His second thoughts are widely shared today, fifty years later. Most Americans, and certainly most Japanese, look at the decision to drop the bomb in moral terms, and ask if it was right to flatten an entire, city–two cities, counting Nagasaki. But to the men who made the decision in the summer of 1945, morality was only one factor, and not the most important. Politics, both domestic and geostrategic, counted for more....
Where Narcos focused on Pablo Escobar and the Cali cartel, Narcos: Mexico retells the history of the Mexican Drug War with Seasons 1 and 2 centered on Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (played by Diego Luna). But there are a number of other characters who take the spotlight in the third and final season, and it’s uncanny how much of a resemblance the cast members bear to their real-life counterparts....
Most of the blog post is outlined in a list due to the massive onslaught of new features, so we’ll design our recap in similar fashion. The City A sprawling metropolis able to support hundreds of MyPlayers at once. It has all the courts, shops and event opportunities one could ask for. Rookieville: A beginners area for new MyPlayers to prove their skills before gaining access to the full city....
Berry Tramel, a longtime writer for The Oklahoman, has been asking Westbrook questions for months. He never gets real answers, just a simple “next question” from the Thunder star. Westbrook hasn’t publicly offered an explanation for this approach, but Tramel claims it’s all about Westbrook wanting to maintain control. (If you’re looking for the full backstory, Tramel recently explained the whole song-and-dance with Westbrook in this column.) MORE: Lillard explains real relationship with Westbrook...
Season 18, Episode 2 will tell the story of the first-ever meeting of a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (the older version of which is played by Mark Harmon) and Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard (David McCallum). This was revealed in the episode synopsis, which read: “Flashbacks reveal the murder case that first introduced young Gibbs to NCIS and his introduction to young, new-to-America Ducky.” If viewers finding themselves thinking, “wow, that young Gibbs really looks like the older one,” that is because there is literally a strong family resemblance between them: The character is played by Sean Harmon, the 32-year-old son of Mark Harmon....
A friend of Jonathan Shecter — aka Shecky Green, a music and pop culture journalist and former hotel executive in Las Vegas — has been betting the Packers on the money line since their eight-game win streak started against the Eagles on Nov. 28, rolling over his winnings to make his wagers larger each week (via Uproxx and R.J. Bell). MORE: Packers-Cowboys highlights For the uninitiated, winning a money line bet requires that a team win the game outright, regardless of the point spread....
Sporting News has gotten in on the position-by-position fun, already releasing our quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end rankings going into the 2020 season. So with the NFL’s annual Top 100 Players being rolled out again this week, it’s only natural for us to compare, contrast and question. MORE: NFL coach rankings for 2020 Given the league’s list based on players voting for their peers, there always are glaring differences from armchair analysts and scouting services....
After eluding authorities for nearly a year between 1984 and 1985, Ramirez’s eventual arrest came at the hands of a teenager, James Romero Jr., who by chance saw the serial killer prowling around his house in the Mission Viejo area of California. Heading out past midnight to retrieve a pillow from the family truck, he heard a noise that he assumed was an animal, but then realised was footsteps. As Romero told The OC Register: “He walked right next to the screen…That’s not an animal....
To get advice from the internet, u/throwRA_advice56, took to Reddit’s infamous r/AmITheA**hole forum to post her side of the story. The post now has nearly 1,400 comments with the top remark garnering 23,400 upvotes in just 13 hours. The Redditor started out her post by sharing that her daughter has returned home from college for the holidays. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), approximately 87 percent of college students travel to and from school rather than staying on campus....
Dembele is contracted to Dortmund until 2021 having joined from Rennes for an undisclosed fee ahead of the 2016-17 season, scoring six goals and supplying 12 assists in his debut Bundesliga campaign. Who is Barca & Real target Dembele? The France international’s performances are said to have attracted interest from Barcelona. Reports in Spain and Germany claim he has agreed a five-year deal at Camp Nou and is waiting on an agreement between the clubs to complete a move....
Battling through the challenges the cast and crew faced, Steven Soderbergh’s 1950s noir thriller is available to watch on HBO Max now. Not only did the movie complete production, one of its stars believes the “high stakes” of COVID-19 brought the actors closer, which shows in their final performances. The ensemble cast features Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, Ray Liotta, Jon Hamm, Brendan Fraser, Amy Seimetz, Kieran Culkin, and Julia Fox, to name just a few....
However, its second release date last week was even more troubling, as it was followed by the news that Cineworld was going to close 127 of its Cineworld and Picturehouse Cinemas in the U.K. and Ireland as well as its 536 U.S. Regal cinemas. In the follow-up to the controversial move of moving the Bond movie to April 2021, actor Daniel Craig appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he spoke about the film’s delay....
In a Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/anonmom2002 described her 19-year-old daughter as “smart, kind, and beautiful,” but detailed her confusion with the teenager’s newfound passion for video games. Titled, “AITA for telling my daughter she should find new hobbies,” the now-deleted post received 6,700 votes and more than 2,600 comments. Beginning with the explanation that her daughter purchased a gaming console around the beginning of the pandemic, u/anonmom2002 speculated that the 19-year-old is “very much stuck in this phase of her life....
The news of the On My Block spin-off was officially announced via Netflix’s Twitter account ahead of the Season 4 premiere on Monday, October 4. The post read: “We won’t be leaving this incredible universe just yet. Thrilled to announce the stories will continue in Freeridge, an On My Block spin-off!” The spin-off titled Freeridge, takes its name from On My Block’s fictional neighborhood in Los Angeles. Freeridge will introduce a whole range of new characters to the On My Block universe....
The Frenchman has faced serious questioning this season, with his current contract set to expire at the end of the season. Wenger: Arsenal answered critics Certain sections of the Gunners support have protested against his reign being extended past the summer, with there a feeling that he has taken the club as far as he can in 20 years. Wenger, though, has vowed to keep fighting and believes that whatever happens in the coming weeks and months, Arsenal are in a healthy position heading forward....
The Nerazzurri are riding high in Italy’s top flight this season having won nine and drawn two of their 11 matches to sit two points adrift of leaders Napoli in a congested title picture. Inter last won the title in 2010 and have not played Champions League football since 2011-12, and Zanetti credits the team’s impressive showing to the work of head coach Luciano Spalletti, who made the switch to San Siro from Roma in the close season....
Now, Outer Banks residents have been taking to social media to point out a big geographical error in the hit Netflix show. In Episode 4, the cast of the show take a ferry from OBX to Chapel Hill. As numerous North Carolinians have pointed out, this is a 250 mile journey over dry land. This was first noticed by the North Carolina Ferry System Facebook page, who wrote in a post: “In case you’re bingeing ‘The Outer Banks’ on Netflix and wondering… no, there is not a North Carolina ⛴️ ferry route between Chapel Hill and the Outer Banks....
Rampant Lukaku goes into history books Lukaku put Everton ahead after just 30 seconds at Goodison Park, setting the tone for a remarkable game in which he would go on to secure his second hat-trick of the season as the hosts survived a second-half rally from Eddie Howe’s men. Everton’s defending may have left a lot to be desired but Koeman - whose side are unbeaten in the league in 2017 - was delighted with Lukaku’s display....
But the mood was gloomy in the back of the room, behind the rope lines of the press section. There, skeptical souls were trying to decide whether to put two and two together. The day before, the FBI had issued an extraordinarily sweeping warning: that there “may be additional terrorist attacks.” It had called on “all people” to immediately notify authorities of “any unusual or suspicious activity.” Now, it seemed, the nation’s newsrooms were under siege....
The magazine announced Wednesday that it would be showcasing four distinct covers for each of the women, for the first time in the annual issue’s history. “Our People of the Year issue celebrates the stars who have made an impact on our culture, the individuals who have moved us and entertained us,” wrote People Editor-in-Chief Dan Wakeford. “We wanted to see if we could soak up a little of their wisdom....
