Chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen waves as she arrives at the headquarters of DPP, following the DPP’s victory in Saturday’s presidential and parliamentary elections, in Taipei, January 18, 2016. Despite the most formidable economic relationship...
Andrea Davis, an associate professor specializing in cultures of the Americas at York University in Toronto, agrees that the absence of racially diverse Oscar nominees, including black actors, has a broader influence on society.
The Furious 7 star has sided with the likes of director Spike Lee, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, and rapper Snoop Dogg in condemning Academy voters for failing to recognise African-American talent in the main acting categories after the shortlist was announced last week (14Jan16)....
The so-called whitewash is little more than a two-year blip in a decade where more and more black stars have been gaining recognition. And this isn’t the only example where the Academy appears to have aggressively ignored the contribution of black artists and, in wider...
Aye, what was once a series dominated by a rivalry between these great Westerosi families sees them now faced with dangers well beyond either’s control.
Gemma’s statement comes just days after she had a meltdown inside the infamous house about not having a rich boyfriend who she’ll marry and have children with.
A lawyer for the family of a 17-year-old black carjacking suspect fatally shot by a white Chicago police officer in 2013 hopes video of the shooting just released by the city will prompt a new look at the case and possibly even lead to the reopening of a criminal investigation.
“We talk about media trials where it goes beyond just a police case, and I can see that’s a valid concern for the police union and police officers involved, and everyone who has to be involved in selecting a jury”, says Frankie Bailey, a criminologist at the...
The action adventure video game, “Batman:Arkham Knight”, has had its share of problems, most specifically with its PC version which was plagued with a lot of issues that had stained the game even if it was a good game at its core.
The jibe – delivered during bitter infighting over Mr Corbyn’s reshuffle – triggered the resignation of Alison McGovern, who chairs Progress, from a party policy review on child poverty. Owen Smith, the shadow work and pensions secretary, said it would be hard...