It might be hard to believe, but in just three weeks we'll be back in the thick of an all-new awards season mere months after the #OscarsSoWhite controversy ignited a fire in Hollywood that's still smouldering.
The poem which explores terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 was considered to be violent, incendiary and anti-Semitic, and the ensuing controversy ignited a political firestorm.
His controversy ignited a fierce battle over language and tolerance, dividing both ends of the political spectrum over what was fit to enter the public dialogue.
John Mayer's not the only person in America amazed by the firestorm of controversy ignited by his comments in a recent Playboy interview.
The controversy ignited a debate about the limits of freedom of expression in all societies, religious tolerance and the relationship of Muslim minorities with their broader societies in the West, and relations between the Islamic World in general and the West.
Controversy ignited again during the tenth anniversary of the attacks with the city's decision to keep the ceremony reserved for victims' family members, excluding the 90,000 emergency workers identified as first responders.
As Americans grapple with the firestorm of controversy ignited by the passage of the divisive "religious freedom" bill in Indiana, they would do well to turn to the nation's 50th state for inspiration.
On the contrary, as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation GLAADD) notes, the ensuing controversy "ignited a national conversation about anti-LGBT employment discrimination, drawing significant attention to the fact that in 29 states a person can be fired simply because they're gay, while in 34 states a person can be fired simply for being transgender".
The two new controversies ignited by Trump were the typical modus operandi of the Republican nominee when he is under attack.
But despite controversies ignited in the past by flamboyant structures, no one imagined that a house could truly be too big until plans for the Rennert house were divulged.
