The Alabama Supreme Court authorized the state attorney general’s request for an execution date for inmate Alan Eugene Miller using nitrogen gas. The Alabama Supreme Court authorized the use of nitrogen gas on Miller, which will be the second time it is used for execution in the state. Gov. Kay Ivey (R-AL) has not yet […]
Contrary to the claims of TikTok itself, a new law does not ban the social media behemoth outright from the country. That’s what lawmakers said was contained in the measure that President Joe Biden signed recently, along with military aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. Rather, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act […]
Because documentary films contend with real people and real events, it is to be expected that they shape the public’s understanding of those people and events. But it is a different matter altogether when those films start to have a tangible impact on the people or events they are purporting to document. What if Fahrenheit […]
One hour after news began circulating that an abortion law written in 1864 would take effect in Arizona, Vice President Kamala Harris announced she was traveling to the state to make a speech. She had visited Phoenix just one month prior to talk about the threat of abortion bans, and Harris went to the Grand […]
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce met the Federal Trade Commission’s late April announcement that it would ban all future employee noncompete agreements with a simple, uncompromising declaration: See you in court. “The Federal Trade Commission’s decision to ban employer noncompete agreements across the economy is not only unlawful but also a blatant power grab that […]
KEARNEYSVILLE, West Virginia — With less than two weeks until the West Virginia Senate primary, Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) is downplaying recent polling showing his opponent, Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV), leads consistently by double digits, saying they don’t reflect the reality in the state. “A lot of people are in denial here. A lot of […]
LOS ANGELES, California — California is often referred to as an ATM of politics for the frequency with which candidates of both parties jet in to scoop up campaign cash from well-heeled donors. In the case of Nicole Shanahan, the running mate to independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the candidate is also effectively […]
Once, all albums were collections of covers. Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley didn’t just record songs written by other people. They had hits with songs that other acts had already recorded. Then came the Beatles. Performers were now expected to write their own songs, and songs were meant to be authentic reflections of the performers, […]
A good tennis movie is hard to find. Match Point (2005), Woody Allen’s smoldering drama of elite manners, was beautifully wrought but preferred the sport’s metaphoric richness to its actual gameplay. Wimbledon, the 2004 Kirsten Dunst rom-com, CGI’d the occasional backhand but was too timid to hoist any trophies. If nothing else, Challengers, the new […]
Do you know who hit the most home runs in 1962? Or who won the NBA title in 1979? Or who led the NFL in rushing in 2003? There was a man who knew the answers to all these questions — and who could even tell you every fact of that NFL rushing leader’s career, […]
