Roscommon native Chris O’Dowd is moving beyond his comedy roots. April saw the release (in select theaters and also streaming on-demand) of
Love After Love, a drama about a family dealing with a terrible loss. O’Dowd plays Nicholas, whose father’s death shatters not only his own life but that of his mother (Andie MacDowell) and brother (James Adomian). As Nicholas struggles to keep his immediate family together, he ignores severe warning signs in his own romantic life. The
New York Times hailed this “unflinching debut feature from [director] Russ Harbaugh,” and added that the film “delivers something rarely seen in American movies: a warts-and-all examination of extended grief.”
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Seven Days writers can t possibly read, much less review, all the books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one memorable case, a richness of minks. So this monthly feature is our way of introducing you to a handful of books by Vermont authors. To do that, we contextualize each book just a little and quote a single representative sentence from, yes, page 32.
The Business of Botanicals: Exploring the Healing Promise of Plant Medicines in a Global Industry
Ann Armbrecht, Chelsea Green Publishing, 288 pages. $24.95. It was a hippie dream, Drake said, to make $10,000. In the 1970s, herbalist
By Kenny Webster
Feb 24, 2021
A Democrat mayor and outspoken Biden campaign supporter from Mississippi is expected to plead guilty to fraud charges.
Wait, a Democrat who supports Joe Biden committed fraud?!
Who does he think he is? The Clintons?!
Moss Point Mayor Mario King is expected to plead guilty to federal fraud charges.
With that, the Moss Point Board of Aldermen has requested the mayor’s resignation after he officially enters a plea.
Mayor King and his wife have informed the prosecutors of their intent to plead guilty in a federal case accusing them of wire fraud and conspiracy charges.
Laughing Liberally Marks One Year of Political Madness with âPan-niversary Extravaganzaâ
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Laughing Liberally Milwaukee had been tweaking reactionaries and making sport of right-wing nitwits in comedy clubs for several years before going virtual (and adding a
Shepherd Express podcast) during the pandemic. They recently mounted a virtual variety program to mark the demise of Trump called the âDelouse the White House Inauguration Show.â They are returning with another virtual show, the âPan-niverary Extravaganza,â to coincide with the anniversary of COVIDâs arrival in Wisconsin.
The lineup for âPan-niversaryâ will include standup comedy from Chastity Washington, Shawn Vasquez, Dana Ehrmann and the Accountants of Homeland Security plus an activist interview with Santera Michaels from Black and Pink Milwaukee, an organization supporting LGBTQ incarcerated people in Wisconsin.
Jimmy Kimmel Says Borat s Daughter Should Have Served Rudy Giuliani Dominion Lawsuit
On 2/24/21 at 10:08 AM EST
Giuliani is in hot water with Dominion Voting Systems who have targeted the lawyer with a $1.3 billion lawsuit over his baseless claims that the company s voting machines helped steal the 2020 presidential election from Trump.
What Rudy Giuliani Has Said About That Borat Video
Read more Rudy Giuliani isn t on the list at CPAC. He is no longer representing Donald Trump, and his next client could be himself, Kimmel mocked during his Tuesday night monologue. Last month, Rudy got hit with a $1.3 billion lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems. They re suing him for spreading misinformation about their machines, and apparently, they had a heck of a time serving him with papers.