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The 21 Best Zombie Movies of All Time
Collider - 18 Oct 2019 16:00
Zombie movies have had a fascinating path to the mainstream. For decades, the creatures didn't have much of a presence or definition outside Voodoo lore, radioactive humanoids, and the unforgettable art of E.C. comics. Z...
'Little Shop Of Horrors' Review: Jonathan Groff, Tammy Blanchard Bring The Off-Broadway Classic Home
Deadline - 18 Oct 2019 03:00
Little Shop of Horrors, the once and current Off Broadway marvel, announced in 1982 the arrival of two songwriters – Howard Ashman & Alan Menken – who’d soon expand musical theater boundaries to swallow Hollywood l...
I Have Met the Enemy (and the Enemy Is Us) review - ticking bomb of Britain's arms trade
The Guardian - 18 Oct 2019 21:00
Byker Community Centre, NewcastleThis explosive, techno-soundtracked assault on the military machine cuts between war-zone combatants and anxious families in the weapons industry Two men look each other in the eye and re...
James Mattis pokes fun at Trump's insult: 'I guess I'm the Meryl Streep of generals'
The Week - 18 Oct 2019 04:21
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis cracked a few jokes Thursday night at the Al Smith Memorial Foundation dinner in New York — and all of them were at the expense of President Trump. During the contentious meeting o...
Trump's Top China Adviser Quoted a Made-Up Expert in His Books and Can't Believe We Didn't Spot It Sooner
VICE - 18 Oct 2019 16:52
Trump's trusted adviser in the trade war with China called his serial fabrication "an inside joke that has been hiding in plain sight for years."
Trump Compares Turks and Kurds to 'Two Kids' Fighting
The New York Times - 18 Oct 2019 05:01
Hours after his vice president and secretary of state brokered a cease-fire, President Trump said he was right to let Turkey attack America's Kurdish allies because it eventually led to a deal.
Wahala: trouble in the Niger delta - photo essay
The Guardian - 18 Oct 2019 08:00
Photographer Robin Hinsch travelled to the Niger delta, visiting the gas flaring sites, artisanal refineries, and meeting the communities living in the hugely polluted environments caused by the oil industry Covering 70,...
Australian woman missing for three days found alive thanks to 'SOS' scrawled in sand
New York Post - 18 Oct 2019 04:33
A woman lost in South Australian bushland for three days was rescued thanks to an “SOS” she scrawled in the sand in front of a security camera, police said. Deborah Pilgrim, 55, was camping with friends Sunday, when,...
New Zealand plans armed police patrols after Christchurch attack
Al Jazeera English - 18 Oct 2019 04:17
Armed units to patrol in three areas starting on October 28 on six-month trial in response to mosque attacks in March.
Former defense secretary roasts Donald Trump: 'I earned my spurs on the battlefield'
ABC News - 18 Oct 2019 05:20
The former secretary of defense spoke in New York City on Thursday.
China's Economic Growth Slows as Challenges Mount
The New York Times - 18 Oct 2019 04:42
The U.S. trade war is only part of the problem, as Beijing grapples with weakening investment and increasingly pessimistic consumers.
Netflix moves to shut down lawsuit over Panama Papers film The Laundromat
The Guardian - 18 Oct 2019 04:18
Mossack Fonseca tried to stop film's release over lawyers' portrayal but Netflix says reputations 'long sullied' Netflix has moved to shut down a lawsuit from Mossack Fonseca lawyers over a film about the Panama Papers s...
Universal Music Group attracting new bidders after $33B valuation
New York Post - 18 Oct 2019 04:17
Two months after Universal Music Group rocked the music world with a $33 billion valuation tied to an impending investment, its parent company revealed that other investors may want in "at a similar price level." UMG par...
Dodgers' cutting-edge hitting philosophies didn't translate in the postseason
L.A. Times - 18 Oct 2019 03:53
The Dodgers' hired an entire new department of hitting coaches before the season intent on improving against elite playoff pitching. It didn't work in the NLDS.
El Chapo's son arrested in Mexico amid gun battles in western city
New York Post - 18 Oct 2019 03:47
The son of notorious drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was arrested in Mexico Thursday amid gun battles between his supporters and security forces, a report said. Ovidio Guzman Lopez was arrested in Culiacan, a ...
Asian stocks track Brexit deal cheer but China caution prevails
Reuters - 18 Oct 2019 03:20
Asian stocks edged higher on Friday, tracking the global lift in sentiment after the UK and the European Union struck a long-awaited Brexit deal, but concern about the Chinese economy is likely to cap gains with data exp...
Catalan separatists have tooled up with a decentralized app for civil disobedience
TechCrunch - 18 Oct 2019 02:48
Is our age of ubiquitous smartphones and social media turning into an era of mass civil unrest? Two years after holding an independence referendum and unilaterally declaring independence in defiance of the Spanish state ...
Apple CEO Tim Cook calls on Senate to pass immigration act
AppleInsider - 18 Oct 2019 02:36
Apple CEO Tim Cook continued to push for immigration reform on Thursday, and in a tweet urged the U.S. Senate to pass legislation that aims to streamline the process for so-called "high-skilled" applicants.
Good news - America's nuke arsenal to swap eight-inch floppy disks for solid-state drives
The Register - 18 Oct 2019 02:12
You could say the US has... stiffened its defenses. Get it? Sti - OK, you get it The US Strategic Automated Command and Control System (SACCS) has reportedly replaced the ancient eight-inch floppy disks it uses to store ...
US Bank customers are becoming increasingly digitally active despite lagging digital loan sales
Business Insider - 18 Oct 2019 17:03
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Banking subscribers earlier this morning. To get this story plus others to your inbox each day, hours before they're published on Business Insider, click here. US...
See the precious art housed in the back of an Italian police station
CBSNews - 18 Oct 2019 17:02
One of the most valuable art collections in Europe isn't housed in a museum, it's in the back of a police station. "60 Minutes" reports, Sunday
El Clásico Postponed Due To Anti-Government Protests Throughout Barcelona
Dead Spin - 18 Oct 2019 16:39
With anti-government, pro-independence protests raging in Catalonia this week, La Liga decided on Friday to postpone the upcoming league match between Barcelona and Real Madrid, which was set to be held on October 26 in ...