Monday, October 24, 2016
Even though we would like to think we can, it’s impossible to handle all of life’s nuisances on our own. In fact, many of history’s most successful people attributed their successes to knowing when to seek the help of others. This goes for all areas of life whether it be business, education or dealing with a problem. For me, dealing with a major problem is where I finally learned this significant life lesson. Trying to always handle things myself, I came to a road block when a huge problem arose within my family. After recently putting my grandmother in a…
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Azealia Banks and Russell Crowe are back to square one — he said, she said — because we’ve learned the surveillance cameras at the Bev Hills Hotel missed the entire confrontation. Law enforcement sources tell us they’ve combed through security… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Sunday, October 23, 2016
The embargo on reviews has lifted and we, TheWrap’s Umberto Gonzalez and Beatrice Verhoeven, can give you our thoughts on Marvel’s “Doctor Strange.” In general, early reviews seem to be praising the performances of Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One, and Mads Mikkelsen as the villain, as well as the visual effects. We both mutually agree that seems to be the case. “Doctor Strange” follows the story of talented neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Also Read: 'Doctor…
Saturday, October 22, 2016
New National Data From 21 States Shows Hate Crime Up Our recent 20-state study, released last month, and to be presented at the American Society of Criminology next month, found small overall hate crime increases punctuated by significant spikes that vary by location, offense type, significant event dates and targeted group. The data relied primarily and preferably on official law enforcement figures. Since the report was published we have new official police data from Maryland, one of the nation’s most diverse states, with one of the highest percentages of Jews, Muslims and African-Americans. Maryland was also the first state in…
Saturday, October 22, 2016
The Game’s accuser in his sexual assault case says he’s a frightening man who scares the hell out of eyewitnesses from coming forward … but his side’s screaming “Mularky!” Priscilla Rainey says a key witness is petrified at the prospect of… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Kevin Meaney, the veteran comedian and actor who briefly starred in the TV adaptation “Uncle Buck” and was beloved for the catchphrase, “That’s not right!,” has died. He was 60. “It is true as confirmed to me by his family. It is a tremendous loss to the comedy community as well. He was loved and will be missed,” Meaney’s agent Tom Ingegno, told Laughspin. The site said Meaney had been scheduled to perform in East Providence, R.I. on Saturday Night. One of the breakout stars of the 1980s comedy boom, Meaney appeared on shows including “The Tonight Show” and “Late Night…
Friday, October 21, 2016
Kim Kardashian’s preparing to drop the legal hammer on a writer who published a story claiming the Paris robbery was a total sham … purley cooked up for publicity. The letter demands Sharika Soal — a contributor to The Huffington Post — publish a… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Friday, October 21, 2016
(Spoiler alert: Please do not read on if you haven’t watched Thursday’s episode of “How to Get Away With Murder”) Mary J. Blige appeared in all her glory on Thursday night’s episode of “How to Get Away With Murder,” and although she didn’t play the expected role of a superstar singer, her character was still a superstar — at least for some of us. In the opening scene of the episode, we see Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) sitting in a salon chair gossiping with the queen of hip hop soul as she stood over her holding a needle to Keating’s hair while another woman in the…
Thursday, October 20, 2016
How the war on drugs fuels deadly prison riots in Brazil Julita Lemgruber, Universidade Candido Mendes Brazil has a prison problem. Recent crises have brought renewed attention to mass incarceration, overcrowding, and the lawlessness and inhumanity of Brazil’s jails – issues that are often ignored, but hardly new. Two separate prison riots on October 15 led to the deaths at least 18 inmates. The next day, in an apparently unrelated incident, some three dozen inmates escaped from a São Paulo prison after a riot caused a fire there. This is shocking but not unprecedented in Brazil. In May 2006, up…
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Here is a new problem for cell phone users! Just when you thought you were safe. Orange County Private Investigator, Kieth Gooselaw a Certified Family Law Investigator of Orange County Private Investigator warns his clients all the time that their cellar phones are not as safe as they think they are. Spouses (or anyone for that matter) are bugging their spouses cellular phones with monitoring software that can record the numbers you call, e-mail you send and receive, monitor your exact location, and even worse, they can record your telephone conversation. This all happens without your knowledge. You may think…