'Like a death blow': Banned alternative media speak to RT after mass Facebook purge

Some 800 anti-establishment accounts and pages have been yanked from Facebook in a sweeping crackdown the social media giant framed as a fight against spammers. RT talked to those who were targeted in the cleansing. Among the hundreds of pages and accounts Facebook and Twitter took down were those both on the political left and […]

Jays continue pitching purge, send Loup to Phillies, Axford to Dodgers

The Toronto Blue Jays traded two relief pitchers for prospects before Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline, sending long-serving left-hander Aaron Loup to the Philadelphia Phillies and Canadian right-hander John Axford to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 30-year-old Loup, the longest-tenured Blue Jay before the trade, was dealt for minor-league right-handed pitcher Jacob Waguespack. Axford, 35, was […]

The First Purge after credits scene: Is there a The First Purge end credits scene?

The First Purge is the fourth in the Purge franchise but brings viewers back to the inception of the Purge. And it seems superhero movies aren’t the only ones making use of the cinematic device known as the end credit scene. Is there a The First Purge after credit scene? Fan of The Purge will […]

TVLine Items: Little Lies Fills Key Role, Purge Casting, Roasted Willis and More

Season 2 of HBO’s Big Little Lies continues to round out its cast by adding Bonnie’s father.  Weeds alum Martin Donovan will recur as Martin Howard, father to Zoe Kravitz’s Bonnie, THR.com reports. He joins the show’s anticipated second season along with Meryl Streep, Crystal Fox, Mo McRae and Douglas Smith. In addition to Weeds, Donovan has also been […]

Sequel Bits: ‘Edge of Tomorrow 2,’ ‘Frozen 2,’ ‘The Predator,’ ‘Pacific Rim 3,’ ‘The First Purge’

In this edition of Sequel Bits: Edge of Tomorrow 2 script in the works, Emily Blunt may have scheduling conflicts New hints about the songs and story of Frozen 2 Sterling K. Brown shares a video from the set of The Predator Jeff Goldblum hints at special Jurassic World 3 cameos The First Purge is more “personal” than […]

Sequel Bits: ‘Game Night 2’, ‘Cloverfield’, ‘The Purge’, ‘Wreck-It-Ralph 2’, ‘Frozen 2’, ‘Evil Dead 4’ and More

In this edition of Sequel Bits: Game Night writer already has sequel ideas Gugu Mbatha-Raw didn’t know The Cloverfield Paradox was going to drop on Netflix J.J. Abrams explains the Cloverfield Paradox ending The Purge TV series casts its leads A Planet of the Apes VR game gets a trailer Wreck-It-Ralph 2 directors discuss their sequel Frozen 2 director […]

Twitter “bot” purge causes outcry from trollerati as follower counts fall

A number of “alt-right,” pro-Trump, and self-described conservative social media personalities awoke this morning to find that they had a lot fewer followers on Twitter than they had the night before. The apparent cause was the latest culling by Twitter of accounts that in some way violated the company’s terms of service, a Twitter spokesperson […]

Twitter may have forgotten to purge Kremlin Vine accounts

Twitter may be getting better at removing Russian propaganda bots from its service, but that doesn’t mean it’s still not a little bit careless. CNN believes that the company may have purged some offending Twitter accounts, but forgot to check if any of them had Vine profiles as well. Consequently, it took until this week […]

Sequel Bits: ‘The First Purge’, ‘Glass’, ‘Don’t Breathe 2’, ‘Avatar 2’, and More

In this edition of sequel bits: The First Purge teaser capitalizes on how terrifying America is right now. M. Night Shyamalan has screened some Glass footage, and people are happy. Stephen Lang confirms Don’t Breathe 2 (again). Stephen Lang also offers an update on Avatar 2. Tom Cruise is kind of a jerk on the set of Mission: Impossible – Fallout. Michael […]