The showrunner for Netflix's new show "3 Body Problem", David Benioff noted the parallels between a scene depicting China’s Cultural Revolution and modern cancel culture. Netflix’s new sci-fi epic ‘3 Body Problem’ is based on the Hugo award-winning story of the same name by Chinese science fiction author Liu Cixin. While the story is about humanity preparing for an alien invasion, with an emphasis on interstellar physics, the show’s opening scene went viral for depicting a controversial...
Higher education is in crisis. A week rarely passes without an incident on a college campus in which cancel culture manages to shut down a speaker or an event. And while this sad state of affairs on campuses is now too familiar, self-censorship has moved well beyond leafy quads, lecture halls, and student unions and […]
John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981 over a supposed obsession with actress Jodie Foster, claims he’s facing repercussions of cancel culture in his pursuit of a music career.
John Hinckley Jr., the man who decades ago was found not guilty by reason of insanity after shooting President Ronald Reagan, now claims that he has become "a victim of cancel culture," according to the New York Post. Hinckley, who writes original music, sings, and plays guitar, has a YouTube channel with more than 36,000 subscribers.He was scheduled to perform at a venue in Connecticut later this month, but the performance was postponed indefinitely, he told the New York Post. A post on the...
After 9/11, Maryam Keshavarz realised she wanted to change the way Muslims were portrayed in the US media. She explains why she drew on her childhood for her award-winning new movieWhen Maryam Keshavarz was a young girl growing up in New York City in the 1980s, she would spend her summer holidays travelling to Iran, from where her parents had migrated. As well as her luggage, she would fly with small plastic bags taped to her body containing objects she would smuggle into and out of Iran.The...
Hinckley has been under attack by the woke mob that won’t let him express his First Amendment rights — will Fox stand up for their shared values?
John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan, has claimed he has become a victim of 'cancel culture' after his concerts were pulled. The 68-year-old drifter turned musician spent decades in a mental institution after pleading insanity for gunning down the president in 1981. Hinckley plays guitar and sings on his YouTube channel and even went on tour in New York and Chicago in July 2022
Well-intentioned moves are afoot to ‘overhaul the machinery of government’. But it’s the policies that are the problemIt was Dr Johnson, not Boris Johnson, who declared “patriotism is a last refuge of the scoundrel”. Some years have passed since Johnson, Shirley Williams and I were guests of an institute outside Moscow. We were there to explain what we hoped were the wonders of western democracy – the freedom, the politics and the economic policies – to Russian politicians and academics who were...
Football is the centre of so many communities up and down the UK, not least here in Sunderland – the club, and the Foundation, do amazing work in the community, supporting young people to play the sport, to access education and get the skills they need. The club is one of the first features that people think of when they think about the city. It is clear though, from the European Super League fiasco, to the increasing number of clubs at risk of liquidation, and the recent Financial Fair Play...
The Golden State Warriors Superstar Stephen Curry is one of the greatest talents in the history of the game. His aggressive style and clutch gameplay is something that every fan loves and every one of his opponents fear. Recently, even LeBron James admitted that Curry is a nightmare for every team. Curry has had yet another …
Deion Sanders completely changed the culture and roster for the CU Buffs. He made Boulder a destination spot. Now, in his second season, the Buffs need Coach Prime to become an Elite Coach.
Seven of the eight authors of the Transformers paper, which led to the gen AI boom, gathered to chat at GTC with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.