The time has come! Leonardo DiCaprio just won the Oscar for Best Actor in the film The Revenant. Six nominations, and one win, finally. Following a well-deserved and particularly extended round of applause, DiCaprio thanked the fellow nominees, cast, crew, and even past collaborators. He ended on a significant note regarding one of the causes he …
Former governor of Florida Jeb Bush has dropped out of the presidential race. The decision to suspend his campaign comes after a string of underwhelming performances and an overall lukewarm campaign. Originally touted as the establishment candidate with the right resume, name, and reputation, Jeb was quickly drowned out by the louder voices of Ted …
Harper Lee, full name Nelle Harper Lee, acclaimed author of To Kill a Mockingbird as well as the recently released sequel Go Set a Watchman, passed away in her sleep on Friday morning at the age of 89. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prizes for fiction in 1961 for TKAM. Her family confirmed her death in …
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said on Tuesday that he believes that American Muslims who adhere to sharia law and embrace American values of democracy (including separation of church and state) must be “schizophrenic”. “Only if they’re schizophrenic. I don’t see how they can do it otherwise, because you have two different philosophies” in conflict …
Australian police have seized $1 billion Australian dollars’ worth of the drug “ice” from a shipment of silicone bra inserts and art supplies, the country’s federal police said, worth approximately US$700 million. According to authorities, the bust is one of the biggest in Australia’s history, and the largest seizure of liquid methylamphetamine ever. “This has …