Andy Serkis’ War for the Souls of the Apes
Serkis is the most important actor in movies in the last 15 years.
Author: matt shapiro
The Problem with ‘Grace & Frankie’
By J.D. ECARMA Netflix’s “Grace & Frankie” is a breath of fresh air in many ways. The title roles are played by Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, reuniting decades after “9 to 5,” the...
Donald Trump, The Democrat: How Trump Exposes PolitiFact’s Bias
According to PolitiFact analysis, one of these things is not like the others By MATT SHAPIRO In this series culling PolitiFact data, we’ve looked at the aggregate truth ratings they give members of different...
PolitiFact’s Biased Selection of Statements to Fact-Check
By MATT SHAPIRO In the first piece in our series on PolitiFact bias, we looked at how PolitiFact generally rates Republicans as less honest than Democrats and how their word count betrays the...
PolitiFact’s Own Truth Rating? Biased
By MATT SHAPIRO When it comes to fact-checking, no organization is better known than PolitiFact. The online fact-checking project operated by the Tampa Bay Times is synonymous with the concept of the fact-check as...
Don’t Attack Carrier. Attack Tesla.
Credit: Joseph Thornton via flickr By MATT SHAPIRO When President-elect Donald Trump announced the “Carrier deal” in Indiana, the reactions across the pundit-sphere were predictable. Everyone who hates Trump hated this deal and everyone...
Stop Pretending Hillary Isn’t Terrible
I’m willing to buy this, but only if he curses out Hillary for being such a terrible person By MATT SHAPIRO I’ve always been a bit of a contrarian so I’m pretty used to...
Is Hillary’s Health Fair Game?
I honestly don’t want to get into the details about Hillary Clinton’s health because it is none of my business. And it’s none of your business.
Baby Boomer Retirement Is Not What Is Killing the Labor Force
Labor force participation held pretty steady in the ’00s, but since the recession started, it’s gone down to the lowest point since the 1970s.