Month: June 2022

This is not all John’s fault; you each bear responsibility. “The people always shout, ‘There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer-Schmidt!’ ”

1982 is a love story set against the backdrop of war, when Israel invaded Lebanon 40 years ago. Lebanese filmmaker Oualid Mouaness, inspired by his own memories, wrote the and directed the film.

(Image credit: 1982)

One of the country’s most celebrated photographers, Gordon Parks used his camera as a weapon against racial injustice. Howard University has recently acquired more than 250 of Parks’ images.

(Image credit: Gordon Parks Courtesy of The Gordon Parks Foundation.)

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A new poll found that 44% of Republican voters surveyed say that mass shootings are “something we have to accept as part of a free society,” while 85% of Democrats and 73% of Independents say they are preventable “if we really tried.” What do you think?

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NY Times Congressional reporter Luke Broadwater says the effort to overturn the ’20 election results was a “sprawling and diffuse” one that involved local governments as well as White House insiders.

WASHINGTON—In an effort to prevent further gun deaths among minors, Congress passed a new law Thursday safeguarding 50 million children from threats of gun violence by adding them to the Supreme Court. “This law will do the important work of protecting these kids from those who wish to harm them with guns by putting…

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In earlier drafts, Harry, Ron, and Hermione welcomed a fourth squad member: a Belgian transfer student named Grapefruit Linda.

If trousers could talk.

Blackwell grew up in Jamaica, and, as the head of Island Records, helped launch the careers of reggae stars like Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, as well as rock bands like U2. His memoir is The Islander.