Новости за 11.06.2017

(AP) — A Kansas City theater company is offering a $500 reward for the return of its replica of the iconic flying car in the 1968 movie "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." The replica was built by hand in 2015 and is part of a set design package popular with high school and community theater groups nationwide.

' "Wonder Woman" wrapped up Cruise's "The Mummy" at the weekend box office, pulling in an estimated $57.2 million in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. Universal's "The Mummy" looked its age, selling a relatively feeble $32.2 million in tickets in its debut weekend. The poor North American opening for "The Mummy," which cost an estimated $125 million to produce, meant a weak start for Universal's ballyhooed "Dark Universe." "The Mummy" is intended to launch a new, Marvel-style... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The Grand Rapids Public Museum is planning a new exhibit that will allow visitors to explore the brain. Upon entry into the exhibit, visitors will walk through a tunnel of flashing fiber-optics to illustrate networks of neurons firing and communicating. The exhibit also shows comparisons between the human brain and animal brains as well as explores brain development.

The state's electric utilities — National Grid, Eversource and Unitil — are slated to release by June 30 their requirements for projects seeking to develop the state's first ocean-based wind farm. DONG Energy has installed hundreds of turbines in waters off Europe and has partnered with Eversource on its Massachusetts venture. [...] Vineyard Wind is partly owned by Portland, Oregon renewable energy developer Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners of Denmark. The most recent... Читать дальше...

Charles Montgomery welcomed the challenge of hiking the steep terrain of the Connecticut River headwaters in remote northern New Hampshire, admiring the birds, the plants, the woods. The group traded cellphones for paddles to partake in a spiritual journey, the first event of its size on the river, which flows from the Canadian border to Long Island Sound. Hirschfeld, 56, an avid rower, sees the journey as a way for people to renew their relationship with God, connect with one another and with nature, and have fun. Читать дальше...

Unprecedented "is a perfectly fair characterization," said Lanhee Chen, who was policy adviser to former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Senate Republicans are winnowing down policy options in search of 51 votes to advance House-passed legislation this summer. [...] the GOP's American Health Care Act would have lasting impact on Medicaid, the federal-state program covering about 70 million low-income and disabled people, including many elderly nursing home residents. Republicans would phase... Читать дальше...

When police officers in America's cities put on their uniforms and grab their weapons before moonlighting in security jobs at nightclubs, hospitals, and ballparks, there's one piece of equipment they often leave behind — their body camera. A key piece of evidence came from an on-duty officer's body camera showing the boy's father had his hands raised and sticking out his window as the moonlighting officer and a former officer both working as deputy city marshals collectively fired 18 shots. Among... Читать дальше...

City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Bellingham;Mostly cloudy;66;51;S;8;69%;61%;4 Eastsound;Mostly cloudy;66;51;SW;6;69%;63%;4 Fort Lewis;Mostly cloudy;66;48;SSW;9;64%;64%;3 Friday Harbor;Mostly cloudy;65;50;WSW;7;68%;66%;4 Olympia;Mostly cloudy;65;47;SW;10;66%;64%;3 Pullman;Sun and clouds;69;44;W;14;50%;34%;8 Puyallup;Mostly cloudy;66;50;SW;6;67%;63%;3 Stampede Pass;Mostly cloudy;49;37;W;7;79%;53%;6... Читать дальше...

WA Current Conditions as of 11:00 PM PDT Saturday, June 10, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Arlington;Mostly cloudy;54;NNW;6;84% Bellingham;Clear;57;SSE;3;71% Bremerton;Partly cloudy;55;Calm;0;78% Chehalis;Cloudy;51;SW;5;96% Deer Park;Clear;41;Calm;0;90% Eastsound;Intermittent clouds;57;S;8;67% Ellensburg;Mostly clear;54;NW;15;56% Ephrata;Cloudy;58;W;7;45% Everett;Mostly cloudy;54;NNW;6;78% Fort Lewis;Partly cloudy;57;SW;5;82% Friday Harbor;Clear;51;W;3;88%... Читать дальше...

In a statement to the site, the production company, Warner Bros., revealed in a statement Sunday, We have become aware of allegations of misconduct on the set of Bachelor in Paradise in Mexico. A field producer lodged a complaint with Warner Bros. that Olympios was too intoxicated to consent to a sexual encounter between the two and producers not only didn't intervene but allowed the encounter to be filmed.

'Good Naked' by Joni B. Cole is entertaining, constructive, and very well written.

On Sunday's Fear the Walking Dead, "TEOTWAWKI" ("The End of the World as We Know It"), a character missing since the midseason finale of Season 2 reappeared -- Strand has been forced into labor by Dante (Jason Manuel Olazabal), a business associate from before the fall who's now in a very powerful position as the water-brokering manager of a dam. Dante thinks Strand is a colonialist thief who wants to take his water just like he wanted to take his country's land, and so he basically enslaves him as punishment. Читать дальше...

The 71st Annual Tony Awards were held Sunday night in New York City and broadcast by CBS, with host Kevin Spacey helping stage luminaries hand out trophies for the best that Broadway has to offer. With no play or musical ready to dominate like clear-winner Hamilton did last year, it was mostly up to a few favorites: Dear Evan Hansen, Oslo, and Hello Dolly! to take home the big prizes in their respective categories. Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play... Читать дальше...

Yes, Agent Cooper's (Kyle MacLachlan) ever reliable secretary Diane made her on-screen debut on Twin Peaks and put to rest all speculation about her identity. Cooper's description of her as an "interesting cross between a saint and a cabaret singer" provided one of the few clues to her identity since she never appeared onscreen. First of all, why choose now to give her a face?

Following the 55,000 survivors of the human race after a catastrophic attack, Battlestar helped to contextualize a world reeling in the wake of terrorism and addressed the new status quo. According to Moore, the themes that made Battlestar so groundbreaking in its heyday can still provide insight to viewers in present as terrorist attacks are on the rise and the United States' political relationships with the other international powers seem tenuous at best. Hopefully those things are still relevant... Читать дальше...

According to Mandy Moore the second season premiere might just offer a real clue of substance as to how her on-screen husband meets his untimely end. [...] we'd be remiss not to point out that what Moore has promised is that just a piece of that puzzle -- albeit, a seemingly significant one -- will be revealed in the premiere, which means we can probably count on the delicate details being dragged out throughout the entire sophomore season, if not longer, for the sake of keeping the series at peak drama potential.

In a statement to the site, the production company, Warner Bros., revealed in a statement Sunday, We have become aware of allegations of misconduct on the set of Bachelor in Paradise in Mexico. The status of the season's future prospects of picking up production remains unclear, and details about the exact nature of the allegations remain unknown.

"Droughtlander" might be ending in under three months, but that doesn't mean that Outlander fans are going to see their favorite couple back together when the show returns. Claire had returned to the 1940s before the Battle of Culloden to protect their unborn child while Jamie went back to fight with his countrymen and presumably die. Claire and Jamie's separation tracks with how Diana Gabaldon's third book in the Outlander series, on which the show is based, plays out. Moore admits that some structural changes are being made to the story... Читать дальше...

Netflix dropped its fifth season of the hit series this weekend, and since much of the focus of the new run is on the aftermath of Poussey's loss -- namely, a prison riot with varying strands of influence and activity but which is mainly centered on seeking justice for her unjustified death -- fans of the character have been reliving their grief for Poussey on social media all over again and finding fresh reasons to mourn the OITNB angel. [...] the intro reminds us that she's gone. - Hannah Banana?? (@Its_Hannah_S__) June 9... Читать дальше...

Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events will be welcoming a handful of new faces for its second season, the cast and show-runners announced during the company's FYSee event in Los Angeles, California this weekend. Sonnenfeld pointed out that Fillion has previously worked with Neil Patrick Harris, as the two co-starred in the 2008 musical comedy mini-series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. [...] Roger Bart, who we just finished filming, who's a brilliant Broadway actor, who plays Vice Principal... Читать дальше...

Travis is still probably deceased on Fear the Walking Dead, but the show's creative team wants you to know his death has a very real purpose. The show's central male figure is presumed dead after being shot in the neck and falling out of a helicopter in the season premiere. Executive producer Dave Erickson explained to fans and press at the ATX Television Festival in Austin on Sunday morning after a screening of this season's third episode that Travis' (Cliff Curtis) sacrifice was essential to... Читать дальше...

TV motor enthusiast Richard Hammond has survived another incredibly dangerous car crash -- this time, one that took place in Switzerland on Saturday, June 10th, while filming his Amazon Prime series The Grand Tour. The star, who was also involved in a motorbike crash in Mozambique this March while filming the series, assured fans via video that he was okay and receiving proper treatment for his knee injury in a video from his hospital bed, posted on Drive Tribe. In a statement, Amazon explained the details of the incident as follows... Читать дальше...

[...] with its fifth season having arrived as an arguable benchmark of what is already an esteemed series, at a time when the concept of a covert Russian invasion of the United States rings especially true to current events, the network is pulling out all the stops to draw that association ever nearer when it comes to awards season consideration efforts. - Alex Block (@alex_block) June 11, 2017 The image didn't specifically identify itself as an award season plug, but instead directed readers to TheRussiansAreHere.org... Читать дальше...

A spokeswoman for Garland's estate says her family and friends held a private memorial service for the actress on Saturday, which would have been Garland's 95th birthday. Garland's children, Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft and Joe Luft, wanted to bring their mother's remains "home to Hollywood" from her original burial site at New York's Ferncliff Cemetery, publicist Victoria Varela said. The Judy Garland Pavilion is intended as a final resting spot for Minnelli, Luft and other family members, cemetery spokeswoman Noelle Berman said in January.

An Auburn police officer shot and killed a man Saturday afternoon during an attempted carjacking, police said.