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It’s today’s Democrats who stand for the worst of ‘America First’

Edit New York Post 05 May 2016
They formed the “America First Committee” in 1940, even after the war in Europe had begun and the Nazis were gearing up for the Final Solution ... This is going to be rich, let me just say, particularly coming from the Democrats. Imagine Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders trying to make an issue of Trump’s reluctance to go to war ... Clinton may have voted for the Iraq war, but she turned out to be a summer soldier....

Daisy Ridley and Naomi Watts starring in Ophelia

Edit Empire 05 May 2016
Despite the big demands on her schedule from the Star Wars movies, Daisy Ridley is fielding plenty of offers for other work and is now closing in on a deal to star with Naomi Watts in an intriguing new take on Shakespeare's Hamlet that tells the story from Ophelia's point of view. Called, you might not ......

'Arrow' recap: Wrestling with darkness, plus Genesis is revealed

Edit The Examiner 05 May 2016
Diggle escapes, leaving Andy cuffed and telling him, "The only reason you're still breathing is because one of us is still human." ... After Darhk stops the truck using his magic, Lyla tells Diggle to leave with Sara; he's actually after her ... You were reminding me of all the good things I have in my life," Oliver later tells Felicity ... Just telling me to keep fighting, to never give up, just telling me to have hope." ... Let it go....

'Avengers: Infinity War' is about to get a name change

Edit The Examiner 05 May 2016
Infinity War' something else entirely; and to also stop referring to it as a two-parter ... Civil War' (I'll be speaking with them tomorrow) and of course they are getting asked questions about the MCU as a whole ... Infinity War' flicks open May 4, 2018 and May 3, 2019 ....

Frustrated Andrew McCutchen calls for official scorer to be fired

Edit Yahoo Daily News 05 May 2016
[Related. Jon Lester's relationship with first base is still complicated] ... It was one those plays every outfielder will tell you they hate ... But it's telling that McCutchen allowed that frustration to boil over to that degree ... Here, he let his emotions get the best of him in his choice of words. [Roundtable. Who would you cast in a baseball version of 'Space Jam?'] ... Instead, they fell flat while letting the world know it's getting to them....

New World of ‘Star Wars’ Still Doesn’t Quite Feel Like ‘Star Wars’ Yet (Commentary)

Edit The Wrap 05 May 2016
I refer to all the old “Star Wars” stories together as a history because that’s what it felt like to me ... In the long term, I’ll get used to the new reality — you’d have to put a gun to my head to get me to stop being a ridiculously obsessed nerd ... I had hoped that “The Force Awakens” would be an anchor to the new world of “Star Wars” for me....

The Pentagon Shouldn’t Get To Absolve Itself for Bombing a Hospital

Edit Antiwar 05 May 2016
No war crime was committed when a US plane attacked the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan last year, killing 42 patients and health workers and injuring many more ... No war crime, despite the US military having full knowledge of the hospital’s location before the bombing. No war crime, despite desperate hospital staffers calling military liaison officers while the rampage was underway....

‘Elstree 1976’: The bit players of ‘Star Wars’ strike back

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 05 May 2016
Even the most casual “Star Wars” fan remembers the Mos Eisley cantina scene from 1977’s “Episode IV ... the scene where Obi-Wan Kenobi employs Jedi mind control and tells a Sandtrooper, “These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.” ... Paul Blake, who played Greedo in “Star Wars.” ... As one of the former bit players puts it, “You sign pictures ......

On ‘Star Wars’ Day, It’s Time to Appreciate George Lucas Again (Commentary)

Edit The Wrap 05 May 2016
New World of 'Star Wars' Still Doesn't Quite Feel Like 'Star Wars' Yet (Commentary) ... On this May the 4th, the first since “Star Wars ... As disappointing as the prequels were, let’s recognize that the majesty of “Star Wars” is inextricably tied to the passion and vision which that Methodist film school geek from USC pulled out of his head and put on the screen back in the 1970s ... 'Star Wars....

CBSE tells schools to initiate campaign against firecrackers

Edit The Times of India 05 May 2016
CBSE is stepping in to create awareness about the dangers of letting kids play with firecrackers and wants schools to initiate this campaign ... In school, a teacher should tell children about the importance of Diwali and also other things like sweets and what type of dress must be worn while lighting up firecrackers, and not to burn crackers alone and always have a bucket of water and first aid box near you."....

Staff member shot at outside high school in Pueblo

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 05 May 2016
(AP) — Authorities say a staff member at a high school in Pueblo suffered minor injuries after being shot at in a back parking lot around the time school was being let out, and a van thought to have been involved was found later with a body inside ... Eric Gonzales tells The Pueblo Chieftain (http.//goo.gl/khPFxk ) the staffer, who hasn't been identified, was called out by name and shot at behind East High School on Wednesday afternoon ... ....

04 May 2016 No corner of Aleppo is being spared, Security Council told, as UN officials urge end to ‘carnage’ in Syria (United Nations Security Council)

Edit Public Technologies 05 May 2016
4 May 2016 - The cessation of hostilities in Syria must be put back on track, the United Nations political chief today told the Security Council, as the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said 'there can be no explanation or excuse' for waging war on civilians, in Aleppo or anywhere else in the crisis-riven country ... Let me be absolutely clear once again. intentional and direct attacks on hospitals are war crimes,' he declared....

Open Mark Brooks' Han Solo Sketchbook (Marvel Entertainment LLC)

Edit Public Technologies 05 May 2016
The upcoming HAN SOLO limited series from writer Marjorie Liu and artist Mark Brooks features not only your favorite space scoundrel and his walking carpet of a first mate, but also a look into corners of the Star Wars Universe you've never seen before ... The shape of his nostrils, and the slightly crooked mouth all end up giving me a likeness that's convincing enough to make a Star Wars fan say 'yeah, that's Han all right.'....
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