WASHINGTON — A federal judge decried efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as he reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group at the Trump administration’s request. The move Tuesday closes the book on the Jan. 6 cases that were
Author Joyce Carol Oates came to the defense of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” after translator Emily Wilson wrote a viral review attacking the film. “Instead of collegially disagreeing with Homer’s interpretations, this person, who has benefited greatly from Nolan’s film, speaks in the raw language of the MAGA crowd attacking someone with ideas that differ
China has criticized the nationalization of British Steel, saying it “firmly opposes and is strongly dissatisfied with the British government’s decision.” On Thursday, the UK government said taking the loss-making business into public hands would protect jobs and safeguard a “vital national capability”. The UK took control of British Steel’s Scunthorpe operations last year, although
George Lucas has a problem with Hollywood when it comes to focus groups and test screenings. The “Star Wars” creator, who left the franchise in 2012 after selling Lucasfilm to Disney in a $4 billion deal, recently told A Rabbit’s Foot (via IGN) that Hollywood’s overreliance on focus groups has created studio films dictated entirely
On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart slammed President Donald Trump for his reaction to the press following the death of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. Graham died on July 11 at age 71. “The big news of the weekend was the sudden passing of Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina,” Stewart said
Netflix France vice president of content Pauline Dauvin warned that France’s newly expanded investment obligations for streamers risk turning cultural diversity into a “checklist,” arguing that rules designed to expand creative production could threaten editorial freedom and weaken the country’s production ecosystem. In an opinion piece published in Le Monde and titled “More obligations, less