Edgar Ivan Galván can trace the beginning of his troubles to the evenings he began to spend in nightclubs in Ciudad Juarez, in the wake of his divorce in 2003. What started as a good time, partying and doing drugs with friends, turned into an ill-fated career as a drug …
Read More »Why the Music in Jez Butterworth's 'The Ferryman' Matters
The choreographed chaos of Jez Butterworth’s jaw-dropping play The Ferryman certainly earns the critical attention that’s been heaped on it. With 21 people in the cast — and a live goose and rabbit — the play about an extended family in 1980s Northern Ireland leaves audiences reeling after a suspenseful …
Read More »Stormy Daniels Considering Suing Columbus, Ohio Police Over July Arrest
When Stormy Daniels was arrested at a strip club in Ohio earlier this year, her attorney Michael Avenatti suggested that the arrest was politically motivated, and an attempt to intimidate her. Now, he may be proven right with the help of a document related to the Columbus police department’s internal …
Read More »FBI Searching for Missing Girl After Parents Murdered at Home
UPDATE: Jayme Closs, who has been missing since October 15th, has been found alive,CNNreports. The 13-year-old was discovered to be missing after authorities found her parents had been fatally shot inside their Barron, Wisconsin home. Authorities said Closs was located on Thursday (January 10th) in Gordon, Wisconsin. The sherriff’s office …
Read More »Comedy Cellar Owner on Why He Didn't Ban Louis C.K.
In August, Louis C.K. performed at New York’s Comedy Cellar in his first set since admitting to sexual misconduct and harassment of female coworkers, stirring up controversy and debate about whether he deserves a comeback. This weekend, C.K. returned to the Cellar on Sunday night for another surprise set, the …
Read More »Clinic to Offer 'Young Blood' Transfusions
By the end of this year, New Yorkers might be able to go to a clinic and have young blood pumped into their veins like chic, modern vampires, thanks to start-up Ambrosia Medical. Earlier this year, Ambrosia completed the first clinical trial in the U.S. to test the possible health …
Read More »Janice Dickinson on Bill Cosby: 'The Rape Is Etched Into My Soul'
Janice Dickinson spoke of how she continues to grapple with the trauma of allegedly being raped by Bill Cosby after the disgraced comedian was sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. “The harrowing memory of the rape continues to …
Read More »Canadians Who Work in Marijuana Industry Risk Lifetime Ban From the U.S.
If you’re Canadian and work for the country’s about-to-be booming cannabis industry, congratulations, what a cool job! Just don’t mention it to customs and immigration agents when crossing the U.S.-Canada border, or you risk being banned from the land of the free for a lifetime. According to Politico, the U.S. …
Read More »Elizabeth Smart Kidnapper Wanda Barzee Granted Early Release from Prison
This week, the Utah Board of Pardons announced that Wanda Barzee, who aided in kidnapping then-teenager Elizabeth Smart in 2002, will be freed from prison on September 19th. Smart, now a 30-year-old mother of two who works as a child safety advocate, said she was “surprised and disappointed” by the …
Read More »Colorado Man Claims He Killed Pregnant Wife After She Strangled Their Daughters
On Monday, prosecutors in Weld County, Colorado, formally charged 33-year-old Christopher Watts with the murders of his pregnant wife Shanann, 34, and daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, who went missing on August 13, and were confirmed dead three days later. Watts has been charged with nine counts: three counts …
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