Stevie Wonder remembered his friend and one-time collaborator Jeff Beck in an interview that followed the death of the guitar virtuoso. “He was a great soul who did great music,” Wonder told the Detroit Free Press. “I’m glad that I was able to meet him and have him in my life, giving some of his
Who’s ready to take a Judy Blume character quiz? Judy Blume books have been there for me at every age of my life. In elementary school, I laughed as my mom read Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing out loud to me and my sister. I related to Margaret’s quest to discover who she is
About 150 people took over an official Jan. 12 meeting set up by LA Metro officials, chanting slogans, marching and hoisting signs to protest a proposed aerial tram project over Chinatown that would link Los Angeles Union Station and Dodger Stadium. The unusual demonstration took place Thursday night in the Cathedral High School gym in
A relative of a Black Lives Matter founder died from a cardiac arrest after being repeatedly tasered by police in the US. Keenan Anderson, the cousin of BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors, was arrested by police on 3 January following a traffic collision in Los Angeles. Bodycam footage of the incident shows Mr Anderson initially complying
Ambulance workers have written to Rishi Sunak accusing his government of “demonising” them in order to justify new anti-strike legislation. The letter from paramedics and other members of the GMB union said they were “appalled” at some of the statements from ministers in recent days and that “targeting ambulance workers for a deliberate attack is
The NBC News Guild and the Writers Guild of America, East are objecting to a round of layoffs at the network this week, which impacted dozens of employees. The NBC News Guild, which covers digital employees, said that it filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board. “Yesterday NBC News management
Jan 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananDevOps / Data Security DevOps platform CircleCI on Friday disclosed that unidentified threat actors compromised an employee’s laptop and leveraged malware to steal their two-factor authentication-backed credentials to breach the company’s systems and data last month. The CI/CD service CircleCI said the “sophisticated attack” took place on December 16, 2022, and that
The more things change, they stay the same. Cody Jinks rose to prominence due in large part to his killer 2015 album Adobe Sessions, which featured some of his largest hits to date, including “Mama Song”, “Cast No Stones”, and the ever epic “Loud and Heavy”, but there’s a song on the record that never quite got
Austin Butler‘s Golden Globes speech is suddenly carrying even more weight after Lisa Marie Presley‘s death … because tears were shed as he told her he’d love her “forever.” As you know, Austin took home the gold Tuesday night for his portrayal of Lisa Marie’s father, Elvis Presley … and now that she’s passed, his
Samsung Galaxy S23 series, speculated to launch at the Galaxy Unpacked event scheduled for February 1, is being subjected to numerous tips and rumours. With about two weeks to go for the official launch, the design of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus models from the South Korean conglomerate’s next-generation flagship
Land Securities Group, the FTSE-100 property owner, is lining up one of Britain’s most prominent boardroom figures as its next chairman. Sky News has learnt that Sir Ian Cheshire, the chairman of Channel 4 and Spire, the private hospital operator, has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Cressida Hogg as Landsec’s chairman. People close
The death of Keenan Anderson, 31, is causing an outcry among activists and his family after the Black high school teacher’s fatal interaction with the Los Angeles Police Department. On Jan. 3, LAPD used a taser on Anderson during the aftermath of a traffic accident, which later resulted in his death from a reported heart
Reopen the History B(r)ooks See trailer for Hulu miniseries that finally gives a sequel to 1981 comedy epic Over 40 years after Mel Brooks had the presence of mind to title his epic 1981 comedy History of the World, Part I, the film’s sequel is finally set for release with a similarly all-star ensemble and
It’s a new year, meaning that the groups and individuals creating hell for public educators will be developing their new plans for continued “work.” What began as an attack on “Critical Race Theory” in 2021 — spearheaded by the right-wing darling Christopher Rufo — has morphed into disdain for other categories of teaching and books,
A 35-year-old man who allegedly bilked Orthodox Jewish investors in Los Angeles and New Jersey out of $47 million and then fled to Israel has been charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with using the proceeds to fund a lavish lifestyle. The SEC alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday, Jan. 12, in U.S.
At least nine people, including a five-year-old child, have been killed in the US after dozens of tornadoes struck the southern states of Alabama and Georgia. Rescue teams are working to clear debris and find any survivors across 14 counties in the two states, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reporting at least 35
Rishi Sunak is preparing to block laws in Scotland that make it easier for people to change gender, Sky News understands. The move would be an unprecedented intervention in 25 years of devolution and is likely to spark a new constitutional row with Holyrood. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was passed by a majority
Alice Diop’s French drama Saint Omer opens in theaters today, and I remember the emotions I felt when I saw the film at Venice last year. It was a very personal experience for me — as if someone was telling my story on screen. At the beginning of my eventual interview with Diop, I asked
Jan 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananVPN / Surveillanceware Tainted VPN installers are being used to deliver a piece of surveillanceware dubbed EyeSpy as part of a malware campaign that started in May 2022. It uses “components of SecondEye – a legitimate monitoring application – to spy on users of 20Speed VPN, an Iranian-based VPN service, via trojanized
Luke Combs has met his match. The country music superstar is well-known for his ability to shotgun a beer on stage. And I’ll give him credit, he’s got some pretty good skills. Hell, Luke even threw one back a couple years ago during his opening performance at the CMT Music Awards with Brooks & Dunn.