Viral News: January 2019

Utah man sues Gwyneth Paltrow for alleged ski slope 'hit and run'

A Utah man has sued Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow for $3.1 million, claiming she slammed into him on a ski slope in 2016, breaking four of his ribs and knocking him unconscious before skiing off.

from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2sVubNH

Meghan revisits acting past at London theater as 'Suits' return ruled out

Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, visited London's National Theatre as the venue's new royal patron on Wednesday, watching a line-run of a Shakespeare play and meeting aspiring performers.

from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2UujgXa

N.Y. fashion week reaches beyond runways toward diversity

Fresh on the heels of Paris's glittery fashion week, all eyes are trained on New York where designers are gearing up to present their latest looks for fall and winter 2019, starting next week.

from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2DJdIlQ

Boycott Israel's 'artwashed' Eurovision 2019, pro-Palestinian activists say

As Tel Aviv gears up to host the Eurovision Song Contest, pro-Palestinian activists are urging performers to pull out of this year's competition - while the 2018 Israeli winner said she didn't believe in boycotts.

from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2RVKZ6a

Goodbye Hello: Unseen Beatles footage becomes movie project for Peter Jackson

"Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson is making a movie about The Beatles with previously unseen studio footage, the band's website said on Wednesday - 50 years to the day after the Fab Four performed live together for the final time.

from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2FXLaaC

Patriotic war film draws 8 million Russians as ties with West fray

A state-funded Russian film that lionizes a Soviet World War Two tank and its crew has become the second highest grossing home-grown production since the collapse of the Soviet Union, part of a Kremlin-backed drive to instill patriotism in young people.

from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2SgLQhd

Assault on 'Empire' actor Smollett investigated as hate crime

Chicago police said on Tuesday they were investigating an assault on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett as a possible hate crime after two men yelled racial and homophobic slurs and wrapped a rope around his neck.

from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2BaKMlg

Jake Gyllenhaal finds art can kill in 'Velvet Buzzsaw'

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal plays a snooty art critic in Netflix Inc movie "Velvet Buzzsaw," a satirical thriller that turns bloody when he and others try to profit from the work of a recently deceased artist.

from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2TmU3NZ

John Malkovich to play disgraced movie mogul in new Mamet play

Actor John Malkovich will take the starring role in a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet about a disgraced Hollywood studio head, a story he said was written partly in reaction to the scandal engulfing film producer Harvey Weinstein.

from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2B8vltV

Oppression and its opponents shape a political Berlinale

Abuse of power, state oppression and the struggle faced by those who seek to challenge it in countries from Russia and Brazil to the United States are key themes in this year's Berlin Film Festival, for which the final line-up was announced on Tuesday.

from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2GdI9Td

Michael Jackson's family calls new documentary 'public lynching'

The family of Michael Jackson on Monday described reaction to a new documentary about alleged child sex abuse by the late singer as a "public lynching" and said he was "100 percent innocent" of such accusations.

from Reuters: Entertainment News https://reut.rs/2G9Zoop

NY Insurers Can Evaluate Social Media Use If They Can Prove Why It’s Needed

NY Insurers Can Evaluate Social Media Use If They Can Prove Why It’s Needed
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Statistics Done Wrong

Statistics Done Wrong
324 by lawlorino | 27 comments on Hacker News.

Scripting in Common Lisp

Scripting in Common Lisp
108 by mr_tyzic | 19 comments on Hacker News.

Steganographic Packets

Steganographic Packets
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8bit Workshop

8bit Workshop
243 by tekromancr | 27 comments on Hacker News.

Boeing 787 Suffers Rare Dual Engine Failure on Landing

Boeing 787 Suffers Rare Dual Engine Failure on Landing
357 by georgecmu | 329 comments on Hacker News.

The first synthetic element

The first synthetic element
39 by pseudolus | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Ending our Medium integration

Ending our Medium integration
868 by thebaer | 346 comments on Hacker News.

Superior Testing: Stop Stopping

Superior Testing: Stop Stopping
5 by ming13 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Gödel's Theorem

Gödel's Theorem
72 by bookofjoe | 45 comments on Hacker News.

Coloured Petri Nets: Modelling and Validation of Concurrent Systems (2009) [pdf]

Coloured Petri Nets: Modelling and Validation of Concurrent Systems (2009) [pdf]
20 by boshomi | 1 comments on Hacker News.

No Great Technological Stagnation (2016)

No Great Technological Stagnation (2016)
28 by Hooke | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Dior's 'love affair' with Britain en vogue in London

The legendary French fashion designer Christian Dior, who had a love affair with Britain, will have his elegant outfits displayed at an exhibition in London next month. Colette Luke has more.