Early Wednesday, the Trump administration executed the only woman on federal death row, Lisa M. Montgomery, age 52. She was the first woman put to death in almost 70 years, according to The New York Times, the last two being Bonnie Brown Heady for kidnapping and murder and Ethel Rosenberg for espionage in 1953. Montgomery
When David Fincher sat down with Netflix executives in the spring of 2019, he did not expect to be handed the equivalent of a blank check. Sure, the 58-year-old filmmaker — a former music-video wunderkind best known for pushing the envelope with baroque serial-killer thrillers (Seven), toxic-masculinity satires (Fight Club) and social-media origin stories (The
LAPD Chief Michel Moore defended his department’s decision on Tuesday in not handing over an undocumented man suspected of domestic violence to immigration authorities in September. The man, Herbert Nixon Flores, 46, went on to become the primary suspect in the killing his ex-girlfriend, Karen Ruiz, who was shot in front of their 3-year-old daughter
The only woman on federal death row in the US has been executed after the Supreme Court overruled a stay on the sentence by a lower court. Lisa Montgomery, 52, was put to death by lethal injection on Wednesday at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and was pronounced dead at 1:31 am
The NHS is considering plans to discharge patients into hotels as hospitals become swamped with COVID patients, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed – as he said it was “impossible to know” how long lockdown restrictions might last. Mr Hancock told Sky News that the government would “look at all options” to relieve pressures on
Intel and Cybereason have partnered to build anti-ransomware defenses into the chipmaker’s newly announced 11th generation Core vPro business-class processors. The hardware-based security enhancements are baked into Intel’s vPro platform via its Hardware Shield and Threat Detection Technology (TDT), enabling profiling and detection of ransomware and other threats that have an impact on the CPU
Vivo Y31 posters have surfaced online and the smartphone is tipped to launch in India soon. The poster reveals key specifications of the upcoming smartphone, such as a 48-megapixel rear primary camera, 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging, and a 1080p full-HD display. The poster, as shared by a publication, also shows that Vivo Y31
The government must make tackling poverty a priority in 2021 or risk being defined by a “record of worsening hardship”, according to a new report from a leading anti-poverty charity. The “state of the nation” report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that people who were already trapped in poverty were “particularly vulnerable” to the
EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Depp may believe that he has handed Amber Heard all the documentation he needs to in the former couple’s multi-million-dollar defamation battles, but the Aquaman star is now going fishing in some very deep seas. In subpoenas submitted today, Heard wants to know what the Los Angeles Police department and Walt Disney Motion
Here’s a nice little did-you-know about the Entertainer of the Year, Eric Church. He’s written a ton of great songs that may never see the light of day (for an album of his), however, some of those have landed on projects from other artists over the years. I bet you didn’t know Zac Brown has
With the events of Star Wars taking place in a galaxy far, far away, some fans can’t help but wonder why the franchise will sometimes only barely conceal elements of the real world, which includes The Mandalorian fans noticing that actor Bill Burr still has a Boston accent in his portrayal of Migs Mayfield. During
Take some ingredients from the Terminator movies, add seasoning from action war pictures like Black Hawk Down or 13 Hours, throw in a pinch of cinematic nuclear terrorism a la True Lies (minus the Middle Eastern stereotypes), and mix it all in that strange blender known as the Netflix algorithm machine. That’s likely how you
Mahmut Akay, the filmmaker behind the popular, recent Wolverine fan film Close Shave, has released Grey Cafe, a new short that takes a look at X-Men founding member Jean Grey. In the short, Jean uses her powers to essentially force-choke a number of people, while some look on terrified, others with glee, and one man
This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. I’ve had a lot of time to think lately. Like many of you, I’m not a huge fan of too much mental downtime, though I would love if my brain would let me spend a little more time sleeping. I’m surviving, though,
The first recorded reading of Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl,” which was lost for decades, will be finally be released on April 2nd, 2021. Ginsberg’s debut public reading of one of the greatest works of American literature occurred at San Francisco’s Six Gallery in October 1955, with Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti in attendance.
Brendan Fraser will star in The Whale, a new Darren Aronofsky film based on the Samuel D. Hunter play of the same name, according to Deadline. The play is set in the “Mormon Country” of Idaho and is about a 600-pound gay man who can’t leave his apartment and is estranged from his teenage daughter.
Two Worlds is a story about two opposites coming together out of necessity and finding hope at the end of the world. “Two Worlds” by Andy Lefton. Subscribe to the DUST Newsletter: https://bit.ly/signal_newsletter #DUST #scifi #shortfilm More About Two Worlds: Snibb, a stranded and lonely character, but not by choice. He has been marooned on
California app-based drivers, rideshare consumers and labor unions filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging Proposition 22 violates the state’s constitution and should be struck down. The action filed in California Supreme Court alleges Prop. 22 — which defines app-based drivers as independent contractors rather than employees — excludes drivers from receiving workers’ compensation benefits. Drivers also claim
Donald Trump has dismissed moves by the Democrats to impeach him for a second time as a “hoax” and part of the “greatest and most vicious witch-hunt” in US history. His political rivals are also preparing a resolution in Congress which presses Vice President Mike Pence to remove him from office under the 25th Amendment
Pressure on the NHS will not start to reduce until March, ministers have been warned – amid fears that new infections could be running at more than 250,000 a day. Downing Street has been told by government scientists that the rollout of the vaccines is unlikely to cause the mortality rate to decline until later