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The Independent UK · Jul 9

Mounjaro burglars caught stealing £1m of weight loss drug from warehouse

A trio of burglars were caught stealing £1m worth of Mounjaro from a St Albans warehouse.

The Independent UK · Jul 9

Burglars jailed after stealing £1m worth of Mounjaro weight-loss drug from warehouse

The defendants left and then came back for more boxes less than two hours later

The Independent UK · Jul 8

Where Did All the English Majors Go?

A NewYorker essay on why no one studies English anymore.

Reason · Mar 6, 2023

He put $40,000 on credit cards to make his first film. Now 'Hollywood Shuffle' is a classic

LOS ANGELES — Robert Townsend has never stopped moving. For a recent Zoom interview, he is on his phone from his (parked) car so he can go for one of his regular walks around a local L.A. lake once he's finished.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 2, 2023

Robert Townsend on making biting satire Hollywood Shuffle: ‘It was hard back then to make a movie’

As his industry comedy Hollywood Shuffle turns 35 and is inducted into the Criterion collection, the multi-hyphenate talks the struggle to make a low-budget indie

The Guardian - US · Nov 29, 2022

Is That Black Enough For You?!?: inside the Black cinema revolution of the 70s

Historian and critic Elvis Mitchell talks about his revealing Netflix documentary that focuses on an often forgotten era

The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2022

"Bros": A tragic box office love story

The failure to launch of Billy Eichner's new comedy could have something to do with the genre rules it breaks

Salon · Oct 7, 2022

Afternoon Edition: April 25, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 25, 2022

‘Cooley High’ stars look back at ‘glorious experience’ of making an enduring Chicago favorite

TCM Classic Film Festival brings together Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and other actors from the influential coming-of-age movie from 1975.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 24, 2022