It was supposed to be a night of accolades, fun, and excitement as director Asghar Farhadi was supposed to join Hollywood celebrities for his Oscar nomination for Best Foreign film, The Salesman. Instead, Farhadi was met with a harsh reality: his homeland was put on the list of Muslim countries whose citizens are not being…
Forbes has released their annual 30 Under 30 Europe list, a celebration of young stars making big names for themselves. The list is broken into many sub-lists by industry, from finance to law to science and technology. A relatively new addition is the list of social stars—recognizable faces across media. This year’s 30 Under…
It was yet another awkward moment of Donald Trump interacting with a woman. This time, Theresa May—Britain’s Prime Minister. The moment came after the two met and talked about various topics, including the recent “Brexit” strategy, and the future relationship between the two countries.Trump supported Brexit calling it a “blessing to the world” and…
Trump’s been on a roll and not in a good way. In his first few days of office, Trump has signed two significant executive orders causing shockwaves across the nation and the world, aiming to make a broad sweep against immigration. Specifically, Trump has ordered the building of the “Mexican Wall” and slammed the…
President Trump is certainly making waves—or enemies—depending on how you look at it. World leaders, groups, and even social media powerhouses are all condemning Trump’s immigration ban. Just yesterday, thousands of immigrants and travelers were detained and stranded at airports across the nation due to the executive order. The incident caused so much controversy and…
The first big backlash of Trump’s executive order to ban Muslims from the United States was felt at airports nationwide today. Saturday marked the day the airports stood still, while thousands of Muslims were not only singled out but detained, and the stories keep pouring in. The people being targeted are not extreme jihadists;…
While the country comes to grips with thousands of Muslims being detained at airports nationwide, others are turning their attention towards the potential impact of Trump banning the entrance of all refugees, in addition to citizens from seven countries, into the US. The concern? A new push by extremists to leverage the latest…
In a stunning defeat for the fledgling Trump Administration, the ACLU on Saturday obtained a temporary nationwide emergency Stay of Execution from Federal Judge Anne Donnelly in Brooklyn. The Stay prevents all those detained at airports from being deported back to their countries, and included an Iraqi Muslim refugee trying to enter the USA.…
In the past, all presidential candidates have willingly and openly released their tax returns before the final election. Donald Trump not only refused to release his personal financial information prior to November 8th, but now that he is president he continues to hold his tax returns close to the vest. As a result, one group…
The media gave up on fact checking early on in Donald Trump’s campaign—not because they never found false content, but more so because there was too much wrong content to keep up with. Now Trump is president, and the media is saying, “liar, liar pants on fire.” Dan Rather, the former CBS anchor, weighed in…
