A Brief History of Witch Hunts, Real and Imagined
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer In 16th- and 17th-century Europe, tens of thousands of women were rounded up and slaughtered for being outcasts in some of society’s earliest witch hunts. But fast-forward to 2017, and suddenly it’s rich white guys who are co-opting the term. After numerous allegations of sexual harassment surfaced about film executive Harvey Weinstein, his pal Woody…
CNN Just Published a Story Claiming Mueller Has Filed Charges in the Russia Probe
CNN: The charges are still sealed under orders from a federal judge. Plans were prepared Friday for anyone charged to be taken into custody as soon as Monday, the sources said. It is unclear what the charges are. A spokesman for the special counsel’s office declined to comment.
Humans Used to Live Here. Then Sandy Happened. Now It Is Being Reclaimed by Nature.
Five years ago, Superstorm Sandy—a monstrous post-tropical cyclone with hurricane force winds—struck New York, bringing record-breaking wind gusts and deadly flooding. In New York City, 53 people died—nearly half of them were from Staten Island. The Ocean Breeze, Midland Beach, and Dongan Hills communities were especially hard hit, with 11 fatalities. A few months after the storm, WNYC reporter Matthew Schuerman…
Humans Used to Live Here. Then Sandy Happened. Now it Is Being Reclaimed by Nature.
Five years ago, Superstorm Sandy—a monstrous post-tropical cyclone with hurricane force winds—struck New York, bringing record breaking wind gusts and deadly flooding. In New York City, 53 people died—nearly half of them were from Staten Island. The Ocean Breeze, Midland Beach, and Dongan Hills communities were especially hard hit, with eleven fatalities. A few months after the storm, WNYC reporter Matthew Schuerman…
Quote of the Day: My What Big Hands You Have, Mr. President
Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA From Michael Grimm, recently out of jail and now trying to revive his political career by sucking up to Donald Trump: I remember saying to myself, I never realized what a large man — I mean stature-wise, he’s a big man, with massive hands. I don’t have small hands, but when…
Rose McGowan Excoriates Hollywood: “It’s Time to Clean House”
Junfu Han/Detroit Free Press Rose McGowan gave her first public remarks since accusing film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape earlier this month, saying it’s time for Hollywood to “clean house.” McGowan is among the various women who have stepped forward with allegations of sexual abuse and assault against Weinstein in recent weeks. “I came to be a…