The Fast and the Furious movies really are the strangest phenomenon in blockbusters. Once borne out of the humblest of origins—the first film is about stealing DVD players!—the series has mutated time and again into a pseudo-heist franchise, a pseudo-spy franchise, and now with F9 a pseudo-cartoon franchise. To be clear, I do not mean
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Pilots are calling for urgent action after claiming the government’s “ludicrously cautious” travel restrictions caused the UK’s aviation industry to be “the hardest hit in Europe”. The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) has accused ministers of appearing to “deliberately attack” the sector with the measures they have imposed during the pandemic. The union is calling
A previously undisclosed search warrant served at the headquarters of the L.A. Metro in March indicates sheriff’s detectives are digging into a potential felony involving a contract between Metro and Peace Over Violence, a nonprofit run by a civilian oversight commissioner critical of Sheriff Alex Villanueva in the past. The search warrant sought Peace Over
Tropical Storm Claudette has hit the southeastern US, with heavy rain lashing Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The storm headed inland on Saturday, bringing flooding and the threat of tornadoes. Claudette was categorised as a storm in the early hours of Saturday, well after it came ashore southwest of New Orleans. Image: Neighbours survey their flooded
Former Conservative MP and Commons Speaker John Bercow has said his switching of allegiance to join the Labour Party is “not personal against Boris Johnson”. Mr Bercow told Sky News his decision to defect away from the Conservative Party is not to do with the PM, but added that Mr Johnson has “only a nodding
On Saturday, Macy Gray published an op-ed, calling for a redesign of the American flag. She opened the piece, penned for Market Watch, by observing that the Confederate flag, which was created as “a symbol of opposition to the abolishment of slavery,” has recently proven “tired.” “We don’t see it much anymore,” she wrote. “However,
The latest trailer for the Questlove-directed Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), the award-winning documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, has been revealed ahead of the film’s July 2nd arrival on Hulu and in theaters. The latest preview offers more of the long-lost footage from the six-week fest, which
Ryan Kinder‘s new song “Tangled Up” reflects a key, if hard-to-handle, truth about relationships: They’re not easy to leave when they’re over, even when it’s for the best. The new song is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. Kinder reaches to a falsetto over a blues-influenced groove as he sings about how “hearts
It’s natural to get complacent with the status quo when things seem to be working. The familiar is comfortable, and even if something better comes along, it brings with it many unknowns. In cybersecurity, this tendency is countered by the fast pace of innovation and how quickly technology becomes obsolete, often overnight. This combination usually
JK Simmons once won an Academy Award for his role in Whiplash, where he played Terence Fletcher — a psychotic jazz instructoror at the fictional Shaffer Conservatory. Even with one Oscar under his belt, the actor considers his time as one J. Jonah Jameson one of the highlights of his career. In fact, Simmons recently
WhatsApp can be used with two different accounts on the same phone. The instant messaging app is among the most popular apps in the world. It allows you to message or call another WhatsApp user no matter where they are in the world, as long as they have an internet connection. The Facebook-owned app is
Demon Possession in Horror: Grab the Salt, it’s an Exorcism Party! was originally published in our horror newsletter, The Fright Stuff. Sign up for it here to get horror news, reviews, deals, and more! Demonic possession is one of my favorite horror tropes of all time. Maybe it’s the lingering Catholic in me, or maybe
He’s back. Morgan Wallen may have canceled his summer tour, and he may have only been partially reinstated by the CMA Awards this year, but the tides are turning. According to Billboard, Morgan’s country radio spins have more than doubled in the past month. At the beginning of May, Morgan’s spins were hovering around the
After casting a spell over WandaVision as the bewitching Agatha Harkness, Marvel Studios franchise newcomer Kathryn Hahn says there are still centuries left to explore as the ages-old witch. Posing as a nosy neighbor to Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and the Vision (Paul Bettany) when the newlyweds move into the sitcom suburbia of Westview, New
A now-viral video has been making the rounds of what many say is a real-life sighting of an actual werewolf in Africa, which was apparently shot dead … but the whole thing is BS. The clip that’s got people buzzing surfaced seemingly out of nowhere this week, and it shows what appears to be the
The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to lift a 20-year ban on gender confirmation surgeries for trans people and will allow the procedure to be covered under VA benefits, Secretary Denis McDonough is expected to announce Saturday. “[This is] allowing transgender vets to go through the full gender confirmation process with VA by their
One of the standout elements of the new Marvel series Loki — if not the standout element of a series already brimming with positives — is the dynamic between the title character (Tom Hiddleston) and his new nemesis/ally, Agent Mobius M. Mobius (Owen Wilson) of the Time Variance Authority. As we’ve seen over the first
Morrisons has rejected a takeover bid from a private equity firm, saying the £5.5bn value “significantly undervalued” the supermarket chain. It came after Sky News earlier reported the approach from one of the world’s biggest buyout firms, Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R). In a statement, the supermarket chain said: “The board of Morrisons evaluated the
Our Lady of the Valley Roman Catholic Church on Topanga Canyon Boulevard at Gault Street in Canoga Park. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of indoor, outdoor and online religious services in the San Fernando Valley area. Virtual Father’s Day Rosary presented by Catholic Cemeteries and Mortuaries: The Archdiocese of Los Angeles co-presents the
Six cyclists are in a critical condition after being hit by a truck in Arizona, with the driver chased down and shot by police. It happened at about 7.25am local time in the town of Show Low, northeast of Phoenix, during an organised bicycle race. Police said four people were in a critical condition and