Netflix Breaks Record With 160 Emmy Nominations

Netflix led the Emmy Awards race with a record-breaking 160 primetime nominations, beating the likes of linear television giant HBO and digital newcomers Disney+ and Apple TV+. Deutsche Welle reports: HBO came in second with 107 Emmy nominations, with its hit series “Watchmen” sweeping up 26 nominations, including a nod for the best limited series category. Earlier this year, Netflix hit…

Ukraine President Plugs 15-Year-Old Film To Free Hostages

In what sounds like a Black Mirror episode, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy complied with a hostage-takers demands and posted a six-second video urging the public to watch the 2005 film “Earthlings,” a movie about mankind using animals for pets, food and clothing. “Everyone should watch the 2005 film ‘Earthlings,'” he said in the video posted to his Facebook page, which has…

The Saturday Profile: An Arabic-Speaking Talk-Show Host Wades Into Germany’s Culture Wars

Jafaar Abdul Karim is not afraid to take on issues that many Muslim refugees in the country consider taboo. And, yes, he has had death threats. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/world/europe/germany-abdul-karim-syrian-refugees.html?partner=rss&emc=rss