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The hacktivist group Anonymous wants to enter the world of journalism, in Anonymous fashion, of course.
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Kevin Curtis, the man just arrested in Mississippi on suspicion of sending letters filled with ricin to Senator Roger Wicker, President Obama, and a local judge, is an Elvis impersonator on the side:
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Below are the full lists as of today for the Official Selection titles that will make up the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. There were 1,858 submissions this year, with some even arriving as late as last night, according to fest chief Thierry Frémaux. As per norm, he will add some titles in the coming weeks:
Opening film: The Great Gatsby, dir: Baz Luhrmann
Closing film: Zulu, dir: Jérôme Salle
Competition
Only God Forgives, dir: Nicolas Winding-Refn
La Grande Bellezza, dir: Paolo Sorrentino
Behind The Candelabra, Steven Soderbergh
The Immigrant, dir: James Gray
Venus In Fur, dir: Roman Poalnski
Straw Shield, dir: Takashi Miike
Nebraska, dir: Alexander Payne
Jeune Et Jolie, dir: Francois Ozon
The Past, dir: Asghar Farhadi
Inside Llewyn Davis, dir: Joel & Ethan Coen
Jimmy P., dir: Arnaud Desplechin
Heli, dir: Amat Escalante
Grisgris, dir: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Like Father Like Son, dir: Hirokazu Kore-Eda
La Vie D’Adèle, dir: Abdellatif Kechiche
Borgman, dir: Alex Vann Warmerdam
A Touch Of Sin, dir: Zhangke Jia
Michael Kohlhaas, dir: Arnaud Despallières
Un Château En Italie, dir: Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi
Out of Competition
Blood Ties, dir: Guillaume Canet
All Is Lost, dir: J.C. Chandor
Un Certain Regard
The Bling Ring, dir: Sofia Coppola (Opening film)
Omar, dir: Hany Abu-Assad
Death March, dir: Adolfo Alix, Jr
Fruitvale: dir: Ryan Coogler*
The Bastards, dir: Claire Denis
Norte, Hangganan Ng Kasaysayan, dir: Lav Diaz
As I Lay Dying, dir: James Franco
Miele, dir: Valeria Golino*
L’Inconnu Du Lac, dir: Alain Guiraudie
Bends, dir: Flora Lau*
L’Image Manquante, dir: Rithy Panh
La Jaula De Oro, dir: Diego Quemada-Diez*
Anonymous, dir: Mohammad Rasoulof
Sarah Préfère La Course, dir: Chloé Robichaud*
Grand Central, dir: Rebecca Zlotowski
Midnight Screenings
Blind Detective, dir: Johnnie To
Monsoon Shootout, dir: Amit Kumar*
Homage To Jerry Lewis
Max Rose, dir: Daniel Noah
Special Screenings
Seduced And Abandoned, dir: James Toback
Weekend Of A Champion, dir: Roman Polanski
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight, dir: Stephen Frears
Stop The Pounding Heart, dir: Roberto Minervini
Bite The Dust, dir: Taisia Igumentseva (Cinéfondation)*
Gala Screening in honor of India
Bombay Talkies, dirs: Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar
*Debut features that will compete for the Camera d’Or prize
via Deadline.com http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/cannes-full-lists-of-the-festivals-66th-official-selection/
Paul Kevin Curtis claimed “parties within the government” were trying to ruin him.
via Yahoo! News – Latest News & Headlines http://news.yahoo.com/miss-man-arrested-mailing-suspected-ricin-095445629.html
WASHINGTON — The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is being closed “indefinitely†while an investigation continues into whether a fire there is linked to the Boston Marathon bombings.
The New Yorker illustrates economic inequality with a data-packed subway map.
Income inequality has been one of the defining problems of the modern era and a central issue in political discourse over several elections. And if some New Yorkers think that this issue, like obesity, is more pressing in the “real” America, a new infographic offers a clear view of the gap between the richest and poorest.
A New Yorker infographic created by designer and illustrator Larry Buchanan uses a simple mechanism to depict income disparity across the five boroughs of New York–the MTA subway system. Click on any NY subway line to see an instant, graphic picture of the income levels at each stop on each line and the giant swings from, say, Tribeca to Marcy Ave in Brooklyn.
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If the FDNY social media guidelines enforced a few weeks ago taught us anything, it’s that conducting yourself on the Internet as a government official or affiliate is not really that hard. Just …
via Runnin' Scared http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/04/word_of_advice.php
The former Nixon White House Counsel weighs in on the secret recording.
via POLITICO – TOP Stories http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/john-dean-mitch-mcconnell-bugging-no-watergate-90195.html
First nation in Asia-Pacific region.
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Since 9/11, terrorism has gone from an issue that unifies to one that divides.
via POLITICO – TOP Stories http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/boston-marathon-bombing-aftermath-no-bipartisan-moment-90188.html