With ‘Martha,’ R.J. Cutler Lands in Center of Celebrity Documentary Debate

R.J. Cutler, a longtime filmmaker, is at the center of a debate in Hollywood over whether documentaries about celebrities are real documentaries.

Business - The New York Times - 6 hours ago

Martha Stewart is an 'unreliable narrator' but also 'a visionary,' documentary director says

R.J. Cutler, the director of Netflix's 'Martha,' discussed his film about the lifestyle guru and businesswoman and how he isn't bothered by her criticism of it.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - Yesterday

Martha Stewart slams Netflix documentary about her, calls ending 'lazy' and music 'lousy'

Martha Stewart stuck by the old adage that "honesty is the best policy" when sharing her critiques for a newly-released Netflix documentary about her life.

King Charles III's visit rekindles Australia's debate on ending ties to the British monarchy

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived in Sydney on the first Australian visit by a reigning monarch in more than a decade

Entertainment - ABC News - October 18

Here’s How a Startup Landed $10 Million to Put AI Data Centers in Space

The massive banks of computers needed to power artificial intelligence apps require huge amounts of electricity on Earth. Lumen Orbit wants to send them into the heavens instead.

Business - Inc. - 6 days ago

San Jose State Women’s Volleyball Team Finds Itself at Center of Transgender Debate

After reports that the team includes a transgender player, several schools have forfeited matches against the university out of protest.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Martha Stewart Gives Netflix’s ‘Martha’ a Scalding Review

When a reporter phoned about her new documentary, the lifestyle star didn’t hold back: “I hate those last scenes. Hate them.”

Business - The New York Times - 6 hours ago

Soft landing vs no landing

And election prediction markets

World - Financial Times - October 21

Sweet 16: From Cooper Flagg to John Calipari to R.J. Davis

Meet the most intriguing players and coaches in college basketball this season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday

Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler charged with DUI

Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was charged with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun after a traffic accident in Franklin, Tennessee, on Thursday

Is There a Feud Between Martha Stewart and Ina Garten?

The lifestyle luminaries, who have been on the publicity circuit, were once close, but in a recent interview, Ms. Stewart doubled down on her contention that Ms. Garten abandoned her during a ...

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 6 days ago

"Mornings Memory": Carving pumpkins with Martha Stewart

Take a trip back to Halloween 24 years ago when Martha Stewart appeared on CBS to demonstrate the art of carving the perfect jack-o'-lantern.

Two BBC documentaries explore the stark binaries of Trump

‘Trump: A Criminal Conspiracy’ outlines why many see the ex-president as a threat to democracy while ‘Trump: A Second Chance’ follows a group of his supporters

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Meghan McCain: ABC's Martha Raddatz sounded 'completely psychotic' in Vance interview

Conservative pundit Meghan McCain blasted Martha Raddatz of ABC News for the way she handled an interview with Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on the network's Sunday public affairs program "This Week." ...

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Marvin Preston IV, 80, Dies; Saved the Martha Graham Dance Company

An expert at rescuing distressed companies, he took over the struggling organization in 2000, leading it through a painful restructuring and a lengthy legal battle.

Business - The New York Times - October 20

Former NFL QB Jay Cutler reportedly arrested for DUI, gun possession

The former Broncos, Bears and Dolphins quarterback was released after posting $5,000 bond.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Ex-NFL quarterback Jay Cutler arrested for DUI and gun possession

Jay Cutler was arrested for a DUI, gun possession and other charges in Franklin, Tennessee on Thursday evening, an official confirmed to CBS News.

Ex-NFL QB Cutler faces DUI, weapons charges

Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler has been arrested on DUI and weapons charges.

Sports - ESPN - October 18

How Andrew Stephan made War Game — the Ukraine game documentary | The DeanBeat

Andrew Stephan is the director of War Game: The Making of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, a documentary from Microsoft about the ordeal of the game developers at GSC Game World, the Ukraine game studio that had ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 18

Far-right ‘race science’ organisation exposed in Channel 4 documentary

Undercover journalists infiltrate a group promoting racial, eugenics-based theories funded by a US tech entrepreneur

World - Financial Times - October 21

Tegan and Sara got catfished. The gripping documentary 'Fanatical' explains how

In 'Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara,' director Erin Lee Carr tells the strange story of how the twin-sister pop duo was hacked and the digital con artists who impersonated them.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 24

Shiori Ito’s Searing Documentary ‘Black Box Diaries’ to Open in U.S.

“Black Box Diaries,” a documentary about Shiori Ito’s fight against Japan’s patriarchal justice system, opens on Friday in the United States.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Review: Labor organizers score against Amazon in 'Union,' a complex, essential documentary

In 2022, Amazon's Staten Island warehouse became the site of a defiant labor showdown that made national headlines, here chronicled in its many twists and turns.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 6 days ago

Passengers injured after land train tips over

Ten people are thought to have been injured after a land train with passengers on board tipped over.

Former NFL QB Jay Cutler arrested in Tennessee for DUI and possession of a handgun, per report

Cutler spent 12 seasons in the NFL

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

Former NFL QB Jay Cutler arrested on charges of DUI and gun possession after Tennessee crash

Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested Thursday following a minor crash in downtown Franklin, Tennessee, according to the Franklin Police Department.

Of course teenagers want to be pop idols like Liam Payne. Given the perils, should we let them? | Martha Gill

The singer is the latest casualty of an industry that thrusts fame on children too young to cope. Sex, drinking, smoking, gambling, joining the army, being put to work – we now take it as obvious ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Britons are dying in a blizzard of cheap cocaine. Why is so little being done to save them? | Martha Gill

Deaths rose 30% last year, partly due to a rise in purity, but the stigma over drug abuse still stands in the way of funding the means to stop the toll. Compared with the screaming scare campaigns ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Buku Abi alleges father R. Kelly sexually abused her as a child in new documentary

Buku Abi, a.k.a. Joann Kelly, alleges her father, singer R. Kelly, sexually abused her as a child in 'R. Kelly's Karma: A Daughter's Journey.' R. Kelly's attorney denies the allegations.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 14

`See Her Be Her' documentary shines light on the progress, challenges of women's baseball worldwide

In the upcoming “See Her Be Her” documentary, sports photographer Jean Fruth and her team chronicle seven standout female baseball players doing more than just playing the game in their corners of ...

Entertainment - ABC News - October 24

`See Her Be Her' documentary shines light on the progress, challenges of women's baseball worldwide

In the upcoming “See Her Be Her” documentary, sports photographer Jean Fruth and her team chronicle seven standout female baseball players doing more than just playing the game in their corners of ...

Sports - ABC News - October 24

‘Someone who destroyed my life’: rapper Shyne on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in new documentary

Music mogul’s former protege, now a politician, says he was ‘set up to be the fall guy’ for 1999 New York shooting. Shyne, the rapper and former Sean “Diddy” Combs protege, says he “was ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

US banks ride ‘soft landing’ high

JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo beat forecasts as consumers prove more resilient than feared

World - Financial Times - October 14

SpaceX catches rocket booster in dramatic landing

In one of the most dramatic, high-risk space flights to date, SpaceX launched a gargantuan rocket and used giant mechanical arms to pluck the descending booster out of the sky. Mark Strassmann has ...

‘Land politics’ are at the root of our costliest natural disasters

Patterns of home-building in climate frontiers and the resources provided to communities following natural disasters are deeply rooted in the political power of land.

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Bills land star WR Cooper in trade with Browns

The Bills acquired wide receiver Amari Cooper in a trade with the Browns on Tuesday.

Sports - ESPN - October 16

Highlights From SpaceX’s Starship Launch and Landing

The company achieved a major milestone during the fifth test flight of the vehicle, which could carry people to the moon and Mars, landing the rocket’s booster stage at a Texas launch site.

Science - The New York Times - October 17

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