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Entertainment

Bill Maher Makes Weight Jokes About Ariana Grande, ‘Real Time’ Audience Groans - Deadline

Bill Maher's two Ariana Grande weight jokes during his opening monologue on Friday's Real Time With Bill Maher were met with mixed audience reactions.

Deadline·08 Aug 2026·1 min read
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I moved to NYC at 22 and found the perfect roommate. She was 70. - businessinsider.com

In NYC, finding a place to live isn't easy. So when William Swanson found the right listin...

08 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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Perez Hilton's mental health crisis tests the limits of empathy - usatoday.com

Following Perez Hilton's shocking livestream, the internet is grappling with how to find c...

08 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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The ghost of “60 Minutes” is about to haunt Bari Weiss - Salon.com

Former correspondents Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi may be teaming up to get the last wo...

08 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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How Jim James and Jeff Tweedy learned to love the Grateful Dead - NPR

Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco are two artists who've dipped thei...

08 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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'Menace II Society' Star Samuel Monroe Jr. May End Up In Vegetative State, Tough Choice Looms - TMZ

Samuel Monroe Jr. remains hospitalized in Los Angeles on life support, in a medically indu...

08 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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Taylor Swift Song ‘August’ Removed From Trump TikTok Video - Variety

A TikTok video that included Taylor Swift's song "August" posted to the account for Donald...

08 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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WWE SmackDown Recap & Reactions: Crowded at the Top - Cageside Seats

The loaded SmackDown main event scene starts to simmer as the blue brand cooks on a Friday...

08 Aug 2026 · 1 min
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NYT Connections hints and answers for August 8. Tips to solve 'Connections' #1154. - Mashable

Everything you need to solve 'Connections' #1154.

08 Aug 2026 · 1 min