For years, politics have hummed in the background of Succession like the weather, growing louder and softer, and then louder again. As the series nears its finale, however, the show’s election arc has started thundering. Like stormwater from an unwelcome
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Inside King Charles’ Coronation of Crazy Rituals, Jewels, and Orbs
Royalist is The Daily Beast’s newsletter for all things royal and Royal Family. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Sunday. On Saturday May 6, King Charles will become the 40th monarch to be formally crowned King or
6 Times ‘The Jerry Springer Show’ Was Radically Outrageous
Jerry Springer, who died Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, had one of the most bizarre careers in entertainment. Best known for hosting the trashy, anti-Oprah daytime hit The Jerry Springer Show, Springer first entered the public eye as
John Oliver Rips Bud Light for ‘Running Scared’ From Kid Rock
March Madness and binge-drinking have long made for a dynamic duo in college sports, so it’s hardly surprising that a major beer brand would want to partner with a powerful social media influencer to get people talking about their particular
Pleading to Evangelicals, Trump Makes Insane Anti-Abortion Comments
Donald Trump defended his stance on abortion in a wild video address to an evangelical group—who just last week warned the former president that he needs to “embrace” the conservative position of a national ban on the medical procedures if
Colbert Rips Fox News for Refusing to Cover Massive Dominion Settlement
Dominion Voting Systems’ decision to let Fox News off the hook for repeatedly lying about their voting machines on the air in exchange for $787.5 million is the largest known media settlement in American history, making the deal a major
‘60 Minutes’ Made a Shockingly Wrong Claim About Google’s AI Chatbot
Since OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT on the world, we’ve seen takes you people wouldn’t believe. Some folks have claimed that chatbots have a woke agenda. U.S. Senator Chris Murphy tweeted that ChatGPT “taught” itself advanced chemistry. Even seasoned tech journalists have
Troops Furious to Receive ‘Bullshit’ Gift of Putin as a God
Russia’s Vladimir Putin has spent the past year ordering the genocide of Ukrainians and sending hundreds of thousands of his own citizens to die for him, but the Kremlin has now apparently sent a not-so-subtle hint to soldiers that they
Kanye West’s School Is a Failed Tribute to His Mother, Ex-Teacher Says
Kanye West named Donda Academy after his late mother. But according to one of its recently fired teachers, the deeply troubled school is an insult to her legacy. And the problems go much deeper than sushi. Cecilia Hailey, an ex-teacher
Tucker Goes on Insanely Bigoted Rant Targeting Black Tennessee Lawmaker
Hours after Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson was reappointed to his seat in the state legislature following his expulsion by Republicans over his role in a peaceful gun control protest, staunch Second Amendment supporter Tucker Carlson launched a wildly bigoted