Utah law requiring age verification for porn sites remains in effect after judge tosses lawsuit
By Sam Metz, The Associated Press on August 1st, 2023
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A Utah law requiring adult websites to verify the age of their users will remain in effect after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from an industry group challenging its constitutionality. The dismissal poses a setback for digital privacy advocates and the Free Speech Coalition, which sued on behalf of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bidens head to summer blockbuster ‘Oppenheimer’ during beach vacation
By Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on August 1st, 2023
REHOBOTH BEACH, Delawar (AP) – President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden took a break from their Delaware beach vacation to see the summer blockbuster “Oppenheimer.” The Bidens after a quick dinner at Matt’s Fish Camp in nearby Lewes went to an early evening showing of the three-hour movie about the life of Manhattan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Euphoria’ stars Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney post heartfelt tributes to late co-star Angus Cloud
By The Associated Press on August 1st, 2023
Zendaya has posted a tender tribute to Angus Cloud, her “Euphoria” co-star who died this week at age 25. “I’m so grateful I got the chance to know him in this life, to call him a brother, to see his warm kind eyes and bright smile, or hear his infectious cackle of a laugh (I’m ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawsuit by former dancers accuses Lizzo of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment
By The Associated Press on August 1st, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment. The civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court claims Lizzo pressured one of the dancers to engage with nude ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Janet Yang to serve second term as president of Oscars organization
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on August 1st, 2023
Janet Yang has been re-elected to serve as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization said Tuesday. This will mark Yang’s second term as president of the organization that puts on the Oscars and her fifth year as a governor-at-large. Yang’s background in Hollywood is as a producer of films ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto-born actor Stephen Amell clarifies previous anti-strike statements
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian actor Stephen Amell is seeking to clarify his stance on the Hollywood strike after previous comments suggested he wasn’t in favour of it. In an Instagram post, Toronto-born Amell said his support of the actors’ union is in fact “unconditional” and he stands with the labour action, which has shut down many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ira Sachs wanted to make ‘a film of intimacy.’ It got him an NC-17 rating
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on August 1st, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Ira Sachs never set out to make an NC-17-rated film. The New York-based, 57-year-old filmmaker of sharply observed independent films ( “Love Is Strange,””Little Men” ) was compelled to create, as he says, “a film of intimacy.” “Passages,” Sachs’ ninth feature, would be his first film coming out of the pandemic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge won’t dismiss charges against movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on film set
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on August 1st, 2023
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico judge told attorneys to “stay the course” on charges including involuntary manslaughter against a movie weapons supervisor in the 2021 shooting death of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for the film “Rust,” rejecting on Tuesday a request from defense counsel to dismiss charges. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DeSantis-controlled Disney World district abolishes diversity, equity initiatives
By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press on August 1st, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Diversity, equity and inclusion programs were abolished Tuesday from Walt Disney World’s governing district, now controlled by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District said in a statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vintage computer that helped launch the Apple empire is being sold at auction
By The Associated Press on August 1st, 2023
BOSTON (AP) – A vintage Apple computer signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak is being sold at auction. The Apple-1 set in motion the company that in June became the first publicly traded business to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value, according to RR Auction in Boston. The computer has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Sarah Bernstein among Booker Prize semifinalists that also include 4 Irish writers
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on August 1st, 2023
LONDON (AP) – A Canadian is among the semifinalists for the Booker Prize, competing with 12 other authors that also include an Irish writer who has received four previous nominations and twice been shortlisted for it. Author Sebastian Barry was one of four Irish writers Tuesday to make the long list for the prestigious 50,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
