Month: September 2023
‘Time’s Echo’ Review: Music, the Holocaust and Memory
Compositions created in response to the horrors of World War II carry an emotional charge few memorials can achieve.
Read MoreTexas law requiring age verification to view pornographic websites will not go into effect, federal judge says
U.S. District Judge David Ezra on Thursday agreed with claims that the bill signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in June violates free speech rights and is overbroad and vague.
Read MoreScience Fiction & Fantasy: ‘Prophet’ by Sin Blaché and Helen Macdonald
Plus ‘Fever House’ by Keith Rosson and ‘Wild Spaces’ by S.L. Coney.
Read MoreAlarm over Austria far-right party video as its support soars
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party — which is expected to win next year’s elections — has sparked fury with a “frightening” video glorifying fascist thinkers and making knowing nods to the country’s Nazi past. The two-minute promo — which splices an
Read MoreFive Best: Books on Hollywood’s Silent-Film Era
Selected by Kathleen Rooney, the author, most recently, of the novel ‘From Dust to Stardust.’
Read MoreWhite House ramps up war room to battle expected GOP impeachment inquiry – NBC News
White House ramps up war room to battle expected GOP impeachment inquiry NBC News White House bashes Greene over threat to not fund government without impeachment inquiry The Hill White House condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene threat to shut down government The Guardian US
Read MoreWes Anderson says no one should modify Roald Dahl’s work
Director Wes Anderson, who presented his take on a Roald Dahl story at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, came out strongly against moves to alter the author’s books for “sensitivity” reasons. Anderson received a lifetime achievement award and presented
Read MoreReform has been slow across the US after outrage over Taylor Swift ticket prices
The outrage prompted Congressional hearings and bills in state legislatures to better protect consumers. A proposal in Congress has failed so far to advance in the U.S. Senate.
Read MoreAuthorities begin identifying bodies as emergency services leave South Africa fire scene
A spokesperson says emergency services conducted three searches through all five stories of the building and believe that all bodies and body parts have now been removed.
Read MoreAuthorities begin identifying bodies as emergency services leave South Africa fire scene
A spokesperson says emergency services conducted three searches through all five stories of the building and believe that all bodies and body parts have now been removed.
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