Jenn Powlison

Ruby Rose Thinks Her Fame Is Temporary

Ruby Rose recently told People Magazine that she does not expect her fame to be long-lived. The Australian-born’s fame has been on the rise in the U.S. ever since she played inmate Stella Carlin in Season 3 of HBO’s Orange is the New Black. Previously, Rose’s fame had primarily remained in her native Australia, where […]

8y ago

game of thrones

‘Game Of Thrones’ TV Show May Finish Before Books

When season five of HBO’s Game of Thrones ended, fans who had read the books by George R.R. Martin experienced as much of a cliffhanger as the non-readers did because the HBO version of the story had caught up with the books. Season six of the TV show is currently being filmed while George R.R. […]

8y ago

Minnesota

Friday Marks 50th Anniversary of Minnesota Beatles Concert

The Beatles took the Midwest by storm on August 21, 1965, when they performed at Old Met Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. Twenty-five thousand fans flocked to the Twin Cities area for the concert, which took place during the height of Beatlemania. The Beatles held a press conference at the Minnesota Room at the stadium before […]

8y ago

drugs|human rights

Street Drugs To Be Tested As A Human Rights Issue In U.K.

If the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform has their way, getting high could be considered a human right and, therefore, not subject to criminal penalties. The group’s 34-page document concerning the human rights violations that are part and parcel of the war on drugs can be found published in PDF format at their […]

8y ago

foo fighters

Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl Taunts Crybaby During Concert

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl pointed out a man who had been moved to tears during an acoustic version of “My Hero” while performing a show in Greenwood Village, Colorado last night. Grohl spotted the teary-eyed man while speaking to the crowd and pointed him out with his crutch, one of his on-stage accessories after […]

8y ago

Human Rights Violation? Hacking Team CEO Says No

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Italian technology company Hacking Team of violations of human rights in Ethiopia. HRW is a nongovernmental advocacy group that seeks to expose offenders of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that was (UNDR) adopted by the UN. Hacking Team offers remote surveillance services to large entities such as governments […]

8y ago