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The Blockbuster from ‘Last Week Tonight’ just closed

sudshr47 July 13, 2018

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The dream of Blockbuster was alive in Alaska, but no longer. The Blockbuster stores chugging along up North – including the one that John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight donated Russell Crowe-themed movie props to – are closing down. The last surviving Blockbuster will be in Bend, Or.

According to Deadline, the stores officially close on Monday, but will sell off their remaining inventory from Tuesday until the end of August.

In April, Oliver donated Russell Crowe memorabilia from a Sotheby’s auction to the Blockbuster in Anchorage to draw in movie buffs and keep business afloat. Alaskans, Oliver reported, still depend on Blockbuster since they have limited access to the kind of internet that can support the rest of the nation’s streaming habits. An employee interviewed for the segment noted that many people simply photograph or enter the store for the novelty and memories. Read more…

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John Oliver is erased from Chinese internet following segment on China

sudshr47 June 25, 2018

HBO’s Last Week Tonight has led to some drastic measures in China. After an episode aired on June 17th, the Chinese government is now trying to erase all signs of John Oliver on the internet. The show had a 20-minute segment on Xi Jinping and the Chinese government. In particular, Oliver mentioned Xi’s abolition of […]

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John Oliver bought Russell Crowe’s jockstrap for a Blockbuster store. Really.

sudshr47 April 16, 2018

So, John Oliver apparently just bought Russell Crowe’s jockstrap to lend a hand to a video store. This is an actual thing.
Last week, Crowe put on a massive auction of his stuff called “The Art of the Divorce.”
It managed to reap the Australian actor…

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John Oliver exposes how Crisis Pregnancy Centers deceive women and it’s pretty horrifying

sudshr47 April 9, 2018

John Oliver has tackled abortion in the past, but this time he had a very specific look at Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs).
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John Oliver takes 18-minutes to explain what’s wrong with US immigration courts

sudshr47 April 3, 2018

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The immigration courts in the US have some problems. A lot of problems, from the sounds of it.

In the video above for Last Week Tonight, John Oliver breaks them down one by one — everything from the massive discrepancy in the deportation rate between cities to the fact that people who can’t afford a lawyer are often forced to represent themselves.

“The truth here is we are going to need big changes,” says Oliver. “Ideally the biggest change would be to make the courts fully independent from the DOJ, which is something that can’t happen overnight or, under this particular congress, probably at all. Read more…

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John Oliver has made Mike Pence’s rabbit the star of a gay children’s book

sudshr47 March 19, 2018

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Mike Pence may have his fans, but John Oliver is most definitely not one of them. Not at all.

In the 20-minute rant above, Oliver breaks down some of the shadier aspects of the US Vice President’s past — including his continuing friendship with Dr James Dobson, an outspoken believer that “homosexuality is preventable and treatable”.

Oliver ties up the segment by talking about Pence’s upcoming children’s book featuring his pet rabbit, Marlon Bundo. Read more…

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John Oliver helps you explain cryptocurrencies to your neighbor

sudshr47 March 12, 2018

 John Oliver’s main skill is that he’s usually pretty good at explaining complex and boring topics in short TV segments. And this week’s episode of Last Week Tonight is particularly relevant to the tech industry as Oliver tackled cryptocurrencies. In just 25 minutes, the Last Week Tonight team put together a decent introduction to bitcoin, blockchain, ICOs and cryptocurrencies.… Read More

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