The Conners are back and loving it! On the eve of Roseanne‘s 29th anniversary, EW is proud to share this exclusive image of the original cast reuniting for the first table read of the revival’s premiere episode, which is titled “Twenty Years to Life.” In the laughter-filled behind-the-scenes photo above, star and executive producer Roseanne…
Read moreYou Can See Lin-Manuel Miranda Perform in J.Lo Drag If He Hits This Milestone
In case you needed another reason to follow Lin-Manuel Miranda’s star-studded For Puerto Rico Spotify playlist (it supports hurricane relief efforts!), the Hamilton creator has sweetened the deal big time. After he announced that Spotify will make a contribution to the Hispanic Federation UNIDOS Disaster Relief Fund on behalf of playlist followers earlier this month,…
Read moreThree Years for Eternity: A Prayer for Climate Action and the Common Good
‘Laudato Si’, considered by environmentalists all around the world as the “Green Encyclical, has become a work read by Christians and non-Christians alike in all corners of the world. In it, Pope Francis calls on us all to take care of our “Common Home” and all that exists in it. In his call, the Pope…
Read moreDespite Major Public Opposition, EU Reportedly Set to Approve Bayer-Monsanto #MergerFromHell
Despite widespread opposition among the residents of Europe, the European Union is set to grant anti-trust approval of a $62.5 billion merger between German chemical giant Bayer and the U.S-based Monsanto, according to reports on Wednesday. “The European Commission should stop this merger from hell.”—Joerg Rohwedder, WeMove.eu Reuters reported that sources familiar with the review expect…
Read moreTrump Picks 'Unhinged Advocate for World War III' John Bolton as New National Security Adviser
Providing the clearest indication yet that he is rapidly “putting together a war cabinet,” President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Thursday night that John Bolton—described by one commentator as the “most reckless and consistently wrongheaded extremist in American public life”—will replace H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser early next month. “Bolton now represents…
Read more'Wake-Up Call for Progressives' as Far Right Surges in Austrian Elections
Preliminary results from Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Austria point towards a 31-year-old immigration hardliner becoming the country’s next leader and his conservative party forming a coalition with the neo-Nazi linked Freedom Party. Millennial Sebastian Kurz’s People’s Party (OVP)—which he’s moved further to the right—took in 31.6 percent of the vote, while the Social Democrats and…
Read moreKey-Holder at Sacred Christian Site in Jerusalem Vows to Refuse Entry to Mike Pence
Vice President Mike Pence will not be permitted to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem when he visits the Middle East next month, as a result of the Trump administration’s decision to recognize the city as Israel’s capitol, according to the man who holds the keys to the building. “I absolutely refuse…
Read more'Hideous Milestone' in Yemen, says Red Cross, as U.S.-Backed War Results in One Million Cholera Cases
Marking a “hideous milestone” in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday that the number of cholera cases in the country has passed one million—a direct result of the U.S.-backed war that has ravaged one of the world’s most impoverished nations. Eight months after the country’s cholera outbreak began—stemming from water…
Read moreFuming at Trudeau, Trump Trade Adviser Warns 'There's a Special Place in Hell' for Those Who Dare to Defy the President
After President Donald Trump drove the U.S. into an all-out trade war with Canada on Saturday with his Twitter outburst threatening to hit America’s northern neighbor with even more punitive tariffs, Trump’s top trade adviser Peter Navarro placed blame for soaring tensions entirely on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an interview on Sunday and…
Read moreAmid Scathing Accusations of War Crimes, UN Votes 120-8 to Condemn 'Indiscriminate' Israeli Violence Against Palestinians
Just hours after a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accused Israel of showing “blatant disregard for Palestinian lives” and commiting war crimes in its massacre of over 100 nonviolent demonstrators in Gaza over the past several weeks, the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution that condemns Israel’s…
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