Abbas calls US Ambassador ‘son of a dog’ over his Israeli settlements stance

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has lashed out against US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, calling him a “son of a dog” for his support of illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Friedman, an Orthodox Jew and an outspoken advocate for Israel’s claim to Jerusalem, came under attack for his alleged support of the Israeli […]

A Lockheed Martin executive hinted that the ultra-secret SR-72 ‘Son of Blackbird’ may already exist

A Lockheed Martin executive recently hinted that the SR-72, the hypersonic successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, may already exist. The executive said that new design tools and more powerful computers created a “digital transformation” that helped bring about “the aircraft you see there” before he showed a slide of it. It’s still unclear whether the […]

‘Let me see my son’ asks mother of Kansas man killed by police in ‘swatting’ prank

Almost a week after police killed a Wichita, Kansas man responding to a hoax ‘swatting’ call, his mother is demanding police let her bury her son. A California man who made the call may face murder charges. Andrew Finch, 28, was shot and killed by Wichita police last week. On Tuesday, his mother Lisa wrote […]

Jessie T. Usher is the ‘Son of Shaft,’ Samuel L. Jackson and Richard Roundtree Also Returning

The new Shaft movie won’t be another reboot. In fact, it’s going to be a family affair. The newly titled Son of Shaft has cast Jessie T. Usher in the title role, but he’s not coming alone. He’s going to have a little help from his father. And his great uncle. Because it seems that […]

Scott Eastwood: ‘Hollywood says I’m not a real f***ing actor as I’m Clint Eastwood’s son’

The 31-year-old actor is about to star in The Fate of the Furious as Little Nobody. In a new interview with Men’s Health, Scott has spoken about working in movies as Clint Eastwood’s son. He revealed: “I came here to try and do something and nobody took me seriously.  “Everyone brushed me off, like, ‘you’re […]

Suzan-Lori Parks and Rashid Johnson Are Adapting Richard Wright’s ‘Native Son’ as a Film

Pulitzer Prize winning Topdog/Underdog playwright (not to mention playwright of 365 Plays/365 Days, which is exactly what it sounds like) Suzan-Lori Parks is writing a screen adaptation of Richard Wright’s 1940 novel Native Son, which will be directed by visual artist Rashid Johnson. Native Son is the feature directorial debut for Johnson, who just became the first artist in four decades […]