Movies|How a Review Changed Both Sarah Silverman and Our Critic
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Silverman said, “I never wrote stand-up by topic or by what’s taboo. I know it seems like I do, but I just don’t. That’s never been my process.”Credit.Chase Middleton for The New York Times
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How a Review Changed Both Sarah Silverman and Our Critic
A.O. Scott critiqued her approach to comedy in a 2005 movie. Now they sit down to talk about what he got right and wrong, and why owning up to mistakes is freeing.
By Kenny Webster
May 19, 2021
Imagine how many people out there have pulled a similar scam but haven t been caught yet?
A group of young Brooklyn men ripped off $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds by submitting fraudulent unemployment claims and then stupidly posted pictures of themselves with their ill-gotten cash, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Six of the eight defendants ranging in age from 18 to 25 were charged in Brooklyn federal court, documents show.
Two of the suspects Armani Miller, 24, and Johan Santos, 19 are still at large.
Four of the alleged thieves foolishly flaunted their fortunes on social media, posting pictures of themselves with large piles of cash, according to the court documents.
By Kenny Webster
May 19, 2021
A group of harmless high school seniors from Southeast Louisiana flew a Trump flag up the school flagpole and now the NAACP is involved.
How ridiculous is that?!
Politics on the campus of Belle Chasse high school has school board members crafting a new lesson plan on how to handle it after a senior prank caused backlash from the community.
That recent senior prank came with a political message that’s now at the center of a debate in Plaquemines Parish. A photo shows Belle Chasse High School students posing on campus with an American flag and a Trump flag. The words “liberals suck” are written on the sidewalk. There’s also video of a Trump flag on a flagpole on the side of the school.
A publicist for Paul Mooney says he suffered a heart attack at his home in Oakland.
Published May 19, 2021 •
Updated 6 hours ago
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Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor’s longtime writing partner and whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure in stand-up, has died. He was 79.
Cassandra Williams, Mooney’s publicist, said he died Wednesday morning at his home in Oakland, California, from a heart attack. He was staying with a family member who was a caregiver, she said. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.