Film Review: Body at Brighton Rock

 Posted on February 7, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  645 words  |  Martina Birk

Roxanne Benjamin’s well-crafted thriller focuses on an unlikely heroine who faces danger during a long, dark night in the woods. Filmmaker Roxanne Benjamin spends a tad too much time on the character-establishing setup during the first act of her “Body at Brighton Rock.” Once she has lured her audience into joining her plucky but ill-prepared protagonist into a secluded area of a picturesque state park, however, the first-time director efficiently ratchets up the suspense — gradually, arrestingly — and doesn’t let up until she springs a final twist that plays like O. [Read More]

Funeral Held for Anna Nicole Smith's Son

 Posted on February 7, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  318 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Anna Nicole Smith buried her son, Daniel Wayne Smith, on Thursday in a private plot overlooking the waters of Lake Cunningham in New Providence, Bahamas. Daniel, 20, died nearly six weeks ago in a Bahamian hospital, just three days after his mother gave birth to a baby girl, Dannielynn Hope. He was laid to rest in a pure mahogany casket with brass trim. Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole’s partner, paid tribute to Daniel, with whom he’d been very close, according to a statement from the family spokesman. [Read More]

JLS live at Warwick Castle

 Posted on February 7, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  207 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Celebrate the very “Best of British” with JLS at Warwick Castle on Thursday July 15 2010 with Heart 100.7 Support will come from X-Factor star and recent chart-topper Diana Vickers. The JLS boys, Oritse, JB, Marvin and Aston will be performing live at Warwick Castle with fantastic support bands. When JLS, Britain’s favourite new boyband in a generation (official!), signed with Epic records at the start of this year, the hallowed imprint meant one thing alone to the boys. [Read More]

LL Cool J Joins NCIS: Hawaii for Season 3

 Posted on February 7, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  732 words  |  Larita Shotwell

LL Cool J surprised “NCIS” fans with his cameo on the Season 2 finale of “NCIS: Hawai’i” on Monday night. The rapper turned actor reprised his role of Sam Hanna and will join the series as a recurring guest star in the upcoming third season. [Read More]

To tip or not to tip? 3 reasons why tipping has gotten so out of control

 Posted on February 7, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  941 words  |  Larita Shotwell

It has become as much a part of our daily lives as getting our to-go coffee: the screen turn. It's the moment when you've ordered your coffee and the barista turns the payment screen toward you, with prompts asking you for a tip. Tipping is on the rise across the U.S. as more and more businesses have started asking for a little extra: Fast food restaurants, grocery stores, plumbers, online retailers, stadiums, and even self-checkout machines are now asking for a tip these days. [Read More]

Witches, shamans and grims: why the occult is on the rise in the art world | Art

 Posted on February 7, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  851 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

The ObserverArt This article is more than 2 months oldWitches, shamans and grims: why the occult is on the rise in the art worldThis article is more than 2 months oldDreams, surreal visions and pagan rituals play a central part in works now filling galleries and in high demand around the world When artist Stuart Pearson Wright was about five, he was woken by a spectral black dog standing over him. [Read More]

21 Days of Musica Latina: Paraguay

 Posted on February 6, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  244 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Editor's Note: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this year, World Cafe is going on a musical tour of Latin America. Every weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we'll spotlight the music of a different Latin American country with a curated playlist of essential tracks, fresh voices and wild cards. There's a lake called Ypacaraí, near Paraguay's capital, Asunción, whose beauty might move you to write an equally stirring song. That's what composer and playwright Demetrio Ortiz did in the '50s when he wrote " [Read More]

As Israel forces workers from Gaza back, thousands more remain stuck in the West Bank

 Posted on February 6, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1047 words  |  Larita Shotwell

RAFAH, Gaza Strip, and JERICHO, West Bank — News from Gaza comes in conversations in the hallway, over the communal sinks, between bunk beds, and texts and calls with relatives. For thousands of workers from Gaza who are stuck in makeshift shelters and camps in the West Bank, much of their world — including their families — is still 60 miles away. On Friday, they heard about thousands of other laborers who were forced to return to Gaza on foot from Israel — dropped off several miles from the Israeli border with Gaza, wearing numbered tags on their ankles. [Read More]

Emily in Paris Recap: Well, If It Isnt the Consequences of My Own Actions

 Posted on February 6, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  2000 words  |  Martina Birk

Emily In Paris Bon Anniversaire! Season 2 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Emily In Paris Bon Anniversaire! Season 2 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Technically, this episode is about Emily’s birthday, but I choose to believe it was, in fact, a present to moi. [Read More]

How many of those calling for Putins arrest were complicit in the illegal invasion of Iraq? | Geo

 Posted on February 6, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1155 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

The Iraq invasion: 20 years onIraq This article is more than 10 months oldHow many of those calling for Putin’s arrest were complicit in the illegal invasion of Iraq?This article is more than 10 months oldGeorge MonbiotGordon Brown, Condoleezza Rice and Alastair Campbell are as responsible for an illegal war as the Russian leader’s ‘henchmen’ they condemn It goes beyond hypocrisy. It’s an assault on memory. Gordon Brown, calling for a special tribunal to punish the Russian government, correctly states that an act of aggression – invading another nation – was identified by the Nuremberg tribunal as “the supreme international crime”. [Read More]