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“Avengers: Age of Ultron” writer-director Joss Whedon has not been fired from the franchise, despite the rumors on Twitter Monday. The rumors ignited after the Oscar-nominated director deactivated his Twitter account. So why did he quit Twitter? After “Avengers: Age of Ultron” debuted in theaters Friday, some people harassed Whedon over the portrayal of the…
This may appear to be a small point in the grand scheme of the conversations sparked by the Baltimore uprising but the number of times I have seen this on Facebook over the past few days (and time and time again before that) is too many to count. I lived in Maryland growing up so I have…
AP Photo / Ricardo Arduengo Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) declared himself to be a fan of controversial social scientist Charles Murray’s books at a forum Thursday in Washington. Bush lauded Murray’s books on two separate occasions during an interview with National Review editor Rich Lowry, at a forum sponsored by the conservative magazine….
This is either a major gaffe or a really unsubtle dog whistle to let the hardcore racists on the right know that Jeb stands with them: Bush lauded Murray’s books on two separate occasions during an interview with National Review editor Rich Lowry, at a forum sponsored by the conservative magazine. Lowry asked Bush, “……
4 Lessons No One Saw Coming From Bruce Jenner By now you’ve probably already watched Diane Sawyer’s interview with Bruce Jenner, or at least heard the snippets that mattered: that the Kardashian step-dad is now living as a woman, he’s a Christian Republican, and, most shocking of all, all the stuff he was doing to…
A humanitarian crisis is developing in Europe as refugees traveling through Libya and other countries seek to enter the European Union via the Mediterranean Sea, resulting in a tragic loss of life for those on overcrowded boats. Most people are fleeing countries in the Middle East and Africa, either because of civil war (Syria and…
On the evening of April 25 at the corner of Pratt and Light Streets, in Baltimore’s revitalized downtown district, more than 100 police officers in riot gear stood shoulder to shoulder, shields up. Six officers on horseback fidgeted behind them, staring down at a crowd of about 40, an odd mixture of protesters, journalists and…
Baltimore police enforce curfew differently by race. Twitter Reveals Inequity of Baltimore’s Curfew Enforcement | DC Brand 99.
Israeli riot police have fired stun grenades and water cannon on thousands of ethnic Ethiopian Jewish citizens in an attempt to clear one of the most violent protests in memory in the heart of Tel Aviv. The protesters, Israeli Jews of Ethiopian origin, were demonstrating on Sunday against what they said was police racism and…
Photo People celebrated at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and West North Avenue in Baltimore on Friday after the charges were announced. Credit Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times BALTIMORE — Baltimore’s chief prosecutor charged six police officers on Friday with crimes including murder and manslaughter in the arrest and fatal injury of Freddie…