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Catherine the Great review - Mirren's labour of love needs magic touch
The Guardian - 3 Oct 2019 23:00
The perfect actor gives a magnificent performance ... and yet the show around her falls flat The great handicap of HBO's new four-part costume drama Catherine the Great (Sky Atlantic) is that she's not Henry VIII. Little...
How to change Alexa's name (or change what she calls you)
Digital Trends - 3 Oct 2019 22:06
Want to call Alexa something different? Want Alexa to call you a different name? This guide provides easy instructions on how to change Alexa's name, and also, how to change what name Alexa calls you.
Todd Phillips: Why Depiction of Realistic Violence in 'Joker' Is 'Very Responsible'
Variety - 3 Oct 2019 07:03
"Joker" director Todd Phillips insists that the realistic depiction of gruesome violence in the film is anything but irresponsible. "Isn't it a good thing to put real-world implications on violence?" he said on Wednesday...
Checking In With an Old Buddy (Cianci That Is)
The New York Times - 3 Oct 2019 16:20
A veteran of the newspaper that covered Vincent A. Cianci Jr.'s travails gets all the inside jokes in "The Prince of Providence," the hit play about him. So, it seems, does everyone in the audience.
Deny, Deflect, Deflate
The New York Times - 3 Oct 2019 18:00
The White House strategy.
Hannah Graham: Stalked by Evil [Part 2]
CBSNews - 3 Oct 2019 03:01
Part 2: "48 Hours" goes inside the investigation of the death of the UVA student and the evidence that links the alleged killer to other crimes spanning a decade. Susan Spencer reports. | Watch Part 1 | Read story
MGM Resorts to pay $735M settlement in Las Vegas massacre lawsuits
New York Post - 3 Oct 2019 21:10
A $735 million settlement has been reached in lawsuits stemming from the 2017 Las Vegas massacre, lawyers said on Thursday. MGM Resorts International agreed to pay the whopping amount to resolve claims that itdid nothing...
A doctor donated sperm 30 years ago. Now he has at least 17 kids, lawsuit alleges
CNN - 3 Oct 2019 08:28
When an Oregon medical student was asked to donate sperm in 1989, he was promised that only five offspring would be born -- all on the other side of the country -- according to a lawsuit alleging a clinic violated the ag...
Ryan Poston Murder Part 2: Obsessed
CBSNews - 3 Oct 2019 01:23
A lawyer shot -- his girlfriend admits she pulled the trigger and then dances in a strange police video -- was it self-defense or love gone bad? "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant investigates. | Read story
L.A. Sparks Exec Uses N-Word In Locker Room Rant, WNBA Investigating
TMZ - 3 Oct 2019 22:58
The WNBA is investigating L.A. Sparks General Manager Penny Toler after the exec admitted to using the n-word in an emotional postgame outburst in the team locker room after a loss. Toler -- who is African American -- we...
Kids help California police officers locate missing 97-year-old woman
The Week - 3 Oct 2019 05:26
When a group of five young friends learned a 97-year-old woman was missing in their neighborhood, they decided they would be the ones to find her. Police in Roseville, California, shared on Facebook Monday night that a w...
Runaway Bull Corralled and Tranquilized After Roaming the Streets of Baltimore
The New York Times - 3 Oct 2019 04:44
This was the third time this year that a bovine has gotten loose in the city.
Blood in the Sand
CBSNews - 3 Oct 2019 01:23
Two teens killed on the same California beach six years apart. DNA on one of the victims leads to two suspects -- one of them worked for the police. Richard Schlesinger investigates. | Read story
Twitter Takes Down Donald Trump's Altered Nickelback Video After Warner Music Copyright Notice
Deadline - 3 Oct 2019 16:03
A video that President Donald Trump posted on Twitter was removed after a copyright notice from the band Nickelback. The video was an attack on former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, but it also featured an...
The Margin: This chart shows the obscene amount of swearing lawmakers are doing in public
Market Watch - 3 Oct 2019 15:56
Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris cursed in public recently as political swearing has hit an all-time high.
MPA Disputes Findings of Koch Foundation-Funded USC Study That Claims Film Tax Incentives Create Few Jobs
Deadline - 3 Oct 2019 00:58
The Motion Picture Association is disputing the findings of a new USC study that said "billions of dollars in state entertainment industry tax incentives don't bring promised jobs." The study was funded by the Koch Found...
At Least 22 Army Paratroopers Hurt After Night-Time Jump at Camp Shelby Goes Wrong
Time - 3 Oct 2019 16:56
No soldiers suffered life-threatening injuries but some sustained limb injuries
Banksy Has to Start Selling His Merch So Nobody Else Can
VICE - 3 Oct 2019 14:37
The famously anonymous global street artist's situation shows how hard it is for graffiti writers to avoid getting ripped off.
PepsiCo Revenue Climbs but Profit Drops on Higher Expenses
Wall Street Journal - 3 Oct 2019 13:01The Breakdown | Reffing hell: Rugby World Cup needs to clear up collision confusion
The Guardian - 3 Oct 2019 12:06
It is right that dangerous challenges are not tolerated but why is the sport's biggest event being used to change behaviour? The World Cup is descending into reffing hell. Various coaches have taken aim, from Japan's ass...
Tom Hanks' Portrayal of Mister Rogers May Put Him Back in Oscar's 'Neighborhood'
Variety - 3 Oct 2019 19:00
Sony recently hosted a SAG-AFTRA screening of "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," the Marielle Heller-directed drama starring Matthew Rhys as a magazine writer who befriends Fred Rogers, played by Tom Hanks. While the...