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☆ Suspect Arrested in University of Colorado Shooting That Killed Two
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Christine Hauser | More About Christine Hauser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A Michigan man was arrested on Monday on murder charges related to the fatal shooting of two people in a dormitory at the University of Colorado campus in Colorado Springs, the police said. Nicholas Jordan, 25, of Detroit, who was enrolled at the university, was arrested in Colorado Springs on first degree murder charges in the shooting of another student, Samuel Knopp, 24, of Parker, Colo., and Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo, Colo., the Colorado Springs Police Department said on Monday in a series of statements on X.Mr. Jordan was being held on $1 million bond in El Paso County jail and was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, records show. The police said that the investigation was ongoing and that the people involved knew each other. They did not provide a motive or other details.

Persons: Nicholas Jordan, Samuel Knopp, Montgomery, Jordan Organizations: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Police Locations: Michigan, Colorado Springs, Detroit, Parker, Colo, Pueblo, El Paso County

[1/5] Cast members Corey Hawkins, Taraji P. Henson, Director Blitz Bazawule, and cast members Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino and Colman Domingo attend the new musical adaptation of 'The Color Purple' in London, Britain, November 20, 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The cast of the 2023 movie adaptation of "The Color Purple" said that it was important for them to retell the classic story in a new way as they walked the red carpet on Monday for the London premiere. "The biggest thing for me was just making sure that we can justify our reason for contributing to the canon of 'The Color Purple,'" Bazawule told Reuters on the red carpet. "The Color Purple" follows the story of two Black American teenage sisters, Celie and Nettie, in the American south during the early 1900s. The 2023 film, which arrives in theaters on Dec. 25 and is distributed by Warner Bros Pictures, stars Fantasia Barrino as Celie and Ciara as Nettie.

Persons: Corey Hawkins, Taraji P, Henson, Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino, Colman Domingo, Hollie Adams, Blitz Bazawule, Marcus Gardley, Alice Walker, Whoopi Goldberg, Bazawule, Celie, Nettie, Ciara, Taraji, Shug Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones, Natasha Mulenga, Danielle Broadway, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, London, Globe, Reuters, Warner Bros Pictures, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, American, Ghanaian, Los Angeles

☆ ‘birth/rebirth’ Review: ‘Frankenstein’ Comes to the Bronx
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Marin Ireland Photo: IFC FilmsOne could never faultMary Shelley for a lack of imagination, just a lack of available technology: Her 1818 “Frankenstein” offers no pseudo-scientific explanation for its Creature’s reanimation, only some vague primal force harnessed by the book’s title character. It was the movies, beginning in 1931, that suggested electricity as a means of fusing humans out of spare parts. What is suggested by the remarkable “birth/rebirth” is how Shelley’s story—its mythos, at any rate—can itself be brought back to vibrant life, time after time, by torquing modern medicine into increasingly plausible horror. The Shelley blueprint—which locates the fear factor in every scientific leap that humans make as they inevitably play God—is always paved with good scientific intentions. Rose and Celie mean well.

Persons: Marin, Shelley, Frankenstein ”, Laura Moss, Brendan J, ”, Rose, Judy Reyes, — Organizations: IFC Locations: Marin Ireland

☆ What Can Literature Teach Us About Forgiveness?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Ayana Mathis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Narratives about prodigal children generally have reconciliation as their goal; this typically involves repentance followed by unconditional forgiveness. In Berriault’s hands, such forgiveness isn’t on the table. “What the hell else did you do with your life?” Eli’s father wants to know. “Could be you’re being punished for wrecking your life.” He has nothing to offer his son, no comfort, no wisdom. By the end of the story, Eli is, in a sense, reconciled with his mother and father, seeing them as objects of love and sorrow.

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