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LA’s Film Liaison Gives Update On Local Production Woes, Asks Lawmakers For “Additional Support” During City Council Meeting
Los Angeles city councilmembers held the first meeting of a new Ad Hoc Committee on Film, Entertainment and Creative Industry on Wednesday, questioning city officials for hours on how to make it easier to shoot film and TV productions in the city. The session centred on chief film liaison Steve Kang, who was appointed by…
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5 Dark Fantasy Books by Female Authors You Won’t Be Able To Put Down
Collider has compiled a list of five dark fantasy novels by female authors, recommending them for readers drawn to fairy tales and fantasy worlds shot through with darker themes of power, identity and sacrifice. Writer Amanda M. Castro highlights how each author interprets the “dark fantasy” label differently, from immortality-as-curse to dystopian warfare, offering a…
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Shocking new life of CIA’s ‘Queen of Torture’ who hunted Al-Qaeda and inspired beloved movie: Neighbors reveal ugly local whispers… as truth Hollywood edited out returns to haunt her
Alfreda Frances Bikowsky, the former CIA analyst dubbed the “Queen of Torture” and widely seen as the inspiration for Jessica Chastain’s character in Zero Dark Thirty, has reportedly reinvented herself as a life coach in rural Virginia. Now 61 and going by the name Freda Scheuer, she lives quietly in the Shenandoah Valley with her…
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Alan Kohler makes sincere apology as he issues recession warning: ‘Sorry, but it’s the truth’
Prominent ABC finance commentator Alan Kohler has warned that Australia risks tipping into recession and suffering its worst housing downturn in decades if the Reserve Bank raises interest rates again this month, prefacing the forecast with an apology for delivering such bleak news. His comments follow a revised prediction from HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham,…
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Albanese government launches huge crackdown on illegal ‘chop shop’ tobacco
The Albanese government is introducing legislation to federal parliament that will overhaul Australian customs rules to make it easier to seize illegal “chop shop” tobacco. Previously, authorities had to prove illicit tobacco was knowingly imported illegally, but the new laws will allow charges based on factors such as cigarettes being sold below the cost of…
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Woman drowns after falling over in a flooded street and getting trapped under a car as torrent rushed through in Majorca
A 67-year-old woman has drowned in Felanitx, south-east Majorca, after slipping in a flooded street and becoming trapped beneath a car during flash flooding. The tragedy occurred amid severe storms that prompted a red alert across the island, highlighting the dangers posed by sudden, intense flooding in populated areas. The incident has prompted a police…
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Melania Trump’s team breaks silence on her husband’s devoted ‘human printer’ aide Natalie Harp
Melania Trump’s spokesman has publicly defended Donald Trump’s aide Natalie Harp, dismissing media speculation about the nature of her close working relationship with the president. Marc Beckman told broadcaster Stella Escobedo that “the liberal media is ridiculous” for scrutinising Harp rather than covering the first lady’s achievements, and accused outlets of prioritising gossip over substantive…
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N.O.R.E. Sued for Alleged 1999 Sexual Assault of Music Exec in New York Nightclub
Carmen Bryan, a former finance officer at Def Jam affiliate Rush Management who shares a child with rapper Nas, has filed a civil lawsuit against fellow rapper N.O.R.E. (Victor James Santiago Jr.), alleging he sexually assaulted her at a Manhattan nightclub in May 1999 during promotion for his album *Melvin Flynt Da Hustler*. The case…
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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: After seven weeks in Downing Street, the PM’s mask FINALLY slips on welfare and defence spending
The Daily Mail’s editorial criticises Prime Minister Andy Burnham for refusing to prioritise defence spending increases over cuts to the welfare budget, arguing his comments in the Commons revealed his true political leanings after seven weeks avoiding the question. The paper contends that Burnham is wrong to frame welfare reduction as inevitably causing hardship, instead…
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Inside Erika Kirk’s very private life one year after Charlie’s death: Find out in this week’s DC Insider newsletter
The Daily Mail reports on how Erika Kirk, widow of assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, is approaching the first anniversary of his death and the future direction of the youth conservative organisation he built. Since his murder a year ago, she has taken on a prominent public role steering the movement, while facing…