Opening the doors to Elvis Presley‘s Graceland home in 1982 was a decision his ex-wife Priscilla Presley did not take lightly. However, the decision was necessary to preserve the private residence and ensure the financial stability of the estate in trust for the couple’s daughter Lisa Marie Presley. Forty years later, Priscilla admits the risky move was “a bit nerve-wracking” and “frightening.”
Priscilla Presley poses outside of Elvis Presley’s Graceland home in Memphis, Tn, on Mar. 27, 2006 | Mike Brown/Getty Images Priscilla Presley had reservations about opening Elvis Presley’s home to the public
In an interview with Jack Soden for Graceland’s official YouTube channel, Priscilla Presley relived her decision to allow visitors inside Elvis Presley’s sanctuary 40 years later she first opened the home’s doors in 1982. She admits to having reservations about her decision once it was established.
Priscilla said, “It was nerve-wracking and a bit frightening.
Priscilla Presley poses outside of Elvis Presley’s Graceland home in Memphis, Tn, on Mar. 27, 2006 | Mike Brown/Getty Images Priscilla Presley had reservations about opening Elvis Presley’s home to the public
In an interview with Jack Soden for Graceland’s official YouTube channel, Priscilla Presley relived her decision to allow visitors inside Elvis Presley’s sanctuary 40 years later she first opened the home’s doors in 1982. She admits to having reservations about her decision once it was established.
Priscilla said, “It was nerve-wracking and a bit frightening.
- 7/24/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Utah detective who violently detained a nurse for refusing to take a blood sample from an unconscious patient has been fired weeks after video footage of the incident made national headlines, People confirms.
A police spokesman says Jeff Payne was fired from the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday in connection with the July 26 altercation, in which he pulled nurse Alex Wubbels from the lobby of the University of Utah Hospital, where she worked.
Payne’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment from People.
His firing comes one month after a pair of investigations...
A police spokesman says Jeff Payne was fired from the Salt Lake City Police Department on Tuesday in connection with the July 26 altercation, in which he pulled nurse Alex Wubbels from the lobby of the University of Utah Hospital, where she worked.
Payne’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment from People.
His firing comes one month after a pair of investigations...
- 10/11/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
A pair of investigations found that a Utah detective violated police policy in July when he violently detained a nurse who refused to take a blood sample from an unconscious patient.
Two investigations into the headline-making case of nurse Alex Wubbels found that Salt Lake City Det. Jeff Payne and his supervisor violated several department policies on July 26 when Payne dragged Wubbels from a hospital lobby.
“ conduct toward Ms. Wubbels in this incident was inappropriate, unreasonable, unwarranted, discourteous, disrespectful, and has brought significant disrespute on both as a Police Officer and on the Department as a whole,” investigators said in...
Two investigations into the headline-making case of nurse Alex Wubbels found that Salt Lake City Det. Jeff Payne and his supervisor violated several department policies on July 26 when Payne dragged Wubbels from a hospital lobby.
“ conduct toward Ms. Wubbels in this incident was inappropriate, unreasonable, unwarranted, discourteous, disrespectful, and has brought significant disrespute on both as a Police Officer and on the Department as a whole,” investigators said in...
- 9/14/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
AMC is set to develop a new drama series based on Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery's bestselling nonfiction book about the Black Lives Matter movement, They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America's Racial Justice, Deadline.com reports.
The book, published in 2016 by Little, Brown & Company, looks at the effects of decades of racially biased policing on numerous institutions, including education, the work force and the criminal justice system, and is based on Lowery's reported accounts. The book starts with Mike Brown's killing...
The book, published in 2016 by Little, Brown & Company, looks at the effects of decades of racially biased policing on numerous institutions, including education, the work force and the criminal justice system, and is based on Lowery's reported accounts. The book starts with Mike Brown's killing...
- 9/12/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Ah, the dog-days month of summer moviegoing! This August is pretty light on potential blockbusters (save a certain long-awaited fantasy-Western by one Stephen King), leaving room for a number of counter-programming indie curios worth investigating. Robert Pattinson, Channing Tatum and Aubrey Plaza all do some major-league acting in three respective, remarkably offbeat films; Kathryn Bigelow zeroes in on some historical racial tensions and riots in the 1960s Motor City; and a documentary reckons with more recent ones in Ferguson, Missouri. Here's what you need to see this month.
Beach Rats (Aug.
Beach Rats (Aug.
- 7/31/2017
- Rollingstone.com
The owner of the Cincinnati Bengals is telling fans he knows the team "took a risk" in drafting Joe Mixon -- but he's hoping Joe is a changed man who won't screw up again. Mike Brown -- who's also the team president -- wrote an open letter to fans who have expressed concerns about Cinci's decision to pick a player who brutalized a woman in 2012. In the letter, Brown points out Mixon's upside as an...
- 5/5/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It's safe to say Mike Brown will Not be shelling out $500 for Lonzo Ball's sneakers. The Golden State Warriors assistant coach was asked about the ex-ucla star's debut ZO2 shoes before Thursday night's win over the Jazz ... and his reaction is absolutely priceless. The reporter asks: “Would you buy your kids a pair of shoes for $500 from an unproven NBA player after college?” Mike Brown says he won't be buying Lavar Ball's $500 signature LO2's.
- 5/5/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A coming of age documentary told against the fiery backdrop of teenager Mike Brown’s tragic death and the Ferguson, Missouri riots and protests that followed in 2014, the documentary “For Ahkeem” is a sobering piece of work. One of the most startling and lingering sequences begins when the film’s subject Daje Shelton and her mother sit shell-shocked watching television as protests erupt in Ferguson following the grand jury ruling on the police officers that killed an unarmed teenage boy.
Continue reading ‘For Ahkeem’: One Sobering Story Of Hardship Reflects Many [Tribeca Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘For Ahkeem’: One Sobering Story Of Hardship Reflects Many [Tribeca Review] at The Playlist.
- 4/28/2017
- by Ally Johnson
- The Playlist
This year, the April 29 anniversary of the Rodney King riots became a recognized event on the programming calendar. Over the next week, networks are releasing a half-dozen nonfiction narratives to commemorate the 25 years since the Los Angeles uprising, including three from some of our most compelling African-American filmmakers: Spike Lee, John Singleton, and John Ridley.
“Black directors have different viewpoints,” said Lee, who directed writer-actor Roger Guenveur Smith’s one-man show “Rodney King” for Netflix. “We don’t see the world all the same.”
Read More: L.A. Riots 25th Anniversary Documentaries, Ranked: Which Ones Best Explain the Unrest Now
Ridley and Singleton took a more traditional path to the material, digging into period video archives and interviewing many of the people directly involved in the riots that yielded 55 lives lost, 1,100 buildings destroyed by fire, and some $1 billion in property damage.
Lee came at the subject from another direction. Smith has...
“Black directors have different viewpoints,” said Lee, who directed writer-actor Roger Guenveur Smith’s one-man show “Rodney King” for Netflix. “We don’t see the world all the same.”
Read More: L.A. Riots 25th Anniversary Documentaries, Ranked: Which Ones Best Explain the Unrest Now
Ridley and Singleton took a more traditional path to the material, digging into period video archives and interviewing many of the people directly involved in the riots that yielded 55 lives lost, 1,100 buildings destroyed by fire, and some $1 billion in property damage.
Lee came at the subject from another direction. Smith has...
- 4/21/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
This year, the April 29 anniversary of the Rodney King riots became a recognized event on the programming calendar. Over the next week, networks are releasing a half-dozen nonfiction narratives to commemorate the 25 years since the Los Angeles uprising, including three from some of our most compelling African-American filmmakers: Spike Lee, John Singleton, and John Ridley.
“Black directors have different viewpoints,” said Lee, who directed writer-actor Roger Guenveur Smith’s one-man show “Rodney King” for Netflix. “We don’t see the world all the same.”
Ridley and Singleton took a more traditional path to the material, digging into period video archives and interviewing many of the people directly involved in the riots that yielded 55 lives lost, 1,100 buildings destroyed by fire, and some $1 billion in property damage.
Lee came at the subject from another direction. Smith has performed “Rodney King” for four years in small venues and when “Rodney King” hits Netflix on April 28 in 190 countries,...
“Black directors have different viewpoints,” said Lee, who directed writer-actor Roger Guenveur Smith’s one-man show “Rodney King” for Netflix. “We don’t see the world all the same.”
Ridley and Singleton took a more traditional path to the material, digging into period video archives and interviewing many of the people directly involved in the riots that yielded 55 lives lost, 1,100 buildings destroyed by fire, and some $1 billion in property damage.
Lee came at the subject from another direction. Smith has performed “Rodney King” for four years in small venues and when “Rodney King” hits Netflix on April 28 in 190 countries,...
- 4/21/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Magnolia has acquired the Sundance documentary Whose Streets? for North America.
The doc is the feature film debut for filmmakers Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis. It centers on the activist in Ferguson, Mo., who continues to fight for racial equality in the wake of Mike Brown's killing.
The Hollywood Reporter's review called the film “an essential testament to the commitment of activists whose credo is ‘We have nothing to lose but our chains.’”
Magnolia is planning to release the film theatrically this summer, to coincide with the anniversary of Brown’s murder. A film festival run is planned for this spring.
Jennifer MacArthur...
The doc is the feature film debut for filmmakers Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis. It centers on the activist in Ferguson, Mo., who continues to fight for racial equality in the wake of Mike Brown's killing.
The Hollywood Reporter's review called the film “an essential testament to the commitment of activists whose credo is ‘We have nothing to lose but our chains.’”
Magnolia is planning to release the film theatrically this summer, to coincide with the anniversary of Brown’s murder. A film festival run is planned for this spring.
Jennifer MacArthur...
- 2/7/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Whose Streets?, the documentary on the unrest in Ferguson, Mo from Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis that played in the U.S. Documentary competition at the just-wrapped Sundance Film Festival. Magnolia plans a summer theatrical release to coincide with the anniversary of Mike Brown's murder, match that lit the the powerkeg protests in the Missouri city. Jennifer MacArthur produced the doc in association with her…...
- 2/7/2017
- Deadline
Dedicated to Michael Brown Jr., Whose Streets? is an alarming and vital documentary chronicling the grassroots formation of Black Lives Matter as well as efforts in Ferguson. A narrow document of time and place, it allows the story to unfold as it did on a local level — in a clutter of confusion, tweets, and amateur video as the Ferguson Police Department show up with guns and tanks to what starts as a peaceful protest.
Director Sabaah Folayan and co-director Damon Davis stay on the story longer than others. While Craig Atkinson’s sloppy Do Not Resist spends time on the ground in Ferguson, collecting evocative images of violence before exploring police tactics nationwide, these directors do justice to protestors who feel slighted by CNN, Fox and MSNBC. A recurring theme in the film is “we have to live here,” as the police do nothing to restore any kind of peace,...
Director Sabaah Folayan and co-director Damon Davis stay on the story longer than others. While Craig Atkinson’s sloppy Do Not Resist spends time on the ground in Ferguson, collecting evocative images of violence before exploring police tactics nationwide, these directors do justice to protestors who feel slighted by CNN, Fox and MSNBC. A recurring theme in the film is “we have to live here,” as the police do nothing to restore any kind of peace,...
- 1/21/2017
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Could doom be lurking on the very edge of our own solar system in the form of a mysterious ninth planet? Science Channel looks into the question tonight on How the Universe Works: Mystery of Planet 9. Scientists have found evidence of the huge space object, thought to be 10 times as massive as Earth and with the potential to have some moons. The right combination of elements could even give it the ability to sustain potential extraterrestrial life, some experts say. How the Universe Works is narrated by Mike Rowe (Deadliest Catch) and tonight’s Mystery of Planet 9 episode boasts interviews with Cal Tech astronomer Mike Brown...read more...
- 11/29/2016
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Greg Hardy has been training his ass off as an Mma fighter -- linking up with one of the top gyms in the country where he's been living and sleeping while working under the tutelage of an ex-UFCer. TMZ Sports has learned ... the 28-year-old ex-nfl star has been training with American Top Team in Florida -- which Dana White once hailed as one of the top 5 Mma teams in the country. We spoke with one of Hardy's trainers,...
- 11/5/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
In 2016, I Am Not Your Negro is perhaps destined to be tethered to other recent pieces of racially charged social advocacy, 13th and Oj: Made In America, but Raoul Peck’s film is less about outlining a history of disproportion than a persistent state of being. It’s a conversation between James Baldwin’s unfinished work, Remember This House, and the modern national horror, but the evidence here is more intrinsically spiritual than fact-based, and, in the process, Peck has made one of this year’s finest documentaries. At once pulsing with anger and yearning for compassion, it’s an examination of past and present America as a cycle where the backdrop has changed and particulars have remained the same.
I Am Not Your Negro‘s background further adds to the holiness around the text, as Baldwin was only able to write thirty pages of his last book: a personal...
I Am Not Your Negro‘s background further adds to the holiness around the text, as Baldwin was only able to write thirty pages of his last book: a personal...
- 11/4/2016
- by Michael Snydel
- The Film Stage
It's a typical story, one that legions of independent filmmakers have experienced since the dawn of Sundance. You pore your energies into making your debut movie – in Barry Jenkins' case, it was Medicine for Melancholy, his 2008 lo-fi romantic comedy in which a San Francisco bike messenger and a boho young woman spend a day hanging out. Your film travels the festival circuit, you win an award or two, and after the victory lap, you start thinking about what comes next. You go to Hollywood, where you work on a...
- 10/21/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Beyoncé, Rihanna and Kanye West owned the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, their collective presence breathing life into a grandiose, nearly three-hour show that managed to feel as scattershot as it was scripted.
Rihanna opened the show with a hot pink flash, blazing through four of her biggest dance hits: "Don't Stop the Music," "Only Girl in the World," We Found Love" and "Where Have You Been." The pop star would perform three more genre-specific medleys throughout the night, throwing an impromptu block party during a reggae and dancehall set that included "Rude Boy,...
Rihanna opened the show with a hot pink flash, blazing through four of her biggest dance hits: "Don't Stop the Music," "Only Girl in the World," We Found Love" and "Where Have You Been." The pop star would perform three more genre-specific medleys throughout the night, throwing an impromptu block party during a reggae and dancehall set that included "Rude Boy,...
- 8/29/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards red carpet drew colourful looks and bold political statements. Using the award show as a platform for a cause close to her heart, Beyonce devoted her red carpet appearance to the mothers of gun violence victims — Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Oscar Grant — by walking […]...
- 8/29/2016
- by Sylvia Ogweng
- ET Canada
Of all the awards shows, the MTV Video Music Awards seems to attract the most stars making statements, whether they’re political, social or personal initiatives. This year’s carpet is no exception. In addition to daughter Blue Ivy, Beyonce brought the mothers of Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Oscar Grant to the VMAs tonight. All the women (except Grant) appeared in Beyonce’s Lemonade visual album holding pictures of their deceased sons. { "nid": 923617, "type": "news", "title": "Lance Bass Makes Political Fashion Statement on MTV VMAs Red Carpet", "path": "http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lance-bass-vmas-red-carpet-923617", "relative-path": "/news/lance-
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- 8/28/2016
- by Kathryn Romeyn
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The concept of this project was to create a comedy mixtape that was full of sketches. Any example that I've seen of a comedy Mixtape has essentially been someone's stand-up album, perhaps with a sketch or two. As a huge fan of Adam Sandler older albums, I recall listening to those sketches repeatedly and laughing hysterically each time. Mixtapes have millions of people downloading them on a daily basis.
Artists featured on the mixtape are: Amber Nelson (TruTv), Nick Turner (Comedy Central), Anthony DeVito (Comedy Central), Peggy O' Leary (Just For Laughs), Sam Evans (Just For Laughs), Nathan Macintosh (Gotham Comedy Live), James L. Mattern (WWE Network), Mike Brown (MTV), Sharron Paul (CollegeHumor), Ross Parsons (MTV), Evan Williams, Sara Armour (Last Comic Standing), Lindsay Boling, Ayanna Dookie (Fox's Laughs), Christi Chiello (Comedy Central), Petey DeAbreau, Tim Warner, Jose Sanchez and Ryan Schutt.
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Artists featured on the mixtape are: Amber Nelson (TruTv), Nick Turner (Comedy Central), Anthony DeVito (Comedy Central), Peggy O' Leary (Just For Laughs), Sam Evans (Just For Laughs), Nathan Macintosh (Gotham Comedy Live), James L. Mattern (WWE Network), Mike Brown (MTV), Sharron Paul (CollegeHumor), Ross Parsons (MTV), Evan Williams, Sara Armour (Last Comic Standing), Lindsay Boling, Ayanna Dookie (Fox's Laughs), Christi Chiello (Comedy Central), Petey DeAbreau, Tim Warner, Jose Sanchez and Ryan Schutt.
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- 8/22/2016
- by Tyler Richardson
- LRMonline.com
Today, the San Francisco Film Society today announced the ten finalists for the 2016 Sffs Documentary Film Fund awards totaling $75,000. The Sffs Documentary Film Fund supports feature-length documentaries in postproduction and was created to support singular nonfiction film work. Finalists were selected from more than 200 applications, and winners will be announced in mid-September.
Read More: How the San Francisco Film Society is Empowering Filmmakers With Technology
Dff has an excellent track record for championing compelling films that have gone on to earn great acclaim. Previous winners include Zachary Heinzerling’s “Cutie and the Boxer,” which won Sundance’s Directing Award for documentary and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature; Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson’s “American Promise,”which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and won the festival’s Special Jury Prize in the documentary category; and Moby Longinotto’s “The Joneses,” which premiered at the 2016 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Read More: How the San Francisco Film Society is Empowering Filmmakers With Technology
Dff has an excellent track record for championing compelling films that have gone on to earn great acclaim. Previous winners include Zachary Heinzerling’s “Cutie and the Boxer,” which won Sundance’s Directing Award for documentary and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature; Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson’s “American Promise,”which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and won the festival’s Special Jury Prize in the documentary category; and Moby Longinotto’s “The Joneses,” which premiered at the 2016 San Francisco International Film Festival.
- 8/18/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Gabby Douglas left Tuesday's overall team competition with a new gold medal and a fresh Twitter controversy. Soon after she and her Final Five teammates became the first-ever U.S. Olympic gymnastics team to bring home back-to-back gold, Douglas was criticized by social media users who noticed that the 20-year-old was the only team member who didn't place a hand over her heart as the national anthem played during the medal ceremony. Some Twitter users were quick to claim that Douglas's failure to do so was disrespectful to the United States and the Olympic Games. How dare Gabby Douglas not...
- 8/10/2016
- by Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap
- PEOPLE.com
Kim Kardashian took to her blog to weigh in on the week's tragic murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two black men who were shot by police officers in Lousiana and Minnesota, respectively. In the days after their deaths, many celebrities and citizens have taken to social media and the streets to protest the killings, and on Friday, Kim Kardashian spoke out about what the Black Lives Matter movement means to her and her family, as well as touching on the Dallas protest that killed five officers and injured several others. "This week we watched Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two innocent black men, get senselessly murdered by police officers. Like a lot of you guys, I watched the videos, and was appalled and completely heartbroken. I was left speechless, angry and numb. I want my children to grow up knowing that their lives matter. I do not ever...
- 7/8/2016
- by Brittney Stephens
- Popsugar.com
Jay Z released a song called “Spiritual” in response to the police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, whose deaths sparked another round of nationwide outrage over police brutality. The rapper revealed on Tidal, the streaming platform the track was released on Thursday, that he “made this song a while ago.” “I never got to finish it,” he wrote. “Punch (Tde) told me I should drop it when Mike Brown died, sadly I told him, ‘This issue will always be relevant.’ I’m hurt that I knew his death wouldn’t be the last.” “I’m saddened and disappointed in This America – we should.
- 7/8/2016
- by Rasha Ali
- The Wrap
Kim Kardashian West is joining the national conversation in the wake of multiple shootings in the past week.
Kardashian West, 36, posted an impassioned essay on her website and app Friday entitled, "#Blacklivesmatter."
"This week we watched Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two innocent black men, get senselessly murdered by police officers," she began. "Like a lot of you guys, I watched the videos, and was appalled and completely heartbroken. I was left speechless, angry and numb."
Kardashian West – who shares daughter North, 3, and son Saint, 7 months, with rapper Kanye West – wrote, "I want my children to grow up knowing that their lives matter.
Kardashian West, 36, posted an impassioned essay on her website and app Friday entitled, "#Blacklivesmatter."
"This week we watched Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two innocent black men, get senselessly murdered by police officers," she began. "Like a lot of you guys, I watched the videos, and was appalled and completely heartbroken. I was left speechless, angry and numb."
Kardashian West – who shares daughter North, 3, and son Saint, 7 months, with rapper Kanye West – wrote, "I want my children to grow up knowing that their lives matter.
- 7/8/2016
- by Lanford Beard, @lanfordbeard
- People.com - TV Watch
Kim Kardashian West is joining the national conversation in the wake of multiple shootings in the past week. Kardashian West, 36, posted an impassioned essay on her website and app Friday entitled, "#Blacklivesmatter." "This week we watched Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, two innocent black men, get senselessly murdered by police officers," she began. "Like a lot of you guys, I watched the videos, and was appalled and completely heartbroken. I was left speechless, angry and numb." Kardashian West - who shares daughter North, 3, and son Saint, 7 months, with rapper Kanye West - wrote, "I want my children to grow up knowing that their lives matter.
- 7/8/2016
- by Lanford Beard, @lanfordbeard
- PEOPLE.com
While Jesse Williams deserves plenty of praise for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey's Anatomy, it's his work away from the camera that will be recognized this weekend. E! News can exclusively confirm that the actor will receive the Humanitarian Award at this Sunday's 2016 Bet Awards. Throughout the past year and beyond, Jesse has used his celebrity platform to shine a light on the Black Lives Matter movement. During Ferguson, he stood with thousands of protesters in hopes that Mike Brown's death would not be in vain. He wrote articles for CNN and The Huffington Post where he expressed his frustration with the system. In fact, he even had the...
- 6/20/2016
- E! Online
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- 1/25/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
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- 1/25/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Here's something you might not have been expecting: Nick Cannon is the latest celeb to weigh in on the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, doing so Sunday with spoken-word rhymes spread across his social-media accounts. Titled "Oscar," Cannon's powerful poem seeks to wrest attention away from mainstream validation and reward, and to put the focus more on vital societal and global issues:"It's blasphemous, don't get distracted by these lottery tickets and statues," Cannon spits. "It's just fake gold and plastic." In what the entertainer calls "not another trophy rant," he places heavier emphases on America's prison system; "The Black Plague"; and the deaths of "Oscar Grant, Sandra Bland, Mike Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray," among other concerns. In a way, his verses echo similar sentiments initially brought up in Janet Hubert's recent video — his digs, however, are much less personal and more open-ended. ("Oscar" comes not long after calls...
- 1/25/2016
- by Sean Fitz-Gerald
- Vulture
Nasa/Jpl-Caltech What’s Happened?
Scientists and astronomers are now saying that there is something big – very big – lurking in the outer solar system.
Evidence is mounting that this massive object is in fact a dirty great planet, 10 times the mass of the Earth, taking Pluto’s recently revoked spot as the 9th planet in the solar system.
The idea that there is a “Planet X” lurking out in the far flung reaches of the solar system has actually been around for over a century, but it’s only now that astronomers have been able to gather enough data to prove its existence and astronomers are now saying that this is the “best evidence yet” for Planet X.
What The Scientists Are Saying
In a study published in The Astronomical Journal, Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown have claimed that recent analyses of the orbits of Kuiper Belt objects have revealed...
Scientists and astronomers are now saying that there is something big – very big – lurking in the outer solar system.
Evidence is mounting that this massive object is in fact a dirty great planet, 10 times the mass of the Earth, taking Pluto’s recently revoked spot as the 9th planet in the solar system.
The idea that there is a “Planet X” lurking out in the far flung reaches of the solar system has actually been around for over a century, but it’s only now that astronomers have been able to gather enough data to prove its existence and astronomers are now saying that this is the “best evidence yet” for Planet X.
What The Scientists Are Saying
In a study published in The Astronomical Journal, Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown have claimed that recent analyses of the orbits of Kuiper Belt objects have revealed...
- 1/21/2016
- by Stevie Shephard
- Obsessed with Film
There is new evidence suggesting that our solar system contains a massive ninth planet. While astronomers have long suspected the existence of a so-called "Planet X," a new study from two Caltech scientists offers calculations that support the ninth planet's existence. (One of the scientists, Mike Brown, is responsible for the devastating demotion of Pluto to a "dwarf planet," leaving the solar system with only eight planets.) Brown and his colleague, Konstantin Batygin, studied the behavior of a cluster of objects in the outer rings of the solar system, leading them to discover the forces of an unseen body - the ninth planet.
- 1/20/2016
- by Maria Yagoda, @mariayagoda
- PEOPLE.com
There is new evidence suggesting that our solar system contains a massive ninth planet. While astronomers have long suspected the existence of a so-called "Planet X," a new study from two Caltech scientists offers calculations that support the ninth planet's existence. (One of the scientists, Mike Brown, is responsible for the devastating demotion of Pluto to a "dwarf planet," leaving the solar system with only eight planets.) Brown and his colleague, Konstantin Batygin, studied the behavior of a cluster of objects in the outer rings of the solar system, leading them to discover the forces of an unseen body - the ninth planet.
- 1/20/2016
- by Maria Yagoda, @mariayagoda
- PEOPLE.com
From Ferguson, Missouri to Hong Kong, 2014 has been a tumultuous year of protests against unfairness and brutality. While some of the issues still haven’t been resolved—Mike Brown’s murderer still hasn’t been charged and forty-three missing Mexican students still haven’t been found—these protestors made the world pay attention to injustice. Here is a list of documentaries, from Brother Outsider to The Weather Underground and stopping along the way at This Is What Democracy Looks Like, Berkeley in the Sixties and The Sixth Side of the Pentagon, that not only support the act of protest, but highlight the importance of resistance as the catalyst of change.>> - Alece Oxendine...
- 1/18/2016
- Keyframe
From Ferguson, Missouri to Hong Kong, 2014 has been a tumultuous year of protests against unfairness and brutality. While some of the issues still haven’t been resolved—Mike Brown’s murderer still hasn’t been charged and forty-three missing Mexican students still haven’t been found—these protestors made the world pay attention to injustice. Here is a list of documentaries, from Brother Outsider to The Weather Underground and stopping along the way at This Is What Democracy Looks Like, Berkeley in the Sixties and The Sixth Side of the Pentagon, that not only support the act of protest, but highlight the importance of resistance as the catalyst of change.>> - Alece Oxendine...
- 1/18/2016
- Fandor: Keyframe
It's crazy Bill Cosby has been charged with a musty old crime while the cop who killed Michael Brown is a free man ... so says The Game. Game says he's not throwing shade on Bill Cosby's accusers, but he says there's no physical evidence proving Cosby did anything and the allegations are in the ancient past. Game goes on to say, "But Darren Wilson, who killed Mike Brown on camera, is Free. George Zimmerman,...
- 1/6/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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2015 has been a big year for science.
The Wikipedia page for breakthroughs in 2015 alone is nearly 12,000 words long, and contains a roll call of some truly amazing discoveries and breakthroughs that those hardworking scientists made this year.
This was the year in which we all got a bit more excited about Mars, came one step closer to Jurassic Park becoming a reality, and came together in support and admiration for an icy little dwarf planet at the edge of our solar system.
It seems that, with every new announcement, we get closer and closer to turning science fiction into science fact. What with the leaps in artificial intelligence, space exploration, gene therapy and medical science, it looks like we could be living in the future sooner than we thought.
Take a look at our round-up of 15 huge scientific breakthroughs in 2015, and look forwards to an equally mind-boggling 2016.
15. Our...
2015 has been a big year for science.
The Wikipedia page for breakthroughs in 2015 alone is nearly 12,000 words long, and contains a roll call of some truly amazing discoveries and breakthroughs that those hardworking scientists made this year.
This was the year in which we all got a bit more excited about Mars, came one step closer to Jurassic Park becoming a reality, and came together in support and admiration for an icy little dwarf planet at the edge of our solar system.
It seems that, with every new announcement, we get closer and closer to turning science fiction into science fact. What with the leaps in artificial intelligence, space exploration, gene therapy and medical science, it looks like we could be living in the future sooner than we thought.
Take a look at our round-up of 15 huge scientific breakthroughs in 2015, and look forwards to an equally mind-boggling 2016.
15. Our...
- 12/23/2015
- by Stevie Shephard
- Obsessed with Film
Reggie Yates has revealed that he is working on a new series of Extreme documentaries set in the UK.
Yates has previously filmed Extreme programmes in South Africa and Russia but revealed that the next series will be much closer to home.
"It's going to air next year," he told Digital Spy. "It's three episodes, it's all in the UK and it's mind-blowing. It's mind-blowing, the stuff that we get into, so I can't wait for people to see it. And also for people to have a moment to go, 'Holy crap, that's actually happening here where I live'."
Yates, who revealed that he's "not worried" about BBC Three's move online, also examines the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri in tonight's Reggie Yates: Race Riots USA.
"I get under the skin of the whole Mike Brown situation – I talk to people who are in favour of the police...
Yates has previously filmed Extreme programmes in South Africa and Russia but revealed that the next series will be much closer to home.
"It's going to air next year," he told Digital Spy. "It's three episodes, it's all in the UK and it's mind-blowing. It's mind-blowing, the stuff that we get into, so I can't wait for people to see it. And also for people to have a moment to go, 'Holy crap, that's actually happening here where I live'."
Yates, who revealed that he's "not worried" about BBC Three's move online, also examines the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri in tonight's Reggie Yates: Race Riots USA.
"I get under the skin of the whole Mike Brown situation – I talk to people who are in favour of the police...
- 9/29/2015
- Digital Spy
Madam Secretary will have some family business to attend to when the CBS drama returns.
TV vet Eric Stoltz (Chicago Hope, Caprica) — who also co-executive-produces the political drama — will appear in Season 2 as Peter, the brother of Téa Leoni’s Elizabeth McCord.
PhotosMadam Secretary: Jill Hennessy as Henry’s New Handler — Get a First Look
According to EW.com, Peter is an adventurer and risk-taker who will try to settle an old conflict with Elizabeth when he comes to town.
Madam Secretary returns Sunday, Oct. 4, at 8/7c on CBS; Stoltz’s first episode will air sometime in November.
TV vet Eric Stoltz (Chicago Hope, Caprica) — who also co-executive-produces the political drama — will appear in Season 2 as Peter, the brother of Téa Leoni’s Elizabeth McCord.
PhotosMadam Secretary: Jill Hennessy as Henry’s New Handler — Get a First Look
According to EW.com, Peter is an adventurer and risk-taker who will try to settle an old conflict with Elizabeth when he comes to town.
Madam Secretary returns Sunday, Oct. 4, at 8/7c on CBS; Stoltz’s first episode will air sometime in November.
- 9/1/2015
- TVLine.com
Dismaland Castle and Big Little Mermaid suffering from split-personality disorder. Dismaland: Banksy and more than 50 other artists create bemusement theme park Who gives a damn about the cheap thrills to be offered by the Star Wars-themed expansion of Disneyland when you can relish the thought-provoking wonders of Dismaland? The artist Banksy, whose 2010 documentary feature Exit Through the Gift Shop was nominated for an Academy Award, has come up with his latest revolutionary artwork: a theme park for the bemusement of the whole family! Or perhaps not quite the whole family. Banksy calls his 2.5-acre art show a “family theme park unsuitable for small children.” Another Dismaland plus. Its construction shrouded in secrecy, Dismaland opened today, Aug. 20, '15, on the sea front at Weston-super-Mare, in Somerset, southwest England. While the theme park was being built, locals believed that the work going on at the derelict Tropicana “lido” – shut down in...
- 8/20/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Chicago – The 21st edition of the Black Harvest Film Festival will open on August 8th, 2015, at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. Through film and video, the festival explores the stories, images, heritage and history of the black experience in the United States and around the world. Two passionate short film examples of the festival mission are found in a couple of Chicago filmmakers, Lonnie Edwards (“A Ferguson Story”) and Robert Carnilius (“How to Catch a Criminal”).
Both films, in different ways, take on the current issue of law enforcement interaction towards African Americans. Lonnie Edwards’ “A Ferguson Story” is a lyrical and emotional overview of the clash between black U.S. citizens and authorities in the wake of the Michael Brown killing in Ferguson, Missouri. “How to Catch a Criminal,” by Robert Carnilius, is a sharp-sticked satire on 1950s era “how-to” short films, capturing with pungent humor the...
Both films, in different ways, take on the current issue of law enforcement interaction towards African Americans. Lonnie Edwards’ “A Ferguson Story” is a lyrical and emotional overview of the clash between black U.S. citizens and authorities in the wake of the Michael Brown killing in Ferguson, Missouri. “How to Catch a Criminal,” by Robert Carnilius, is a sharp-sticked satire on 1950s era “how-to” short films, capturing with pungent humor the...
- 8/7/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Jay Z’s got 99 problems and his freestyle is one. On Saturday at his closely-watched “B-sides” concert — which ran exclusively on the hip-hop mogul’s music streaming service Tidal — Jay Z responded to critics with a sharply-worded freestyle rap. During one verse, he connected Tidal’s troubles with the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown and Freddie Gray — unarmed African-American men whose tragic deaths made international headlines. “You know when I work, I ain’t your slave, right? You know I ain’t shucking and jiving and high-fiving, and you know this ain’t back in the days, right? Well I can’t tell.
- 5/22/2015
- by Anita Bennett
- The Wrap
One hundred kids in Ferguson, Missouri got the thrill of a lifetime when they got free McDonald's Happy Meals ... courtesy of The Game. The Compton rapper stepped behind the counter, manned the fryer and even worked the drive-thru window, where he doled out free food. Game wrote about the experience saying, "#100HappyMeals in #Ferguson for the kids in the neighborhood..... I appreciate yall for showing love & the workers at the Mickey D's..... This was a...
- 5/13/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Following his suspension, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has been banned by the network from making public appearances, according to NBC's former chairman and CEO, Bob Wright.
Williams, 55, was scheduled as the keynote speaker at the Palm Beach Civic Association's annual awards luncheon on Feb. 27.
"Brian Williams will not be our keynote speaker on Feb. 27; he has canceled his appearance," Mike Brown, spokesman for the Palm Beach Civic Association, tells People. "He has been replaced with Brian Mulroney, Canada's former Prime Minister."
"I feel terrible about it," Wright told the Palm Beach Daily News. "But life goes on. We'll have to get past it.
Williams, 55, was scheduled as the keynote speaker at the Palm Beach Civic Association's annual awards luncheon on Feb. 27.
"Brian Williams will not be our keynote speaker on Feb. 27; he has canceled his appearance," Mike Brown, spokesman for the Palm Beach Civic Association, tells People. "He has been replaced with Brian Mulroney, Canada's former Prime Minister."
"I feel terrible about it," Wright told the Palm Beach Daily News. "But life goes on. We'll have to get past it.
- 2/19/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- People.com - TV Watch
Following his suspension, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has been banned by the network from making public appearances, according to NBC's former chairman and CEO, Bob Wright. Williams, 55, was scheduled as the keynote speaker at the Palm Beach Civic Association's annual awards luncheon on Feb. 27. "Brian Williams will not be our keynote speaker on Feb. 27; he has canceled his appearance," Mike Brown, spokesman for the Palm Beach Civic Association, tells People. "He has been replaced with Brian Mulroney, Canada's former Prime Minister." "I feel terrible about it," Wright told the Palm Beach Daily News. "But life goes on. We'll have to get past it.
- 2/19/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- PEOPLE.com
St. Louis Rams tight end Jared Cook says he has No Regrets about the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" gesture he did while coming out of the tunnel before a NFL game this season ... telling TMZ Sports he was sending a message from the entire Stl community. The images made headlines across the country in November -- and drew criticism from some people who felt the gesture was disrespectful to police officers ... especially in the wake...
- 1/29/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Besides being incredibly beautiful - and seemingly aging backwards - Gabrielle Union is insanely smart, too. The actress, who stars in the Bet series Being Mary Jane, got candid on everything from race relations in Hollywood to her marriage to NBA star Dwyane Wade during a recent interview with Yahoo. Gabrielle also expounded on Chris Rock's recent argument about the lack of movie and TV roles for people of color, saying, "They say, 'We just went with the best candidate,' but if you're never considered, you never have a chance," and opened up about the prevalent state of racism in the Us, specifically the recent high-profile deaths of Mike Brown and Eric Garner. In addition to her perceptive thoughts on current events, Gabrielle tackled some lighter topics as well - and you'll definitely want to know which of today's biggest stars she would cast in a remake of Bring It On.
- 1/28/2015
- by Brittney-Stephens
- Popsugar.com
American Sniper was huge at the box office, who went to see it and what does this mean for its Oscar chancesc We also talk a little about "Saturday Night Live", explore 24 life lessons from Werner Herzog, answer "What makes a good film criticc", take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases and play a few games. Also, if you haven't done so yet, Ben Aston's He Took His Skin Off for Me short film is now available online, watch it here, Hope you enjoy! If you are on Twitter, we have a Twitter account dedicated to the podcast at @bnlpod. Give us a follow won'tchac I want to remind you that you can call in and leave us your comments, thoughts, questions, etc. directly on our Google Voice account, which you can call and leave a message for us at (925) 526-5763, which may be even easier to remember at (925) 5-bnl-pod.
- 1/20/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Macklemore gets down and dirty in a trash-themed parody of his and Ryan Lewis' breakout hit, "Thrift Shop" for Sesame Street. Joined by some hip-looking grouch MCs, the rapper extols the virtues of yuckiness, rubbish and all that is "gross and awesome" in the 90-second spin on the song, which won both the Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song Grammys last year.
"One grouch's trash, that's another grouch's outfit," offers Macklemore at one juncture of the new version, just before a shot of him settling in, grouch-style, into...
"One grouch's trash, that's another grouch's outfit," offers Macklemore at one juncture of the new version, just before a shot of him settling in, grouch-style, into...
- 1/13/2015
- Rollingstone.com
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