Orthotic Brace Takes Soldiers From Limping To Leaping

 Posted on April 4, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  616 words  |  Aldo Pusey

A deceptively simple leg brace is changing the lives of hundreds of wounded service members. Soldiers with badly injured legs who thought they'd have to live with terrible pain can walk and run again, pain-free. Earlier this month, Army Spc. Joey McElroy took his first steps in the Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis, or IDEO (pronounced: eye-DAY-oh). The device squeaked a bit as he stepped briskly on an indoor track. McElroy was hit by a car and thrown from his motorcycle on Dec. [Read More]

Penn State cancels Proud Boys founder's speech, citing the threat of violence

 Posted on April 4, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  950 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Citing "the threat of escalating violence," Penn State University canceled a campus event featuring Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes Monday night. Pepper spray hung in the air as protesters and counter-protesters confronted each other and helmeted police wielded batons on the campus. The event had an 8 p.m. start time, but by 7:15 p.m., the university said its police department deemed the event too dangerous to proceed. It was an abrupt reversal for the school, which had condemned the views of McInnes and another far-right figure, Alex Stein, even as it said free speech concerns required it to host them for a student-organized event in State College, Pa. [Read More]

SLL Touts Second Half Slate

 Posted on April 4, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  477 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Korean production and distribution company SLL is riding high on the current box office success of “The Roundup: No Way Out,” the only local film this year to sell more than 10 million tickets. In the larger TV production division, it is breathing a sigh of relief with the successes of “Doctor Cha” and “The Good Bad Mother,” shows which have achieved huge local ratings and placed in Netflix’s Global non-English Top 10 charts. [Read More]

The 10 Australian films to look out for in 2023

 Posted on April 4, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1058 words  |  Aldo Pusey

MoviesWe’re set to be spoiled this year, with a new Aaron Falk mystery, a Wiggles documentary and … a Pete Davidson comedy directed by Animal Kingdom’s David Michôd? Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email What do Eric Bana, the Wiggles and a child-stealing spirit have in common? They’re all teaming up to star in a new musical comedy from the director of The Dry! Just kidding. But they are all in Australian films set to come out later this year, both in cinemas and on streaming platforms. [Read More]

Why The Mindy Projects Coconut Episode Was a Smart Response to Criticism of the Show

 Posted on April 4, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1129 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

L-R: Kristian Kordula and Mindy Kaling in “Bernardo and Anita.” The Mindy Project was the first series created by and starring an Indian-American woman, Mindy Kaling, but some of the most pointed criticism of the show has been that it’s too white. Two years ago at SXSW, an audience member asked Kaling why her character was the only doctor of color on the show. “I’m a fucking Indian woman who has her own fucking network television show, OK? [Read More]

Child actors: Then and Now

 Posted on April 3, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1460 words  |  Martina Birk

Do you remember George from 'Stuart Little'? Well, he's grown up into a VERY handsome young man. 1. Jonathan Lipnicki 'Stuart Little' star Jonathan, won over our hearts with his adorable face and squeaky voice. You may also remember him starring alongside Tom Cruise in 'Jerry Maguire.' 2. Not so 'Stuart Little' anymore! Now Jonathan, 24, is all grown up and handsome at that! He shocked fans when a news editorial unveiled a series of pictures in which he is working out topless. [Read More]

Ex On The Beach's Jemma Lucy looks pensive during workout after 'white powder video'

 Posted on April 3, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  938 words  |  Larita Shotwell

She has raised questions from fans after being filmed in a video waving a bag of white powder during a party holiday this summer. And Jemma Lucy certainly looked preoccupied as she worked out in Manchester this week. The Ex On The Beach star, 28, took her mind off things with a brisk run during a break from a photoshoot. Scroll down for video  Sweating of a scandal? Jemma Lucy certainly looked preoccupied as she worked out in Manchester this week after a video leaked of her 'waving a bag of white powder' leaked [Read More]

Honda's 2 new EVs might give Tesla's Cybertruck some competition in the futuristic-looking-vehicle c

 Posted on April 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  346 words  |  Martina Birk

Redeem now Honda unveiled two new futuristic-looking cars on Tuesday at CES.The vehicles could rival the Cybertruck's edgy design.Honda showed off the models to promote its new lineup of EVs. The Tesla Cybertruck's futuristic style might be catching on. At the Consumer Electronic Show on Tuesday, Honda unveiled two concept models for its new lineup of electric vehicles, the Honda 0 Series. Named the Saloon and Space-Hub, they have a similar boxy and unconventional vibe as the Cybertruck. [Read More]

My life in sex: the man who left his wife for his dominatrix

 Posted on April 3, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  340 words  |  Larita Shotwell

My life in sexSexI like to participate in scenarios with my girlfriend’s clients I first had sadomasochistic fantasies when I was seven. The girls in my class played a game where they “imprisoned” the boys; I always let them catch me. I started visiting dominatrixes at 24, hiding this from my girlfriend. She found out after we married and did what she could to fulfil my fantasies, but her heart wasn’t in it. [Read More]

Rep. George Santos responds to drag-queen photos: 'I was young and I had fun at a festival'

 Posted on April 3, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  473 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

Redeem now George Santos appeared to confirm the authenticity of images of him in feminine clothing. "I was not a drag queen. I was young, and I had fun at a festival," Santos told reporters. Santos previously said claims that he was ever a drag queen were "categorically false." Rep. George Santos confirmed the authenticity of images where he looks to be dressed as a drag queen, but rejected the label. [Read More]