Saturday, October 28, 2023
Suspect Wanted In Deadly Maine Shootings Is Found Dead
Robert Card, 40, was wanted on murder charges following two separate shootings in Lewiston that left 18 people dead. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Friday, October 27, 2023
Artforum Editor-in-Chief Fired Over Magazine’s Open Letter About Israel-Hamas Conflict
A week after Artforum published a widely criticized open letter calling for Palestinian liberation that didn’t mention the Hamas attacks on Israel, editor-in-chief David Velasco has been fired. In an email to the New York Times on Thursday following his ouster, Velasco criticized the magazine, saying it “bent to outside pressure” and abandoned a commitment to “freedom of speech and the voices of artists.” Velasco added that “I have no regrets.” Originally published Oct. 19 and as of this writing still posted on Artforum’s website, the letter’s signatories — described as “artists, writers, curators, filmmakers, publishers, and workers” — called…
Thursday, October 26, 2023
'Former Incel' Allegedly Threatened Mass Shooting Targeting Fraternities And Sororities
When asked how he was going to purchase an AR-15, Michael Penchung Lee allegedly stated, “it’s Arizona you can just buy one.” Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Stephen Colbert Has Existential Crisis Over ‘Another Boring White Guy With Glasses’ as House Speaker: ‘Am I Mike Johnson?’ (Video)
Stephen Colbert had an amusing existential crisis on Wednesday’s episode of “The Late Show,” when he explained who the new Speaker of the House is and then, after calling him “another boring while guy with glasses,” realized that also describes himself. For a quick catch up, after 3 weeks the Republicans in Congress finally settled on a new Speaker of the House: Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson, a far right religious fundamentalist who among other things is an enthusiastic election denier who actively tried to help Donald Trump overthrow the government in 2020. But despite his participation in a failed coup,…
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
12-Year-Old Made 7 Bomb Threats, Knowing Age Was A Shield Against Charges, Police Say
“They understood that they could not be charged under current Maryland statutes,” the county’s police chief said. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
AFI, NYU Take Top Prizes at Student Academy Awards
AFI and NYU won gold medals at the 2023 Student Academy Awards, which took place on Tuesday evening at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy’s headquarters in Beverly Hills. The other two gold medals went to international schools, the École des Nouvelles Images in France and Filmakademie Wien in Austria. Awards were given out in four categories, with up to three winners in each category being revealed ahead of time but the medal placement kept secret until the ceremony. Presenters included “Super Mario Bros. Movie” directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, Student Academy Awards committee chair Peggy Rajski and…
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Driver With Kids Named Aryan And Nation Charged In Crash That Killed Indigenous Woman
The charges come seven months after Mika Westwolf, 22, was killed by a hit-and-run driver while walking home in Montana. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
‘The Hunger Games’ Play to Premiere on London Stage in Fall 2024
“The Hunger Games” is making its way to the stage, courtesy of Lionsgate. The adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novel will arrive in fall 2024. Olivier Award-winning playwright Conor McPherson will write while Matthew Dunster (“2:22 – A Ghost Story,” “Hangman” and “The Plowman”) will direct. Collins stated, “I’m very excited to be collaborating with the amazing team of Conor McPherson and Matthew Dunster as they bring their dynamic and innovative interpretation of The Hunger Games to the London stage.” “The Hunger Games” became one of the highest-grossing movie franchises of all time. The four films earned $2.96 billion worldwide…
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Missouri Cop Accused Of Firing Gun At Trick-Or-Treating Event No Longer Has Job
Matthew McCulloch has been charged with child endangerment, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and making a terrorist threat. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Monday, October 23, 2023
Inside the Writers Guild’s Tortured Debate Over Denouncing Hamas Violence in Israel | Exclusive
The Writers Guild of America spent the weekend embroiled in argument over whether it should denounce Hamas’s terrorist attack against Israel on Oct. 7. Ultimately, guild president Meredith Stiehm sent a note to some members acknowledging this was impossible, saying, “We found consensus out of reach.” That inability to formally denounce the massacre of 1,400 Israelis by Hamas – men, women, children, babies and elderly – two weeks after the event infuriated some members of the guild, most prominently “24” and “Homeland” co-creator Howard Gordon, Joel Fields (“The Americans”) and Jonathan Prince (“American Dreams”), according to multiple individuals who spoke…
