LONDON – Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech, nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage, warning that freedom of expression in the West is under its most severe threat in his lifetime.
Rushdie delivered a video message to the British Book Awards, where he was awarded the Freedom to Publish award on Monday evening. Organizers said the honor “acknowledges the determination of authors, publishers and booksellers who take a stand against intolerance, despite the ongoing threats they face.
Now on VOD, Spiral: From the Book of Saw is the ninth movie in the Saw franchise, or maybe it’s a spinoff, or a reboot, but this is all beside the point because it’s just as disturbing and disgusting as the other eight. It’s notable for its star power, the series drawing in Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson; previously, its biggest name was (checks notes) — wait, Danny Glover was in one of these things?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On top of the rainy weather Jacksonville experienced for fourth of July weekend, supply chain issues played a major part in fireworks vendors receiving less inventory this year.
News4JAX visited a firework stand on Phillips Highway on Sunday and noticed a significant difference in the amount of inventory compared to last year. Last year there were boxes stacked high on top of each other with plenty of options for customers.
A student nurse battling blood cancer after she was misdiagnosed with a sinus infection has issued a warning about the little-known symptoms everyone should know about.
Steph Ogden, 19, woke with what felt like a nasty flu one morning in early February and continued to suffer from a runny nose and a ‘non-stop cough’ for more than a week.
Her GP told her she had a sinus infection, but days later the teenager from Mount Gravatt, 10km south of Brisbane CBD, coughed up blood just before heading to her part-time job at McDonald’s.
Omeretta upset half of Atlanta with the release of her “Sorry Not Sorry” track where she named several counties that she does not believe are part of Atlanta.
“College Park is not Atlanta /Lithonia is not Atlanta /Clayco is not Atlanta / Decatur is not Atlanta/ Gwinnett is not Atlanta /Roswell is not Atlanta /Forest park is not Atlanta /Lilburn is not Atlanta,” she rapped.
The song trended on Twitter: