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“The Misogyny Runs Deep”
News broke Tuesday that Disney/Pixar’s chief John Lasseter was taking a six-month leave of absence because of “missteps.” Immediately following, reports in The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, and Variety revealed allegations of unwanted kissing, hugging, and touching of his female colleagues. In Los Angeles, women who work in TV animation told BuzzFeed News that although […]
“The People Of Puerto Rico Are Suffering”
Energy regulators on Friday launched a broad investigation of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s effort to rebuild the island’s hurricane-wrecked electric grid, BuzzFeed News has learned. The Puerto Rico Energy Commission’s probe will include examining how and why the state-owned utility awarded a $ 300-million contract to the small Montana company Whitefish Energy, a decision […]
“The Fire Was Our Notice”
SANTA ROSA, California — Officials in the fire-ravaged Sonoma County in Northern California say they will review how they chose to alert resident late Sunday night, before a deadly blaze overtook subdivisions, trailer parks, and tucked-away neighborhoods with barely any warning. With only the time to grab wedding photos off the mantle, shoes, pets, and […]
“The Governor Is Simply Wrong”
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday threatened more immigration raids in California’s neighborhoods and worksites one day after Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law new restrictions on how local police work with federal immigration authorities. The legislation, known as SB54, made California the largest US jurisdiction to punch back against the Trump administration’s […]
“The Island Is Destroyed. I Could Cry”
After becoming damaged during Hurricane Irma, the bridge between the tiny island community of Chokoloskee and the Florida mainland finally re-opened on Tuesday. Supplies and help quickly began pouring into the close-knit community that is known for shunning outsiders but was devastated by the storm. “The island is destroyed, 85% destroyed. I could cry,” said […]
“The Florida Project”
Tangerine director Sean Baker’s new film The Florida Project addresses the real-life plight of America’s homeless — depicting how people who have lost their homes or are unable to rent housing take shelter in daily-rate motels, a next to last step before living on the streets. The feature centers on the playful children and families […]
“The President Was Wrong”
For months, most Republicans in Washington have tried to artfully dodge criticizing President Trump. In Congress, they have literally run away from reporters, jumped into elevators, and pivoted to bashing the media to avoid answering for the president. The furthest most would go when asked to comment on a controversial Trump tweet or action is […]
“The World Is Not Paying Attention”
This is five-year-old Batul. Like thousands of others in her country, she suffered from severe malnutrition and was recovering — until the cholera epidemic reached her village in northern Yemen. Batul is now one of more than 1,869 people who have died in the outbreak, according to the World Health Organization, since the first cases […]
“The A Team”
The adoption discussion has a connection to Veselnitskaya’s work opposing the Magnitsky Act, a US law imposing sanctions on those involved in the death of Sergei Magnitsky — who died in a Russian prison after exposing financial fraud. After the law was passed, Russia retaliated by halting American adoptions of Russian children. Veselnitskaya questions the […]
