#How one Newfoundlander revived Blockbuster in his basement

Admin4 years ago09 mins

“#How one Newfoundlander revived Blockbuster in his basement” There’s a house in St. John’s where the video era lives on in all its grainy glory Corey Lynch has built a blue-and-yellow time machine in his St. John’s basement. It’s a portal to his own past, and maybe yours, too. Welcome to Megahit Video—the alternative universe…

#Letters to the Editor — May 20, 2021

Admin5 years ago07 mins

“#Letters to the Editor — May 20, 2021” The Issue: St. John’s University’s firing of a professor for using the N-word while quoting Mark Twain. As if last year’s firing of adjunct professor Richard Taylor were not egregious enough, St. John’s University had to out-woke even itself and spinelessly cave to grievance-addled whiners (“Twain Wreck,”…

#St. John’s University taps ex-Providence head as new president

Admin6 years ago04 mins

“#St. John’s University taps ex-Providence head as new president” St. John’s University tapped the Rev. Brian Shanley — the former long-time head of Providence College — to lead the New York Catholic institution amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I have long admired St. John’s commitment to the founding mission set forth by the Vincentian community to…

#Former NYC student wore wire to catch alleged predator teacher

Admin6 years ago04 mins

“#Former NYC student wore wire to catch alleged predator teacher” A Manhattan man wore a wire to nab the teacher he claims sexually abused him decades earlier — but even that failed to keep the alleged predator out of the classroom. Nicholaos Papadopoulos, 53, says when he learned that Lawrence Svrcek taught at Francis Lewis High…