Author: Amy Davis

A Kentucky man has won a $450,000 lawsuit against his former employer for throwing him an unwanted birthday party. The trouble started in 2019 when Gravity Diagnostics held a party for Kevin Berling’s birthday. Problem is; Berling had requested they not celebrate due to an anxiety disorder. A reasonable accommodation, the company can save a few bucks on a cake and streamers. No problem, right? Unfortunately “the person who was responsible for the birthday parties who he talked to flat-out forgot about his request,” Berling’s attorney, Tony Buche, said. The person in charge of parties “didn’t do it to be…

Move over Mars- Jupiter’s moon Europa may be the most likely place to have aliens! Europa has a huge liquid ocean sitting under a sheet of ice. And as we know, where there is water, there is often life. Even though the moon is only one-fourth the diameter of Earth, its ocean may have twice as much water as our planet. Research that supports this theory is being done right here on earth. Data collected on an ice sheet in Greenland showed characteristics similar to the one on Europa. When researchers applied ice-penetrating radar, results showed the formation of a…

While the quality of the other entries into the “Blair Witch” franchise are debatable, the impact of the first film is not up for discussion. 2000’s “Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2” took a much more polished and meta approach to the story. This stylistic 180 elicited everything from praise to outright contempt from critics and movie goers alike. 2016’s reboot the “Blair Witch” even attempted to repeat the wildly successful marketing campaign of the original. Only this time instead of inventing a folk tale on message boards. This one was shot in secret. The Adam Wingard-directed film was originally…

The Museum of the Moving Image is opening a “The Walking Dead” exhibit in New York City this summer. Titled “Living with The Walking Dead,” the exhibit will showcase original costumes, props, concept art, storyboards, scripts, and a lot of prosthetic makeup. Of course this all comes around just in time for the show’s final 8 episodes. The Museum of the Moving Image aims to explore several key elements of the show. Including its origin, production, and undeniable cultural impact. The museum says this will be via several screenings and other public events. “Over 11 seasons and 177 episodes, The…

In March, Netflix suspended its service in Russia in protest of the country’s unlawful and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. With this move, the streaming giant joined a growing list of western companies that have left since the start of Russia’s aggression.  The law firm of Chernyshov, Lukoyanov & Partners is now launching a class action suit against Netflix. This motion was filed with the Khamovnichesky district court of Moscow on behalf of subscribers. “The reason for the lawsuit was a violation of Russian users’ rights due to Netflix’s unilateral refusal to provide services in Russia,” the firm stated. They are…

Earlier this month, Ferrero USA recalled two Kinder brand products in the United States. This was in response to 150 children in Europe and the UK becoming infected with salmonella via the treats. On April 11th, Ferrero Canada Ltd. announced an expanded recall on dozens more Kinder products. Some of these items are part of the initial outbreak in Europe. Luckily, as of April 11th, no illnesses in Canada are tied to the product. The contamination was found in mid-December during an internal analysis of the Arlon, Belgium facility. The origin point was traced to a filter at the outlet…

Will Ferrell has joined the cast of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” which also stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.

PEN America reported on April 7th that more than 1,000 book titles were banned from U.S. classrooms and school libraries in the last nine months. PEN America describes their mission as working “to ensure that people everywhere have the freedom to create literature, to convey information and ideas, to express their views, and to access the views, ideas, and literatures of others.” This mission led to an investigation into the sudden spike of book bannings across the United States’ education system. They compiled this information into a database that shows some alarming trends. PEN’s index lists 1,586 instances of individual…

Cadbury has announced their bunny for 2022, and her name is Annie Rose! She is an English Doodle from Cincinnati, Ohio. When she isn’t dawning the famous bunny ears, Rose does rounds as a therapy dog at nursing homes all over the state. This pup is so dedicated, she even kept up her duties during Covid lockdowns by walking past residences’ windows. “We can’t thank everyone enough for voting for our very own Annie Rose and making her the next Cadbury Bunny, especially her doodle families and friends who went over and beyond,” Annie Rose’s owner Lori R. said about…

In 1993 at the age of 3, Oliwia Dabrowska played the little girl in the red coat in Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List.” Her scenes are some of the most iconic in the film. “Schindler’s List” is about industrialist Oskar Schindler, a real life person who helped thousands of Jews escape death during the Holocaust. Dabrowska portrays a little girl in a red coat walking through the Krakow Ghetto. Her jacket is the only piece of color in the black-and-white film, so she is impossible to miss. On March 9th, Dabrowska posted a re-colored still from that scene to Instagram. Her…