Democrats Break ActBlue Donation Record After Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death

Whitey Ford has died.

Angelique Jackson Radha Blank keeps her Sundance directing award on the mantel in her New York City home. “It’s still a little surreal to me,” she tells Variety of receiving the prize from the indie nonprofit where she’d workshopped her movie “The Forty-Year-Old Version.” “From what I understand, me and Ava [DuVernay] are the only Black women to [win].” Even more surreal has been promoting her directorial debut during a pandemic.

NEW YORK -- Bruce Springsteen isn't just releasing a new rock album later this month — he'll also offer a documentary on the making of the music.“Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You” will offer performances from The E Street Band, in-studio footage and never-before-seen archival material, featuring “a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic artist’s creative process,” according to a statement.It is written by Springsteen and directed by his frequent collaborator Thom Zimny.

letter released earlier on Friday, Trump’s physician said the president had taken a “single 8 gram dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail” — an experimental treatment — as well as zinc, vitamin D, famotidine (the generic name for Pepcid), melatonin and aspirin.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorNewFest is hosting a reading of Ang Lee’s groundbreaking Brokeback Mountain at its New York LGBTQ Film Festival on October 18, employing an all-trans cast for the event that commemorates the film’s 15th anniversary.The cast features Leo Sheng (The L Word) as Ennis, Brian Michael Smith (911: Lone Star) as Jack, Jen Richards (Tales of the City) as Alma, Alexandra Grey (Empire) as Lurleen and Disclosure director Sam Feder as the narrator.The original film

in The New York Times responding to Stand Up N.Y. comedy club co-owner James Altucher’s August essay declaring New York City “dead forever.”“He’s fine.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again has been arrested in Louisiana on drug and firearms charges.Online records from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office show that YoungBoy, whose legal name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, was booked on three drug-related charges and three weapons charges including possession of a stolen firearm, and felon in possession of a firearm.The New York Times reports, citing a police news release, that the rapper was one of 16 people arrested on drug and firearm charges after the

New York Daily News, adding that the victim was “on the floor in pieces.”The identity of the victim has not yet been revealed.Police who responded to the scene eventually escorted Alonso out of the apartment in a bloody bed sheet, placing him under arrest.“I asked [Alonso] what happened when they were putting him in the squad car,” Gonzalez said. “He said he was trying to defend himself.

drug known as "devil's breath" before using their bank cards to go on a spending spree, a court has heard.Diana Cristea, 18, and Joel Osei, 25, are accused of killing Adrian Murphy between May 31 and June 5 last year.The pair then allegedly used his details to try to buy £62,000 worth of diamonds from a jeweller in New York.Mr Murphy, 43, had worked as a dance teacher and a choreographer at the Royal Academy of Dance, in London.He was on a year-long sabbatical when his body was found in a

Paul McCartney has spoken of his relief of managing to reconcile with John Lennon before his Beatles bandmate was shot dead in 1980.Speaking to Lennon’s son Sean for a new BBC Radio 2 documentary to mark what would have been the late singer’s 80th birthday, McCartney recalled how the pair fell out when the Beatles split in 1970.Despite their feud, they are believed to have reconciled before John was shot dead by Mark Chapman in New York in December 1980.McCartney told Sean: “I always say to

Bethenny Frankel posted a rare video with her 10-year-old daughter Bryn after confirming she and Jason Hoppy are still legally married.The Real Housewives of New York alum, 49, shared the clip via her Instagram Story on Friday, September 25, ahead of Bryn’s first day of school.“On my way to get a mammogram today just ahead of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Hope you’re doing well,” Frankel said in the video.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticSaturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels “doubts” that the longrunning sketch show has seen the last of Kate McKinnon’s popular Ruth Bader Ginsburg character.In a New York Times interview today, Michaels was asked whether the death of the beloved Supreme Court Justice will mean the end of McKinnon’s recurring impersonation. “I doubt it,” was Michael’s cryptic response.The NBC sketch show returns Oct.

Elton John is pushing back his tour amid the pandemic.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be honored with a statue in Brooklyn, her birthplace, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday.He described Ginsburg, who died on Friday at the age of 87, as «a monumental figure of equality.» «Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg selflessly pursued truth and justice in a world of division, giving voice to the voiceless and uplifting those who were pushed aside by forces of hate and indifference,» Cuomo said in a statement.

NEW YORK -- Across television and streaming services, the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was already front and center Saturday, a day after her death at 87.

(CNN)Paul Rudd wants you to be a "bae" and wear a mask.The 51-year-old actor filmed a public service announcement at the behest of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as part of the "Mask Up, America" campaign.In it, Rudd dons a hoodie, an NYC cap and some headphones as he carries a skateboard and speaks the language of the younger generation.Says Rudd, "I was talking on the iPhone with my homie, Gov.

SiriusXM is adding the brothers behind MeidasTouch, a new Democratic political action committee that's produced a string of viral ads, to the lineup on its progressive politics channel. Ben Meiselas, a litigator whose case load has included repping Colin Kaepernick in his suit against the NFL and leading a class action over the bungled Fyre Festival, launched the PAC in May with his brothers Brett, an Emmy-winning video editor, and Jordan, a New York-based marketer.

Sure, Donald Trump is president of the United States, but in Chris Rock’s opinion, he’s not the one with the real power.

Friends star, who is dressed in a yellow hoodie, cap and carrying a skateboard in the video, introduces himself as a “actor and certified young person”.Rudd explains that New York governor Andrew Cuomo asked him to deliver the public health message: “He said ‘Paul, you gotta help.