Mary J. Blige stars in the new trailer for The Violent Heart, a coming-of-age drama about star-crossed lovers. “As a young boy, Daniel followed his sister into the woods when she ran away with an unknown man, only for the night to end in her tragic murder,” the film’s synopsis states. “Fifteen years later, Daniel
The County of Los Angeles Public Health reported 7,902 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, Jan.19, increasing the cumulative total in the county to 1,031,874 cases since tracking began. There were 186 deaths reported by the county on Tuesday, raising the total number of reported deaths to 14,122. The data on deaths in the
Former White House adviser Steve Bannon and rapper Lil Wayne are among the people being pardoned or granted clemency by Donald Trump in the final hours of his presidency. The outgoing president granted clemency to 143 people on Wednesday. Wayne pleaded guilty last month to possessing a loaded, gold-plated handgun on a private flight in
The UK will need to look “very carefully” at the protection provided by the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, the government’s chief scientific adviser has told Sky News, amid concerns its effectiveness is significantly lower than had been found in trials. Sir Patrick Vallance said the government would “just need to keep measuring the numbers” as the vaccine
In January 2019, a critical flaw was reported in Apple’s FaceTime group chats feature that made it possible for users to initiate a FaceTime video call and eavesdrop on targets by adding their own number as a third person in a group chat even before the person on the other end accepted the incoming call.
Redmi may launch its first gaming smartphone that could be the maiden handset from the Xiaomi sub-brand to use the newly launched MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC, as per a tipster. The news comes as several OEMs, including Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, and Realme have announced that they will be releasing phones powered by the new SoC.
Inflation rose to 0.6% last month as clothing prices edged higher following extended Black Friday discounting the month before. The consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation was up from 0.3% in November and a little higher than the expected figure of 0.5%. Clothes prices increased fractionally during December over a period when they usually
Tom Holland unveiled a handful of details about Disneyland’s newest ride inspired by his Marvel superhero, Spider-Man. In a video posted on Tuesday, the Cherry and Onward actor gave fans and theme park enthusiasts a rundown on what to expect when the upcoming attraction opens up for business. “Peter has started an initiative called W.E.B.,
Back with another gem from the ’90s. Advertising was really simple in the ’90s… get somebody famous. Your commercial is a steaming pile of corny dog shit? Doesn’t matter, we got somebody famous. You have the classic John Wayne and R. Lee Ermey Coors Banquet commercial, Alan Jackson and Clint Black’s Miller Lite spot, Johnny Cash
Hailey Whitters enlists fellow singer-songwriter Jordan Davis for “The Ride,” one of five new duets included on her just-announced Living the Dream project, a deluxe edition of her 2020 album The Dream. “The Ride” shares the importance of keeping things in perspective, even during difficult times, pointing out that it’s life’s low points that make the highlights so sweet.
In the waning moments of the Donald Trump Administration, it appears Joe Exotic isn’t getting a pardon after all. Hours before the powers of the Oval Office formally transfers from Trump to President-elect Joe Biden, Trump and his team released a list of 143 people who were either getting pardoned and sentence commutations. Exotic’s name
CD Projekt Red has promised to fix Cyberpunk 2077 following the game’s disastrous launch, but one item you won’t find on the game’s recently released developmental roadmap is the time spent dealing with the class action lawsuits that have been filed against the studio. If you follow gaming at all, you’re probably familiar with class
Los Angeles native Jenna Boyd was only 12 years old when she gained fame after landing the role of Bailey — who helps Tibby film her documentary while battling leukemia and sadly dies while in the hospital — in the 2005 denim drama “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” Jenna Boyd shared the big screen
For any actor taking on the role of a superhero, one of the most exciting parts of the experience is getting the super suit. That’s certainly true for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu. The actor told Toronto Life that the first time he tried on Shang-Chi’s suit for the
If you love books set in schools and stories with twisty plots and dark themes, then chances are the sub-genre of dark academia is for you! This genre can be defined broadly, but generally speaking the books have an academic setting and feature characters exploring darker urges, navigating crimes or dark secrets, or exploring dark
The title of Sam Pollard’s MLK/FBI should be taken literally. This is a two-pronged investigation into a conspicuously fraught and, for the FBI, embarrassing moment in the American political establishment’s too-recent past. The documentary is primarily a study of the public and private selves of the men it names up top: Martin Luther King Jr.,
After the death of her daughter ex-special forces soldier seeks revenge on the aliens that committed brutal murder. “Hybrids” by Patrick Kalyn Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: https://bit.ly/signal_newsletter #DUST #scifi #shortfilm About DUST: DUST presents thought-provoking science fiction content, exploring the future of humanity through the lens of science and technology. From timeless classics to
Q: I keep reading about Section 230, and heated arguments back and forth. Just what is going on there? -F.S., Los Angeles Ron Sokol A: Section 230 is a provision of the 1996 Communications Decency Act that protects companies that host user-created content from lawsuits over posts. It shields not just internet service providers (for
Donald Trump says he will “pray for the success” of Joe Biden’s administration but that the political movement he created “is only just beginning”. Before he leaves office tomorrow, the outgoing president said in his farewell address that everyone in the US had been “horrified” by the rioting at the Capitol in Washington DC earlier
Theresa May has launched an unusually fierce attack on Boris Johnson, accusing him of “abandoning” Britain’s “moral leadership”. The former prime minister used Donald Trump’s departure from the White House on Wednesday to warn that her successor has not “raised our credibility in the eyes of the world” with some policy decisions. Targeting his threat