Though she has occasional dalliances in the cinematic world — 2002’s “Frida” remains a highlight, though 2007’s “Across The Universe” has some fans — Julie Taymor is mostly thought of as a theater director. Her stage production of “The Lion King” is estimated to have been seen by over 45 million people, and she may be on her way to translating another pre-existing and already successful work to the stage. According to a completely unexpected tweet by author Chuck Palahniuk, Taymor is “working... Читать дальше...
For years, the U.S. military has increasingly booked time on the Ghost Fleet for role-playing exercises, from force protection to search-and-seizure, from hostage rescue to helicopter approach-and-hover.
Mexico's security commission says top drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has escaped from a maximum security prison for the second time.
For a second time, Joaquín "El Chapo," or "Shorty," Guzmán Loera, the world’s most dangerous drug trafficker, escaped from a high-security prison, Mexico's National Security Commission said on Sunday.
Читать дальше...MEXICO CITY — Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the world’s most famous drug lord, has escaped from a maximum security prison in Mexico for the second time in his drug-running career, a spectacular breach of security that set off a massive manhunt in the early hours Sunday.Read full article >>
Police are hunting the man following the incident this afternoon.
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On July 11, 1995, over 3 years into the civil war in Bosnia, Bosnian Serb militants overran a UN-established safe zone in the eastern town of Srebrenica, separated about 8,000 Muslim men and boys from the women who had sought shelter in the area, led them into fields and warehouses in surrounding villaged, and massacred them over the course of 3 days. It was the worst single atrocity in Europe since the end of World War II and is generally considered to be an act of genocide.
Читать дальше...European Parliament President Martin Schulz said that the Greek government made proposals which are very similar to the proposals made by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the end of the phase of the expiration of the second program.
In January 2006, NASA launched the fastest spacecraft in history toward the dwarf planet Pluto. Now the spacecraft — called New Horizons — is hastening toward its destination and is scheduled to make its closest approach to Pluto on July 14.
Читать дальше...Jeff Hamada, an Emily Carr grad, artist and popular art blogger knows the art world experience can feel exclusionary. So he’s developed a website and used people to replicate masterpieces with a contemporary twist
Resistance is futile; much better to embrace zucchini’s sweet, mild flavour and all the delicious ways to enjoy it.
Now in its third season, Ray Donovan is a predictable network-type drama tarted up as a cable-quality, challenging narrative. But take away the foul language, sex scenes and occasional bursts of gory violence, and it’s very, very ordinary