To do that, the played-out has to be called out. That’s why the following is diving into the most overused characters, plots, tropes, and more that are way too overused in media.

But the potential for reprisal is no idle concern. Rather than planning acts of mass violence, Iran’s most common tactic has been murder-for-hire plots.

CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly collapsed in prison and was hospitalized, attorneys said in court filings this week, adding the details to the singer's extraordinary allegations of a murder plot by ...