John Oliver recapLate-night TV roundup This article is more than 4 years oldJohn Oliver takes on muzzling lawsuits – and the man who sued his showThis article is more than 4 years oldTwo years after Last Week Tonight was sued by a coal executive for critical coverage, Oliver addresses the ‘scourge’ of Slapp suits
On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver ripped into frivolous lawsuits meant to silence dissent, an issue with which he has personal experience: two years ago, Last Week Tonight was sued by Bob Murray, the then CEO of Murray Energy, the largest private coal company in America, after the show did a segment highly critical of the coal executive. Read More...
Old musicPop and rockOld music: Big Star – The Ballad of El GoodoBig Star's commercial failure bequeathed pop one of its great what-if storiesWith some hugely influential bands who failed to sell many records in their prime you can sort of get the reasons for their lack of commercial success. Take Hüsker Dü – their songs might be wonderful but you only realise this after spending the first half hour thinking: " Read More...
Rachel Bellesen ‘I had spent all of my life just fighting against one abuse after another, one horrifying event after another’Rachel Bellesen shot and killed her ex-partner after he attacked her and tried to rape her. What followed was a public trial that would test the lengths necessary to prove self-defense, even after a lifetime of domestic abuse
This article contains details about domestic abuse and sexual assaultby Allison GrinerThere is a phrase Rachel Bellesen can’t shake, even to this day. Read More...
