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Stars of ‘Asteroid City’ talk Wes Anderson’s creativity, working on his new sci-fi tinged comedy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

No one really knows what’s beyond our little slice of the universe. Well, except NASA, of course, and the people that work at Area 51, but I digress. While they haven’t confirmed, or denied, if aliens actually do exist, filmmaker Wes Anderson gives us a glimpse of what life would be like if an alien did pay us a visit … but his film “Asteroid City” is nothing like “E.T.”Tom Hanks (as Stanley Zak): “You’re not here.”Jason Schwartzman (as Augie Steenbeck): “We’re not there. The car exploded.”Writer and director Wes Anderson transports audiences to a desert town in the 1950s in his new movie “Asteroid City.”Tom Hanks (as Stanley Zak): “Where are you?”Jason Schwartzman (as Augie Steenbeck); “Asteroid City. Farm Route 6, Mile 75.”A thousand years ago, the town got a visit from a UFO, and now another one has popped up.Jason Schwartzman (as Augie Steenbeck): “I don’t like...

Spend a day at Wynwood’s ‘top 3 attractions’ with the new ‘Wynwood Fun Pass’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

Life is about the experience. Do it for the plot, the kids say.And with the new “Wynwood Fun Pass” you’ll get to experience cool places for one hot summer price.SoFlo’s Wynwood gives off that big art energy.Allison Friedin: “Wynwood is an outdoor gallery like you’ve never seen before. It has sprawling walls that have beautiful murals by artists who travel here just to paint graffiti in our streets.”And there are tons of things to do and see. So why not pack the fun into one nice bundle?“The Wynwood Fun Pass” is born.Joyce Frohman: “The Wynwood Fun Pass really offers a great value for tourists, for locals, for $56 to go to three venues.”It’s a selfie-type of feel at Paradox Museum.Soraya Gonzalez: “We have over 70 paradox-based exhibits that you get to interact with. So it’s a play on mirrors. There’s geometry that comes into play either you get to interact with every exhibit or you can pose wit...

Solve It 7: Concert Ticket Refund

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

A local teacher couldn’t wait to see Lizzo in concert. But when the Grammy winner got sick and rescheduled her show, the teacher had a problem. She turned to Solve It 7 for help.Lizzo’s singing always makes Dena feel…(Lizzo sings her song, “Good as hell.”)“Love her! Can’t help but dance to it,” Dena said.  The New Hampshire teacher got tickets to see her favorite flute player in Hartford, Connecticut.“That was the closest venue. I was so excited to see her. I was gonna bring one of my girlfriends. She was also a special ed teacher,” Dena said. Dena was in her car on the way to the concert when she had to hit the brakes.Lizzo announced she was postponing the show.“I did test positive for strep throat… I need to heal so I can be the artist you deserve,” Lizzo said on Instagram.  “Obviously, we were disappointed, but we understood that she was sick,” Dena said. The concert w...

House votes to censure Rep. Adam Schiff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

(CNN) — The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, a key lawmaker in Democrats’ congressional investigations into former President Donald Trump during his presidency.The resolution accuses Schiff of misleading the American people while pursuing the congressional investigation into Russia and the Trump campaign as the then-chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and for actions Schiff took leading up to the former president’s first impeachment. Schiff has dismissed the allegations as “false and defamatory.”The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present but he is not on the Ethics Committee.As part of the censure procedure, Schiff stood in the well of the House floor, while House ...

Applying for license under new driver’s license law? AG, RMV warn of scams, fraud

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

The Registry of Motor Vehicles and state’s top prosecutor are warning of scams and fraudulent offers targeting residents without lawful proof of presence who will soon be eligible for a driver’s license.A variety of “bad actors” may try to take advantage of people as a new law takes effect next month that allows people without legal immigration status to obtain a standard Massachusetts driver’s license, Registrar of Motor Vehicles Colleen Ogilvie said.“This could be in the form of charging people for access to an appointment. This could be in the form of providing documents to them,” Ogilvie said Wednesday afternoon. “We want to be clear and let everybody know, making an appointment at the [RMV] is free. It does not cost anything to make an appointment. Getting any of our documents, other than a driver’s manual, are also free.”The total cost to obtain a driver’s license is $115 so long as you pass the permit and road test on the first try. Each time a person fails a permit tes...

Chicago White Sox reliever Garrett Crochet, out with left shoulder inflammation, hopes to return in 2-3 weeks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

Garrett Crochet engaged in an epic 12-pitch battle with Mookie Betts last week at Dodger Stadium.The left-handed reliever could tell his slider wasn’t as sharp, but in the moment didn’t notice that his fastball velocity was down a tick.As he delivered fastball after fastball, which Betts kept fouling off, Crochet thought, “I’m doing something right.”In the aftermath of the June 15 outing, Crochet said he experienced “just regular, everyday soreness.”“Most of the time when you are coming out of the bullpen, you are probably a little bit sore,” Crochet said Wednesday. “And that’s all I felt like it was.”But he said he wasn’t bouncing back from the soreness and, “At that point I was just wasting a roster spot.”Crochet went on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with left shoulder inflammation. While no timetable is established, Crochet hopes to be back in two to three weeks.“I went to see (lead ...

Police, veterans cuts were not my fault, Boston city councilor in charge of budget says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson apologized to veterans for a proposal that would have cut $900,000 from that city department’s budget, but stopped short of taking the blame, saying the idea came from one of her colleagues.“It was a low blow and I know that it hurt,” Fernandes Anderson, who headed the Council’s budget process, said at a Wednesday meeting. “I didn’t ask for it and I actually fought against it. I’m not going to embarrass anyone and say who actually proposed it.“I’m just going to say on behalf of the Council to all the veterans in Boston and in America, I apologize. I take that responsibility, because again, I could have fought more,” she added. “It’s a reimbursable fund, but it’s just a bad look and it looks disrespectful.”City Councilor Erin Murphy, however, isn’t buying it.As chair of the committee that held the budget hearings, Fernandes Anderson had “final say” on which of the Council’s collective amendments moved forward, and thus, where the department cut...

Red Sox show off organizational depth by bringing up pair of top prospects

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

The Red Sox are making roster moves in Minnesota.Amidst their ongoing four-game set with the Twins, they placed Corey Kluber on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation on Wednesday, recalling David Hamilton from Triple-A Worcester to take his place. The 25-year-old infielder got the call Tuesday night, and joined the team on Wednesday morning.Brandon Walter also arrived on Wednesday, and Alex Cora confirmed that left-hander is expected to make his debut in Thursday’s series finale, either as the starter or following an opener.While the roster moves are, in part, due to injuries, they also highlight the depth that has eluded the organization over the last several years.When the pitching fell apart in 2019, the available options on the farm were arms such as Mike Shawaryn (9.74 ERA, 14 games), Bobby Poyner (6.94 ERA, 13 G), and Josh Smith (5.81 ERA, 18 G). Shawaryn and Poyner haven’t pitched in the majors since. What should’ve been a defending-champi...

Ticker: Healey files interim budget; Charitable giving declines in US 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

While lawmakers continue to hash out a compromise budget for the new fiscal year that begins July 1, Gov. Maura Healey bought them some extra time Tuesday with the filing of an interim budget that would keep state operations going through July.The $6.66 billion budget would authorize spending on “necessary services” through July 31 or until a complete fiscal 2024 state budget is signed by the governor. The bill would also allow Treasurer Deb Goldberg to advance local aid payments to cities, towns, regional school districts and independent agricultural or technical schools that demonstrate “an emergency cash shortfall.”Asked about the interim budget Wednesday, Healey said filing it “was the prudent thing to do” and also said she is hopeful that lawmakers will send her a completed budget soon.Charitable giving declines in USCharitable giving in the United States declined in 2022 — only the fourth time in four decades that donations did not inc...

LeBlanc says plans for new infrastructure funding program on track for the fall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:24 GMT

WHISTLER, B.C. — Federal Infrastructure Minister Dominic LeBlanc says details on the “next generation” of funding programs are on track to be announced in the fall.Canada’s premiers have pushed for more information on what will replace the $33-billion Investing in Canada Infrastructure program, which ended in March, amid increasing pressures caused by inflation and supply chain issues.LeBlanc’s comments come following a meeting with provincial and territorial infrastructure ministers in Whistler, B.C., which multiple provincial officials said was productive.Both sides are promising future investment focused on climate resiliency, increasing the housing stock, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and growing the economy.In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week, Canada’s premiers said unprecedented inflationary pressures and cost increases on existing projects are creating fiscal burdens in communities.LeBlanc says Ottawa has been working with...