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Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 22 hours ago
By Lorena Guzmán-Díaz Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News. Entertainment Alec Baldwin Sues New Mexico Prosecutors Over Dismissed ‘Rust’ Case Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a lawsuit against New Mexico prosecutors and law enforcement, alleging malicious prosecution related to the "Rust" film set shooting. The involuntary manslaughter case against him was dismissed due to withheld evidence. Baldwin's suit claims violations of his constitutional rights and requests monetary damages for legal costs ...

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down FCC Net Neutrality Rules

By Elissa Hecker posted 3 days ago
By Barry Skidelsky On January 2, 2025, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) lacked authority to restore certain net neutrality rules last year, thus handing a blow to FCC Democrats and Biden administration officials who had pushed for revived open internet measures. The 6 th Circuit's ruling in MCP 185 et al ( https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2268710297052087092&q=fcc+open+internet&hl=en&scisbd=2&as_sdt=3,33 ) overturns last year’s FCC decision to reinstate net neutrality rules barring broadband providers from blocking or throttling internet traffic ...

This Week in Theater News

By Elissa Hecker posted 4 days ago
By Bennett Liebman Little Dip in Broadway Box Office, ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Suffs’ exit strong as overall Broadway box office dips less than usual Suffs Goes Out on a high, Broadway: Suffs Goes Out On a High As Industry Sees High-Grossing Week Palys to Warm Up Winter, 9 Plays to Warm Up Winter in New York - The New York Times Most Anticipated Broadway, 2025’s Most Anticipated Upcoming Broadway Shows and Theater People to Watch on Broadway, 25 Broadway People to Watch in 2025 A-Listers Coming to Broadway, From Paul Mescal to Sarah Snook, All the A-Listers Starring On and Off-Broadway This Spring | Playbill ...

This Week in New York Gambling News

By Elissa Hecker posted 4 days ago
By Bennett Liebman Hudson Yards Casino Rejected by Community Board, $12B casino in NY's Hudson Yards rejected by community board Community Board Votes Against Hudson Yards Casino, Manhattan Community Board 4 votes to oppose casino complex proposed for Hudson Yards - Gothamist Giving the Hudson Yards Casinoa Fair Chance, Op-ed | Let’s give the West Side Casino rezoning plan a fair chance | amNewYork Economic Benefits Are Key to Casino Approval, NYS Gaming Commission Exec Highlights Economic Benefits Key to Downtown New York Casino Licenses End in Sight for Casino Process, Downstate New York Casino Process Has An ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 7 days ago
By Jessie Schuster Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Justin Baldoni’s Ex-Publicist Sues Over Alleged Blake Lively Smear Campaign Joining the It Ends With Us legal battles is Justin Baldoni’s former publicist, who filed a lawsuit for breach of contract, as she claims she was forced out of representing the film’s director due to fear that Blake Lively was going to make the accusations against Baldoni public. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-12-26/justin-baldoni-blake-lively-it-ends-with-us-stephanie-jones-jennifer-abel-melissa-nathan Prescription Songs, Kobalt, and ...

Week in Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 21 days ago
By Celine K. Agard Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Paula Abdul Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe, the latter a television producer known for his work on “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” have settled a lawsuit Abdul filed accusing Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her during their time working together. Abdul alleged that Lythgoe assaulted her in a hotel elevator during the early seasons of “American Idol” and again at his home while discussing work during her tenure as a judge on “So You Think You Can Dance.” Lythgoe vehemently denied the accusations, calling ...

This Week in New York Gambling

By Elissa Hecker posted 25 days ago
By Bennett Liebman Casino Questions Anyone? Casino questions anyone? Albany has 94 pages of answers - Newsday Board Answers Casino Questions, NY board answers latest round of downstate casino questions Queens BP for Cohen Casino downstate-casino-licenses-new-york Archives - Jackson Heights Post Garden City v. Sands Casino, Village of Garden City Sues to Block Casino at Nassau Coliseum Landlord v. SL Green, Midtown landlord pushes back on SL Green’s Times Square casino bid | Crain's New York Business Wynn v. Community Board, Wynn NYC Casino Gets Harsh Treatment from Community Board Assemblyman ...

This Week in Theater

By Elissa Hecker posted 25 days ago
By Bennett Liebman Gypsy Reviews, Read the Reviews for Gypsy on Broadway Starring Audra McDonald | Playbill NY Times on Gypsy, Review: In ‘Gypsy,’ Audra McDonald’s Gonna Show It to Ya - The New York Times Best of 2024, The Best Theatre of 2024 | The New Yorker USA Today’s Best of 2024, Best Broadway shows of 2024, including 'Maybe Happy Ending' 'Oh, Mary!' Best Theater of 2024, The Best Theater of 2024: Shows that Ruled the Year Most Popular Posts of 2024, AMERICAN THEATRE | The Year’s 10 Most Popular Posts, and 10 That Deserve Another Look Broadway Box Office, ‘The Notebook’ ends on a high, ‘All ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 28 days ago
By Christine Coleman Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Public Domain Day 2025 is Coming: Here’s What to Know On January 1, 2025, Public Domain Day, a new crop of creative works from 1929, along with sound recordings from 1924, will enter the public domain in the United States, unlocking countless possibilities for imaginative reinterpretation across genres. Some of the notable works entering the public domain are the comic debuts of Popeye and Buck Rogers, classic works by Faulkner and Hemingway, and landmark sound films from the year when talkies took over. https://copyrightlately.com/public-domain-2025/ Entertainment ...

This Week in New York Gambling

By Elissa Hecker posted 12-13-2024
By Bennett Liebman Sands Casino’s Environmental Report, New York City: Sands Casino environmental report generates debate — CDC Gaming Environmental Pros and Cons of Sands Casino, Nassau Legislature hears environmental pros and cons for Las Vegas Sands casino bid at Coliseum - Newsday Garden City Sues Sands, Garden City Sues County, Las Vegas Sands Over Casino Project: Report An Installation May give Way to a Casino, An Installation That May Give Way to a Casino - The New York Times High Line Faces Off Against Developer, High Line faces off against developer over casino plan Queens neighbors Mostly Support ...

This Week in Theater News

By Elissa Hecker posted 12-13-2024
By Bennett Liebman Wicked Leads Broadway Shows, 'Wicked' Leads Broadway Box Office Again With $2.8M Broadway Grosses Analysis, Broadway Grosses Analysis: Holiday Box Office Frenzy Continues, Audiences Rush to Catch Closing Shows | Playbill Best theater of 2024, Best Theater of 2024 - The New York Times Best Theater of 2024, The Best Theater of 2024: Shows that Ruled the Year Bet Theater of 2024, Best theater of 2024: Rachel McAdams, ‘Cats,’ ‘Oh, Mary!’ and more - The Washington Post Best London Theater for 2024, The Highs and Lows on London Stages in 2024 - The New York Times Cast for All Nighter, ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 12-09-2024
By Seth Nguyen Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News. Entertainment U.S. Supreme Court Seeks Federal Insight Into Major Labels’ $1 Billion Copyright Case Against Cox The Supreme Court has asked for the federal government’s input on a $1 Billion copyright dispute between major music labels and Cox Communications. The labels accused Cox of failing to prevent illegal music downloads by its subscribers. While a jury initially awarded them $1 Billion, the verdict was overturned in 2024, and Cox is seeking a ...

This Week in New York Gambling News

By Elissa Hecker posted 12-06-2024
By Bennett Liebman Public Hearing Set for Sands Casino Project, Public review, public hearing set for Sands casino project | Long Island Business News Sands Environmental Impact Study, Sands-DEIS-Text Sands proposes Widening Meadowbrook Parkway, Las Vegas Sands proposes widening parts of Meadowbrook Parkway in Nassau casino bid - Newsday Hochul Vetoes Accelerated CasinoProcess, Hochul Vetoes Acceleration of Casino Licensing Process Cohen Casino Wins Over Community Boards, Cohen’s casino plan wins over community boards — Queens Daily Eagle Queen Resident to have Say on Cohen Casino, Queens residents to ...

This Week in Theater News

By Elissa Hecker posted 12-06-2024
By Bennett Liebman Record Breaking Thanksgiving Week on roadway, Broadway has first record-breaking Thanksgiving week in six years Thanksgiving Broadway Bonanza, Broadway Grosses Analysis: Thanksgiving Theatregoers Kick Off a Box-Office Bonanza | Playbill Wicked Success on Broadway, Think ‘Wicked’ the movie is doing well? The Broadway show version has made $6 billion. - MarketWatch Wicked Tops Broadway Box Office, Broadway's 'Wicked' Tops Thanksgiving Weekend Grosses as Movie's Box Office Soars Swept Away to Close, Avett Brothers Musical ‘Swept Away’ to Close on Broadway After Short Run - The New York Times ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 12-01-2024
By Celine K. Agard Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment SiriusXM Made it Too Difficult for Customers to Cancel Subscriptions, New York Judge Rules New York State Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank ruled that SiriusXM made it too difficult for its customers to cancel their subscriptions. This comes after the radio company was subject to a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Letitia James, who accused it of subjecting subscribers to a “burdensome endurance contest”. This cancelling process required phone conversations with a live agent and long hold times. Judge Frank ruled that this process was unnecessary for customers ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 11-25-2024
By Christine Coleman Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Prosecutors Accuse Sean Combs of Trying to Contact Witnesses From Jail Prosecutors accused Sean Combs of continuing efforts to obstruct the federal racketeering and sex trafficking case against him from a Brooklyn jail, alleging that the music mogul had been trying to evade government monitoring by seeking to arrange three-way phone calls and to buy the use of other inmates’ phone privileges. The government’s account came a week before another hearing to decide whether Combs would be granted release on bail. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/arts/music/sean-combs-diddy-accused-witnesses-jail.html ...

This Week In Theater News

By Elissa Hecker posted 11-22-2024
By Bennett Liebman Tammy Faye to Close, Broadway's Tammy Faye Musical Sets Closing After Getting Panned by Critics Tammy Faye a Disaster. 'Tammy Faye' review: Elton John's Broadway show is a disaster of biblical proportions Broadway Grosses, Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/17/24 - WICKED, SUNSET BLVD. & More Top the List Growth in Box Office of New Musicals, New musicals ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ and ‘Death Becomes Her’ see sizable growth while overall box office dips How Jewish is Wicked? How Jewish is Wicked? The stars in the new Ariana Grande blockbuster have more heimishe heritage than you might think - The Jewish ...

This Week In New York Gambling News

By Elissa Hecker posted 11-22-2024
By Bennett Liebman SL Green Extends Loan on 1515 Broadway, SL Green Extends $742M Loan on Planned Times Square Casino Site – Commercial Observer Environmental Review for Sands Nassau Casino, Long Island Casino Environmental Review to Be Released Moody’s Upgrades Yonkers Property, Moody's upgrade brightens prospects for Vici Properties' Yonkers casino | Crain's New York Business Mohegan CEO Considers NYC Casino a Major Priority, Mohegan CEO: Winning New York Casino License a 'Major Priority' High Line Opposition to Wynn Casino, Opposition to Wynn NY Casino Grows as 5,000 ...

Climate Change Blog 58

By Carl Howard posted 11-20-2024
Climate Change Blog 58 For 57 Blogs I’ve started with Facts on the Ground and I will get to that because it demonstrates the clear and present danger of climate change. I’ve also written about how we are systematically undermining the four blocks that support human civilization (clean resources from water, clean resources from land, stable climate and stable politics) and that’s what I’m focused on here. The oceans have absorbed so much carbon deposition, and sunlight, that they are becoming acidified and warmer. Changing the chemical composition of the ocean and biological conditions supporting essential services, such as the production of half of the oxygen ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 11-19-2024
By Seth Nguyen Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News. Entertainment A Sample Within a Sample? Soulja Boy, GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, and Cardi B Face Infringement Suit Over ‘Wanna Be’ Plies is suing GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Soulja Boy, and major labels for allegedly using elements of his 2008 song "Me & My Goons" without permission. The suit claims that Soulja Boy's 2010 "Pretty Boy Swag" sampled the track, which was later used in Megan and GloRilla's 2024 "Wanna ...