Tag: dumb

21 MAR

‘US military a bunch of dumb s**ts’ – teacher fired for rant

A California teacher filmed describing US military personnel as “dumb s**ts” in an astonishing rant has been fired. The decision to sack Gregory Salcido came after a vote by El Rancho Unified School District Board. Pending a successful appeal, Gregory Salcido, a Pico Rivera City council member and teacher, will not be allowed to return […]

25 JAN

Are We Too Dumb for Democracy? We Asked, You Answered

Welcome toThird Rail With OZY, our electrifying TV show where we debate provocative hot topics each week. Last week, we asked: Is the public well-informed enough to trust with democracy? You answered, and here are your thoughts, edited for clarity. William Fairchild, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California The public is not well-informed. Most of them do not study […]

20 DEC

2017 in Review: 13 Dumb Things TV Did

Oh, television, you really did it this year. From award show gaffes (how are you enjoying that Best Picture Oscar, La La Land?) to questionable programming decisions (seriously, did anyone ask for that musical Dirty Dancing remake?), the time has come to take the TV industry to task for 13 of the wonkiest choices it made in the past 365 days. […]

09 DEC

‘Annihilation’ Producer Worried Audiences Are Too Dumb to Enjoy the Film

Alex Garland‘s Ex Machina follow-up Annihilation, adapted from the first book in Jeff VanderMeer‘s Southern Reach Trilogy, looks incredible. But behind-the-scenes, one of the film’s producers has been concerned that Garland’s adaptation might be too intelligent for average moviegoers to grasp some of the film’s weirder, more complicated elements. The Annihilation behind-the-scenes issues have resulted in an unprecedented deal with […]

01 NOV

A Children’s Treasury of People Dunking on Trump Jr.’s Dumb Halloween Tweet

Here’s hoping you had a lovely Halloween, filled to the brim with the traditions of the holiday: festive parties, kids in adorable costumes, sugar comas, and that old favorite, shitty trick-or-treat-inspired political analogies. And now that we have a sentient AOL-address email forward as our commander-in-chief, it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that his […]