IS 'AMERICAN SNIPER' PRO-WAR? SOME IN HOLLYWOOD THINK SO Clint Eastwood's R-rated Iraq War drama American Sniper has us talking, and not just about itsbox-office shattering weekend, or its six Academy Award nominations, or Bradley Cooper'simpressive physical transformation into Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the most lethal sharpshooter in U.S. military history. It also has us talking about the film's message . Filmmaker Michael Moore, who famously criticized the Iraq War in his 2003 Oscar acceptance speech, took to Twitter, calling snipers "cowards." He went on to claim that his tweets weren't about the movie; he then linked off to a lengthy Facebook post criticizing the media and offered up quite a few words about the film. Seth Rogen, whose latest film stirred its share of controversy, had this to say. And then this. Newt Gingrich and Rob Lowe were among those who defended the film. But back to the movie: Here's USA TODAY's Claudia Puig's review. Here's a look at the records it's broken. More Best Picture nominees are here. Oh, and about that oh-so-obvious fake baby scene.
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE AND NOW IT'S ONLINE: AIR FORCE UFO FILES HIT THE WEB Hey, Mulder and Scully, have you heard? No, we're not talkingabout rebooting the X-Files, although that would be awesome. The fabled Project Blue Book, the Air Force's files on UFO sightings and investigations that have tantalized and frustrated extraterrestrial enthusiasts for decades, have entered a new dimension: they've gone digital. Nearly 130,000 pages of declassified UFO records have been put online. There's a ton of fascinating bits in the trove, but, alas, you won't find records related to that alleged 1947 Roswell, New Mexico, incident, where conspiracy theorists maintain the military recovered a crashed alien spacecraft and its occupants. But Roswell does pop up in the files. Several blurry photographs of lights in the sky were taken at Roswell in 1949. And in 1950, airmen there spotted a circular object 10 feet in diameter with a bluish-white color going fast at 8,000 feet and taking a sharp turn to the right. Is your skin prickling yet? Read more about the back-and-forth between skeptics and the feds here. Find where your state ranks in UFO-sightings here.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND THANK YOU, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Brittany Packnett was sitting anxiously in the Oval Office, weighing whether or not to tell President Obama about her first taste of tear gas. "I was afraid of sounding like an angry black woman at the White House,'' said Packnett, one of several young civil rights activists invited to a meeting with the president last month. She spoke up and told Obama about what she experienced on the streets of Ferguson, Mo. Packnett is among a new generation inspired by Dr. King. We took a look at his legacy through the lens of #BlackLivesMatter protesters, which you can read here. Some feel the day has a special resonance this year . The nation is celebrating King's birthday as a national holiday for the 30th year, and it comes as hundreds of thousands of young African Americans and others have taken to the streets in cities around the country in protest of the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in New York, who were killed by police. It also comes as the movie Selma has sparked conversation about diversity in the Academy Awards. You tell us:What would King say today?
THE RICHEST PEOPLE ON THE PLANET ARE ON TRACK TO OWN MORE THAN EVERYONE ELSE PUT TOGETHER Anti-poverty charity Oxfamdropped this bomb today : Unless something drastically changes, by 2016 the world's richest 1% will have more money than everyone else on the planet combined. In 2014, the 80 richest people had a collective wealth of $1.9 trillion — that's a rise of $600 billion, or 50% in four years. And it wouldn't be a report about wealth without some gender inequality: Turns out 90% of the world's billionaires are men. "Do we really want to live in a world where the 1% own more than the rest of us combined?" Oxfam's Executive Director Winnie Byanyima asked. We sure don't.
NFL WANTS TO KNOW IF THE PATS CHEATED The New England Patriots are bound for the franchise's eighth Super Bowl appearance. But before that, there's this: the NFL is investigating whether New England used deflated balls (to get better grip in the rain) in their statement win over the Colts in the AFC Championship Game. Tom Brady says the whole thing is "ridiculous." Pats coach Bill Belichick said the team will cooperate. The Pats have been accused of exploiting or subverting the rules before. In their playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens, the Pats were accused of using a "trick" to cause their opponent confusion about whom to cover. And back in 2007 there was Spygate, when the league found the team had illegally videotaped the New York Jets' sideline defensive signals. Are the Pats targets because of their past success and transgressions? "It's tough to say," said special teams ace Matthew Slater. "But no matter what you do in this life ... not everybody is going to like you. That's just the reality. So we just have to deal with it and focus on preparing for Seattle." |
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