Joshua Axelrod

Read the latest stories and analysis from Joshua Axelrod.

Laura Benanti goes full Melania Trump on ‘The Late Show’

Laura Benanti goes full Melania Trump on ‘The Late Show’

Joshua Axelrod · July 20, 2016 3:07 pm

"My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" voice actress Tara Strong responded with a series of tweets condemning the RNC for bringing Twilight Sparkle into the conversation. (Image courtesy screenshot)

‘My Little Pony’ voice actress on Melania: ‘Plagiarism is not magic’

Joshua Axelrod · July 20, 2016 12:29 am

"I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative" is a quote from a Taylor Swift Twitter statement. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)

John Legend quotes Taylor Swift to avoid Melania controversy

Joshua Axelrod · July 19, 2016 9:52 pm

Many pointed out how racially insensitive it was to see something marked "white elevators" in 2016. (Photo courtesy of Byron Tau, via Twitter)

Republican National Convention features ‘white elevators’

Joshua Axelrod · July 18, 2016 8:05 pm

The commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars blasted Netflix series "Orange is the New Black" Thursday for depicting veterans as amoral sadists. (Netflix screenshot)

National Security

VFW cmdr. slams ‘Orange is the New Black’ for depiction of vets

Joshua Axelrod · July 14, 2016 9:18 pm

Franken's letter grilled Niantic on why it is collecting user information and how it intends to use it. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Franken concerned about ‘Pokemon Go’ data mining

Joshua Axelrod · July 12, 2016 10:34 pm

Kristen Bell told Trump to focus on the issues facing the U.S., mainly the violence of the last two days. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

‘Frozen’ star tells Trump to ‘zip it’

Joshua Axelrod · July 8, 2016 3:49 pm

"I'm not going to blow this country up. I'm clearly paying taxes. I'm not taking anything away," said Mila Kunis. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)

Mila Kunis: I’m an immigrant, and ‘I’m not going to blow this country up’

Joshua Axelrod · July 6, 2016 11:30 pm

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will not attend the Republican National Convention in Cleveland later in this month. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Trump ‘friend’ Tom Brady will not attend GOP convention

Joshua Axelrod · July 5, 2016 6:23 pm

The Marvel villain M.O.D.O.K (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing) — a giant head with arms, legs and a thirst for destruction — was reimagined in the Spider-Gwen universe as Donald Trump. (Marvel)

Trump transformed into classic Marvel villain in ‘Spider-Gwen’

Joshua Axelrod · July 1, 2016 10:38 pm

Maisie William, Lena Headey and Liam Cunningham left Westeros behind for the real world. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

National Security

‘Game of Thrones’ cast visits Syrian refugees in Greece

Joshua Axelrod · July 1, 2016 6:11 pm

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling Wednesday if she was in need of a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for her newly announced American wizarding school. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Elizabeth Warren applies to be a Harry Potter Defense Against the Dark Arts professor

Joshua Axelrod · June 29, 2016 6:33 pm