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David Simon's next TV drama should tackle alt-right extremism -- it could be The Wire 2.0
"It's the most important story in America right now," says Tim Goodman, in proposing that The Wire creator delve into...
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Posted Thursday 3/29/18 at 8:36PM EDT
Santa Clarita Diet filmed its Nazi-attacking episode around the time of the deadly Charlottesville rally
Creator Victor Fresco says the episode filmed either on the day or the day after Charlottesville, but it was written...
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Posted Wednesday 1/03/18 at 6:00PM EST
Jon Bernthal says “F*ck them” to The Punisher’s alt-right fans
Bernthal doesn’t like that some alt-righters have used The Punisher’s symbol at white supremacy rallies.
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Posted Wednesday 11/08/17 at 12:00AM EST
Did Larry David's SNL Holocaust jokes fail to land because it’s 2017?
Joking about the Holocaust or the Nazis might’ve worked in past years, but not in 2017, says Jeremy Dauber.
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South Park is taking on the white nationalist movement
Even though Trey Parker and Matt Stone are steering away from politics and Donald Trump, they’ll still tackle current events...
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Posted Tuesday 9/05/17 at 1:16PM EDT
Robert E. Lee descendant quits as church pastor after backlash over his VMA sppech
Rev.
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Law & Order: SVU is working on a Charlottesville-inspired episode
When asked by The Hollywood Reporter what made Charlottesville ripe material for SVU, showrunner Michael Chernuchin said “Conflict.
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Posted Wednesday 8/23/17 at 6:58PM EDT
ESPN on Robert Lee controversy: We wanted to “avoid the potential zoo”
“No politically correct efforts,” an anonymous ESPN exec said in a statement explaining why sportscaster Robert Lee was pulled from...
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Posted Friday 8/18/17 at 8:43PM EDT
Tina Fey under fire for her Weekend Update advice to “Eat Cake” and ignore white supremacy
“It’s always fun to watch Fey take down worthy targets,” says Caroline Framke, “but this segment was about as scattered...
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Posted Friday 8/18/17 at 8:43PM EDT
Halt and Catch Fire co-creator: Please don’t confuse me with the Charlottesville white supremacist who shares my name
Christopher Cantwell wants to make it clear that he’s not the Christopher Cantwell from Vice News Tonight’s episode on last...
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Tina Fey, who went to college in Charlottesville, speaks out against Trump on Weekend Update
The University of Virginia alum dropped by SNL’s Weekend Update Thursday to address the events of the past week: “It...
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Late-night hosts had to scramble to respond to President Trump’s press conference
Words like “insane," "jaw-dropping" and “unhinged" were used to describe Trump's impromptu late-afternoon press conference.
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Posted Tuesday 8/15/17 at 10:46PM EDT
Why Jimmy Fallon was “way out of his depth” in denouncing Trump’s response to Charlottesville
The Tonight Show host was praised for his “emotional, and necessary” response to the president’s delay in condemning white supremacist actions in Charlottesville,...
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Posted Tuesday 8/15/17 at 10:46PM EDT
Samantha Bee’s Full Frontal teams with a nonprofit that aims to rehabilitate white supremacists
Bee is helping to raise funds for Life After Hate, which lost its $400,000 government grant under the Trump administration.
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Posted Monday 8/14/17 at 10:32PM EDT
HBO defends Confederate in wake of renewed criticism after Charlottesville tragedy
HBO's planned alternate-history drama came under renewed attacks following the events in Charlottesville over the weekend.