Tale of two comics has one winner

REVIEW: Stephen K Amos – The Spokesman; Tom Green – Live Opera House, Wellington, May 5 Reviewed by Daven Parsons-Piwari The New Zealand International Comedy Festival brings to town all sorts of international delights for our entertainment pleasure, two such worldwide acts being Brit Stephen K Amos and Canadian Tom Green.

Share

Sources: Report to detail alleged abuse inside CIA secret prisons

CIA interrogators threatened an al Qaeda prisoner with a gun and an electric drill to try to scare him into giving up information, according to a long-concealed inspector-general’s report due to be made public on Monday, sources familiar with the report confirmed to CNN. The gun and drill were used in two separate interrogation sessions against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, one of the sources said

Share

Terror drill off New York tests agencies against seaborne attack

Federal, state and municipal agencies staged an elaborate drill in the waters off New York City on Tuesday to prepare for the possibility of a nuclear or dirty-bomb attack from the water. “We’re a big city, and there are vulnerabilities,” said Ray Kelly, commissioner of the New York Police Department

Share

The Scene: ‘Trek’ actors dive onto Vulcan

Acclaimed filmmaker J.J. Abrams was presented with a specific challenge when he agreed to direct this summer’s highly anticipated prequel to the phenomenally successful sci-fi franchise, "Star Trek." He had to figure out a way to include action that would please a modern audience and utilize current movie-making techniques — while still having everything ring true with characters that fans know extremely well. He answers this call throughout his film

Share