The latest sign that John Oliver has become the peer of his old boss Jon Stewart is that he now has to spend time declining honorifics that other people want to hang on him. In an interview with the New York Times’ David Carr, he laughed off the suggestion that he was pursuing “a kind of new journalism”:
We are making jokes about the news and sometimes we need to research things deeply to understand them, but it’s always in service of a joke. Read More...
August 20, 2014 9:49 PM EDT
The United Parcel Service announced Wednesday that customers’ credit and debit card information at 51 franchises in 24 states may have been compromised. There are 4,470 franchised center locations throughout the U.S., according to UPS.
The malware began to infiltrate the system as early as January 20, but the majority of the attacks began after March 26. UPS says the threat was eliminated as of August 11 and that customers can shop safely at all locations. Read More...
He met up with the legendary trio, Angela Yee, DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God to discuss black power and his new album. The best thing about the interview is how comfortable Burna Boy felt during the chat - compared to how unsettled he was in his earlier days on American interview circuits. During the conversation, Burna Boy revealed that he’s barely due to time differences. The best thing about the interview was when Burna Boy corrected DJ Envy’s allusion that he’s been stuck in “Africa. Read More...
