This is America’s Most Lethal Sniper, Ever: The Top 25 Ranked

247wallst.com A sniper’s ability to eliminate far away targets while keeping their position concealed has played a significant role in military history. The term “sniper” began to be used…

These Baby Boomer Brands Are Still Booming After All These Years

247wallst.com Baby Boomers are typically defined as those born between 1946 and 1964. This generation was formed by some of the most important and tumultuous years in American history.…

Hoisted from Comments: The Colonialist and Anti-Semitic Origins of Modern Israel

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. Our Colonel Smithers, a regular commentor who is UK power politics adjacent, recommending republishing a comment by reader vao on how Israel’s ethnic cleansing…

Stephen Colbert to Air ‘The Late Show’ Live From the 2024 DNC in Chicago

thewrap.com For the first time ever, Stephen Colbert is taking “The Late Show” on the road. The late night host will broadcast live from the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in…

This Country Has the Most Attack Helicopters: The Top 32, Ranked

247wallst.com Over the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, attack helicopters have played an important role in determining how it has played out so far. Currently, Russia boasts the…

America’s trust in its institutions has collapsed

economist.com AS FAR AS stereotypes go, brash national self-confidence has long been a defining feature of how Americans are viewed abroad. In 2006, when Gallup first started asking…

America trusts its institutions less than other rich democracies

economist.com AS FAR AS stereotypes go, brash national self-confidence has long been a defining feature of how Americans are viewed abroad. In 2006, when Gallup first started asking…

Kyle Rittenhouse confronted by Kent State University protesters in video

newsweek.com Kyle Rittenhouse was confronted by protesting students as he departed his speaking engagement at Kent State University (KSU) in Ohio on Tuesday, video footage shows.…

Fentanyl Fuels Surge in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths

statista.com Following a months-long investigation, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) released its…

Watch Live: House Subcommittee Reveals Chinese Gov't Involvement In America's Fentanyl Crisis

zerohedge.com Watch Live: House Subcommittee Reveals Chinese Gov't Involvement In America's Fentanyl Crisis Submitted by David Asher, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and former senior…

Gen-Z's war with Kyle Rittenhouse

newsweek.com The man who shot and killed two men and injured another during civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020 is winding up his controversial college speaking tour with the…

6 queer poets to read whenever but especially now

theweek.com No one needs an excuse to read poetry. But, should you absolutely, positively need a reason to do so, April being National Poetry Month is a fine one. These six poets are…

Robert Downey Jr’s Multiple Roles In ‘The Sympathizer’ Represent “America As A Whole,” Director Park Chan-Wook Reveals

deadline.com SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the first episode of HBO‘s limited series The Sympathizer, which premiered on April 14. “All right, see you stateside,” says…

‘The Sympathizer’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in the HBO Thriller Series?

thewrap.com Robert Downey Jr. stars as not one, but four characters in HBO’s newest thriller series, “The Sympathizer.” The limited series, which is based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel…

Donald Trump Jr.'s World War III remarks go viral

newsweek.com Donald Trump Jr. has said World War III is a "small price to pay" amid growing concerns surrounding the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel. On April 13, Israel…

Michael Hudson: The Truth about the Destruction of the Palestinians

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. Hudson had extensive contact with Mossad agents 50 years ago, and saw them take the idea of using “strategic hamlets” from Vietnam, as in balkanization of the…

‘The Sympathizer’ Showrunner Unpacks That ‘Emotional’ Episode 1 Escape Sequence

thewrap.com Warning: Spoilers for “The Sympathizer” Episode 1 ahead HBO’s “The Sympathizer” closed out the final moments of its premiere, titled “Death Wish,” with a visually stunning…

‘The Sympathizer’ Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Air?

thewrap.com “Oldboy” filmmaker Park Chan-wook’s newest TV series, “The Sympathizer,” immerses viewers in the final days of the Vietnam War through the eyes of an unexpected player.…

‘The Sympathizer’ Executive Producers Break Down Book-to-Screen Adaptation

variety.com “I am a spy, a sleeper, a spook, a man of two faces.” So begins Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer,” which, when released in 2015, was hailed…

Don Wright, Editorial Cartoonist With a Skewer for a Pen, Dies at 90

nytimes.com Don Wright, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose pointed work punctured duplicity and pomposity and resonated with common-sense readers, died on…

Tycoon’s death penalty in $12.5 billion fraud case highlights Vietnam’s corruption crisis

aol.com The death sentence handed to a real estate tycoon in a $12.5 billion financial fraud case is the latest punishment meted out by Vietnam in the Southeast Asian country’s…

Eleanor Coppola, Who Chronicled Her Family’s Filmmaking, Dies at 87

nytimes.com Eleanor Coppola, a documentary filmmaker and artist who called herself “an observer at heart,” a description borne out through works chronicling the cinematic triumphs and…

Eleanor Coppola Dies: ‘Hearts Of Darkness’ Emmy Winner & 60-Year Wife Of Francis Ford Coppola Was 87

deadline.com Eleanor Coppola, who won an Emmy for the Apocalypse Now documentary Hearts of Darkness, directed Paris Can Wait and Love Is Love Is Love and was married to Francis Ford…

Eleanor Coppola, Emmy-Winning Director of ‘Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse,’ Dies at 87

hollywoodreporter.com Eleanor Coppola, the matriarch of a Hollywood dynasty who won an Emmy for directing the documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse and helmed her first…

Netflix Acquires ‘Rather,’ the Frank Marshall-Directed Documentary About the Career of TV News Icon Dan Rather (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com Netflix has acquired “Rather,” the documentary about veteran journalist Dan Rather‘s landmark career in news. The film, which premieres April 24 on the streamer, utilizes…

The 7 best things to stream this weekend, from a shocking true-crime story to a thrilling video-game adaptation

aol.com None Check out new shows like "Fallout" and "The Sympathizer" this weekend. • None Movies like "The Greatest Hits" are newly streaming. • None Watch documentaries like "What…

‘The Sympathizer’ Paints a Strange, Sprawling Portrait of Life After the Vietnam War

vanityfair.com Sometimes, a mini-series adaptation of a celebrated novel ultimately best serves as an advertisement for that book. Such is the case with The Sympathizer, an HBO adaptation…

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Resigns From Gerald Ford Foundation Board Over Liz Cheney Snub

mediaite.com (AP Photo/Adam Bird) Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Hume Kennerly resigned from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation after it failed to honor Liz Cheney…

Why Robert Downey Jr. Plays Four Characters in ‘The Sympathizer’

hollywoodreporter.com Fresh off of his Oppenheimer Oscar win, Robert Downey Jr. is playing not just one new character but four in upcoming HBO series The Sympathizer. The series is based on the…

of the Standard-Issue US Army Sidearm

247wallst.com In January 2017, the U.S. Army switched to a new standard-issue pistol – the Sig Sauer M17 and M18. The decision marked the end of over 30 years of service for the Beretta…

‘The Sympathizer’ Review: Robert Downey Jr. Shines With 4 Roles in Park Chan-wook’s HBO Limited Series

thewrap.com When does a war end? When the final shots are fired? When the treaties are signed? When the POWs come home? For The Captain, the nameless, half-Vietnamese, half-French…

‘The Sympathizer’ Review: Robert Downey Jr. Dazzles and Distracts in HBO’s Adaptation of the Pulitzer-Winning Novel

hollywoodreporter.com On September 15, Robert Downey Jr. will almost certainly take home his first Emmy as best supporting actor in a limited series for HBO‘s The Sympathizer. It will be the…

Civil War Review: This Is How The World Sees America

looper.com Learn More Civil War Review: This Is How The World Sees America - And It's Terrifying • None Not as "apolitical" as you've been led to believe • None Anyone with sound…

Richard Leibner, Influential Agent for News Anchors, Dies at 85

hollywoodreporter.com Richard Leibner, the prominent talent agent who transformed the TV news business by guiding the careers of such renowned broadcast journalists as Dan Rather, Diane Sawyer,…

This Is the Newest Medal of Honor Recipient in Each State

247wallst.com Since its inception in December 1861, the Medal of Honor has been awarded for acts of heroism and bravery by U.S. servicemen as a symbol of the highest level of duty one can…

Markets want Federal Reserve rate clarity from inflation report (They won't get it)

thestreet.com Global investors are braced for a key March inflation report that is expected to either challenge or support the Federal Reserve's interest-rate-cut projections over the…

Letter to Shareholders from Jamie Dimon, Annual Report 2023

reports.jpmorganchase.com Each year, I try to update you on some of the most important issues facing our company. First and foremost may well be the impact of artificial intelligence (AI). While we…

Eclipse above the clouds: Travelers get 30,000-foot view of totality on Southwest flight

dallasnews.com Editor’s note: This story is part of The Dallas Morning News’ coverage of the 2024 total solar eclipse. For more, visit dallasnews.com/eclipse. PITTSBURGH — Friends told…

Jamie Dimon Warns World Faces "Risks That Eclipse Anything Since World War II"

zerohedge.com Jamie Dimon Warns World Faces "Risks That Eclipse Anything Since World War II" Perhaps the world's most influential banker - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon - warned the…

Fallout, The Sympathizer, Kaiju No. 8, and more new TV this week

polygon.com It’s a big week for TV! By which I mean, to me, there’s a lot of bangers this week. Kaiju No. 8 is among the most fun I’ve had with a new manga in a little while, and the…

2:00PM Water Cooler 4/8/2024

nakedcapitalism.com “So many of the social reactions that strike us as psychological are in fact a rational management of symbolic capital.” –Pierre Bourdieu, Classification Struggles Here is…

18 American-Made Military Guns of the 1940s

247wallst.com World War II was a global conflict that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. In these short years, most of the world’s nations would be pulled into what is known as the…

Robert Downey Jr. Says He’d “Happily” Return as Iron Man, Regularly Threw Out His Dialogue

hollywoodreporter.com Robert Downey Jr. may have recently won his first Oscar for Oppenheimer, but he’s not looking to run from his Marvel past. In fact, the actor says he’d “happily” return as…

Most Powerful Countries in the 1970’s

247wallst.com The 1970s were pivotal years in the Cold War. The United States was at a low ebb, still reeling from the Vietnam War, social unrest, assassinations, and major political…

Americans doubt the economy's stunning success. They shouldn't

thestreet.com 'Vox populi, vox dei' is the lesson most politicians, and no small number of economists, absorbed with their baby food. Roughly translated from Latin as "the voice of the…