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When director Justin Lin jumped from the Fast & Furious franchise to Star Trek Beyond, it promised an even bigger emphasis on adrenalized action, and the movie’s latest trailer seems to support just that. The clip, which was debuted during a fan event this evening hosted by Adam Savage, shows Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk getting…
After a couple of years off, Curbed’s column Three Cents Worth makes its triumphant return! This week, real estate appraiser, Curbed graph guru, blogger, and podcaster Jonathan Miller looks at the what’s going on in Manhattan’s up-and-down rental market. The April 2016 Manhattan-Brooklyn-Queens rental report was published late last week and I thought I’d present some additional Manhattan rental charts. Rents in…
Skybridges today are relics of New York City’s past—a formidable symbol of what architects imagined the city’s future could look like. But those that remain are not only few and far between, but also often in a state of disrepair. Despite that, one architecture firm has been working to bring them back into the spotlight, and…
The bad blood between pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke, her onetime mentor, has been getting nastier and nastier for years now. After a movement by fans to cut her loose from a contract they called exploitative (#FreeKesha), charges of the producer insulting her weight and provoked an eating disorder, and a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment…
.entry-header March 18, 2016, 4:05 PM EDT E-mail Tweet Facebook Linkedin Share icons At the afterparty for Microsoft’s official Game Developer Conference in San Francisco Thursday night, the company hired dancers dressed in sexually provocative clothing, prompting some to accuse Microsoft of alienating women in the already male-dominated tech industry, reports Business Insider. Attendees posted…
paging_filter Tribune Publishing chairman Michael Ferro hasn’t said much in public since Gannett, the largest newspaper company in the U.S., went public with its hostile takeover bid for his company. But inside the company, publisher of a slate of struggling but nationally recognized broadsheets like The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and The Baltimore…
Published on May 18, 2016 At the CBS Upfront presentation at Carnegie Hall in New York on May 18, CBS unveiled the logo for the new STAR TREK television series within the first-ever promotional video for the highly-anticipated program. Category Entertainment License Standard YouTube License Source: Star Trek Television Logo and First Look Teaser Revealed…
Here’s what you need to know about a piece of legislation passed in the Oklahoma House and Senate May 19 that would make it illegal for doctors to perform abortions that weren’t necessary to save the life of the mother. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post) Lawmakers in Oklahoma approved a bill Thursday that would make performing…
Watch: CBS unveils first trailer for new Star Trek TV series — Jacksonville. Source: Watch: CBS unveils first trailer for new Star Trek TV series — Jacksonville
SAN FRANCISCO — Police Chief Gregory P. Suhr was forced out on Thursday after a fatal shooting of a black woman by a police officer, the third killing since December involving the police force, which is under federal investigation because of complaints of racial bias. Mayor Edwin M. Lee said he had asked for Chief…