#Harris kicks off college tour targeting younger voters

#Harris kicks off college tour targeting younger voters

Vice President Harris began a seven-state tour for the upcoming month on Thursday, targeting college campuses to court young voters. Her “Fight for Our Freedoms” college tour will focus on issues that especially impact young people, like abortion rights, climate change and LGBTQ rights, the White House said. “This generation is critical to the urgent…

Read More
#California school districts ban LGBTQ Pride flags

#California school districts ban LGBTQ Pride flags

Two California school districts banned the display of LGBTQ pride flags on Tuesday as organizations and municipalities move to limit flags on display, often citing the controversy around them. Districts in the Southern California city of Temecula and the Bay Area small town of Sunol banned the flags this week. Temecula passed a resolution banning…

Read More
#FTC warns drugmakers against improper patent filings

#FTC warns drugmakers against improper patent filings

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning drug companies against improper patent filings, saying that they could potentially face legal action for doing so. The FTC issued a statement Thursday saying that brand drug manufacturers could be harming competition in the generic market by improperly listing patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s “Orange Book” — a…

Read More
#Why the 10-Year Odyssey of Making Hand-Painted Feature ‘Loving Vincent’ Was “Nothing” Compared to the Directors’ Follow-Up ‘The Peasants’

#Why the 10-Year Odyssey of Making Hand-Painted Feature ‘Loving Vincent’ Was “Nothing” Compared to the Directors’ Follow-Up ‘The Peasants’

Loving Vincent, the experimental animated feature about the life of Vincent van Gogh which landed an Oscar nomination in 2018, was a dazzling creative achievement that pushed new cinematic boundaries.  It was also intensely laborious to produce.  Shot with a live-action cast against a green screen, onto which Van Gogh’s paintings were later added, the…

Read More