Brian Knappenberger’s Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, which just hit Netflix, originally held the more sensational (and unwieldy) working title Nobody Speak: Hulk Hogan, Gawker and...
Good morning, gentle readers! This week we're taking some looks at slices of Muslim life in the US, the fate of peace in Ireland, the role of natural disasters in fights for power and control,...
When somebody leaves their country of origin due to danger or fear and seeks asylum — and makes a home — in a new part of the world, it is the responsibility of those in their new nation...
Recently I undertook a final year undergraduate class in political philosophy. The opening lecture commenced with a trailer from 1984 (1984). This film adaptation of George Orwell’s...
It has recently been announced that Grace Park and Daniel Dae Kim will not be returning to Hawaii Five-0 for an eighth season. As reported by Variety, Park and Kim chose to leave the CBS...
If there’s one word that could be used to describe the music of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, it would be intense. The Australian band has been enchanting fans and collecting worldwide...
Happy July, gentle readers! Today we’re delving into longreads on Trump's insiders, abuse in evangelical Christian circles, coal country, and the future of cryptocurrency. We're also reading...
A 10-month-old boy is expected to die today, after his parents lost a court battle to keep him alive. Doctors and specialists at the world-renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital for children...
“How could you do the job if you hadn’t been an actor?” is what Ronald Reagan claims he often wondered (when asked by David Brinkley if anything he learned as a thesp was applicable to...
Vincent Chin promised his mother that this was the last time he’d be going out to the club. Before he left home, she told him not to say “last time” as it was bad luck. I suspect that...
