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Directed by Martin Owen. Starring Raff Law, Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Franz Drameh, Sophie Simnett, David Walliams, Rita Ora, Leigh Francis, Noel Clarke, and Jason Maza. SYNOPSIS: Fagin (Michael Caine), Dodge (Rita Ora) and Sykes (Lena Headey) are plucked from the pages of the Charles Dickens novel and dropped into contemporary London. With art theft, parkour and East London chicanery, this retelling has more than a Twist or two. Charles Dickens was both a prolific storyteller and cultural documentarian, who has been translated into every conceivable language. Oliver Twist, one of his nu...

Today in History FacebookTwitterEmail Today in History Today is Sunday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2021. There are 173 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 11, 1995, the U.N.-designated “safe haven” of Srebrenica (sreh-breh-NEET’-sah) in Bosnia-Herzegovina fell to Bosnian Serb forces, who then carried out the killings of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys. On this date: In 1798, the U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by a congressional act that also created the U.S. Marine Band. In 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secr...

With virtual Gucci handbag selling in Roblox game for more than real-life versions, as part of our deep dive on all things gaming we consider the opportunities fashion brands have in digital worlds where players are willing to spend serious money to create their own unique identities.

Some city council members are at odds with the city mayor over whether funding should be increased for the Kodiak Economic Development Corporation.  The disagreement came to light during a city council work session last week. City of Kodiak Mayor Pat Branson suggested that the city should increase nonprofit funding to the corporation from $45,000 to $60,000, as the Kodiak Island Borough has yet to allocate funding to nonprofits for fiscal 2022.  “I think (KEDC) is really important. We have to keep this investment, regardless of what the borough does. I would like to see that,”...

Edward Arthur Wilson, also known as Julian Churton Skottowe and Amiel de Valdes, claimed he was the reincarnation of Egyptian god Osiris. He told followers — a few hundred at a colony in Cedar and the farm on De Courcy and up to 8,000 worldwide, many of them wealthy socialites in England and the U.S. — that he was part of a select group of brothers that included Confucius, Buddha and Jesus Christ. The Aquarian Foundation fortified its properties with rifles and explosives and sustained themselves through farming while awaiting the end of days. The Canadian Press reported in 1956 that a hu...