If the almost gavel-to-gavel coverage of O.J. Simpson’s 1995 murder trial did not make clear that matters as grave as guilt and innocence in gruesome crimes are seen through the cloudy lens of race, footage of reaction to the verdict certainly did.
Images of men and women gathered outside the L.A. courthouse, in Times Square, on college campuses, in workplace break rooms — wherever people could take in live TV — captured black Americans cheering Simpson’s acquittal while white Americans appeared dismayed, hurt and angry.
Tara Westover’s memoir “Educated,” which describes growing up in a survivalist family in rural Idaho and then going on to Harvard and Cambridge, is our May pick for the new PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.” Become a member of the book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. Learn more about the book club here.
“Educated,” by Tara Westover. Credit: Random House
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Getty ImagesReleased in 2002, Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) provoked a strong response. It was also one of Keith's most autobiographical songs.
Toby Keith, who has died at the age of 62, forged his own path. As Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, said in a statement, "Keith was big, brash, and never bowed down or slowed down for anyone… He relished being an outsider and doing things his way.
Washington witnessed the winter’s final sunset before 5 p.m. Wednesday, and it was a sight to see, full of color and texture.
As the sky lit up, so did our social media feeds.
“Early contender for best DC sunset of 2023,” wrote Billy West, sharing a stunning sky shot from the Palisades in Northwest Washington.
While it’s only the first week of the year, and the sunset competition is just underway, Wednesday’s stunner offered many reasons to look up.
The Center of the World: New York, A Documentary Film | Article David and Nelson Rockefeller Though the idea of the World Trade Center was first proposed in 1946, just after World War II, for nearly 15 years it would remain exactly that — an idea. When the concept did re-emerge in the late 1950s, it would begin to move with an all but unstoppable force, propelled above all by two men, sons and brothers of one the most powerful family dynasties on earth.
“Game of Thrones” viewers who were hoping to get another glimpse of direwolves were disappointed on Sunday night. The wolf Nymeria did not reconsider her rejection her former human companion, Arya Stark. Jon Snow’s journey to Dragonstone did not feature Ghost as a sidekick. Their absence will no doubt add to fan grumbling that the series has sidelined the computer-generated predators.
But take heart, viewers: Dire wolves are closer to a real-life resurrection.
This column originally ran on Sept. 17, 2006.
I am a “word person.” My vocabulary is extensive, my command of grammar and syntax almost without error. I can accurately conjugate most any verb, including “to lie,” which gets pretty complex in the pluperfect. I understand the difference between epistemology and hermeneutics.
And so it came as something of a surprise and shock to me the other day when I learned that, in deep middle age, I apparently do not know how to pronounce the word “what.
While the specific design of this inexpensive implement varies, it most commonly takes the form of a tapered drill bit with a reversed thread. When you put it to use, the extractor penetrates a hole punched or drilled in the top of the screw and its reversed threads grab hold so that the screw can be twisted out.Click to see full answer. Beside this, how do you use a screw extractor screw that is stripped?
Israel Adesanya enjoys anime and has indicated that whenever he retires from fighting, he plans to launch an anime production studio. Israel’s age is 32.
His moniker refers to the anime-influenced animation series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Toph Beifong, one of the show’s key characters, is tattooed on Adesanya’s forearm.
Israel Adesanya wife: Is Israel Adesanya married or in a relationship? Israel Adesanya is not in a relationship. Israel Adesanya had at least one past relationship, according to CelebsCouples.
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