Tales of Kenzera: ZAU: A Game for Innocent Teens and Teenagers in the Presence of a Fraudulent Sexual Affair
It will now be up to the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg Jr., to launch a new trial against Weinstein. Donald Trump is being tried in New York on more than 30 charges of faking business records in the first degree, and Bragg is involved in that case as well. A spokesperson for the DA’s office told NPR Thursday in a written statement: “We will do everything in our power to retry this case, and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault.”
On behalf of the appeals court majority, Judge Jenny Rivera wrote in part in the ruling: “We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes because that testimony served no material non-propensity purpose… The only way the defense could win the case was if the court’s rulings weakened the accusers’ character before the jury.
Those women testified in court as “Molineux witnesses” or “prior bad act witnesses” — which has been allowed in New York in certain situations going back to 1900. Critics and legal experts say that application of the “Molineux Rule” can be highly subjective, and leaves verdicts more open to challenges.
The game, Tales of Kenzera: ZAU has everything that a video game should have: multiple levels, frantic combat, and a lush soundtrack. Moreover, its story provides a deep lesson on grief and the power we hold in the face of indescribable loss.
Art and Politics : The Story of Baby Reindeer and the Girl Who Gets Its Worth (the Musical and the Theater), by Amy Tan
The theater is large The new Broadway play Stereophonic features music from Arcade Fire’s Will Butler. The costs and glories of making art are looked at in a realistic way.
St.Vincent says that her newest album, All Born Screaming, is an exercise in “tension and release” with some moments playing as sonic “jump scares.”
Books : Amy Tan, best known for writing The Joy Luck Club, didn’t set out to write a book in 2016. She was depressed with the state of the world and trying to lose herself in nature through bird watching. That experience inspired her latest book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles.
The story of Baby Reindeer is a sad tale about a comedian who is cruelly stalks by a mentally ill woman. NPR’s Glen Weldon wrote that it’s troubling because it depicts queer sexuality as something that happens to people.
The trailers for the Challengers have been sexy. But the Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts say this terrific new film is so much more than a sexy tennis movie.
Source: Campus protests over Gaza could affect graduation; Steve Inkseep interviews Blinken
The Economy of China: Steve Inskeep’s Interview with the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in an Israel Campus-Graduation Program
Steve is sitting down with Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State, after he met with the China’s President. Listen to Steve’s interview with Blinken.
There are a lot of drivers. Liu thinks it’s because there’s not enough work elsewhere, and he may be right. Last year China’s youth unemployment soared so high the government stopped publishing statistics. That is one sign the economy of the world’s second-largest has not recovered from the Pandemic in the way many of its people wanted.
One of the ways we’ve been looking at the economy is by speaking to delivery drivers, who are often on silent motorbikes and whiz through the streets delivering groceries, meals, clothes, water cooler tanks, and almost anything else. The pay is better than some other jobs — some drivers left their home villages to earn more in the city — though one driver, Liu Shiwei, said business isn’t good. As he ate a simple lunch of noodles and beer, he said orders were down, and too many drivers competed for them.
Steve Inskeep wrote the essay for Morning Edition and Up First. Steve was last in China five years ago and has noticed that it’s a lot different now. He’ll talk about his observations on Morning Edition today and in the days and weeks to come.
Source: Campus protests over Gaza could affect graduation; Steve Inkseep interviews Blinken
Protests against Israel’s War in Gaza: The Ups and Downs of Donald Trump, and the Status of the Senate Judgment
After listening to arguments, a majority of the Supreme Court seemed less than enthusiastic about granting former President Donald Trump immunity from prosecution. The steps that Trump took to keep his job were part of his official duties, according to Trump’s lawyers. Here’s everything you need to know about what the court’s decision would mean for Trump — and the presidency as a whole.
Hundreds of students have been arrested across the country as pro-Palestinian protests spread nationwide. It’s been one week since police cleared an encampment of demonstrators at Columbia University. The students quickly reestablished their encampment. Since then, schools like UT Austin and the City College of New York have organized similar protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.
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