Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
While the creative team—and the man currently playing Hikaru Sulu, John Cho—of Star Trek Beyond may have decided that including a scene of Sulu with his same sex partner wasn’t a big deal, George Takei had a different response. The actor who originated the role told the Hollywood Reporter, “I’m delighted that there’s a gay…
I didn’t talk to Sarah Ellison for this, and I feel like I have to state that because the way the reporter wrote it, it looks like I did. But the bit about the Richard Mack story is at least 98% accurate. (There were two reporters, not three.) I haven’t been talking to reporters generally, though I…
Dallas Police shield bystanders during a Black Live Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Multiple media outlets report that shots were fired Thursday night during a Dallas protest over two recent fatal police shootings of black men. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP) Late Thursday night in Dallas, snipers…
DALLAS — At least five Dallas police officers were killed and seven others wounded Thursday evening as a protest over recent police shootings was interrupted by chaos. The Dallas police chief said an attacker told authorities “he was upset about the recent police shootings” and “wanted to kill white people, especially white officers.” After a peaceful march,…
This is terrorism. This is what terrorists do. It isn’t a war — not black against blue, or us against them. When a reported two gunmen opened fire Thursday night on police officers, on our police officers, they attacked us all. Stunned witnesses described a peaceful march with about 800 protesters gathered in downtown Dallas…
Dallas police released images of a man they called a suspect less than two hours after shooting during a downtown Dallas rally that left four officers dead and several others injured. This is one of our suspects. Please help us find him! pic.twitter.com/Na5T8ZxSz6 — Dallas Police Depart (@DallasPD) July 8, 2016 But video tweeted by a Dallas Morning…
SLIDE SHOW Dallas Police Officers Killed at Protest CreditSmiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News, via Associated Press DALLAS — Snipers killed five Dallas police officers and wounded seven others, along with two civilians, during a demonstration on Thursday night against police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana this week, the authorities said. It appeared to be the deadliest attack on…
This developing story will be updated throughout the morning. What we know so far: * 4 Dallas police officers and one DART officer were killed. * Seven officers and two civilians were wounded. * One suspect was dead in a garage at El Centro College after exchanging gunfire with police. * A woman near the shootout…
Dr. Jeff Hood was so close to the gunfire in downtown Dallas, he held his gut thinking he might have been hit. Someone had taken aim at two police officers next to him. “Active shooter, active shooter,” he screamed to the crowd as the rally he helped organize against deadly shootings by police disintegrated into violence against…
Judge Robin Camp berated a sexual assault victim during a trial. Photo: Tetra Images/Getty Images Canadian Federal Court Justice Robin Camp, who was investigated for making insensitive comments during a sexual-assault trial, would like to keep his job, please. Camp oversaw the trial of Alexander Scott Wagar, who was…