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Month: August 2021

Asian Americans rally in support of Disney and Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ ahead of its nationwide premiere

By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Advocates for increasing Asian American and Pacific Islander representation in film and television are doing everything they can to ensure Disney and Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” scores a knockout at the box office when it opens in theaters Friday. The martial arts superhero film featuring

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‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ dissects the Clinton scandal with Monica Lewinsky’s input

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The “American Crime Story” banner launched by O.J. Simpson’s trial is an odd one for FX’s “Impeachment,” an otherwise engrossing, undeniably juicy limited series that puts the women front and center in the Bill Clinton impeachment scandal. Sarah Paulson’s portrayal of Linda Tripp steals the show, but there’s no shortage

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Israel watchdog criticizes Netanyahu’s handling of pandemic

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s official government watchdog on Tuesday criticized former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, finding shortcomings in his administration’s decision making and a failure to implement safety restrictions. The State Comptroller’s report said Netanyahu’s government did not adequately learn from its mistakes after the country’s first wave of infections

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