Ken Shepherd

Koran reading in Scottish church led Gavin Ashenden, Queen’s chaplain, to resign in protest: Report

A Koran reading on Epiphany at a Scottish Episcopal church prompted Queen Elizabeth's personal chaplain to resign in protest.

January 24, 2017

Academy snubs ‘Silence,’ Martin Scorsese film about persecuted Jesuit priests in 17th century Japan

Martin Scorsese's "Silence," about persecuted Jesuit missionaries in 17th century Japan, was surprisingly snubbed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Variety magazine reported Tuesday. Amy Adams, Tom Hanks and Clint Eastwood were other Hollywood mainstays on the short end of the stick on Oscar nomination day.

January 24, 2017

Sarah Thyre, actress, indirectly compares Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler

Actress and podcaster Sarah Thyre on Tuesday indirectly compared President Trump to Adolf Hitler in a tweet blasting Americans giving him the benefit of the doubt and comparing them to Germans in the Third Reich during the height of the Holocaust.

January 24, 2017

Donald Trump speech line echoes Batman movie villain

One line from President Trump's inaugural address seems to echo that of a speech by Bane, the supervillain in the 2012 Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises."

January 20, 2017

Alec Baldwin, who parodies Trump on SNL: All jokes aside, ‘This country is lost’

Liberal actor Alec Baldwin, who for the past few months has portrayed Donald Trump in sketches on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," took to Twitter after the president's swearing-in to proclaim the country "lost."

January 20, 2017

Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’ marks Trump inauguration with ‘We make the terror’ tweet

Promoting the upcoming fifth season of its political drama "House of Cards," Netflix on Friday tweeted a short video including a U.S. flag flying upside down, a symbol of a nation in distress.

January 20, 2017

Chrissy Teigen mocks Paula White, pastor who delivered Donald Trump inaugural invocation

As Florida pastor Paula White concluded her invocation at the presidential inauguration, supermodel Chrissy Teigen, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, offered a crass reaction on Twitter.

January 20, 2017

‘Moby Dick’ sues building management; seafood restaurant was told its sign was ‘offensive’: Report

A Vancouver, British Columbia, seafood restaurant is suing a building council for blocking its lease on the ground that its name, Moby Dick, was "offensive."

January 19, 2017

First-class postage stamp price to go up to 49 cents Sunday

As of Sunday, mailing a first-class letter will cost you two pennies more.

January 19, 2017

Anti-Trump students at the University of Texas invited to ‘Twerk the Inauguration’: Report

The University of Texas will host a "Twerk the Inauguration" event Friday as a response to Donald Trump assuming the presidency, according to Campus Reform.

January 19, 2017

Monica Lewinsky saga to become a future season of FX’s ‘American Crime Story’: Report

The Monica Lewinsky affair will be the subject of a forthcoming season of FX's "American Crime Story," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

January 19, 2017

Metro expands service for Saturday’s anti-Trump Women’s March on Washington

Metro will expand its service Saturday to accommodate an anticipated increase in ridership from the Women's March on Washington, a planned anti-Trump demonstration, the transit agency announced Wednesday.

January 18, 2017

Martin Luther, Protestant Reformer, to be honored on Vatican postage stamp: Report

Martin Luther, the German monk who sparked the Protestant Reformation 500 years ago this October with his 95 Theses, will be honored on a postage stamp issued by the Vatican.

January 18, 2017

Fiona Apple, singer, creates anti-Trump ‘tiny hands’ chant for Women’s March on Washington

Pop singer Fiona Apple and composer Michael Whelan created a one-minute audio track that samples Donald Trump from the now infamous 2005 "hot mic" audio from "Access Hollywood."

January 18, 2017

Neopalpa donaldtrumpi: Donald Trump moth named in his honor: Report

A newly discovered species of moth whose habitat is in the area of the U.S.-Mexico border in California has been named after President-elect Donald Trump.

January 18, 2017

Kevin Hart, comedian, to star in black history special for History Channel: Report

Comedian Kevin Hart's special is titled "The Black Man's Guide to History"

January 13, 2017

Metro website malfunctions on deadline to preorder Inauguration Day fare card: Report

With one week until Donald Trump's swearing-in, the Metro transit agency website to preorder special presidential inauguration edition fare cards went down Friday, the final day to order in time for the ceremony.

January 13, 2017

Baltimore Orioles begin installing energy-saving LED floodlights

The Baltimore Orioles are installing new energy-saving LED floodlights, the ball club announced Friday via Twitter.

January 13, 2017

Charlie Sykes, ‘Never Trump’ member and ‘contrarian’ conservative, to co-host new radio show on WNYC

Longtime Wisconsin conservative radio host, a staunch critic of President-elect Trump, is getting a new radio show on WNYC in New York City, Politico reported Friday.

January 13, 2017

Michael Jackson ‘Urban Myths’ episode featuring Joseph Fiennes won’t air: Report

A controversial episode of the "Urban Myths" series that would have featured Joseph Fiennes, who is white, portraying the late pop star Michael Jackson, has been pulled from the broadcast schedule by Sky Television.

January 13, 2017