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George Orwell’s years as a colonial policeman in Burma in the 1920s preoccupied him for the rest of his life. Straight out of Eton, he was thrown into a world that mirrored the public school with its rivalries and floggings; except that now it was the Burmese people who were being flogged. He wrote about it repeatedly: in his 1934 novel Burmese Days, several essays, and passages devoted to Burma in The Road to Wigan Pier. Even on his deathbed he was writing notes for a novella about Burma entitled A Smoking Room Story.…

Actor Selma Blair has apologised for an Islamophobic comment on social media, saying it “resulted in hurting countless people I never meant to, and I deeply regret this”.Blair posted a lengthy statement on Instagram following a now-deleted comment on another post attacking state representatives Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib for voting against a bill banning Hamas members from the US. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Blair’s comment read in part: “Deport all these terrorist supporting goons. Islam has destroyed Muslim…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeSelma Blair has apologised for posting an anti-Islam comment on social media last week.The US actor, known for her roles in Cruel Intentions and Legally Blonde, made the remark in response to a post from immigration reform advocate Abraham Hamra.Hamra had criticised represenatitives Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush for voting against legislation that would ban any of the perpetrators of the…

Selma Blair has issued an apology after being criticized for posting an anti-Islam comment on a video regarding the Israel–Hamas war last week. The actress wrote in a statement shared on Instagram Tuesday, “This is a time of great pain and anguish for many around the world, but it is also a time to learn and better understand how words matter. I commented on a post by Abraham Hamra regarding two congress members who are against banning October 7th Hamas terrorists from entering the USA. In my comment, I…

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Selma Blair is facing backlash after her Instagram account posted an anti-Islam comment on a video concerning the Israel–Hamas war. In a clip posted on Instagram on Feb. 2, a user profile named Abraham Hamra appeared to be speaking out in defense of the Jewish community following the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7. A since-deleted comment on the video credited to Selma Blair said: “Thank you so much. Deport all these terrorist supporting goons. Islam has destroyed Muslim countries and then…

Audiences at the time might have been fooled, but 25 year later, everyone knows The Blair Witch Project is a work of fiction. But even without that “true story” gimmick going for it, the movie remains surprisingly potent, both taken on its own and when considered in the context of not just 1999's other horror releases, but the found-footage onslaught that followed in its wake.Grace Byers on Horror and Comedy in The BlackeningMade on a shoestring budget (it eventually became one of the most successful indie films of all…

In 2021, Christina Applegate was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. But that might not have happened without the help of her friend and fellow actor with MS, Selma Blair.In a recent voice message to British Vogue, Applegate recounted the day Blair urged her to get tested for the disease while their kids were on a play date. Blair, who went public with her own MS diagnosis in 2018, graced the digital cover of British Vogue on Thursday.“I was sitting in Selma’s living room, our children playing, and I told Selma I’d been…

Last Updated: November 24, 2023, 15:00 ISTAkasa Air All Set To Launch Daily Flights Between Bengaluru And Port Blair. (Photo: Akasa Air)Launched in August 2022, airline completed its 1st year of operations in August. It connects 16 cities across India with a fleet of 20 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.The newest and private Indian carrier, Akasa Air, is all set to fly internationally.The airline has recently announced plans to launch daily flight services between Bengaluru and Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar…

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