What makes him such an exemplary film composer is the adroitness with which he used style as a catalyst, conspiring with directors to illuminate crucial elements of character, tone, and plot through the expressive resources at his disposal. - New Criterion
Police in New Jersey said there was groping at the Monster-Mania convention. "The 78-year-old Busey ... was charged Friday with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact and a single count of attempted criminal sexual contact. He was also charged with harassment." - Philadelphia Inquirer
Hadi Matar, speaking from his cell at the Chautauqua County Jail: "I read a couple pages. I didn't read the whole thing cover to cover. ... I don't like him very much. He's someone who attacked Islam, he attacked their beliefs, the belief systems." - New York Post
"The mayor of Venice has said he is on the hunt for the 'two overbearing idiots' who were filmed gliding along the Grand Canal on motorised foil surfboards. The young men were spotted dodging gondolas and waterbuses as they navigated Venice's main thoroughfare on Thursday morning." - The Guardian
The 53-year-old pop singer is trying to trademark that title so that she alone can sell goods — perfume, lotion, sunglasses, face masks — and market herself as the Queen of Christmas. - Washington Post
"An immigrant from the Dominican Republic with minimal acting skills, she managed by sheer force of will to become one of Hollywood's brightest stars during the WWII years. ... She dedicated herself to a tried and true method – courting controversy and never letting the Hollywood press forget her name." - The Guardian
Numerous broadcast channels in Latin America have been airing excerpts of audio recordings, obtained by wiretap, that include the voice of a man whom authorities claim is Domingo making plans with members of the alleged criminal ring. - NPR
For academics, the uncooked contents of the notebooks represent some of the liveliest writing in biology. “A lot of Darwin’s prose feels quite Victorian. But these are different: an early form of stream of consciousness; like Leopold Bloom on steroids.” - The New Yorker
"Before West hit the big-screen, she was prosecuted for staging not one, but two scandalous plays. In this episode of Decoder Ring, we look at how West honed her persona when she was under the bright lights of Broadway and the flashbulbs of the tabloids — and briefly behind bars." - Slate
"(She) is endeavouring to become a senator with the Sovereign and Popular Italy party (ISP), a new Eurosceptic, anti-Mario-Draghi political alliance that opposes sending arms to Ukraine and 'warmongering Atlanticism'." - The Guardian
He had a thriving career in network TV journalism and some success making films for cable TV until a rough patch in his 40s saw him write his first novel — which became a huge bestseller thanks to Robert Redford's hit film. - MSN (The Telegraph, UK)
What makes the story so tragic, and the comic-television moment so illustrative of his nature, is that Salman, to those who knew him—no, know him—as a friend, was the most amiable of men, the least narrowly contentious, the most rational and reasonable guy they would ever meet. - The New Yorker
Posmysz, who as a student worked with others in the Polish resistance to the Nazis, later "gained acclaim for her works on the Holocaust as a journalist, novelist, playwright and screenwriter." - The New York Times
"People might tell you that you’re the odd one out. Remember you’re not, you too are the mainstream. The world might try to make differences a pejorative thing, but I’ve carved out a whole career by celebrating it." - The Guardian (UK)
Her career started with a book that was originally aimed as pornography for bored housewives. But "when ultimately published, Riverfinger Women 'was the first book that was advertised in The New York Times that was identified as a lesbian book.'" - The New York Times
