9-1-1 actor Ryan Guzman has issued a second apology for defending his and his wife’s previous use of racial slurs. “I know my thoughtless words and actions have hurt people and I apologize,” Guzman said via social media on Wednesday. “I am truly sorry, hold myself accountable and take full responsibility for my defensiveness and
BOGOTA (Reuters) – In the bustling kitchen of one of Bogota’s trendiest restaurants, a team of chefs that usually caters to the Colombian capital’s well-heeled citizens is preparing meals for a community of people cut off from work and housing during the Andean country’s coronavirus quarantine. A chef from El Chato restaurant wearing a face
Why have the police become one of the most common perpetrators of violence in today’s America, rather than a measure of safety? It has been made clear, over and over again, that the killing of George Floyd is far from one cop being “a bad apple.” We have seen police violence escalate, tear gas and
In this column that originally appeared in La Jornada, Elena Poniatowska considers the role of editors and talks with Diego Rabasa, founder of publisher Sexto Piso. Already precarious, the pandemic lockdown has made the plight of independent publishers and bookstores in Mexico in light of Covid-19 even more acute. To be an editor is to
While Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi continued to champion the theatrical window this morning on the chain’s Q1 earnings call, he also told investors and financial analysts that when it comes to smaller and lower-grossing titles, “we’re open to talking with studio partners about alternatives we can consider.” “I don’t want to give the wrong impression,”
Hundreds of protesters made their way toward Barclays Center in Brooklyn to demonstrate against police brutality, May 29, 2020. Erik McGregor | Getty Images The U.S. is heading for a nasty second wave of Covid-19 infections this fall as the coronavirus continues to circulate while protests rage across the nation over George Floyd’s killing and
New York & Company store in North Brunswick Township, New Jersey. Michael Brochstein | SOPA Images | Getty Images New York & Company parent RTW Retailwinds on Wednesday morning warned about its ability to continue as a going concern, and that it might be preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, hit hard by the Covid-19
WASHINGTON — NASA and Northrop Grumman are increasing work on the James Webb Space Telescope that slowed during the coronavirus pandemic, but the agency has yet to confirm a new launch date for the mission. Integration and testing, or I&T, of JWST was in progress at a Northrop Grumman facility in Southern California when NASA
What price privacy? Zoom is facing a fresh security storm after CEO Eric Yuan confirmed that a plan to reboot its battered security cred by (actually) implementing end-to-end encryption does not in fact extend to providing this level of security to non-paying users. This Zoom ‘premium on privacy’ is necessary so it can provide law
A man votes at McKinley Technology High School on primary election day on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. On Tuesday, nine states and the District of Columbia are holding primaries, most of which were previously delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Black voters in swing states worry more than
Exclusive Danielle Bregoli — otherwise known as Bhad Bhabie — is getting professional help for a couple very serious issues … she’s made the decision to enter rehab. Sources connected to the rapper tell us Danielle, who’s just 17 years old, recently checked herself into a facility at an undisclosed location, and has been held
Keke Palmer joined a George Floyd protest in Los Angeles yesterday, where footage of her talking to National Guardsmen went viral. The actress and her fellow protesters were able to convince them to take the knee in solidarity. Palmer spoke on Good Morning America today about that moment and why she had wanted the officers
Naoise Dolan probably wishes her debut novel, Exciting Times (Ecco, 2020), wasn’t so relevant. Although the book isn’t set during a global pandemic, it does include the many unsavory aspects of millennials’ lives that usually dominate the news: the characters endure unstable and uncomfortable housing arrangements, romantic relationships that lack all human warmth, and jobs that distance them
Victoria Mahoney has landed her first big studio feature directing gig. Mahoney, who served as the second unit director on last year’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is being eyed to helm Kill Them All for Paramount Pictures. The movie will be based on the graphic novel of the same name, which was written
It wouldn’t be a DC’s Legends of Tomorrow finale with a bit of time jumping, chaos, and…a Shake Weight? It was up to the Legends to restore free will in the world on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 Episode 14 after Lachesis used Gideon to gain power and exert her control. The hour was
WALENSTADT, Switzerland (Reuters) – Two Swiss conceptual artists are offering seven open air “hotel rooms” this summer across a “performance space” encompassing eastern Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Swiss artists Frank and Patrik Riklin pose in front of the bedroom of their Zero-Real-Estate land art installation, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, on an
On December 23rd 2016, Seidu Mohammed, a 24-year-old man traveled from Youngstown, Ohio to a bus station in Minneapolis. He was looking for a way out, a way forward. Seidu, who identified as bisexual, had left Ghana, where any form of homosexuality is punishable by at least three years in prison, and spent nearly a
A worker examines a sewage recycling pool in the coal liquefaction factory of CHN Energy in Ordos, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 11, 2019. Xinhua | via Getty Images BEIJING — China has a lot more to worry about at home than its foreign policy. Some energy-related companies in the country have found themselves caught