Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Movies Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook ByBen Kenigsberg April 17, 2018 The good news for anyone who finds the Tribeca Film Festival daunting is that the event, which starts Wednesday, is about the same size as last year’s slimmed-down edition — not that that’s terribly slim. At 101 new features, the program is smaller than Sundance’s was in January but larger than the typical official selection at Cannes, which takes place in May. Without the auteurs or marquee titles of those festivals, Tribeca can leave the average moviegoer lost for guidance. Plot summaries aren’t much use, given that the festival often appears to have two films for every premise. (Interested in a satire about buffoons who try to market an absurd product in China? You have options.) The only way to find good movies at Tribeca is to watch … [Read more...] about 17 Movies to Enjoy for the Tribeca Film Festival’s 17th Edition
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Sex workers ‘devastated,’ look to alternatives after Backpage closure
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Sex workers 'devastated,' look to alternatives after Backpage closure To some sex workers in the U.S. and Canada, the demise of the site means the end of safeguards and a reliable revenue stream. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 4 Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs USA Today Network Megan Cassidy and Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic Published 11:46 a.m. ET April 13, 2018 CLOSE Backpage.com, a classified advertising website that faced persistent allegations of profiting from illegal prostitution, was shut down by the U.S. government Friday as authorities reportedly brought criminal charges against seven of those involved in operating the … [Read more...] about Sex workers ‘devastated,’ look to alternatives after Backpage closure
Foreign Investors in Your Neighborhood, San Diego Metro Magazine
Are Foreign Investors Driving Up Real Estate in Your Neighborhood ? Moderate-income families getting squeezed out By Matt Levin | CALmatters Back in 2006, about 10 percent of California single-family homes were purchased in all-cash transactions, according to the real estate data firm ATTOM Data Solutions. A decade later, it’s nearly 25 percent. That means a quarter of California’s extremely tight housing inventory is unlikely to go to moderate-income families who need a mortgage to buy a home. While all-cash buyers are often treated as a rough proxy for international buyers—the California Association of Realtors estimates they are more than twice as likely to pay in cash as domestic buyers—in reality they are more varied. Some are rich enough to not need to finance a first (or second or third) home, or simply prefer California real estate to the stock market. Private investment firms snapped up a ton of cheap homes during the foreclosure crisis—at one … [Read more...] about Foreign Investors in Your Neighborhood, San Diego Metro Magazine
Mother’s nightmare at Mexico resort: ‘There is more to this deeper darker story than we know’
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Mother's nightmare at Mexico resort: 'There is more to this deeper darker story than we know' While the State Department, Canada’s department of global affairs, members of Congress as well as travel websites and Mexican authorities vow they are making changes to keep travelers safe, their slow, bureaucratic efforts have yet to prevent the harms. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 13 Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Subscribe Today Log In Subscribed, but don't have a login? Activate your digital access. Raquel Rutledge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 6:00 a.m. CT Feb. 21, 2018 | Updated 4:47 p.m. CT March 15, 2018 CLOSE … [Read more...] about Mother’s nightmare at Mexico resort: ‘There is more to this deeper darker story than we know’
CUOMO threatens to hold up state budget over NYCHA — DE BLASIO donor testifies mayor knew about straw donors — NIXON’s media tour
By Jimmy Vielkind in Albany and Laura Nahmias in Manhattan, with Daniel Lippman When Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatens to hold up the annual state budget, as he did Thursday after an appearance at a NYCHA development, it’s worth paying attention, for several reasons. One is that he has a strong aversion to chaos — he has staked much of his reputation over the past seven years on his ability to get an on-time budget, following years of wildly delayed spending plans in Albany that came to symbolize the Capitol’s dysfunction. So when Cuomo threatens to hold up the budget over an issue, he probably doesn’t mean that he intends for this year’s $168.2 billion spending plan to come in late. Story Continued Below Rather, Cuomo, who has a strong preference for making and taking deals, will get something that he can characterize as a win on NYCHA. How closely what he gets resembles what he’s said he wants — $250 million for the authority that would be … [Read more...] about CUOMO threatens to hold up state budget over NYCHA — DE BLASIO donor testifies mayor knew about straw donors — NIXON’s media tour