Tag: Radical

06 NOV

The directors behind ‘The Girlfriend Experience’ explain their radical approach to season 2

Matt Sayles/AP Season two of “The Girlfriend Experience” will be told through two different storylines.  Directors Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz wrote and directed the stories separately. The two made the season despite having the same budget they had in season one.   Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz teamed to direct the entire first season […]

01 NOV

Galaxy S8 rival? Samsung looks set to reveal most radical smartphone ever

Samsung has had a stellar year with the Korean technology firm producing some of the best smartphones of 2017. The Galaxy S8 and Note 8 both feature stunning designs, market-leading cameras and edge-to-edge curved displays which are setting them apart from the rest of the Android competition. But now it seems a new device could […]

20 OCT

Trump links rise in UK crimes to rise in ‘radical Islamic terror’ without evidence

Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump tweeted about a rise in crime in the UK on Friday and made a shaky connection to “radical Islamic terror.” Trump tweeted that “United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror,” adding that “we must keep America safe.” The UK’s Office for National Statistics published on Thursday a […]

14 OCT

French agent accidentally texts radical Islamist he was spying on

Published time: 14 Oct, 2017 00:06 Sending a text to the wrong person can be embarrassing in any circumstances, but imagine how one French operative felt when he realized he’d mistakenly sent a message to a suspected Islamist radical he was collecting data on. The incident, described in the French media as an “epic fail,” […]

06 OCT

The Radical Kindness of Dan Meers, Godfather of NFL Mascots

There weren’t many people working full-time as NFL mascots in 1989, when Dan Meers became the Kansas City Chiefs’ KC Wolf. In the almost 30 years since, he’s seen the mascot community grow into a small corps of hyperactive 20-somethings who churn out appearances at hospitals, schools, and nursing homes across the country. They tend […]

03 OCT

NBA’s radical ‘schoolyard’ overhaul

THE NBA has announced a radical overhaul of the league’s All-Star game format, scrapping the traditional Eastern Conference versus Western Conference duel in favour of two teams chosen by nominated captains. Under the changes, which were hammered out by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), a captain from each conference will pick […]

30 AUG

New study: We’re outpacing the most radical climate event we know of

Enlarge / The eruptions that produced the rocks of Fingal’s Cave also triggered a massive climate event. (credit: Wikimedia Commons) If we want to know what to expect from our climate as it continues to warm over the next few centuries, looking at similar examples of climate change in Earth’s past would be helpful. But […]