May 29, 2019

Spanish ex-monarch Juan Carlos I retires from public life

Spain’s emeritus King Juan Carlos, right, and emeritus Queen Sofia leave the Notre Dame cathedral after attending at the funeral of the Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, in Luxembourg. Spain’s former monarch, Juan Carlos I, says he wants to completely retire from public life on June 2, 2019 five years after abdicating the throne. Spain’s former monarch, Juan Carlos I, says he wants to completely retire from public life on […]
May 28, 2019

Coming to Netflix in June 2019

From “Batman Begins,” the final season of Marvel’s “Jessica Jones,” a newAdam Sandlerfilm the Sundance Film Festival sci-fi drama “I Am Mother” and on to theNeon Genesis Evangelion Japanese mecha anime franchise, there’s plenty to look forward to in June if you fancy spending a couple of hours out of the heat.  Here’s Netflix’s sizzle reel for the first half of the month. Spain’s former monarch, Juan Carlos I, says he […]
May 28, 2019

“John Wick 3” goes to war, but runs out of ammunition

The John Wick movies are essentially aimed at people who find the “Taken” franchise too intellectually demanding, dispensing with the pretense of a plot in order to get right into the action. “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum” certainly follows that script — or rather, lack of one — delivering adrenaline-fueled thrills, before fatigue creeps into the unrelenting mayhem about halfway through. Keanu Reeves is in his taciturn element as […]
May 28, 2019

Anne Hathaway blasts ‘complicity of the white women’ behind Alabama abortion ban

Liberal actress Anne Hathaway is taking aim at pro-life white women for being complicit in the “unnecessary and avoidable deaths” of poor and black women by supporting Alabama’s abortion ban. Ms. Hathaway wrote an Instagram post over the weekend calling attention to the fact that Alabama’s new anti-abortion bill was sponsored by Republican state Rep. Terri Collins and signed into law by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, both of whom are white women. The law is […]
March 18, 2019

Steve Bannon flexes influence during Brazilian president visit with Trump

Washington DC.- Steve Bannon, the former Trump White House adviser and conservative hardliner, will be a special guest of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for dinner on Monday, the eve of the far-right leader’s meeting with President Trump at the White House. Bannon, who Bolsonaro’s team has sought out for political guidance, will be among a group of conservative guests joining Bolsonaro at his table for the exclusive event at the […]
March 18, 2019

Nicaraguans Follow Venezuela and Cuba, Protest Socialist Regime

Protesters targeting Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega took to the streets on March 16, demanding the release of all political prisoners and turning up the heat on the political crisis that has consumed the country since last year. Protest organizers and witnesses that some protesters who gathered at various points in Managua, the capital, were beaten by police. Since November, bans on street protests have been more strictly enforced. Videos circulating […]
March 18, 2019

“Last in his class” Trump, McCain gave dossier to FBI media to undermine White House bid

President Trump accused the late Sen. John McCain on Sunday of working with the Democrats during the 2016 presidential election by giving the Christopher Steele dossier to the FBI and media, in the hope that it would be printed and help defeat Mr. Trump. But according to several reports, McCain didn’t hand over the dossier to the FBI until after the 2016 election in December. It was circulated to the media […]