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Logan Roy is today’s King Lear in the HBO series Succession, turning his offspring against each other to pull up the drawbridge against threats to his reign. The Loudest Voice, Russell Crowe’s gargantuan embodiment of alleged sexual harasser and Fox News head, Roger Ailes, confronted us with the perpetrator’s point of view. AddJoker to the list, and the protagonists of 2019 are reprehensible and compelling to watch. The trend has made it to the stage too, with the recent global success of The Lehman Trilogy depicting the historic trading of moral values for towering stock worth. The bravest provocation about this wave of storytelling is that the moral heart of the drama is so ambiguous, if not entirely absent. The first time a lead character airs a moral qualm in Succession is episode two of the second season. Cousin Greg hesitates at working for the fictional equivalent of Fox News. He is laughed at for having principles. Even when the show elicits empathy for … [Read more...] about From Succession to The Loudest Voice, grotesque masculinity has us gripped

Three people have been stabbed in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, while they performed onstage during a festival, according to local media. "Security forces dealt with a ... stabbing attack against two men and a woman from a theater group during a live performance," a police spokesman was quoted as saying by the official Saudi press agency. State news agency SPA said the victims sustained "superficial wounds" and were stabilized after receiving medical care. The attack on the performers took place in Riyadh's King Abdullah Park, a venue that is hosting the two-month Riyadh Season festival, an entertainment event offering live shows and music, light installations, wall climbing and zip lining. Motive remains unclear Footage of the attack was posted on Twitter by state television Al Ekhbariya. In the video, a man is seen rushing onstage in the middle of the performance, being chased by a security guard as he stabbed the performers. SPA reported that the assailant was a … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia: Theater performers stabbed onstage

Leighton Meester is a vision in white. Which she proved while attending the Walt Disney Television and ABC 2019 upfronts at the Tavern on The Green in New York City on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Gossip Girl star smiled sweetly as she wore her hair pulled back.  Angelic: Leighton Meester, 33, attended the Walt Disney Television 2019 upfronts at the Tavern on The Green in New York City on Tuesday For the channel's party, Meester wore a white, ruffled dress that hung in folds almost down to her ankles. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Leighton Meester's husband Adam Brody to play her ex on the... Gossip Girl: CW executive confirms there's been 'a... Leighton Meester keeps things casual in crimson striped... Modern Family cast reunite in New York City for ABC's... Share this article Share The dress covered her top modestly with a scrunchy type material and flared out around her wrists. She clutched onto a small white purse and paired the outfit with black heels … [Read more...] about Leighton Meester cuts an elegant look in long white dress while attending the Disney and ABC upfronts in New York

A security sweep of New South Wales prisons has located weapons, drugs and mobile phones in the state's largest crackdown on contraband in the jail system. The searches were part of Operation Purge, an ongoing NSW Corrective Services operation involving almost 1400 officers which is only halfway through. Corrections Minister David Elliot said officers searched the cells and common areas used by more than 4000 inmates in 15 prisons across the state. Scroll down for video  Two prison-made weapons known as shivs found in toothpaste packaging during a search of Cessnock Correctional Complex as part of a statewide crackdown called Operation Purge Two mobile phones found in a cell toilet during a statewide crackdown on prison contraband called Operation Purge which also uncovered drugs, weapons and jail-made brew  NSW prison authorities have charged 48 inmates after finding drugs, weapons and mobile phones in a statewide crackdown on jail contraband which was launched last … [Read more...] about Deadly weapons, drugs and mobile phones hidden in the TOILET: Australia’s biggest prison crackdown finds cells filled with contraband – and they aren’t even finished yet

The Sydney inmate who notoriously filmed himself brandishing weapons and drugs inside his prison cell is back behind bars after being arrested for stealing from cars. Carl Walton, 32, created a furore when footage emerged last month of him holding a knife, a 'slasher' razor and the drug ice inside the privately-run Parklea Correctional Centrel in Sydney's north-west. He had been on parole for several weeks before the video was revealed exclusively by Daily Mail Australia and claimed he was trying to get a proper job to turn his life around.  After the video went viral Walton's mother said he would 'be dead' if he went back to jail, while his father warned there would be 'repercussions' for his son from other prisoners. Scroll down for video  Carl Walton, who filmed himself with weapons and drugs in Parklea prison, is back behind bars Carl Walton pictured brandishing a blade in front of another inmate inside Parklea prison  Former Parklea prison inmate Carl Walton made … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: Inmate who sparked major investigation after he filmed himself with a knife and ice in notorious Parklea prison is back in jail – and his family fears for his life