Many people assume Charlton Heston was as imposing in life as he was in his movies. And the handsome, 6-foot-3 star could be. His son, Fraser Heston, exclusively recalls to Closer Weekly, on newsstands now, that as a child, he thought his dad was a professional charioteer.
“In Rome, when making Ben-Hur, he’d come home in costume and bring me a big sack of sand from the arena [where they filmed the famed chariot race] and say, ‘Son, this is not just any sand. Read More...
Hers is just one voice in a growing chorus, especially among animal rights groups such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), who say the anniversary should have meant closing the zoo, and relocating the animals to reputable wildlife sanctuaries.
About half of the 5.6-hectare gardens site, managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, accommodates some 170 birds, 80 mammals and 20 reptiles, housed in 40 enclosures. And as 2022 begins, looking a lot like 2021, feeling trapped is something that resonates. Read More...
As AI dominates headlines and unfurls like wildfire across the Internet, Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble stands ready to remind everyone that machines are not better than humans — and never will be. Noble is a tech justice advocate, an esteemed scholar and a professor of Gender Studies and African American Studies at UCLA. Her work focuses on the intersection of technology and human rights as she tries to protect vulnerable communities from the effects of AI and the ways it can exacerbate inequities like racism and sexism. Read More...