by Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson No Virginia prison gangs before 2004 With the prevalence of youth lumpen organizations (so called street gangs) in Virginia today, it’s hard to believe that there were actually no gangs (especially no Black ones) in Virginia’s prisons prior to 2004. The culture never took root because Virginia’s own culture of prisoner […]
Get ready for some open-world gameplay Star Wars-style, as Ubisoft and Lucasfilm Games have released a trailer for Star Wars Outlaws, a new action-adventure game from Massive Entertainment (Tom Clancy’s The Division) which is set to thrust players into the dangerous, cut-throat criminal underworld of the galaxy far, far away. The trailer – which you […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Become a...
Jacob Chansley, also known as the ‘QAnon Shaman’, was a prominent figure during the January 6 insurrection (Picture: Win McNamee/Getty)The possibility of a second US civil war is becoming ‘increasingly plausible’ according to a new study – with additional insurrections even more likely.There are also ‘striking similarities’ between the 1850s – the decade before the first civil war – and today, according to the team from California State University, San Bernardino.The American Civil War broke out...
Mashable host Josh Burstein sits down with Alex Garland and Wagner Moura to discuss the upcoming film 'Civil War'.
In 410AD, the city of Rome was sacked by the Visigoths under their king, Alaric. The Germanic tribes had invaded Italy and laid siege to the Eternal City, eventually breaking in and putting Rome to the sack. Now, today, the United States faces some implacable enemies. Still, there is a difference between Rome in 410 and the U.S. in 2024: Our enemies are already within the city walls, and the civic leadership seems unwilling to do anything about it.
Prosecutors say a North Chicago began flashing gang signs at another person before firing a gun at an occupied vehicle at a gas station in Waukegan. Luis E. Garcia, 29, of North Chicago, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, felon in possession of a firearm and three counts of aggravated unlawful use of […]
Host of Chicago Mysteries on WTTW Geoffrey Baer joins the Steve Cochran Show to answer the biggest questions about Chicago culture. They uncover the famous 2006 UFO sighting in Chicago, recount the first time Chance the Snapper was spotted, and delve into the reasons why ketchup remains forbidden on Chicago’s hotdogs.
“Civil War,” the latest and ostensibly final film from director Alex Garland, has a lot on its mind. From the first scene in which the unnamed U.S. president, played by Nick Offerman, addresses a divided nation, it’s clear that this film was intended to comment on modern times. What’s less clear, however, is what it
JERUSALEM and south LEBANON – Christian-Muslim tensions in Lebanon have erupted after the murder of well-known Christian politician Pascal Sleiman. Given his fierce opposition to Hezbollah, Lebanese Christians are worried for their safety as the terror group's intimidation grows. A Syrian gang is believed to have kidnapped and murdered Sleiman, a strong believer and senior member of the Christian Lebanese Forces Party. Experts here see it as a political assassination linked to Hezbollah, meant...
Considered in the context of American politics circa 2024, the effect of director Alex Garland's worldbuilding is an accretion of creeping dread.
In his last directorial work before transitioning to writing, Alex Garland presents Civil War, his newest cinematic project distributed by A24 — their most expensive production to date with a reported budget of $50 million. The film unfolds in a dystopian future America, following a group of journalists embedded with the military as they race […]
The 58 men who are honoured on the war memorial in Cockenzie deserve their prominent position in a lovingly tended garden in the heart of the village and the council MUST reinstate the flower beds it removed