Monday, December 10, 2018
‘Slave Play’ Theater Review: A Twisty Play That’s One Giant Trigger Warning
Jeremy O. Harris’ “Slave Play,” which opened Sunday at Off Broadway’s New York Theatre Workshop, is a giant trigger warning in three acts. This is an ambitious, at times uneven satire about race and sex and power and politics that seems designed to provoke. It begins with the surprisingly graphic onstage couplings of three interracial couples on an antebellum Virginia plantation. A white overseer named Jim (Paul Alexander Nolan) hooks up with a broom-wielding slave named Kaneisha (Teyonah Parris, “If Beale Street Could Talk”) — though not before forcing her to eat cantaloupe off the floor. A white mistress (Annie…
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Cyntoia Brown, Sex-Trafficking Victim, Must Serve 51 Years Before Release, Court Says
Brown, who was allegedly forced into prostitution, is serving a life prison sentence for killing a man she thought was going to shoot her. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Sunday, December 9, 2018
Chief Keef Reveals 4 Mystery Kids With 4 Different Mothers, Who Want Child Support
Chief Keef just made a shocking revelation in court … he’s got 4 more children under the age of 5, and they all have different mothers who are all seeking child support. The surprising announcement means Chief’s kid tally is up to a… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Sunday, December 9, 2018
‘Minding the Gap’ Wins Top Honor at IDA Documentary Awards
“Minding the Gap,” Bing Liu’s film about working-class Illinois skateboarders whose raucous lifestyle hides brutal family stories, has been named the best nonfiction film of 2018 at the International Documentary Association’s IDA Documentary Awards, which took place on the Paramount Studios lot on Saturday night. Liu also received the Emerging Filmmaker Award, and he and Joshua Altman won the award for best editing. Other craft awards went to “Distant Constellation” cinematographer Shevaun Mizrahi, “The Other Side of Everything” writer Mila Turajlić and, in a tie, “Bisbee ’17” composer Keegan DeWitt and “Hale Country This Morning, This Evening” composers Scott Alario,…
Saturday, December 8, 2018
Murder Charges Filed In Death Of North Carolina Teen Hania Aguilar
A 34-year-old man was charged on 10 counts just hours before the 13-year-old’s funeral. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Saturday, December 8, 2018
Trump Organization Sued for Running Crappy Ice Rink in Central Park
The Trump Organization’s got legal trouble unrelated to Robert Mueller … this time it’s a guy pissed off about an ice skating rink he considers a virtual death trap. Philip Kassai is suing President Trump’s organization over the Lasker Rink it… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Saturday, December 8, 2018
How Tekashi 6ix9ine Became a ‘Human Meme’ (Podcast)
How did rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine go from a nice kid working in a New York bodega to a rainbow-headed, face-tatted “human meme” to a defendant in a RICO case? We try to make sense of it in the latest episode of the “Shoot This Now” podcast, which you can listen to on Apple or right here: This week, our guests are New York Times reporters Joe Coscarelli and Ali Watkins, who wrote the definitive account of Tekashi’s short, intense career. He was born Daniel Hernandez, and raised, in part, by the Internet. They call him a “human meme” because…
Saturday, December 8, 2018
'Vampire Cult' Killer Faces Hope Of Freedom Again After Resentencing Ends Life Term
Howard Scott Anderson was 17 when he took part in a double-homicide in Florida. A Supreme Court ruling on juvenile sentences led to a new term of 40 years. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Friday, December 7, 2018
Kevin Hart Steps Down as Oscars Host, Apologizes for Homophobic Tweets
Kevin Hart stepped down as host of the 2019 Academy Awards and apologized for homophobic comments from a decade ago, two days after he was announced as the show’s host. “I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year’s Oscar’s….this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists,” Hart said on Twitter. “I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.” “I’m sorry that I hurt people,” he continued. “I am evolving and want to continue to do…
Friday, December 7, 2018
Judge in Tekashi 6ix9ine's Child Sex Case Acknowledges Major Sentencing Screwup
The judge who closed out Tekashi69’s child sex case now admits there was a major screwup with his original sentence, but she also suggests it’s a moot point now that he’s locked up. A spokesperson for Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Felicia Mennin — who… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
