Of the scandals hitting Wall Street, only ImClone’s makes it into the society pages. But Martha Stewart is not the only stockholder of the biotech firm who is coming under suspicion for possible insider trading. Documents obtained by TIME show dumping of ImClone stocks by its executives that dwarfed Stewart’s $228,000 sale. And their trading preceded Stewart’s by weeks, starting just after Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials met privately with an ImClone vice president last Dec.
Kunle Afolayan talks about casting daughter in 'Anikulapo'
In a promotional clip shared on his Instagram handle, the filmmaker detailed that Eyiyemi grabbed the role for her "natural acting" talent. “If you want to portray the role of a princess, I think there is no giving that the person has to be beautiful and she is beautiful," Afolayan said. “It felt good because I did not have to pay her, even though I was paying her directly or indirectly,"
Mexican Doctors Attacked With Bleach Over Coronavirus Fears
(Bloomberg) — Dr. Angela Vargas works in a Mexico City hospital with rheumatic disease patients, not coronavirus cases. But when she leaves the clinic she’s treated as if she’s sick herself.
To avoid getting attacked, like some of her colleagues have, Vargas, 46, changes into civilian clothes when she leaves the hospital.
“If people see that you’re a nurse or that you work at a hospital, they look at you like you’re infected,” she told Bloomberg on Thursday.
Missing 15-year-old girl found after she was kidnapped by man who used her as 'Sex slave'
Police revealed that she was being held against her will and used as a sex slave by 41-year-old Chris Schroeder, who is facing both federal and state charges. According to the FBI's criminal complaint, Schroeder and Lexi met on the social media app Kik and the teenager said she was unhappy at home. Daily Mail reported that Schroeder filmed himself engaging in intercourse with her. ADVERTISEMENT
He also told her she was to clean for him and needed to lose weight and change her physical appearance.
Mother Movie Meaning: Darren Aronofsky Interview
Spoilers for the movie Mother! ahead
Mother! can best be described as a fever dream — at least that’s how Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream) conceived of it when he poured the script into his computer in one frantic haze. Drawing on stories and symbols from the Bible, Victorian literature and even The Giving Tree, mother! is an allegory for climate change told from the point of view of Mother Earth herself.
Muhammad Ali Dead: Photo of Fight vs. Sonny Liston
June 4, 2016 12:42 AM EDT
So much of great photography is being in the right spot at the right moment. That was what it was like for Sports Illustrated photographer Neil Leifer when he shot perhaps the greatest sports photo of the century, capturing Muhammad Ali, who died on Friday at age 74. “I was obviously in the right seat, but what matters is I didn’t miss,” he later said.
Photos of the Most Controversial Films of All Time
December 17, 2014 11:25 AM EST
With The Interview, James Franco and Seth Rogen have set off an unintentional firestorm, as hackers opposed to their film’s subject matter have exposed private communications within Sony Pictures. This can’t have been their goal, but controversy certainly was.
Film has stoked passionate argument perhaps more effectively than any other medium — hardly surprising, given its larger-than-life nature. Here are some of the most memorable times that films, either accidentally or on purpose, have incited strong reactions.
Rare scenes as Saudi Arabia stages swimwear fashion show
In a never-seen-before move, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted its first fashion show featuring swimsuit models on Friday, May 17, 2024. The show took place on the second day of the inaugural Red Sea Fashion Week at the St Regis Red Sea Resort, situated off Saudi Arabia’s western coast. The resort is part of the Red Sea Global, one of the giga-projects at the heart of the Gulf kingdom's Vision 2030 social and economic reform programme embarked upon by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Daisy Ridley Baby Talks BB-8
December 7, 2015 8:00 AM EST
Daisy Ridley had to force herself to resist treating the new Star Wars droid, BB-8, like a child star on the Force Awakens set. During a recent interview, the actress told TIME about how director J.J. Abrams had to remind her that the adorable robot is actually a serious character.
“I had a chat with BB-8, and I remember J.J. saying, ‘He’s not a child’ and obviously the impulse because he’s small and cute is to infantilize.
Taiwan Eyes China as China Eyes Taiwan
In January, Taiwan will hold a presidential election. China’s leaders hope former New Taipei City mayor Hou Yu-ih, candidate of the Kuomintang opposition party will win the job, but the smart money is on current Vice President William Lai, who represents the incumbent Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Lai and his party favor a tougher approach to Beijing. If Lai wins, Beijing will become much more confrontational in the coming months. A Chinese invasion of Taiwan remains highly unlikely, but an expected deterioration in China-Taiwan relations is bad news for both sides, and for any forces caught between them.