by Michael Anthony Farley on January 26, 2017
By now we’re all familiar with Kellyanne Conway and Sean Spicer’s penchant for “Alternative Facts.” Countless comparisons have been made to Orwell’s 1984, and countless memes birthed. But this meme is my favorite, because it references John Carpenter’s campy sci-fi conspiracy masterpiece They Live instead!
So uh, Sean Spicer, care to comment on where all of our signatures on that NEA petition went? I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to go to school in Betsy DeVos’s America. Maybe then I’d be able to keep up with this alternative math the Trump team seems to be so enthusiastic about.
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by Paddy Johnson on December 19, 2016
Last Thursday rumors began to fly that professional actor Sylvester Stallone would be asked to head the National Endowment for the Arts. He has no experience in government, but in 2009 he made a splash at Art Basel Miami when his amateurish paintings were made available for sale. As of last night, he declined any position that might be offered at the NEA, saying he’d much rather play a role in helping military veterans “find gainful employment, suitable housing and financial assistance these heroes respectfully deserve.”
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