I hear the terrors calling. Their foreboding drumbeat grows louder, and when the sun finally rises, my fear is at its peak. This is when I must finally confront the monsters that haunt me: Yes, it’s time to check the news alerts on my phone.
The Most Remarkable Part of That Video of a Bishop Confronting the Trump Family

Jan 21, 2025 | yahoo.com | David Mack

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. After all the chaos of Monday’s presidential inauguration and subsequent Trump actions, the most remarkable moment of the second Trump administration so far might be one of near silence.
Remembering Maggie Smith: A Generation’s Beloved and Terrifying Grandmother

Sep 28, 2024 | yahoo.com | David Mack

Maggie Smith in 2016 - Credit: Ian Gavan/Getty ImagesIn the movie Hook, Steven Spielberg’s 1991 Peter Pan sequel starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman, Williams’ Peter visits the London home of his wife’s family, where he reconnects with her grandmother, a very grown up Wendy Darling played by Dame Maggie Smith. She first appears as a ghostly silhouette at the top of a staircase before descending and creeping into the light.
If You Want to Know Who Won the Debate, Watch Fox News the Moment It Ended

Sep 11, 2024 | yahoo.com | David Mack

David MackSeptember 11, 2024 at 12:53 AM·4 min readTuning into Fox News following Tuesday’s presidential debate, it was hard to describe the mood. Somber comes to mind—a little like you might find at a funeral, perhaps for a beloved cat consumed by a political boogeyman. Donald Trump had just spent almost all of his 90-minute debate with Kamala Harris ranting into his microphone in a 180-degree contrast from his last appearance against Joe Biden.
9/11 Used to Be Off Limits. Now Gen Z Has Turned It Into a Meme

Sep 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | David Mack

In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the Twin Towers were coopted as a symbol of patriotism — but a new generation has found dark humor in their shadow. - Credit: Michel Renaudeau/Gamma-Rapho/Getty ImagesOlivia, a 21-year-old college student, was sitting in an English class at her Minnesota school last week when her professor began talking about the challenges in writing about traumatic events.
Nicole Kidman Has Never Been a Bigger Star. So Why Does She Keep Doing This?

Sep 5, 2024 | slate.com | David Mack

Skip to the content Television Watching The Perfect Couple, Netflix’s new soapy, six-episode whodunit starring Nicole Kidman, it’s easy to feel like you’re experiencing déjà vu. Kidman playing a wealthy mother with a slew of secrets caught up in a murder investigation in a scenic coastal location? Wait, no, that was her other show, HBO’s Big Little Lies. Kidman playing a wealthy New Yorker whose adulterous husband may or may not have committed murder?
Nicole Kidman Has Never Been a Bigger Star. So Why Does She Keep Doing This?

Sep 5, 2024 | flipboard.com | David Mack

6 hours agoYou know exactly what you're getting when you sit down to watch "The Perfect Couple." Netflix's latest limited series has a seemingly, ahem, perfect recipe: Beautiful Nantucket beaches, an attractive young cast; a frothy 2018 Elin Hilderbrand novel as its source material; a mysterious death to …
Nicole Kidman Has Never Been a Bigger Star. So Why Does She Keep Doing This?

Sep 5, 2024 | yahoo.com | David Mack

Watching The Perfect Couple, Netflix’s new soapy, six-episode whodunit starring Nicole Kidman, it’s easy to feel like you’re experiencing déjà vu. Kidman playing a wealthy mother with a slew of secrets caught up in a murder investigation in a scenic coastal location? Wait, no, that was her other show, HBO’s Big Little Lies. Kidman playing a wealthy New Yorker whose adulterous husband may or may not have committed murder? Nope, I’m thinking of her 2020 series The Undoing.
Tim Walz’s Son Crying Got the Inevitable Reaction From the Online Right. It Also Did Something Bigger.

Aug 22, 2024 | yahoo.com | David Mack

David MackAugust 22, 2024 at 5:23 PM·6 min readMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz was selected as his party’s vice president nominee in part to serve as a Midwestern avatar on the ticket. At the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night, Walz formally accepted the nomination and tried to demonstrate his folksy bona fides while also introducing himself to people across the country, many of whom hadn’t heard of the governor until just a few weeks ago.