The murder in March of one “Jenny Jones” guest by another obviously hasn’t spoiled America’s appetite for trash talk. In a new book called “Tuning in Trouble: Talk TV’s Destructive Impact on Our Mental Health,” Jeanne Albronda Heaton and Nona Leigh Wilson complain that these syndicated programs “bring fair-ground-style freak shows into every home, and viewers lap them up.” What fading star could resist a career boost like that?...
George Bush nominated Ryskamp last year to the influential appeals court covering Florida, Georgia and Alabama. A Miami lawyer chosen by Ronald Reagan to be a federal judge in 1986, Ryskamp would likely have tipped the balance on the appeals court in favor of conservatives. All he had to do was clear the same Senate committee that had unanimously approved him five years earlier. Nominations to the federal courts generally are approved by the Senate with little debate....
As a recent article on the “antiracism tug-of-war” at elite private schools put it, “following a contentious summer of COVID and Black Lives Matter protests, a power struggle has emerged between those pushing for change and those clinging to the status quo.” But this summary is not quite accurate. As experts in the area of inclusive leadership, the struggle we see unfolding at so many of our schools, businesses and other institutions isn’t between those who want change and those who don’t, but rather, between two competing approaches for how to achieve change....
The Raiders are looking to fill the position after firing Jack Del Rio on Sunday, and Gruden this week indicated he is one of the team’s candidates. Gruden, who has not coached in NFL since 2008, has met with owner Mark Davis and is excited by the prospect of returning to the touchline. “I’m excited about where I am in terms of studying the game and preparing to come back and coach,” he told ESPN....
This gives Square Enix the perfect opportunity to show off some of its big upcoming games. Forspoken will probably be a centerpiece in its presentation, given that it is set to release in 2022. Life is Strange: True Colors will probably make an appearance, and Marvel’s Avengers will likely get another content roadmap update. Neo: The World Ends With You will almost certainly be present, as it is set to release later this summer....
One would think the amount of detail in the game would lead to some troublesome and lengthy load times. However, it looks like that is far from the truth. In an interview with GameSpot, Witcher 3 senior environmental artist, Jonas Mattsson, revealed that gamers won’t experience any load times as they move through the game world. That’s right, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will deliver a massive, open-world free of the frustrating and story-breaking loading times that normally plague gamers....
Once again a small town waits to mourn its daughter. Last month, Petaluma, Calif., buried Polly Klaas, the 12-year-old snatched from her home during a slumber party. Now, Litchfield, N.Y., a rural community 70 miles southwest of the search site, must grieve for Sara. And for itself. Like Polly, Sara stirred the nation’s fears that, in the ’90s, no child is safe. Like Petaluma, Litchfield amassed a hefty reward. And like their Petaluma counterparts, the people of Litchfield turned out in force, flooding faxes and tying trees with pink and turquoise ribbons....
The Poles knew they were in for tough talk. Now that the commissars are gone, the church has ceased to be the shield for the Solidarity movement or the sole embodiment of Polish nationalism. Going to mass, though still popular, is no longer politics by other means. According to one report, vocations to the priesthood have dropped by 20 percent since freedom was restored, and Poland’s priests are experiencing a backlash of anticlericalism, fed in no small part by the bishops’ recent effort to win for Roman Catholicism the privileges of a state church....
NATO sources say the four are focusing on two issues. First, what steps drove NATO to war and was NATO’s leadership given all the facts before key decisions were made? Second, how did the war suddenly shift from a short, phased air campaign to an all-out, 78-day war, and how exactly were the bombing targets chosen? These questions go directly to the NATO SACEUR (Supreme Allied Commander in Europe) at the time, U....
This is factually wrong, disingenuous, immoral and disrespectful to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who are working every day to defeat this virus. It completely ignores the real, successful efforts by the Trump administration to save lives. It glosses over the Democratic leaders who presided over the most devastating losses—New York and New Jersey combined account for nearly one-quarter (23 percent) of all American deaths, according to Tuesday’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures....
After another poor performance on a good batting pitch in the First Test against England last week, many are questioning his ability away from the comforts he enjoys. As they say, the numbers don’t lie, so check out these stats to compare the two sides of Mitchell Johnson in Test cricket. In favourable conditions: Given Johnson’s style of banging the ball in short and utilising the pace in the wicket to unnerve batsmen, it should come as no surprise that his career-best performances with the ball have come in countries renowned for these conditions....
Although there is not a stated governmental effort to privatize the United States Postal Service, some lawmakers in the U.S.—including Trump—have previously suggested that privatization would be a good option for the cash-strapped USPS as well. DeJoy’s actions since taking over in mid-June, which are aimed at cutting costs for the federal agency that is already more than $160 billion in debt, have fueled concerns that he aims to prepare the USPS for privatization....
This week’s meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, a landmark trip if there ever was one, is only the latest example of previously hostile countries seeking to bury the hatchet. A week prior, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the man who helped orchestrate a multi-country boycott of neighboring Qatar in 2017 over terrorism allegations, traveled to the tiny but influential nation on Dec....
The UK Is Exploring a Central Bank Digital Currency The UK’s announcement is exploring a central bank digital currency (CBDC) comes when the global cryptocurrency markets are at an all-time high. The Bank of England and HM Treasury will engage with many important stakeholders to ascertain if a CBDC is worth introducing and if so, what format it should take. The Bank of England’s official announcement confirmed the creation of a the new CBDC taskforce, whose primary goals include the evaluation, design, and assessment of any potential digital currency for the UK....
Adapted from Gerard Way’s cult-hit graphic novel series and brought to Netflix by Steve Blackman, The Umbrella Academy cleverly blends complex family drama with superhero action. Rather than stopping there, the series tosses time travel into the mix to create a series that keeps its fans guessing and makes each season a totally new experience. RELATED: Umbrella Academy Introduces Cast For Season 3’s ‘Sparrow Academy’ For the uninitiated, The Umbrella Academy is about seven gifted people, all born on the same day and adopted by a mysterious recluse to become a family of superheroes....
The series’ co-writers include actors Declan Lawn, Amelia Spencer, and Adam Patterson. Debbie Wiseman, a well-known British composer, composed the series’ theme music. The official synopsis for The Undeclared War reads: The Undeclared War, stars critically acclaimed actors, such as Hannah Khalique-Brown, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Simon Pegg, Edward Holcroft, Alex Jennings, Adrian Lester, Mark Rylance, German Segal, Kerry Godliman and a few others. Without further ado, let’s take a closer look at the intriguing cast list ahead of series’ arrival on Peacock....
Perot, whose preferred rhetorical mode is the murky expostulation, is what used to be called a blatherskite. There is an inverse relationship between the confidence he has in his opinions and the care he has taken in forming them. Consider this doozy of a Perotism: “Germany and Japan are winning. Why are they winning? They got new constitutions in 1945. This was a time when the industrial revolution had occurred....
A ton of speculative fiction has played with the idea of rendering death an impermanent inconvenience. The fantasy genre has magic spells and spiritual reincarnation, but sci-fi has to make do with highly advanced medicine and uploading brains to computers. Some solutions are less elegant than others. RELATED: The Rogue AI Trope in Sci-Fi, Explained The Virtual Ghost is an artificial intelligence, computer program, or hologram designed to mirror the behavior of someone who has died....
