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☆ Newly discovered fossils shed light on origins of curious ‘hobbit’ humans
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

An analysis of newly described Homo floresiensis fossils published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications attempts to answer some of these questions about the tiny human. Liang Bua cave is the only other place where hobbit fossils have been found. The Mata Menge humerus fragment (left) is shown at the same scale as the humerus of Homo floresiensis from Liang Bua. Overall, the research suggested that the hobbit species’ small size remained remarkably constant over a long period. “Every tiny fragment of Homo floresiensis or any other hominin is incredibly important,” Tocheri said.

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☆ A 'prosecutor' vs. 'weak': The battle intensifies to define Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Yamiche Alcindor | Yamiche Alcindor Is An Nbc News Washington Correspondent. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

Harris’ campaign rallies are a clear change from those held by President Joe Biden, the man she is replacing at the top of the Democratic ticket. So hear me when I say: I know Donald Trump’s type.”But the Trump campaign is rushing to define Harris differently. “She knows this is going to be a very close race,” Julie Chávez Rodríguez, Harris’ campaign manager, said in an interview. Chávez Rodríguez and Harris have been close for nearly a decade, since Chávez Rodríguez first took a job as state director for Harris’ Senate office in 2016. The Harris campaign has launched a website advertising more than five dozen jobs.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris ’, Joe Biden, Megan Thee, —, ”, Donald Trump, “, fraudsters, cheaters, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Harris, ” Trump, Brian Hughes, She’s, ” Julie Chávez Rodríguez, ” Chávez Rodríguez, The, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden, Chávez Rodríguez, Chávez, we’re, ” Ashley Etienne, ” Etienne, ” “ Joe Biden, Hughes, Biden’s, ” Harris, Trump’s, “ It’s, Howard, “ Kamala Harris, Judy Chu, Chu, ” Chu, that’s, he’d Organizations: Democratic, Democratic Party, United, Trump, Biden, The Trump, NBC, MAGA Inc, Inc, Central, Northern, Howard University, Washington , D.C, Alpha Kappa Alpha, National Association of Black Journalists, Black, Sigma Gamma Rho, Atlanta, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Locations: United States, California, Wisconsin, Harris ’, North Carolina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Washington ,, Chicago, Houston, Monterey Park , California

☆ Surprising element traced back to Renaissance alchemist’s basement laboratory
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Thousands of years ago, our ancestors produced the first maps of the stars and practiced alchemy, the precursor to chemistry. But ancient alchemists actually developed technology and discovered chemical elements that are still widely used today. Now, a new discovery links both astronomy and alchemy in one intriguing figure who lived during the Renaissance. Once the Starliner mission concludes, SpaceX will ferry a quartet of astronauts for NASA’s Crew-9 mission to the space station.

Persons: Sir Isaac Newton, Uraniborg, Tycho Brahe, Brahe, wasn’t, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Mark Nappi, Craig Smith, Diva Amon, Andrew Sweetman, Sweetman, ”, David Flannery, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Chemists, Lund University Danish, NASA, Boeing, Engineers, SpaceX, NASA’s, Marine, Scottish Association for Marine Science, JPL, Caltech, Perseverance, CNN Space, Science Locations: Ireland, Brazil, Mars

☆ Trump and Harris enter final 100-day stretch of a rapidly evolving 2024 race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Then, a week ago, Biden announced his exit from the race – and pointed to Harris, his vice president, as his successor. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in West Allis, Wisconsin, on July 23, 2024. Will Lanzoni/CNNVeepstakes, convention questionsAmong the next orders of business for Harris’ campaign is to accomplish two tasks in a period of days or weeks that Trump’s campaign achieved over months. Many of those potential picks have been offering Harris’ campaign informal glimpses of how they’d perform as her running mate through appearances on cable news shows. Then, Harris’ campaign and its allies must rapidly revise plans for the Democratic National Convention, which is set to start on August 19 in Chicago.

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“Kamala Harris will appoint hundreds of extreme far left judges to forcibly impose crazy San Francisco liberal values on Americans nationwide,” Mr. Trump told the crowd. Mr. Biden’s move upended a presidential race that Mr. Trump and his team had been anticipating for years. But Mr. Trump seemed to make a more considered effort on Friday to define Ms. Harris as further to Mr. Biden’s left. Mr. Trump also repeated his false, widely debunked claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, which he has maintained that he won. James Singer, a Harris campaign spokesman, criticized Mr. Trump in a statement for insulting Jewish Americans and lying about the 2020 election.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Kamala Harris, San Francisco —, —, Harris, “ Kamala Harris, Mr, Biden’s, upended, Biden, ”, Roe, Wade, “, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, ” Mr, Israel ”, Biden deputized, James Singer, churchgoers Organizations: Trump, Believers, San, Democratic, Republicans, Mr, Mar Locations: West Palm Beach, Fla, San Francisco, North Carolina, Palm Beach, Israel, Gaza, United States

☆ Mangrove Photography Award 2024: Images show the world’s disappearing coastal forests
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A photograph of a young girl in a checked green dress against the backdrop of a churned-up sea filled with debris is the winner of the 2024 Mangrove Photography Awards. Ammar Alsayed Ahmed/Mangrove Photography AwardsIn its tenth year, the photography awards are intended to drive awareness of the beauty and fragility of mangrove forests like the Sundarbans and highlight the urgent need for their protection. This category’s winning image, taken by Dipayan Bose in India, shows a man standing in his flooded home; other commended images depict urban development encroaching on mangrove forests, and pollution ranging from fishing nets to toxic chemicals. Nicholas Alexander Hess/Mangrove Photography AwardsOther categories celebrate the beauty of mangroves, with stunning aerial images of mangrove forests lining turquoise channels, and shots of amazing wildlife that lives within these ecosystems. “We hope the photography awards can help connect people to mangrove forests and their conservation, by exciting them about the diversity of life found within them,” said Thom.

Persons: Supratim Bhattacharjee, ” Leo Thom, Ammar Alsayed Ahmed, ”, Thom, Dipayan Bose, Nicholas Alexander Hess, Australia’s Nicholas Alexander Hess, Hess, “ Organizations: CNN, Initiative, IUCN Locations: Bengal, India, Al Dhafra, United Arab Emirates, Australia

☆ Kamala Harris: How her warp-speed campaign launch has changed the 2024 race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —The five days since Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign launched at warp speed have remade the 2024 race – and given Democrats new hope of preventing a second Donald Trump presidency. Fundraising exploded, with Harris’ campaign saying she raised $126 million between Sunday afternoon and Tuesday evening. And Democrats were more eager to devote their own time to working to elect Harris: More than 100,000 people signed up to volunteer for her bid, and more than 2,000 applied for campaign jobs, Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a Wednesday memo. The strength of Harris’ launch has at times surprised even the former Biden campaign staffers who on Sunday suddenly found themselves working for what was converted into the Harris campaign. Biden’s campaign believed his path to 270 Electoral College votes ran through the “blue wall” states – Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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☆ It’s Shark Season. How Worried Should You Be?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Erik Vance | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

California has very few shark attacks — just two recorded in 2023, fewer than New York and the Carolinas. The eastern coast from Virginia to New York doesn’t see many shark attacks, despite having many popular beach towns. Long Island in New York is, roughly speaking, the northern border of the bull and tiger shark ranges. Tiger Shark A 3D illustration of a Tiger Shark. Kentucky managed to rack up 12 shark attacks in 2006 after the aquarium in Newport opened a shark petting exhibit.

Persons: Meg ”, “, —, You've, Read, Long, Louis, Napoleon, manhandling You've, snorkelers, snorkelers ’, Bob, you’re Organizations: Florida Museum, New York Times, America . California Carolinas, Georgia Florida Gulf, Alaska You've, Daytona, Bull Sharks, Tiger Sharks, Sharks, Nurse Sharks Locations: United States, Hawaii, Washington State, America . California, Georgia Florida, Georgia Florida Gulf Coast Hawaii, States New, Pacific Northwest, Alaska, California, New York, Carolinas, Los Angeles, San Diego, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina, Cape, Volusia County, Gulf, Coast of Texas , Louisiana , Mississippi, Alabama, Texas . Galveston , Texas, Maui, States, Virginia, New England, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Maine, Northwest, Oregon, Washington, Mississippi, of Mexico, Kentucky, Newport, St, Fla

☆ These Brothers Were Real Estate Hotshots. And Predators, Some Women Say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

With a knack for brokering luxury properties, Tal and Oren Alexander, brothers who worked as real estate agents, rose as high as the New York City penthouses they sold. They built an image as jet-setting bachelors, filling their social media feeds with photos from Wimbledon, Art Basel and the beach in Mykonos. Their traditional good looks and magnetism attracted ultrarich clients who propelled the brothers past thousands of other agents to the very top of the ranks at Douglas Elliman, one of the largest real estate brokerages in the country. But as the brothers partied and sold co-ops and condos from Manhattan to Miami, they were quietly earning another reputation: Accusations that they drugged and sexually assaulted women were spreading throughout the world of high-end real estate. By 2022, they had co-founded their own real estate brokerage, Official.

Persons: Tal, Oren Alexander, Douglas Elliman, Oren Organizations: New, Art, Douglas Locations: New York City, Wimbledon, Art Basel, Mykonos, Manhattan, Miami, United States

☆ ‘Race to Survive: New Zealand’: US reality show contestant kills and eats protected bird
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A reality show contestant who killed and ate a protected bird has been let off with a warning after New Zealand wildlife officials said cast members were tired, hungry and placed in a “unique” situation. Spencer “Corry” Jones, an American white water river guide, killed and ate the large, flightless weka during filming of “Race to Survive: New Zealand” last fall, CNN affiliate RNZ reported Tuesday. Swain said the producers of “Race to Survive” had a permit to film on public conservation land and were aware that protected species and plants could not be harvested or eaten. In a statement, “Race to Survive” production said it alerted authorities as soon as they became aware of the weka incident. New Zealand has a plethora of unique flora and fauna due to its long geological isolation from the supercontinent Gondwana, according to independent conservation organization Forest and Bird.

Persons: Spencer “ Corry ” Jones, Jones, RNZ, Oliver Dev, –, ”, Dylan Swain, ” Spencer, Corry, Brian Finestone, “, Swain, ” Jones, Dev Organizations: CNN, Zealand ”, RNZ, International Union for Conservation, USA Network, New Zealand’s Department of Conservation, USA Locations: New Zealand, American, Zealand

☆ Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, new study shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Komodo dragons, the world’s largest species of lizard, have iron-tipped teeth that help them to rip their prey apart, according to new research. Komodo dragons are native to Indonesia and weigh around 80 kilograms (176 pounds) on average. LeBlanc analyzed teeth from museum collections as well as from a Komodo dragon named Ganus, which lived at London Zoo until it was euthanized last year. Analysis showed that iron was already present when the teeth erupted from the gum tissue, and was also present despite Ganus having a very different diet to wild Komodo dragons, he added. The findings may help us understand how carnivorous dinosaurs, which had curved, serrated teeth similar to Komodo dragons, would have killed and eaten their prey, LeBlanc said.

Persons: Charlotte Ellis, Aaron LeBlanc, LeBlanc, ” LeBlanc, ”, “, Ganus, Benjamin Tapley Organizations: London CNN, Zoological Society of London, King’s College London, CNN, King’s College London “, London Zoo Locations: London, Indonesia

☆ Wisconsin: Harris makes first trip to battleground state since launching presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Eric Bradner | Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

She had also raised more than $100 million from 1.1 million different donors — 62% of them first-time contributors — between Sunday and Monday, a Harris campaign official said. Top Wisconsin Democratic officials, including two-term Gov. They are among a long list of Democratic officials and candidates who appeared with the vice president on Tuesday. Harris’ campaign, inheriting the infrastructure put in place during Biden’s candidacy, has 48 coordinated offices in 43 counties in Wisconsin, including 160 full-time staffers. The trip to Wisconsin — one of the three “Blue Wall” states, alongside Pennsylvania and Michigan — is Harris’ fifth there this year and ninth since becoming vice president.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris ’, Trump, Joe Biden, Harris, “, cheaters, Donald Trump’s, Hillary Clinton, Biden, ”, ” Harris, ” Trump, “ We’re, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Schumer, Tony Evers, Sen, Tammy Baldwin, it’s, North Carolina’s Roy Cooper, Arizona’s Mark Kelly, Andy Beshear, Josh Shapiro, Eric Holder, Beshear, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, MAGA, ” Beshear, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, CNN’s Arlette Saenz, Jeff Zeleny Organizations: CNN, Democratic National Convention, Democratic, Trump, Heritage Foundation, Biden, Top Wisconsin Democratic, Harris, Kentucky Gov, Burling, Ohio Locations: Wisconsin, Milwaukee, California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona , Nevada , North Carolina, Georgia, North, Covington

☆ A GOP congressman called Kamala Harris a ‘DEI hire.’ Some caution it’s a sign of what’s to come
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Chelsea Bailey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —In the first full day of her presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris swiftly earned enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination and raised a historic $81 million. Before becoming the vice president, Harris had a decades-long career as a prosecutor and was elected to be San Francisco’s district attorney and later California’s attorney general. “Kamala Harris, who was a former district attorney, former attorney general, former United States senator and current vice president is a ‘DEI hire’ in their minds, just because she’s a Black woman,” he said. Burchett’s remarks are “energizing the very voters that Vice President Kamala Harris needs to win,” Carr said. “How does attacking Kamala Harris as a ‘DEI hire’ help to create a single job?

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☆ An ultra-swimmer tried to eat as much as a tiger shark and ended up consuming 40,000 calories in a day
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Perhaps eating as much as a tiger shark is where Edgley could gain a lead in the competition. Edgley tried to fast and feed like a tiger sharkRoss Edgley before and after his fasting portion of the tiger shark test for "Shark vs. Ross Edgley." He thought for sure it put him in competition with the tiger shark. Tiger sharks can take 6-pound bitesTiger sharks give a whole new meaning to the term "bite size." Advertisement"That's what's been amazing," he said, "seeing on social media, even kids just going, 'Oh my God, he tried to eat like a tiger shark.

Persons: —, Ross Edgley, Edgley, He's, Nathalie Miles, chowing, Mike Heithaus, Heithaus, it's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Australia, Great Britain

☆ Live Election Updates: Harris Hits Trail With Delegates, Cash and Energy at Her Back
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Nicholas Nehamas | Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

The prosecutor-versus-felon approach may appeal to undecided voters who had been sour on both Mr. Trump and President Biden. Mr. Trump, for his part, has been trying to soften some of his harshest rhetoric about seeking vengeance on his rivals ahead of the general election. In the case of Ms. Harris, the contempt is displayed both in public and private. Since then, Mr. Trump has attacked her savagely, particularly when she became Mr. Biden’s running mate in 2020. On Sunday, Mr. Trump, who has insisted he would debate Mr. Biden anytime and anywhere, appeared to try to change the terms of the second debate.

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☆ Biden offers Harris emotional endorsement during the VP's first campaign speech since election shakeup: 'I'm watching ya kid, I love ya.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris shared a sweet moment on Monday during the VP's first public speech since Biden dropped out of the 2024 election over the weekend and endorsed his second-in-command. Harris officially launched her presidential campaign with a public address to campaign staffers in Delaware after Biden's shake-up left her the presumptive Democratic nominee. Before her speech, Biden called in and spoke to supporters, citing his ongoing COVID recovery as the reason for his virtual appearance. "We love Joe and Jill. Related stories"I love you, Joe," Harris said in response, eliciting cheers from the crowd.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, Harris, I'm, Kamala, Donald Trump, Doug Emhoff, we've, Joe, Jill, fraudsters, cheaters, Donald Trump's, isn't Organizations: Service, Democratic, Business, Trump Locations: Delaware

☆ How Harris is preparing to contrast her record as a prosecutor with Trump’s as a felon
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Kamala Harris has spent much more of her life as a prosecutor than as a senator or vice president – and that is exactly how she is now going to run against Donald Trump. The vice president had expected that to be part of her role making the case for Biden. “As a former prosecutor, Vice President Harris has a lot of experience holding convicted felons accountable,” said Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a former primary opponent in the 2020 Democratic race who quickly endorsed Harris after the news of Biden’s decision broke. “The prosecutor approach is really about just deconstructing an issue,” Harris told CNN in an exclusive interview after a campaign stop in Las Vegas in April. He was a for-profit college – literally,” a narrator says, as footage of first Harris and then Trump goes by.

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☆ First confirmed moon cave could provide future astronauts shelter
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The surface feature is Mare Tranquillitatis, or the Sea of Tranquility, where the Apollo 11 mission landed on the afternoon of July 20, 1969. Scientists have discovered a large lunar cave connected to a pit found within the moon's Sea of Tranquility. NASA/Goddard/Arizona State UniversityScientists have found a subterranean cavity beneath the Sea of Tranquility, and it may provide shelter for future lunar astronauts in the form of a cave. Lunar caves, or underground passages formed by volcanic processes during the moon’s early history, are connected to pits covering the lunar surface. The long, wide cave, found by reviewing archival NASA data, could be used to protect astronauts from harsh radiation and extreme temperature swings as well as provide a new avenue to study lunar rocks.

Persons: revel, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Artemis, Ramses, Hamilton, Lori Hilton, Maine coons, squint, ”, Dana Varble, Sharp, Jürgen, Missy Elliott’s, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, NASA, Goddard, Arizona State University Scientists, European Space Agency, French bulldogs, North American Veterinary Community, Space Agency, Sharks, New, CNN Space, Science Locations: Maine, Hamilton, Mexico, Mexican, Nuevo, Argentina, Americas, New Zealand, —, Cambodia, New York City, New Jersey

☆ Fossil of an ancient shark that swam in the age of dinosaurs solves centuries-long mystery
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Ancient relative of the great white sharkMost species of Ptychodus lived between 100 and 80 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period. Because shark skeletons are made of cartilage, they do not fossilize well, typically leaving archaeologists only teeth and few skeletal remains to find. Lamniformes also includes the modern species of megamouth, sand, goblin and basking sharks, among others. “The crushing teeth together with the gigantic size make Ptychodus a very unique shark,” Amadori said. … Modern durophagous sharks (that consume hard-shelled organisms) are demersal, feeding on or near the bottom.

Persons: ”, Eduardo Villalobos Segura, Villalobos Segura, Lamniformes, Manuel Amadori, Amadori, Michael Everhart, Louis Agassiz, Everhart, mortoni, —, ” Amadori, “, Jürgen, Bretton Kent, ” Kent Organizations: CNN, Royal Society, Biological Sciences, University of Vienna, Sternberg, Nuevo León, University of Maryland Locations: Mexico, Austria, Nuevo León, Vallecillo, Nuevo, Hays , Kansas, Ptychodus

☆ Greenland sharks can live for over 250 years, and scientists want to use their anti-aging secrets to help humans live longer
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's entirely possible that there are Greenland sharks still living today that were swimming in the North Atlantic Ocean at the time. Some theories include the shark's slow growth rate and low metabolic rate, but research is ongoing. Scientists hope that unlocking the secrets of how these fish age could help humans live longer, healthier lives. "We want to look closely at some of these hallmarks to determine if the Greenland shark shows any signs of traditional aging," he said. While Greenland sharks' remarkable aging process has allowed them to survive centuries, it could also be a double-edged sword as their environment rapidly changes.

Persons: —, Abigail Adams, Ewan Camplisson, He's, Camplisson, Xavier Desmier Organizations: Service, Business, University of Manchester, NOAA, of Ocean Exploration, Geographic, Society for, World Conservation Union Locations: Greenland, Ocean

☆ Malayan tiger teeters on ‘brink of extinction’ as spate of deaths sparks alarm
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Against that already grim backdrop, photos and videos of a dead Malayan tiger went viral on social media in late June. It was the fourth Malayan tiger killed by a vehicle collision between November 2023 and May 2024, according to authorities. Video Ad Feedback In Thailand, these tigers are coming back with a roar 04:04 - Source: CNNEight-year planThe Malayan tiger was recognized as a subspecies in 2004. In an eight-year National Tiger Conservation Action Plan released in collaboration with non-profit groups in 2020, Malaysian officials outlined priorities such as conservation tools and a “National Physical Plan” to aid conservation efforts. CNN has reached out to official wildlife agencies for further comment about recent tiger conservation efforts.

Persons: ” Henry Chan, ” Chan, “, ”, Mark Rayan Darmaraj Organizations: CNN, Malayan, World Wildlife Fund Malaysia, Wildlife Conservation Society Malaysia, Conservation Locations: Malaysia, Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Thailand, Bengal, South Asia, Malayan

☆ Opinion: It’s time more horror films push back against queer stereotypes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the portrayal of trans women as predators was a new innovation that had a huge impact on the horror genre. Andit had a big impact on Jonathan Demme’s “The Silence of the Lambs” in which the terrifying serial killer, Buffalo Bill, is a predatory trans woman (or more precisely, as Jos Truitt has explained, Bill is a transphobic caricature of a trans woman). The danger isn’t from trans women — it’s from heterosexual cis patriarchs — a reality much truer to life than Hitchcock’s fever dream. Perhaps in part for that reason, the director is careful not to make Longlegs trans or gay. It’s not just “Longlegs” which displaces violence onto queer people: Movies like “Psycho” and “Silence of the Lambs” are often acts of aggression aimed by male directors at queer people (and especially at queer women).

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☆ Shelley Duvall is remembered for being the perfect victim. But she was so much more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Sadly, that victim identity was only reinforced in the mid-2010s, when Duvall appeared on an episode of “Dr. Phil” episode with a ratings-bait title, the then 67-year-old actress made confusing claims and was apparently struggling with her mental health. Shelley Duvall, Herve Villechaize, on set, in May 1982, "Rumplestiltskin," for "Faerie Tale Theatre." It was buoyed, however, by Duvall, whose unique charm and childlike whimsy as host and presenter of each tale was the perfect fairy dust. A reminder to perhaps not focus so much on her elusiveness, but on the legacy of Duvall’s work – which was there all along.

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☆ Opinion: This film is chilling reminder of how ‘not sorry’ Louis C.K. is
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Opinion Sara Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —“Sorry/Not Sorry,” in theaters Friday, revisits the 2017 comedy-world firestorm involving five women’s accounts of sexual misconduct by comedian Louis C.K. only to be shut down; and Abby Schachner, a comic and writer who went public with her account of C.K. Then it was followed by C.K.’s Grammy-winning 2022 album “Sincerely Louis C.K.,” in which he joked about the behavior as a sexual hangup rather than abuse. “There are dozens of Russell Brands,” was the headline of one Guardian piece on female comics. I want a world where female comics have a workplace where they feel they’ll be supported — and, more importantly, employed — if they speak out about abuse.

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☆ Two lions make record-breaking swim for ‘female affection’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Two lion brothers, including one with an amputated leg, were spotted making a record-breaking night swim through treacherous waters in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. Researchers believe that the nearly mile-long (1.6-kilometer) crossing of the crocodile-infested Kazinga Channel is the longest documented swim by lions. They were likely in search of females after losing dangerous fights to another group of male lions — and to avoid humans while doing so, according to the researchers. Alex Braczkowski/Griffith UniversityAt the end of January, the team witnessed Jacob and Tibu enter into two vicious fights with other male lions within 48 hours. “There was terrific incentive to get across.”Looking out for one anotherPacker’s research has shown that when male lions stick together, they sire more cubs.

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