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“And then this oppressive atmosphere in the town and the control that the Church exerts over the whole of society. “Small Things Like These” may appear to be a small, quiet film, especially when compared to Murphy’s Oscar-winning blockbuster “Oppenheimer,” but the film’s hero is on an epic moral journey. Despite having the feel of a period movie, this Irish story has not yet been consigned to the past. This is the first film for Murphy’s production company, “Big Things” and is executive produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. “Small Things Like These” releases in theaters in the US on Friday and is already out in cinemas in the UK.

Persons: Cillian Murphy, Oscar winner’s, Yvonne McGuinness, Murphy, Claire Keegan’s Booker, Ireland’s Magdalene laundries, “, didn’t, Enda Walsh, Peaky, Tim Mielants, ” Murphy, Bill Furlong, Enda Bowe, Furlong, Bill, Emily Watson, Murphy’s Oscar, “ Oppenheimer, ”, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck Organizations: CNN, Catholic Church, Lionsgate, Ireland, Roman Catholic Church Locations: Ireland’s, Northern Ireland

☆ Nike's new CEO was an intern at the brand in 1988. He's now in charge of saving one of the biggest sports apparel legacies in the world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewNike's incoming CEO is an old face in the company, having worked his way up the ranks from intern to C-Suite exec. He's set to take over Nike's outgoing CEO, John Donahoe, who has led the company since 2020. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. According to Hill's biography, which Nike shared with BI, he started in the company as an apparel sales representative intern in 1988. AdvertisementNike representatives did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside business hours.

Persons: —, Elliott Hill, He's, John Donahoe, Hill's, Hill, I'm, I've, Tom Peddie, Peddie, Locker, David Daniels, Daniels, Peter Cappelli, Cappelli, Elliot Hill, he's, Justin Sullivan, Jim Duffy, BI's Lloyd Lee, Duffy, they've, Ursula Burns, Burns Organizations: Service, Business, Nike, BI, NIKE, — Consumer, National University of Singapore, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Stifel, Xerox, Columbia University, Business Insider

☆ All the celebrities we spotted at the 73rd NBA All-Star Game, from Lil Wayne to Ivanka Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The 73rd NBA All-Star Game took place on Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. AdvertisementThe 73rd NBA All-Star Game took place on Sunday in Indianapolis, and it was a star-studded affair. Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump attend the 73rd NBA All-Star Game. Lil Wayne sits courtside during the 73rd NBA All-Star Game. AdvertisementDylan Wang attends the 73rd NBA All-Star Game.

Persons: Lil Wayne, Guy Fieri, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, —, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, East —, Antetokounmpo —, Kevin Mazur, Jennifer Hudson preforms, Justin Casterline, Jennifer Hudson, David Daniel Otunga Jr, Chris Tucker, Destin Christopher Tucker, Anthony Wilson, Sabrina Ionescu, Ionescu, Stephen Curry, Curry, Spike Lee, Jackson Lee, Bill Murray, Chainz, Babyface —, AJ McLean, Donnie Wahlberg, Jenny McCarthy, Dylan Wang, Wang, Shannon, Team Stephen A Organizations: NBA, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Service, East, West, Gainbridge, New York Liberty, WNBA, Getty, Lucas Oil, Team Locations: Gainbridge, Indianapolis

For gay men and other LGBTQ+ people, “their friends and family may not be aware of how they identify. "And men as a category don’t meet that stereotype, even though all the research has shown us that at least 9% of sexual assault survivors are male.”__This story includes discussion of sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673 or go to https://hotline.rainn.org. Schultz saw others in the opera community rally around the attackers, and was criticized for besmirching the reputation of prominent gay men. Gay men often gather in bars – spaces they feel safe to be themselves.

Persons: Sam Schultz, Schultz, there’s, ” Schultz, ”, Scott Berkowitz, “, Anthony Edwards, Fatima Goss Graves, __ Schultz, David Daniels, Scott Walters, Daniels, Xerxes, didn’t, Walters, they’ve, “ You’re, Ted Gideonse, Gideonse, ” Gideonse, ‘, Mike Jeffries, Jeffries, Matthew Smith Organizations: Associated Press, Sciences, RAINN, Women’s Law Center, Legal Defense Fund, National Women’s Law, Houston’s Rice University, Houston, University of California, Washington, BBC, Abercrombie, Fitch, Abercrombie & Fitch Locations: Irvine, New York, Paris, London

A landlord was arrested and charged with murdering his tenants on Tuesday after three people were found stabbed to death in the bedrooms of a Queens home. The man, David Daniel, 54, turned himself in at a police station Tuesday morning and confessed, said Joseph Kenny, the New York City Police Department’s chief of detectives. Mr. Daniel told the police that two of the victims were his tenants and that they had not paid the rent. Mr. Daniel was “very matter-of-fact” when he approached officers at the precinct, Chief Kenny said. He was charged with murder and is in custody.

Persons: David Daniel, Joseph Kenny, Daniel, Daniel’s, Kenny Organizations: Queens, New York City Police Department’s Locations: St, Albans

The opera star David Daniels, one of the world’s leading countertenors, pleaded guilty on Friday in Houston to sexually assaulting a young singer who had attended one of his performances there in 2010. The plea deal was announced just as the trial of Mr. Daniels, 57, and his husband, Scott Walters, 40, was about to begin. Mr. Daniels pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual assault of an adult, a second-degree felony. He avoided a more serious charge of aggravated sexual assault, a first-degree felony, which carries harsher penalties. Mr. Walters, who was facing the same charges, pleaded guilty under similar terms.

Persons: David Daniels, Daniels, Scott Walters, Samuel Schultz, . Walters, Matt Hennessy, Walters, Judge Reagan Clark Organizations: Court Locations: Houston, Georgia, Harris County

☆ What to Know About the Opera Star David Daniels’s Sexual Assault Trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Javier C. Hernández | More About Javier C. Hernández | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The opera star David Daniels, one of the world’s leading countertenors, is expected to go on trial in Houston this week over charges that he sexually assaulted a young singer after a performance there in 2010. Mr. Daniels and Mr. Walters have denied the accusations, saying they had consensual sex with Mr. Schultz. Mr. Daniels is one of the most prominent classical stars to face criminal charges during the national #MeToo reckoning. Opening arguments are scheduled to begin in Houston on Friday morning. Mr. Daniels, 57, and Mr. Walters, 40, each face one felony count of aggravated sexual assault.

Persons: David Daniels, Daniels, Scott Walters, Samuel Schultz, Walters, Schultz, Mr Organizations: Attorney’s, University of Michigan Locations: Houston, Harris County, Texas

☆ Christopher Nolan and the ‘Oppenheimer’ cast discuss the atomic bomb and its chilling echoes today: ‘Humanity can only deal with one apocalypse at a time’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Thomas Page David Daniel | Thomas Page | David Daniel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It would have seemed inconceivable then, but the atomic bomb did fade out of mind. And it’s precisely at this moment that Christopher Nolan is asking audiences to look it soberly in the eye. As the name suggests, Nolan has taken on the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientific genius and conflicted godfather of the atomic bomb. Cillian Murphy as godfather of the atomic bomb J. Robert Oppenheimer in "Oppenheimer." But even if a war involving a nuclear power hadn’t erupted in Europe in 2022, Nolan believes “Oppenheimer” contains crossover anxieties.

Persons: CNN —, Dimitri, Stanley Kubrick’s, Strangelove, Christopher Nolan, ” Nolan, “ Oppenheimer, ”, Nolan, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer, –, Robert Oppenheimer ”, Kai Bird, Martin Sherwin, “, “ We’re, ” Murphy, McCarthy, Kitty, Emily Blunt, Jean Tatlock, Florence Pugh, Chris, Matt Damon, Leslie Groves, Spielberg, Ryan, ’, Chris Nolan, Robert Downey Jr, Lewis Strauss, Damon, it’s, ” Cillian Murphy, Melinda Sue Gordon, Universal Pictures Nolan, Murphy, Universal Pictures Kubrick, There’s, ” Downey, Knight ”, there’s, ” “ Oppenheimer ” Organizations: CNN, Manhattan, U.S . Atomic Energy Commission, Universal Pictures, Los Alamos, Manhattan Project, Trinity Locations: Cambridge, Russia, Ukraine, New Mexico, Europe

☆ Fact Check-Stock photo of a hospital patient shared in Facebook community groups labeled as victim of hit and run accident
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A stock photo of a woman in hospital has been mistaken as a hit and run accident victim on social media. Users in multiple U.S. locations have shared the photograph believing it shows a victim of a hit-and-run accident. Reuters found no evidence to suggest the woman pictured was involved in a recent accident or that authorities are trying to identify her. A reverse image search shows that the photo used in the claims ( here ) appears as a stock image on the photo hosting website Alamy.com. A reverse image search shows the picture is a stock image.

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