While Hollywood has mined comic books and newspaper articles for inspiration for years, it has started looking at movies themselves, and a market has cropped up at major film festivals for the rights to turn buzzy documentaries into big-screen features.
The Koch brothers appear to be retreating from national electoral politics. This is what Tim Alberta and Eliana Johnson are reporting in a major story in National Review. Not only are the Kochs mostly pulling out of the 2016 election, but they are, as one insider told the reporters, planning a "return to their roots" in advocacy and education.
Читать дальше...Another Rwanda looms in Africa, this time in the tiny Central African nation of Burundi, and the world is standing by determined to do nothing to prevent it
State Police spokesman Lt. Michael Baylous said in a news release that the boys, ages 13 and 15, were charged in juvenile petitions with making terroristic threats, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation to commit murder. On the county schools' website, Tanner said State Police were notified April 27, a day after middle school administrators received a tip that a student had allegedly made comments about shooting multiple people at the school.
Proton-beam therapy is a form of cancer radiotherapy that has been around since the 1980s but which has seen muted demand because of its high cost. There is new interest in this technology as companies introduce compact centers that cost much less to install.
Popsons on Market Street. Photo credit: Tory Putnam Related Links Popsons pops up in former Marlowe Burger space on Townsend With today’s (Monday, May 16) grand opening of Popsons‘ new Mid-Market location, Alvin Garcia and Adam Rosenblum are continuing to expand their San Francisco burger empire. In January, the pair, who also serve a killer burger at their Marina bar/restaurant, Causwells, opened a ballpark-close pop-up in the former Marlowe Burger space. Unlike the tiny SoMa outpost, the newest location... Читать дальше...
– Aviation minister, Hadi Sirika decried the state of the aviation sector in Nigeria – He expressed concern over the state of the Abuja airport runway, saying it was a source of concern for the government – The minister said the infrastructures at the airports did not meet international standard – He noted that the government […]
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Off-price retailer TJX has been a bright spot in retail, but its success will be put to the test.
All from her appearance on The Ellen Show.
The Voice judge, Masterclass teacher, and pop superstar Christina Aguilera stopped by The Ellen Show to play a divas edition of Heads Up with Ellen and she NAILED a few of her impressions.
First up, she blew it away with a heart-stopping Whitney Houston:
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Her Rihanna — complete with hand gyrations — also was pretty damn good:
... Читать дальше...Convicted drug traffickers and street gang members were among 87 foreign nationals arrested in the Reno and Las Vegas areas last week during an operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeting ...
The Vegetarian is author Han Kang’s first novel to be translated into English
Irish-born singer Sinead O'Connor turned up safe at an undisclosed location on Monday, hours after being reported missing in Illinois by a caller who told authorities she had failed to return from a bicycle ride, police said. O'Connor, 49, who was reported missing in Wilmette, a suburb north of Chicago, has publicly acknowledged a history of mental illness. Six months ago, she said in a grief-wracked Facebook post that she had deliberately taken a drug overdose.
Paris will open nine parks all night despite increased costs for lighting and security. The mayor's office says it will be good for people to be able to come to the parks when it's too hot indoors.
Lily Collins is like a whole new person! The once-brunette actress debuted a dramatic new 'do on Instagram over the weekend, revealing to her fans that she had dyed her hair bright,...
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NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, will kick off the "Bad Boy Family Reunion" tour with Lil' Kim, Faith Evans, Mase and more in August.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are quite the cutesy couple in Cannes, aren't they? Clearly, as E! News previously reported, these two aren't the slightest bit concerned with...
In a Friday interview with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, Donald Trump mocked Elizabeth Warren by referring to her as "Pocahontas."
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Kentucky Derby rivals Nyquist and Exaggerator ready for a rematch in Saturday's Preakness Stakes while around the world, top stakes action provides thrills in France, Japan and the UK
The Broncos signed another draft pick on Monday. Fifth-round offensive lineman Connor McGovern is the latest member of the eight-player draft class to agree to his four-year rookie deal with the club. McGovern’s signing leaves the team with only first-round quarterback Paxton Lynch and second-round defensive lineman Adam Gotsis left without contracts. McGovern saw time at…
"Don't hate on Kim, don't be mad that her body's banging," she added.
LONDON (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang has won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction with "The Vegetarian," an unsettling novel about a woman whose decision to stop eating meat has devastating consequences.
LONDON (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang has won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction with "The Vegetarian," an unsettling novel about a woman whose decision to stop eating meat has devastating consequences.
LONDON (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang has won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction with "The Vegetarian," an unsettling novel about a woman whose decision to stop eating meat has devastating consequences.
LONDON (AP) — South Korean author Han Kang has won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction with "The Vegetarian," an unsettling novel about a woman whose decision to stop eating meat has devastating consequences.
