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Guillermo del Toro spreads the infectious secrets of ‘The Strain’ (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Earl Dittman
As we do every week, we’ve collected the top news stories and compiled them on one page. Digital Journalists this week reported on environmental news, reviewed big-name musical acts and interviewed some of the best in the entertainment business.
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The visionary Mexican filmmaker behind FX Network’s ‘The Strain’ — a unique, chilling examination of vampirism as a contagion — discusses its evolution from a bestselling trilogy of novels to a massive hit cable series.
Review: Danielle Bradbery amazes on cover of Christina Perri’s ‘Human’ (Includes first-hand account) by Markos Papadatos
Country darling Danielle Bradbery, undertook a difficult challenge, to cover Christina Perri’s hit song “Human,” and she nailed it.
Aya Cash exposes the bare facts about ‘You’re The Worst’ (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Earl Dittman
Hysterically cynical and riotously sexy, ‘You’re The Worst’ puts an unadulterated dark twist on the romantic comedy genre. Leading lady Aya Cash (who plays the obstinate, yet lovable Gretchen) reveals the naked truth behind the tasty cable TV sensation.
Review: Jared Leto and Thirty Seconds to Mars rocks on ‘Do or Die’ single (Includes first-hand account) by Markos Papadatos
On August 19, Thirty Seconds to Mars had performed at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater and Jared Leto revealed that “Do or Die” is their latest single.
Women need testosterone, a new study reports (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Tim Sandle
Testosterone hormone replacement can be vital for women who are deficient, but too much testosterone leads to unwanted effects. A new study finds the right balance.
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Op-Ed: Funemployed — The rising cost of higher education and unemployment by Samiyah Currimbhoy
Unemployment rates are higher in the U.S. than depicted in the media, and recent graduates (with excessive student loans) are struggling to find jobs in their fields.
Op-Ed: Western Europe gawks as Eastern Europe is invaded by Russia by Larry Clifton
As Western Europe looks on like a gawker driving by a fatal car accident, Russian forces have entered Ukraine in Eastern Europe, retaking territory lost when the Soviet Union broke up.
Rogers and Shaw launch Netflix-like service called ‘Shomi’ by Owen Weldon
Shaw Communications and Rogers Communications have teamed up to launch ‘Shomi,’ a video-on demand service with more than 10,000 hours of popular TV shows.
Jared Leto and Thirty Seconds to Mars celebrate musical milestone by Markos Papadatos
Jared Leto and his rock band, Thirty Seconds to Mars, have a major musical milestone to celebrate, chart-wise with their latest single “Do or Die.”
Video: 15 missiles intercepted at once by Israel’s Iron Dome by David Silverberg
A video going viral online shows 15 missiles reportedly being shot into the sky in Israel, and moments later the Iron Dome missile-intercepting technology quickly dispatches all of the incoming attacks.
Rosetta comet probe team narrows landing site to five locations by George McGinn
The European Space Agency’s Rosetta Comet mission has chosen five likely landing sites for its Philae’s lander on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The lander is scheduled to descend down to the comet’s nucleus in November.
Women bare breasts all over world on International Go-Topless Day by Marcus Hondro
It’s a serious event that’s also a bit of a spectacle and somewhat odd — it’s organized by the Raelians, who believe aliens created humanity — and it draws more fully-clothed spectators than half-dressed participants. In it, breasts are bared.
Methane gas plumes erupting along Atlantic Coast by Karen Graham
A two-year sweeping survey of the U.S. Atlantic Coast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has led to an astounding discovery. From 2011 to 2013, scientists documented 570 methane gas seeps along the continental slope break.
Op-Ed: Top 10 rock bands to see live in concert in 2014 by Markos Papadatos
The summer of 2014 is coming to a close and was afforded to privilege to review many great concerts in New York. Here are my Top 10 favorite rock bands that I saw live, arranged in no particular order.
Northern California struck by 6.0 magnitude earthquake by Kev Hedges
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has woken up people in northern California, according to the US Geological Survey.
The quake struck at 3:20 a.m. local time (6:20 a.m. EDT) about four miles (6 kms) north-west of American Canyon.
Woman sparks 51,000 acre wildfire to help bored firefighters by Kesavan Unnikrishnan
An Oregon women admitted tossing a lit firework out of a car last summer because her firefighter friends were bored and needed some work.
Man dies when a cobra bites him…after he’d cut its head off by Marcus Hondro
Peng Fan, a chef who worked in China, has died after being bitten in the hand by a type of a cobra snake called an ‘Indochinese spitting cobra.’ He was cooking the snake and had in fact already cut its head off a full 20 minutes before it bit him.
Op-Ed: David Cook is a real rocker, does ALS Ice Bucket Challenge by Markos Papadatos
Rock singer-songwriter David Cook received some harsh criticism from Caleb Johnson, the winner of season 13 of American Idol.
Last Ebola-free region of Liberia falls to virus by AFP
Every region of Liberia has now been hit by Ebola, officials said Friday, as the World Health Organization warned the fight against the worst-ever outbreak of the killer disease would take months.