Musical Performance: Andy Shauf
Musical Performance: Andy Shauf
May 20, 2016 • “The Saskatchewan singer-songwriter performs three quietly affecting songs in the NPR Music offices.” (NPR)
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Month: May 2016
Live in Concert: The Kills, Saint Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI
Saint Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI
May 22 @ 9:00 p.m. ET
Yahoo LIVE! nation
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Live in Concert: Amon Amarth
May 22 @ 12:30 a.m. ET
Yahoo LIVE! nation
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White Zombie, a film by Victor Halperin, 1932
White Zombie, 1932
A film by Victor Halperin
“A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiancé, but instead turns her into a zombie slave.” (IMBD.com) (Browse our Movie Archive)
Wreckage found in Mediterranean from EgyptAir Flight MS804
Another tragic airline disaster has occurred, with the loss of a flight from Paris to Cairo, and the cause may be terrorism. In recognition of this terrible loss, the team at Face Activities extends our deepest condolences and sympathies to the victims and their families.
EgyptAir’s flight MS804 went missing over the Mediterranean early Thursday, with 66 people aboard (56 passengers and 10 crew.) According to EgyptAir and Greek Officials, a debris field comprising seats, suitcases, aircraft parts, and human remains, has been found, and the Egyptian military also reported debris 180 miles north of Alexandria. On Thursday another debris sighting turned out to be a false alarm.
Radar indicated that the plane turned sharply to the left, then spun rapidly to the right before disappearing from radar. This is consistent with an in-flight break up, which could indicate an explosion. In addition, an Egyptian authority announced that the probability of a terrorist attack was higher than the probability of an accident of some kind.
Since both France and Egypt have struggled with terrorism in recent times, a terrorist attack seems likely to many. Not surprisingly, American Presidential candidates are weighting in on the matter, in line with their own characteristic styles. Hillary Clinton deferred coming to conclusions without more verifiable facts, while Donald Trump labelled the attack Terrorism, and decried “a sickness within Islam” and American weakness as a contributing causes.
Learn more about the wreckage of Flight MS804 in the Mediterranean (CNN.com)
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Morley Safer, Iconic TV Journalist, dies at 84
Morley Safer, veteran TV journalist whose name is forever entwined with the long-running CBS program “60 minutes,” has died at 84. He filed 919 reports with the program, the most recent in March, 2016. His work as a war correspondent in Vietnam was ground breaking, bringing the fog of war to the living rooms of American citizens for the first time in history.
Safer’s storytelling acumen was legendary, and his talent for the television interview was second to none. Together with a handful of top television journalists, including Harry Reasoner, Ed Bradley, and Mike Wallace, Safer used the “60 minutes” platform to pioneer new ground, re-inventing the feature news interview for TV.
Watch and read about the life and work of journalist Morley Safer (CNN)
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, starring Kirk Douglas & Barbara Stanwiyck, 1946
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, 1946
A film by Lewis Milestone
“A ruthless, domineering woman is married to an alcoholic D.A., her childhood companion who is the only living witness to her murder of her rich aunt seventeen years earlier.” (IMDB.com) (Browse our Movie Archive)
George Zimmerman insults Trayvon Martin’s parents during interview
Following riots and a high profile trial, George Zimmerman was acquitted of the murder of Trayvon Martin, the African American teen whom he followed with a gun before engaging in an altercation that left Martin dead from gun shot wounds.
Now Zimmerman, who is currently auctioning the gun used in the killing to the highest bidder, with apparently callous disregard, has harsh words and insults for Martin’s grieving parents.
“George Zimmerman said the parents of Trayvon Martin “didn’t raise their son right,” also calling the Black Lives Matter movement a “fraudulent, violent campaign” in a loaded interview with The Daily Beast published Tuesday.” (AP)
Read about Zimmerman’s insults (Yahoo News)
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Musical Performance: Florist
NPR – Tiny Desk
April 29, 2016 • “Emily Sprague performs three delicate songs with help from members of New York’s Epoch collective.” (NPR)
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Speaker Paul Ryan to meet with Donald Trump Thursday
House Speaker Paul Ryan will meet with Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee, on Thursday, to discuss party unification, and the possibility of supporting his nomination.
Today Speaker Ryan met with the press to discuss the meeting, and his current thinking on the Trump nomination. Ryan, who currently does not support Trump for the nomination, emphasized that the party has just been through a long, grueling primary process, and acknowledged that divisions are strong within the party.
He feels that the party must unify before he can give his support, and this unification process will take some time, under the current circumstances. He fears that if the process is rushed, then the Republican party will only be working at half-strength when they challenge the Democratic nominee for the White House in the fall.
Watch and read Speaker Ryan discuss Thursday’s meeting with Trump (NBC)
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